After a 23-year quest, collector manages to grab a rare Castlevania copy for $90,100, all because it 'was the first game my mom ever bought me'

Character holding a whip looking at a castle .

After 130 bids, the sale is over, and an original NES 1st production new sealed copy of Castlevania has been sold for $90,100 in one of the highest-priced auctions for a raw boxed video game (via GamesRadar). 

The winner, who goes by minus_worlds on Instagram, posted a picture of the sealed copy with the price tag and Nintendo Gold certification on it. In the comments, he explains that "the search is over after 23 years. I resigned to never being able to add this grail after years of searching. But everything just came together for a childhood friend and me this week as we were able to obtain this absolute beauty."