The 1990s saw the launch of many iconic gadgets, toys and games that many people are still holding onto for a taste of nostalgia. But the memories from your childhood may also be worth a fortune. Pokemon cards, Furbies and a Kawasaki-branded instrument are among the decades old products that have sold for thousands of dollars at auction. Even more, a rare Super Mario 64 game fetched over one million dollars at a sales event that made it the most expensive video game in history. Below are a few valuable 1990s toys that may be collecting dust in your home. The Sax-A-Boom is a children's toy instrument which had a resurgence of popularity after Jack Black used it at live Tenacious D concerts The Sax-A-Boom is a children's toy instrument which had a resurgence of popularity after Jack Black used it at live Tenacious D concerts.

Monster Hunter Rise came out in March. Like its predecessor, Monster Hunter: World, Rise tries to make the game a bit more friendly to game--and franchise--newbies. But as the series increasingly embraces the adventure side of the action-adventure genre, the more its hub world, where you craft weapons and armor, snag and stow items, and eat food and chat with NPCs, feels off. Rise's hub is like the Monster Hunter villages that came before it, but in Rise the characters have been fleshed out a bit. Even Kamara Village, the hub in Rise, has its own history of sorts. But the NPC characterization feels more like a series of smushed-together archetypes than a collection of fully realized people.

Vintage home video games continue to break auction house records, as a never-opened copy of 1985's Super Mario Bros just sold for $2 million. The buyer of the Nintendo console game is being kept anonymous, according to The New York Times. The video game had a 9.8 A rating on the Wata scale, meaning it was in'exceptional' condition. 'A seal that is in near mint condition, but has a few small flaws that are not very distracting, according to Wata games. 'Can have light scuffs or other small detracting marks, but no holes.'

On Monday, Heritage Auctions sold off an unopened copy of the 1996 Nintendo 64 game Super Mario 64 for $1.56 million. According to the auction house, there were 16 bids, and the final price is the highest ever for a single video game. The vintage video-game trade has been booming over the past three years, especially during the pandemic, but this selling price even has seasoned collectors shocked and scratching their heads. A sealed Super Mario 64 just sold for $1,560,000 @HeritageAuction. "I myself and many other in this space are just blown away with these results," said Donald Brock Jr., owner of the collectibles site Columbia Comics.

They normally end up in a box in the attic. But now video game enthusiasts are shelling out incredible sums for hard-to-find retro game cartridges. An unopened copy of Nintendo's Super Mario 64 video game set a new world record when it recently sold at auction for $1.56m. It went under the hammer at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, who have not said who the anonymous big spender was. Super Mario 64 was the best selling game on the Nintendo 64, and the first to feature the beloved Mario character in 3D.

A sealed, mint condition copy of the video game Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for more than $1.5m (£1.1m), making it the most expensive video game ever sold. The game cartridge, dating from 1996, was in high demand at US auction house Heritage Auctions for its "historical significance, rarity and condition" since there are "fewer than five copies" in such good condition. Super Mario 64 remains one of most critically acclaimed video games of all time, with its three-dimensional platforming helping to sell millions of Nintendo 64 consoles upon its launch. "It seems impossible to overstate the importance of this title, not only to the history of Mario and Nintendo, but to video games as a whole," said Valarie McLeckie, a video games specialist for Heritage Auctions, which handled the sale. The cartridge sold on Sunday had received a 9.8 A rating by the video game collectible firm Wata, which means it is "like new", in near-perfect condition and with an intact seal.

How's this for a high score: a rare copy of the Nintendo 64 video game "Super Mario 64" sold at auction for $1.56 million. According to Heritage Auctions, which hosted the auction, the sold copy of the video game from 1996 was the highest graded ever by Wata, an organization which grades collectible video games. Collectibles that are officially graded are typically more valuable when appraised or sold. "Super Mario 64" marked the first time Nintendo's signature character appeared in a 3D video game. Most of Mario's previous appearances were two-dimensional, side-scrolling games such as the original Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

New York – An unopened copy of Nintendo Co.'s Super Mario 64, sold in 1996, fetched $1.56 million at an auction on Sunday, a record price for a single video game, a U.S. auctioneer said. It broke the previous record set Friday of $870,000 for a sealed copy of Nintendo's "The Legend of Zelda," according to Heritage Auctions in Dallas. The hefty prices reflect a recent rise in nostalgia among collectors of old games. Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64 console is known as the series' first three-dimensional action game. Heritage Auctions described the condition of the auctioned copy as "just so breathtaking that we're really at a loss here."

An unopened copy of Nintendo's Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for $1.56 million. Heritage Auctions in Dallas said that the 1996 game sold Sunday, breaking its previous record price for the sale of a single video game. A spokesman did not immediately respond to an inquiry about who purchased the game. Super Mario 64 was the best-selling game on the Nintendo 64 and the first to feature the Mario character in 3D, the auction house said in a statement. The sale follows an unopened copy of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda selling at auction Friday for $870,000.

A rare, sealed copy of Nintendo's original'The Legend of Zelda' video game is up for auction and will sell for more than a princely sum when the auction ends later this month. Dallas-based Heritage Auctions is auctioning off the never-before-opened game, which has a current bid of $115,000. It is one of many sought-after vintage games on offer in Heritage's first video games auction, which runs until July 10. The copy of Zelda has a grade of 9.0 from Wata Games, a game grading company and is placed inside a plastic container. This particular version is a No Rev-A Round SOQ model, which was produced in late 1987, before being replaced by the Rev-A variant in 1988.