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I guess I'll start. I've been collecting complete NES games since the late 90's and I've always been picky about making sure the games are as close to brand new as possible. Meaning I like them to have all the original items that were included when they were brand new. I definitely feel like I am in the Top 10 OCD collector's when it comes to this but I wouldn't be surprised if others are worse off than me. Also note that this information mostly applies to licensed games. Alright, down the rabbit hole we go:


BACK LABEL (Gold)

Label 1 - Summer 1987 - Spring 1988
Label 2 - Spring 1988 - Summer 1988 (rare)
Label 3 - Summer 1988 - Winter 1988/89
Label 4 - Winter 1988/89 - Summer 1992
Label 5 - Summer 1992 - Winter 1993/94
Label 6 - Winter 1993/94 - Winter 1994/95
Label 7 - January 1993 ("Overlord" only)

(Special thanks to OxDEAFC0DE for finding about this one)


BOXES

There are only 3 different styles of the regular sized boxes:
1. Paperboard which is used for the majoroty of games.
2. Cheaper white Paperboard is used for games not manufactured in Japan as well as Unlicensed games. These are more flimsy and are more susceptible to damage.
3. Athletic World Round Seal with flap on bottom.

There are 5 different games that came in big boxes:
1. Arkanoid
2. Gyromite
3. Miracle Piano Teaching System
4. Stack-Up
5. Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?


FOLD OUT POSTERS/PAMPHLETS

All Nintendo published NES games came with a poster, fold out, pamphlet, whatever you want to call it showing the more popular games that you were able to buy at the store.

1985 - R.O.B. Poster (The Nintendo Game Plan) Lasted from Fall 1985 to about Summer of 1986
1986 - R.O.B. Poster (The Nintendo Game Plan) Lasted from Summer 1986 to about Fall of 1987
1987 - R.O.B. Poster (Now You're Playing With Power.) Lasted from Fall 1987 to about Summer 1988
1988 - (Now You're Playing With Power!) Lasted from Summer 1988 to about Fall of 1989
1989 - (Now You're Playing With Power!) Lasted from Fall 1989 to about Summer of 1990
1990 - 4PL-NES-USA (4 Player Game) Lasted from Summer to about Fall
        - 4PL-NES-USA-1 (4 Player Game) Lasted from Fall to about Winter
        - GP-NES-USA (Now You're Playing With Power) Lasted from Summer 1990 to about Summer 1992
1992 - GP-NES-USA-1 (Classic Action Classic Challenges) Lasted from Summer 1992 to about Summer of 1993
1993 - GP-NES-USA-2 (Classic Action Classic Challenges) Lasted from Summer 1993 to Winter 1994


NINTENDO POWER SUBSCRIPTION INSERTS

All officially licensed games manufactured by Nintendo came with a Nintendo Power subscription insert starting in 1988 and would vary from year to year.

1987 - Nintendo Fun Club (Free Membership!) Lasted from Summer to about Winter
       - Nintendo Fun Club REV-1 (Free Membership!) Lasted from Winter 1987 to about Summer 1988
1988 - PMG-US (Introducing Nintendo Power) Lasted from Summer 1988 to about Spring 1989
1989 - PMG-PT-USA (Super Mario Bros 2.)
       - PMG-QU-USA (Castlevania II)
       - PMG-VR-USA (Track & Field II)
       - PMG-MW-USA (Zelda II) All 4 inserts are random and lasted from Spring 1989 to about Spring of 1990
1990 - PMG-AA-USA (Becky Delong)
       - PMG-BB-USA (Jamie Clark)
       - PMG-CC-USA (Jeff Benson)
       - PMG-DD-USA (Marty Ramirez) All 4 inserts are random and lasted from Spring 1990 to about Summer 1990
       - PMG-USA (Nintendo Power Dude) Lasted from Summer 1990 to about Spring 1991
1991 - PMG-USA-1 (Danger!!!) Lasted from Spring 1991 to about Spring 1992
1992 - GP-NES-USA (Ultimate One-Up!) Lasted from Spring 1992 to about Summer 1993
1993 - GP-NES-USA-1 (Woah!) Lasted from Summer 1993 to Winter 1994


PLASTIC BAGS

As far as I know there are only 4 different plastic bag designs:
1. Standard design with small hole in the middle
2. Standard design with bigger hole in the middle
3. Special design bag with huge hole in it which was exclusive to both gold cart Zelda games. This was so the gold would shine through the shrinkwrap better.
4. Cheaper quality bag with small ridges on the top that came with games not manufactured in Japan. Acclaim, LJN, Virgin, etc.


