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Goodwill can be a treasure trove for clothes, but occasionally even electronics that are more than worth the trip can be found. In the small town of Brenham, TX, a Reddit user made a Super Mario find that made their day. A stroll through the store resulted in a retro game find that any SNES fan would be proud of. The cartridge was Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World, a combination of classic NES and SNES Super Mario games.
The Redditor came across a Super Nintendo game that was not only a good one but included more titles than one. This specific game cartridge includes all the games from Super Mario All-Stars as well as the SNES classic, Super Mario World. For mere two dollars, the same price paid by a Final Fantasy fan for his Goodwill find, the gamer netted the whole NES trilogy of Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, and Super Mario Bros. 3.
In addition, the All-Stars bundle, not to be confused with Super Mario 3D All-Stars, includes Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. This game was originally released only in Japan and has an interesting history. It was called Super Mario Bros. 2 in Japan, while the game westerners know by that name is called Super Mario Bros. USA. The game that many in the western hemisphere got their hands on in the late eighties, was released in Japan four years later in 1992. Super Mario All-Stars was also the first time The Lost Levels was officially released in the US and Europe.
The Super Mario All-Stars bundle has some interesting quirks, too. It doesn't offer carbon copies of the NES classics. Instead, there are added features, including updated graphics and sound and an additional battle game Super Mario Bros. 3, which is based on the Mario Bros. game. This makes the set of games sort of include even the first Mario game. While the box-less game cartridge is not a record-breaking $2 million Super Mario game, and dozens of them can be found on eBay, it would most certainly brighten up a retro gamer's day. Especially for the low price of $1.99.
The Goodwill trip included another find, too. The Reddit user in question found a recently-discounted Red Dead Redemption 2 Special Edition, but to his misfortune, the case wasn't complete. It only included disc number two. After other Reddit users confirmed that using a regular disc one with a special edition disc two would not give him access any Red Dead Redemption 2 hidden content, this one isn't likely going to be as exciting as the SNES cartridge.
The original Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World was released in 1993 for the SNES.