The market frenzy leading to record-breaking prices for retro games appears to have slowed since last year, but frustration over…
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Vintage video games, like factory-sealed copies of The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System, have suddenly started selling for eye-popping prices, and a new video documentary claims potential fraud could be a big part of the reason why. It effectively charges auction houses, game graders, and certain collectors with conspiring to manufacture a retro game bubble and get rich in the process.
A super-rare version of The Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Entertainment System is getting a lot of attention at…
A mint-condition sealed copy of the original Super Mario Bros. sold at auction for $US114,000 ($163,305) on July 10, setting…
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