PRECAUTION BOOKLETS

Most games released between 1992-1994 came with a fold out Precaution Booklet:
1. NES-USA/CAN-1 (1992-1993) First prints of these were actually stapled.
2. NES-USA/CAN-2 (1993-1994)
3. NES-USA/CAN-3 (1994)


PRINT DATES

Starting sometime in 1988, boxes and manuals now had what's known as print dates. They appear on the right tab of the box as well as the last page of the manual in the bottom right corner. These consist of 5 digit numbers which translate to:

Y/MM/DD so for example 81222 means it was printed on 1988 December 22.

Also for chip dates most are printed as a four digit code. So for example 9017 translates into 1990 Week 17. There are 52 weeks in a year so week 17 would be April 23rd - 29th.
Some chips however are more cryptic and require some work to translate.

(Special thanks to the VGS members for finding out about this one.)

SEAL OF QUALITY

There are two different Nintendo Seal of Quality seals:
1. Original first print games from October 1985 - February 1989 had the Round Seal
2. Games from March 1989 - December 1994 had the Oval Seal.


SHRINKWRAP

At least 3 styles of shrinkwrap:
1. Almost all officially licensed games have what's known as a y-fold horizontal seam on the back.
2. Very few third party games are known to not have the traditional horizontal seam.
3. Cheaper made shrinkwrap for games not manufactured in Japan. Has a vertical overlap seal as well as seams all around the box.


SLEEVES

All Nintendo published games had the Nintendo sleeve.
All third party licensed games had a plain black sleeve.
It's possible some other companies may have used Nintendo sleeves as well but we need more info on this.

There are actually 3 different types of sleeves for both Nintendo and Third Party:
1. Nintendo sleeve with smooth cracked design (All games released between 1985-1990)
2. Nintendo sleeve with a textured design (All games released between 1990-1993)
3. Nintendo sleeve with a textured design but the logo is shiny (All games released between 1993-1994)

1. Black sleeve with smooth cracked design (All games released between 1986-1991)
2. Black sleeve with a textured design (All games released between 1991-1994)
3. Black sleeve with a very rough texture and cheap feel to it. These came with the few licensed games not manufactured in Japan by Nintendo like Overlord, Wizards & Warriors III, and Terminator 2 for example. (1991-1993?) Need help with these releases dates.
The sleeves got thinner and softer each year as well. For example the original Black Box games sleeves from 1985 feel hard and stiff compared to later ones. I've been doing this for so long now I can almost tell which sleeve goes to which year just by the feel of it.


STICKER SEALS

There are at least two different sticker seals:
1. Original first print Black Box games had a matte sticker seal
2. Later print Black Box games had a glossy sticker seal


STYROFOAM PIECES

There are at least 5 different types of Styrofoam pieces:
1. Original design which used bigger polystyrene beads
2. Original design which used smaller polystyrene beads
3. Cheaper design with a very rough texture feel to it. These came with the few licensed games not manufactured in Japan.
4. Much thinner and is slightly blue looking in color (All games that came with the tall SNES style manuals)
5. Custom sized one for Monster in my Pocket so that the included figure could fit.
Also did you know there is a correct way to insert the styrofoam? Look for the side that has marks that look like a n or u design. Turn it to where it looks like a n, then flip it upside down and slide it into the box. That mark is caused by the two tabs at the bottom of the box. (I told you I was OCD with this)
6. It is now confirmed that some games like Captain Planet actually came with a hollowed out cardboard piece instead of styrofoam. Not much is known about this and needs more research.


