a3quit4s | 4,127 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said: I believe Acclaim/ljn, Virgin, and Hi-Tech were all granted manufacturing licenses and made their own carts. Any others @Dr. Morbis? It’s just odd that Virgin had other games but overlord was the only one with the pcb and shell made by Virgin. It was released very late though so maybe Nintendo was like f it you do this shit lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,092 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 18 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said: I believe Acclaim/ljn, Virgin, and Hi-Tech were all granted manufacturing licenses and made their own carts. Any others @Dr. Morbis? Sunsoft did Batman: Return of the Joker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,953 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 This got me thinking of his comment on the introduction thread, throw that Tyson cart in here those shams at WATA called a fake. I'm curious to see what the real experts here opinions are on that one. They right, or just too confused and called if fake to get it out of the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 10 hours ago, a3quit4s said: It’s just odd that Virgin had other games but overlord was the only one with the pcb and shell made by Virgin. It was released very late though so maybe Nintendo was like f it you do this shit lol Yeah, if you look at all the third party shells and boards (outside of Konami), they were all released very late in the NES lifecycle. Presumably Nintendo cut off manufacturing for NES at some point to focus on SNES, thus allowing third parties to get involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK | 267 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 12 hours ago, Dr. Morbis said: rather than writing them off, were told NO by Nintendo (too small of a run to waste rigging the assembly line for, game variety not compatible or worth throwing on the line, or whatever), but, as a concession, Nintendo says, "here, we'll send you some 5 screw cart casings since they are useless to us as we can no longer use them on our new 3 screw assembly line, and you can make your own damn carts out of those pcbs." But, in doing so, Nintendo doesn't think to send the back labels along to be stuck on the carts, so we get what we have today: a random mishmash of games from one specific company that has 5 screw carts out of time and place, all of which are missing their back labels. That's my theory anyway.... They might have done something similar with Playtronic in Brazil. Superspike/World Cup used leftover gold zelda carts for the shells. They even used leftover US labels until they ran out and started making their own. The result: a weird USA shell/label/board...not released in USA. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 429 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/9/2022 at 8:53 AM, DK said: They might have done something similar with Playtronic in Brazil. Superspike/World Cup used leftover gold zelda carts for the shells. They even used leftover US labels until they ran out and started making their own. The result: a weird USA shell/label/board...not released in USA. Purdy I kinda want one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyansas | 131 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) My Metal Gear 5 screw has the Konami chipset and board, and it's been postulated in the rare variant thread that this is the case for all the rare Konami 5 screws. This hasn't been proven though, as really nothing has been proven about these Konami-Ultra oddities, we're still trying to unravel the mystery. But the fact that this one doesn't have the Konami chips and board, as well as the fact that the label is not perfect--it's off center and peeling up in a couple spots on top--make me wonder about its authenticity. I have no strong feeling either way though, and there's no consensus yet about what one of these SHOULD look like, so call it what you like. Here's a picture of mine. Edited February 14, 2022 by wyansas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodvibes | 159 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 On 2/13/2022 at 8:57 PM, wyansas said: My Metal Gear 5 screw has the Konami chipset and board, and it's been postulated in the rare variant thread that this is the case for all the rare Konami 5 screws. This hasn't been proven though, as really nothing has been proven about these Konami-Ultra oddities, we're still trying to unravel the mystery. But the fact that this one doesn't have the Konami chips and board, as well as the fact that the label is not perfect--it's off center and peeling up in a couple spots on top--make me wonder about its authenticity. I have no strong feeling either way though, and there's no consensus yet about what one of these SHOULD look like, so call it what you like. Here's a picture of mine. Just my two cents, I had two silent service 5 screws. One had the Konami board the other did not. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam NES Litman | 53 Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 Thanks for the reply and pics!!! Everything helps. I have never seen a Silent Service 5 screw, I will add to my list of needed games for my collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam NES Litman | 53 Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/11/2022 at 1:55 AM, Hybrid said: Purdy I kinda want one Wow, I love those carts! Gold looks so grrrrrreat. I 100% would buy one if there was for sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam NES Litman | 53 Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 Awesome, I will add pics after dinner!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,650 Administrator · Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/8/2022 at 9:48 PM, Dr. Morbis said: Sunsoft did Batman: Return of the Joker. And apparently used leftover glue from Activision for their labels. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam NES Litman | 53 Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sam NES Litman | 53 Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 Trying to open, very strange my tools not working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK | 267 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 8 hours ago, Sam NES Litman said: Trying to open, very strange my tools not working 5 screws are usually flat head screws, so a regular non-phillips screwdriver should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,537 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Yeah, those are flathead screws. Just grab a small flathead screwdriver and you're in business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK | 267 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 11 hours ago, Sam NES Litman said: Thanks for the reply and pics!!! Everything helps. I have never seen a Silent Service 5 screw, I will add to my list of needed games for my collection Ask and ye shall receive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 927 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 11 hours ago, Sam NES Litman said: Trying to open, very strange my tools not working Got all those games and didn't realize that? . Sorry, got a kick out of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam NES Litman | 53 Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,537 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Looks like a legit board. http://bootgod.dyndns.org:7777/profile.php?id=317 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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