{
  "id": 7255679,
  "title": "Bought as a Christmas gift in 1986, this Super Mario Bros sold for $660,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/bought-as-a-christmas-gift-in-1986-this-super-mario-bros-sold-for-660",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T05:41:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-1986-someone-bought-super-mario-bros-as-a-christmas-gift-and-left-it-sealed-in-a-desk-drawer-35-years-later-the-forgotten-game-sold-for-660000/articleshow/134213042.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 1986, a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. was bought as a Christmas gift and forgotten in a desk drawer. It remained untouched for 35 years before being discovered and auctioned in 2021. The rare, professionally graded game sold for $660,000 at Heritage Auctions, setting a new world record for the video game.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}