Heavy Shreddin

[3rdStrongestMole | 461]

Pretty sure it was a proto. Did anyone snag the one off ebay?

I bought it off Mercari, they shipped it to the old address I had on file, then it shipped back to sender...

Then when they relisted next day, they canceled my sale and I saw it sold on ebay instead. 

So I'm hoping it was someone on here that got it at least

 

[Hybrid | 450]

Not sure on why you think it's a proto it looks like an upside down labeled cart that spent a lot of time getting sun bleached 

[3rdStrongestMole | 461]

44 minutes ago, Hybrid said:

Not sure on why you think it's a proto it looks like an upside down labeled cart that spent a lot of time getting sun bleached 

Top label where it says "shreddin" printed and no back label

[3rdStrongestMole | 461]

45 minutes ago, Hybrid said:

Not sure on why you think it's a proto it looks like an upside down labeled cart that spent a lot of time getting sun bleached 

Also manual

[Hybrid | 450]

well lets look at the evidence. one point you bring up is the top of the cart

this is the best look available from the auction pictures the Shreddin' doesn't really look printed but written
you will also notice that the fade pattern and burn into the plastic this game spent a really long time in one place under harsh lighting conditions in a cart case and going by this picture the case was backwards.
 

now onto the manual the manual is NES-WV-USA *(same on standard manual) looking at a standard manual you will notice some differences one is the lack of the color the other is the staples. to me this looks like a photo copy of a regular manual the staples being uneven indicate it being a manual stapling probably with a standard office stapler. this practice was common in the rental field. 
 

while there have been protos with finished artwork that is not a common thing they usually have any type of white label on it be it some type of dot matrix printed label or even some VHS labels to hand written, then there are some with other game labels on it, but they usually have cut outs for the larger chips.
 

what i see with this game is a rental with an upside down label that spent a long time on the shelf in a rental store in a backwards case. so as far as a proto i think you dodged a bullet, but i will be using a pic for my site

 

[RH | 5,422]

40 minutes ago, Hybrid said:

well lets look at the evidence. one point you bring up is the top of the cart

this is the best look available from the auction pictures the Shreddin' doesn't really look printed but written
you will also notice that the fade pattern and burn into the plastic this game spent a really long time in one place under harsh lighting conditions in a cart case and going by this picture the case was backwards.
 

now onto the manual the manual is NES-WV-USA *(same on standard manual) looking at a standard manual you will notice some differences one is the lack of the color the other is the staples. to me this looks like a photo copy of a regular manual the staples being uneven indicate it being a manual stapling probably with a standard office stapler. this practice was common in the rental field. 
 

while there have been protos with finished artwork that is not a common thing they usually have any type of white label on it be it some type of dot matrix printed label or even some VHS labels to hand written, then there are some with other game labels on it, but they usually have cut outs for the larger chips.
 

what i see with this game is a rental with an upside down label that spent a long time on the shelf in a rental store in a backwards case. so as far as a proto i think you dodged a bullet, but i will be using a pic for my site

 

I'm still a tad confused, if you don't mind clarifying.

What's odd is that "Shreddin'" on the top label appears correct but, yes, the front label is upside down.  If anything, this is a cart with a label that did NOT have it's label applied upside down, but at some point, it was printed in the wrong orientation?!

If the label were turned 180 degrees, would that Shreddin' be at the bottom of the label?  No.  So something about this cart is definitely odd.  I'm not saying it's a proto (and I admit my ignorance in this area with NES games) but I can see why he'd come to that conclusion.  Maybe this was an early print-run for testing where the caught that the label was screwed up.

I mean, I guess the rental store could have printed a sticker-label with "Shreddin" on it and applied it to the top.  It's hard to tell, but it looks like it's a complete, single label.  Yes, the sun fade is terrible, but this doesn't quite like look like a standard label or cart.

Edited January 21, 2024 by RH

[Hybrid | 450]

hmm i didn't see the missing title logo at the "top" of the label there is also missing nes game ID under the seal in the faded area, but that could have been faded off. ok i see your concern, while i don't see enough evidence to say it's a proto i will say the label is not standard. 

[3rdStrongestMole | 461]

2 hours ago, Hybrid said:

hmm i didn't see the missing title logo at the "top" of the label there is also missing nes game ID under the seal in the faded area, but that could have been faded off. ok i see your concern, while i don't see enough evidence to say it's a proto i will say the label is not standard. 

Yeah, I am really upset I didnt get it. I was obviously unsure if it was proto, but I was going to crack it open once I got it to take a peak.

The label is super odd. Could be weird misprint, and that alone, but dang I really wanted to see.

I was hoping someone on here scored it, but I guess not

[3rdStrongestMole | 461]

Oh, also, the missing back label was big for me. That looks like a pretty common-place thing with protos from labeled ones I've seen.