New research has revealed the most valuable Mario video games.
The study by troubleshooting website GamesErrors.com analysed data from second-hand retailer CeX to see which retro Mario titles could be traded for the highest amount in cash. This has coincided with The Super Mario Bros Movie, which stars Chris Pratt voicing Mario and Anya Taylor-Joy voicing Princess Peach.
The film, released earlier this month, is currently top of the UK Box Office charts. This study found the Nintendo 64 title Paper Mario could earn you a whopping £247 for trading in.
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The first game in the Paper Mario series was released internationally in 2001. A mint-condition version of the title is tough to get hold of nowadays, with a price point to prove it.
In second place is another Nintendo 64 title, Mario Party 3. A mint version of this title can be traded in currently for £162, with the game even fetching £84 completely unboxed.
Mario’s Tennis is in third place. Released in 1995 on Nintendo's short-lived Virtual Boy console, a mint condition version of the game can get you a £126 traded.
Mario’s Time Machine comes in fourth place on the list, specifically the version for the Super NES, with the game seeing releases on Windows, MS-DOS and the original NES. Trading the Super NES version in can get you £110 currently.
Rounding out the top five is Mario Is Missing, another Super NES title, which can be traded in for a modest £97. Released as an educational game, it saw releases on the Apple Macintosh, MS-DOS and NES alongside its Super NES release in 1993.
Commenting on the findings, a spokesperson for GamesErrors.com said: “Many of the games on this list have stood the test of time, and based on the valuations shown here there is still a good market for them. It will be interesting to watch how valuations change with the release of the new Super Mario Bros movie.”
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