The “Holy Grail” item was in its original shrinkwrap with its plastic hang tab still attached.
Heritage Auctions has taken bids on various near-mint copies of Super Mario Bros over the years for much more.
Each was a record-breaking sale, according to Heritage.
However, Wata Games certified those games before their auctions.
He says that $90,000 is the highest bid for a raw game he has seen.
He also admitted that he had a partner helping to score the winning bid.
“The search is over after 23 years,” Curtin wrote.
“I resigned to never being able to add this grail after years of searching.
This was the first game my mom ever bought me [sic].”
Curtin didn’t say what he would do with the prize.
He already owns at least five copies of Castlevania in various conditions.
He also has his partner to consider, who likely wants his share.
If they flip it, a potential split of $250,000 is hard to pass up.
