Rare 1987 copy of Legend of Zelda sells for $870,000, becomes most expensive video game ever after

A rare, sealed copy of Nintendo's original The Legend of Zelda sold at auction for $870,000 on Friday, setting a record for the most expensive video game. Dallas-based Heritage Auctions auctioned off the unopened game, which was hovering at around $115,000 on Thursday. It's one of many sought-after vintage console games in Heritage's first video-game auction, which ends July 10. The copy of Zelda, housed inside a plastic case, has a grade of 9.0 from Wata Games, a game grading company. It's a No Rev-A Round SOQ model, which was produced in late 1987, before being replaced by the Rev-A variant in 1988.