Super Mario 62

My name's Jonathan. I am an avid collector of Nintendo games, be it Legend of Zelda, Earthbound, or Pokemon, but my all-time favorite games were the Super Mario games. I had every Super Mario game ranging from the original game to Mario Kart, Super Mario Galaxy, whatever, except for Super Mario 64. I had a copy, but from decades of heavy use, it was utterly decimated. I needed a new copy of Super Mario 64.

I looked out the window and saw that someone down the street was having a yard sale. My interest was peaked when I saw that there were many classic, retro video games for purchase. I decided to try my luck.

I browsed around the yard sale for a minute, taking in the sights, until I finally saw a copy of Super Mario 64. The game was in horrible condition. The label had nearly been peeled off, but I could still make out the flying Mario and the title. The title looked the same, except somebody had written over the 4 in 64 with a silver Sharpie so it said 62 instead. I opened the container. Inside was a note with very little on it. The note looked pretty old. It said, "Test version of SM64. Nearly completed. I have a few bugs too soort oot (illegible) oh no (illegible) i forgot the (very long illegible stretch) c." There were chew marks on the bottom of the page, and a little bit of dried....something. I couldn't tell. I was a little bit weirded out by this note, but then I saw the price tag. Only two cents!

I rushed to the man in charge of the yard sale. He was very old and he was leaning on a walker. I told him I'd like to purchase the Super Mario 64 game. He didn't respond, and he had a frightened look on his face. A drop of sweat