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Celtics vs. Lakers for the Mega Drive may sound like an irrelevant sports title from the early 90s, but it\u2019s actually a \u201cHoly Grail\u201d collector\u2019s item, prized for its rarity. Never officially released in the EU, only 13 PAL copies are confirmed to exist, and one just sold for an eye-popping amount. A copy was purchased on eBay for $9,800, which is amazing since NTSC copies can be found for only $5-$10. <\/p>\nReady for release, Electronic Art\u2019s warehouse was already stocked with copies for sale when Celtics vs. Lakers was cancelled. Licensing fees for the NBA were oppressively high at the time, and instead of rebranding the title to something more generic, like \u201cEA Basketball,\u201d the decision was made to scrap it completely and wait for Bulls vs. Lakers the following year. A few copies leaked out, with EA documentation showing nearly 200 copies in existence, but only 13 have been confirmed. <\/p>\nThe sale for nearly $10,000 is impressive, but it\u2019s nowhere near the largest amount a rare game has sold for, with a sealed and graded copy of Super Mario 64 selling for $1.56 million and a pristine copy of Super Mario Bros for the NES going for an astonishing $2 million. What separates Celtics vs. Lakers from those two gaming relics is that it\u2019s exclusively the packaging that makes the EA sports title a collector\u2019s item. <\/p>\nInside of the case, the actual Mega Drive cartridge is no different from the NTSC copies available for a few dollars. It\u2019s the packaging, and the unique case with PAL markings, that makes Celtics vs. Lakers so expensive. Any copy without the packaging would not be worth even a fraction of the total value, making this one of the rarest, most unique collectibles in the world of gaming. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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