ThePhleo | 2,185 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) Just a real quick observation.... Why is it that no one cares about "slotted" vs. "slide" style SNES carts? They're analogous to NES 5-Screw / 3-Screws...so wtf? Edited June 4, 2020 by ThePhleo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Arent the slots the earlier ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Rogers | 77 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I think the whole 5-screw/3-screw difference has just been hyped up and somehow become popular. Maybe the right question is "why does anybody care about the 3-screw / 5-screw difference?" Nobody cares about the different in the PAL regions at all. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,185 Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, MrWunderful said: Arent the slots the earlier ones? Yes. Slots were added to the SNES so you can’t pull them out, kids tried anyway and damaged their consoles so Nintendo redesigned later carts to slide out when pulled. At least that’s the theory. 5 minutes ago, Joshua Rogers said: I think the whole 5-screw/3-screw difference has just been hyped up and somehow become popular. Maybe the right question is "why does anybody care about the 3-screw / 5-screw difference?" Nobody cares about the different in the PAL regions at all. The PAL people also think that PAL-A doesn’t matter in PAL-B regions and vice versa, so we’re not dealing with the best and brightest over there (sorry PALs, I honestly love you...and why the heck is Italy PAL-A!) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austin532 | 467 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I've always been under the impression that people actually prefer the ramp style. And yeah, the whole 3/5 screw was just a big hype and now people pay good money for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) I just think it's a reflection of the size of the collecting communities. When it comes to NES, everyone and their grandmother is collecting so they need something to differentiate their sets. For SNES, I think most people are happy to stop at major variants like Japan/Mexico versions and Regular/Player's Choice versions. Or it's just observation bias because this site in particular has a huge amount of NES fans. Edited June 4, 2020 by DoctorEncore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,185 Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said: I just think it's a reflection of the size of the collecting communities. When it comes to NES, everyone and their grandmother is collecting so they need something to differentiate their sets. For SNES, I think most people are happy to stop at major variants like Japan/Mexico versions and Regular/Player's Choice versions. Or it's just observation bias because this site in particular has a huge amount of NES fans. I don’t see people advertising “SUPER RARE SLOTTED CONTRA 3 L@@K OMG” on eBay at all, so it has to be no one actually cares about them. But one thing I noticed people DO care about is the ultra hyper generic Majesco laaaaaaate rerelease games with just a plain sticker label and text. Again, wtf. The following is 100% licensed by Nintendo, authentic from Majesco, and originally released during the SNES lifespan some time in 1998/1999....seller is asking $300 Edited June 4, 2020 by ThePhleo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bitsupremacy | 208 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 27 minutes ago, Joshua Rogers said: I think the whole 5-screw/3-screw difference has just been hyped up and somehow become popular. Maybe the right question is "why does anybody care about the 3-screw / 5-screw difference?" Nobody cares about the different in the PAL regions at all. This is the correct answer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,936 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Kind of sad if you think about it having to retool the entire SNES cart shell and also partially the SNES as well removing the stick out tab part in the cart slot the system used to lock carts in place. All because people don't read or care and would just grab and pull causing damage. It was a smart move in theory to keep games from popping loose and losing your work, but stupidfingers basically ruined it. I just figured the slot/slope thing was just not worth bothering to care about as it was a fairly hard point in time they stopped them cold. Might as well also waffle and worry over which games legitimately came with dust clips and didn't because they cheaped out on those too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLevel83 | 85 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 SNES cartridges stacked horizontally on a shelf all look uniform (except maybe Killer Instinct). Not so with NES cartridges. For me, the important SNES variation is “Made in Japan” vs “Made in Mexico” cartridge labels. The Japan labels are almost always higher quality in appearance and durability. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,185 Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, LostLevel83 said: SNES cartridges stacked horizontally on a shelf all look uniform (except maybe Killer Instinct). Not so with NES cartridges. For me, the important SNES variation is “Made in Japan” vs “Made in Mexico” cartridge labels. The Japan labels are almost always higher quality in appearance and durability. Good point. Also, since you brought up the black Killer Instinct cartridge don’t forget Maximum Carnage, and Doom are red carts! (Crazy we didn’t get a zelda gold cart, especially considering all the SFC gold special edition carts) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor | 851 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 41 minutes ago, ThePhleo said: Crazy we didn’t get a zelda gold cart, especially considering all the SFC gold special edition carts hell, i'd be tempted to buy a 3rd party gold cartridge and label to replace my LTTP copy. they really should have done it that way originally. obviously, they realized their mistake and corrected it on n64. i (most likely) wouldn't follow through, but damn i would be tempted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLevel83 | 85 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 hour ago, ThePhleo said: Maximum Carnage, and Doom are red carts With gray variants! Shhh... Don’t tell the N64 collectors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,011 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I don't care because I don't collect SNES. I care about NES screw variants because I collect NES. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor | 851 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 SNES....i like the ramped versions better. it annoys me when carts only were released slotted. not a variant collector tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,966 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 People care about how many screws their NES games have now? Why? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PasseGaming | 28 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I honestly don't care about slotted games nor 5 screw games. It's a silly nitpick to make the game more "rare". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,913 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 You guys have already said a lot, most of which I skimmed, but for me the 5-screws just look cool. I don't really want a "complete set" of them, but when I find a 5-screw I don't own in great shape, I pick it up regardless of the game (unless I already own it.) I'm not looking to pay premiums and I miiiiight pay an extra $1-2 for a 5-screw but that's about it. They just feel a bit more polished when you look at them. And the LoZ cart is the best. The 5-screw variant makes it look a bit less like a piece of plastic and more like a brick of gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,649 Administrator · Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 All you ramp peeps have never had somebody eject your Ken Griffey Jr from your SNES while it was on, erasing your season, and it shows. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,742 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I don't care either way because I'm not interested in variants for my SNES games. With that said, to this day, I still hit the eject button on my SNES to take the games out regardless of the type of cartridge. Always have. Always will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 So that's what those variations are called! Yeah, I thought only the very earliest games were the slot kind. How about the ones that do or do not use the little side cartridge contacts? And BTW you know that Full House episode where people got so hooked on a game? Not only did it feature the SNES Advantage but Michelle did in fact pull the cartridge out without using the eject button. Oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,649 Administrator · Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, Estil said: So that's what those variations are called! Yeah, I thought only the very earliest games were the slot kind. How about the ones that do or do not use the little side cartridge contacts? And BTW you know that Full House episode where people got so hooked on a game? Not only did it feature the SNES Advantage but Michelle did in fact pull the cartridge out without using the eject button. Oops. Like Mega Man X2, X3, Doom, and Vortex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, captmorgandrinker said: Like Mega Man X2, X3, Doom, and Vortex? Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,649 Administrator · Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 That's not really a variant; it's not like there's versions of those games that don't have the side contacts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiSlice | 3,096 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 The first time I saw a slot cartridge (recently) I thought it was a fake. It looked so alien to me. Growing up all my carts were slides (or maybe I had one or two slots that I never noticed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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