Following a visit to their local Goodwill store, one gamer gets a lucky surprise after purchasing a classicNintendogame. While Goodwill stores often sell many items, including preowned games, this recent find from oneNintendofan stands out.
Even though many gamers get excited about the latest Nintendo offerings, such as theupcomingThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, many classic titles from the company’s past continue to be highly sought-after by some fans. Unfortunately, some of these games can sometimes go for relatively high prices online, which makes this recent discovery by one player at a Goodwill store even more impressive.
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Taking to Reddit, a user known as ElDabstroyero revealed an impressive find they made at a Goodwill store. According to the Reddit user, they had purchasedSuper Smash Bros. Brawlfrom the store for $2.99. However, they soon discovered that the box contained more than one game. To their surprise, they found discs forNew Super Mario Bros. WiiandSuper Mario Galaxy, two very popular games from the Wii library. ElDabstroyero shared a picture of their unexpected surprise on Reddit, revealing all three classic games.
While finding one of these games for only $2.99 would be considered a good deal, the fact that ElDabstroyero managed to get three of them for this price highlights their good fortune. Even though many games were released for the Wii,Super Mario Galaxy,New Super Mario Bros. Wii, andSuper Smash Bros. Brawlare among its best-selling games, which is noteworthy considering the Wii is one ofNintendo’s best-selling consoles of all time.
Unsurprisingly, this lucky Goodwill purchase caught the attention of numerous Nintendo fans. In less than a day, the post has gained more than 1K upvotes, and many gamers have commented on how lucky ElDabstroyero was to find all three games in one box. “Someone’s mom gave away a goldmine,” one user joked. In addition to finding these three Nintendo games, ElDabstroyero revealed they purchased several other games from their local Goodwill. According to the Reddit user, they managed to buy aninstallment from theMario and Sonic at the Olympic Gamesseries, along withMarvel Ultimate AllianceandForza.
It is often exciting to see the sometimes odd places gamers find classic video games. In addition to these three Nintendo titles from Goodwill, another gamer recently learned they had an originalDonkey Kong Country 2SNES cartridge in their ventsafter an HVAC technician found it while cleaning. Time will tell if ElDabstroyero or any other gamer makes another lucky video game-related purchase at a Goodwill store.
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