samiam1337ish | 0 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Hello and thank you for any help in advance! I recently purchased a copy of Super Mario Bros Asian Version with box included. I didn’t know much about this when I purchased it, I am a huge Mario fan and bought this because it was different and I thought it would be a really cool display piece for my collection, so I started doing some digging on google to find out some more information about it. I came across a few articles about a copy very similar in appearance to mine that supposedly sold for $30,000 at auction! Needless to say I was shocked to see this, but also a little skeptical as I didn’t pay all that much money for my copy. When looking up information on this version of the game, I was able to find 3 different box art variations ( I included photos of all three versions of the boxes I was able to find) The one that sold for $30,000 I noticed said action series on it, and says Asian Version in English with Chinese writing underneath. The one I purchased is identical to this version, but without the action series icon in the lower left corner, it does say Asian version in English and Chinese writing underneath. And the 3rd version of the box I was able to find was all in English and says Honk Kong Version in the lower left corner. I was curious if my copy is an earlier release ( or first release ) of this game, as it does not say action series. Or was the action series version released first? Any help in figuring out more about the differences of these box variants, and their values would be greatly appreciated. Did I accidentally buy a really rare version of this game? Thank you for all of your time and help in this matter. -Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese | 12 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 ive seen some of the asian version nes games and they differ wildly in price even for the same game. Super mario bros one ive seen loose go for anywhere from 50-140! An somewhat recently i saw a complete copy go for like 130 or so. so the jury is out of what it could sell for, i would say anywhere between 100-200. As for rarity, I have no idea how or why that one sold for 30k but as for yours, I think you have the run of the mill asian version of the game. Still pretty rare, especially in the states. As a side note the hong kong version is not the same as the asian versions as the asian versions were released in a different region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,006 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 You have the oval seal, not the round seal, it's worth much less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braveheart69 | 124 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Heh, that’s not the half of the Asian version SMB’s... here are my 4 variants of the small box Asian you are talking about. FYI the other is the regular size box Asian. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braveheart69 | 124 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) While most of the Asian version are small box there are a few regular size box games. Edited April 15, 2020 by Braveheart69 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,515 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 The light grey carts are really sharp looking. Wish I had a few more. There was a guy on NA who used to sell a handful from time to time, at modest prices, but they always went really quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mony1369 | 0 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 it seem that version that has gone sold $ 30 K was regular size box asian version. I am interested if any one want to sell any Asian version longbox or sealed version of half sized box. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I2pro4dis | 0 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 On 10/3/2020 at 4:30 PM, mony1369 said: it seem that version that has gone sold $ 30 K was regular size box asian version. I am interested if any one want to sell any Asian version longbox or sealed version of half sized box. thanks Hey I have a long box exactly the same as the one that sold for 30k would you like to make an offer? On 12/15/2021 at 12:24 AM, I2pro4dis said: On 10/3/2020 at 4:30 PM, mony1369 said: it seem that version that has gone sold $ 30 K was regular size box asian version. I am interested if any one want to sell any Asian version longbox or sealed version of half sized box. I have a Asian long box same one that sold for 30k if anyone is intrested my number is 715-966-6538 I'm not looking for 30k but make an offer thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyree_Cooper | 752 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 hey guys he has a long box sml like the one that sold for 30k, he isnt looking for 30k but 30k would be nice 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 On 12/15/2021 at 1:30 PM, I2pro4dis said: my number is 715-966-6538 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone3969 | 304 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Would you take $30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,833 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Why do I feel like if I call that number he’s going to want to talk about my car’s extended warranty. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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