We Found ANOTHER Super Mario Bros 3 Left Bros In the Wild!?

There are so many amazing titles for the original Nintendo Entertainment System, and many of those titles had cartridge variants. Everybody knows about the original gold Legend of Zelda game, but how many people have seen the gray cart variant? Metroid had such a famous label with gameplay footage on it, but what about the second label with Samus in her suit? One of the more sought-after variants happens to belong to one of the most popular and best games for the NES, that being Super Mario Bros 3, and the tale of the left Bros.

When Super Mario Bros 3 was originally released, it had a slightly different box, manual, and cartridge art. Whereas many people know the label is having the Bros butted up to the three, the original variants had Bros under the left-hand side of the logo above Mario's right hand. This only lasted through the initial batch of Super Mario Bros 3, as later revisions had the more traditional placement that we all remember. While not super rare, it is desirable and collectible. In August 2022 a standard right Super Mario Bros 3 loose is worth about $10, but a left Bros is worth about 25. When you get to the boxed copies, a boxed right Bros is worth about $50 to $60, and a left Bros is worth $150 to $200.

I don't tend to seek out variance or oddball versions of things, if I have the item to use and play I'm generally pretty happy. Being such a fan of Super Mario Bros 3, however, this was one I needed to go ahead and pick up. I will be looking for a box and a manual to complete the set down the road, but for right now I'm just glad that I have both cartridges. Have you ever found a valuable variant or rare version of a game in the wild? Do you have a left bros? Did you know it was a thing? I'm glad that I knew it was a thing and excited to go ahead and complete this for my collection.

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