Ever sinceThe Legend of Zeldafirst made its appearance all the way back in Japan on August 24, 2025, firstly releasing on the Famicom Disk System and then later converted into a cartridge game for the NES, it has taken the world by storm. To this day, folks can’t get enough of Link and his many adventures, even receivinga video essay by Javed L Sterritton his YouTube channel which looks at theOcarina of Time‘s story, gameplay, and world.
It looks as thoughThe Legend of Zeldawon’t come to an end anytime soon, and rightly so, as an unopened copy of the originalThe Legend of Zeldawent up for bidding at the Dallas based auction house Heritage Auctions which saw the classic title receive more than 30 bids from prospective buyers with one lucky individual grabbing the game at the end for a whopping $3,360. This particular copy of theLegend of Zeldawas graded 9.4 by Wata Games and has a B+ seal rating. It’s not the original gold cartridge version, but the grey three-screw one of 1992 that came via the “Classic Series” reissue series.
According to eBay, you can usually pick up an ungraded version for around the $50 mark, but the high value of this one came down to its seal and the 9.4 grade. ThisLegend of Zeldacopy isn’t the only big seller as Heritage Auctions has also seen the 1985’sExcitebikeselling for $1,140 while a few other graded and sealed collectible titles sold big too, includingDragon Warriorfor $660,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesfor $312,Wario’s Woodsfor $228, andMega Man 5coming in at a final price of $218. Time to check those basements and attics, folks!
Barry Sandoval, who is Heritage Auctions Vice President talks a little about how pleased he is with the results from the auction, stating “A lot of collectors are just as passionate about their childhood games, such as their trading cards or comics. We thought these certified games would do well, and we weren’t disappointed.”
Just to encapsulate further how much people loveThe Legend of Zelda, a fan by the name ofYouyang Kong made an animated videoofThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildand what made it an instant classic when it arrived nearly two years ago.
In the meantime, you’re able to always take a look around your home and see if you have anything that might be worth putting up for auction as Barry Sandoval says that this auction was " just the tip of the iceberg," and Heritage will continue to “auction more every week”.
