#Ice climber remake download#

A factory sealed copy of the 1985 original sold for $450 last month. But like the first edition of a book, collectors want the original.

#Ice climber remake download#

Nintendo has rolled out a version of it for virtually every hardware system it has introduced вЂ“ and itвЂ™s easy to digitally download a copy of the original from the companyвЂ™s вЂњVirtual ConsoleвЂќ collection of legacy games on the Wii or Wii U. вЂ“ Arguably the most popular video game of all time, Super Mario Bros., which celebrated its 30th birthday last year, has never really gone away.

But in March, a factory sealed copy of the game sold for $2,561. Unusual stuff вЂ“ and, to many, a long forgotten title. Ice Climber вЂ“ One of the original launch titles for the NES in 1985, Ice Climber saw two players scaling a cliff as they attempt to successfully steal a vegetable from enemies ranging from a condor to a bipedal polar bear wearing pink shorts and sunglasses.

ThatвЂ™s a handsome sum, but itвЂ™s well short of the $150,000 he was originally seeking. In 2012, Tom Curtin sold a prototype/test cartridge of the classic Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) title for $55,000. If youвЂ™re lucky enough to have a prototype or ultra-rare title, youвЂ™re likely to earn more than just a few hundred dollars. The Legend of Zelda prototype вЂ“ CollectorsвЂ™ interest extends far beyond retail copies of classic games. A near mint copy of the original game for the Sega Genesis sold earlier this month for $525. Sonic the Hedgehog вЂ“ SegaвЂ™s iconic character turns 25 this July вЂ“ and the focus on Sonic is helping boost interest in his debut. In late March, a copy of the game sold for $280. That has helped spiked collector interest. And it has since been named one of the best games of all time. HereвЂ™s a look at what a random sampling of games have sold for recently.ДЇinal Fantasy VII (Black Label) вЂ“ Released in 1997, this was the second best selling game on the original PlayStation.