WARNING SHEETS

Most games starting around 1989 started coming with warning sheets, there are:
1. Gray Epilepsy Sheet - NES-DOC-USA (1989)
2. Pink Caution Sheet - Not a whole lot is known about these yet as they were available for a very brief time. (1989-1990?)
3. Yellow Rear Projector TV Sheet - NES-RPTV-USA (1990)
4. Gray Epilepsy Sheet - same as 1989 (1991)
5. Gray Epilepsy Sheet - same as 1989 (1992)
6. Gray Epilepsy Sheet - NES-DOC-USA/CAN (1993) I'm not sure why some games have this and some have the Precaution Booklet.


MISC. SIDE NOTES

1. Most first print Nintendo published games from 1988 did not have the seal of quality on the cart label.
2. Most games from 1990 and after seem to have a matching 5 digit number on the right tab of the box and on the last page of the manual.
3. All boxes that say Rev. A indicate that the game is a 3 screw or 3 security bit type.
4. Just like the Nintendo Power inserts, some of these items listed above would carry over to the early next year.
5. Some games had multiple variants and include a -1,-2, or * next to the game code.
6. All games released during and after summer 1992 now had a new back label which was now in English and French with the code NES-USA/CAN.
7. Most games from 93-94 used what appear to be galvanized screws instead of nickel plated screws to hold the cart together.


I think that about covers it for now. If I am missing some things please let me know.

 

*All of the information provided in this guide may not be reproduced, displayed on any website, or distributed publicly under any circumstance without my permission*

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Great list and timeline, thanks for sharing. Still appreciative of you pointing out the changing thickness of the dust sleeves across time, as I would've otherwise thrown out many early BB sleeves as fakes!

I noticed that you wrote about only 4 games coming with an irregular box, but shouldn't that list also include the following, or were these left out for a reason?

Miracle Piano
World Class Track Meet
Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt combo cart
SMB/DH/WCTM combo cart
(if including unlicensed) Racermate Challenge + all the clamshells/irregular boxes.

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26 minutes ago, Speedy_NES said:

noticed that you wrote about only 4 games coming with an irregular box, but shouldn't that list also include the following, or were these left out for a reason

Miracle Piano
World Class Track Meet
Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt combo cart
SMB/DH/WCTM combo cart
(if including unlicensed) Racermate Challenge + all the clamshells/irregular boxes.

I think those are classed as "no box" by most. The Action Set console and the Power Pad work with other games, so the game included is basically a bonus.

You could make the case for Miracle Piano should be included as an oversized boxed game, since the piano is basically like the Arkanoid controller (just a lot bigger.) In both cases the accessory works only with the game included. But the piano does work independently of the game, so maybe not.

Racermate is a tougher nut to crack.

 

Also, did Super Spike V's/Nintendo World Cup have a separate box?

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I had no idea there were 5 types of styrofoam, that is 2OCD4ME. Is what goes with what documented anywhere, even by you? Or is that a WIP?

It might be worth mentioning the "extras" that came with NES games because there are very few. Besides the big box games and posters/reg cards/inserts, there are 3D Glasses, Tyson and Startropics Letter, MIMP figure, a couple comics, Big Nose and Mega Man stickers, how much else?

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1 hour ago, DefaultGen said:

 

It might be worth mentioning the "extras" that came with NES games because there are very few. Besides the big box games and posters/reg cards/inserts, there are 3D Glasses, Tyson and Startropics Letter, MIMP figure, a couple comics, Big Nose and Mega Man stickers, how much else?

I think the unlicensed Trolls game had a figure, too, right?

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1 minute ago, austin532 said:

As of now I'm strictly focusing on licensed games. I don't count pack in games like SMB/Duck Hunt as big boxes because they never had a box. Miracle Piano is borderline for me but I suppose it is like a giant controller so I'll add it.

I consider them to have boxes with consoles included.

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Since I helped with the back label list, I figured I'd post my notes. I've also included pictures starting with label 1.

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Labels 1 and 2 were Zelda 1 only. There are two revisions of Zelda 1 with 3 screws and label 1, but no Zelda 2s. The last one has "Made in Japan" but no cart code. As there are several revisions with label 1 and a rare few with label 2, I would think that the 1/2 switch would be Spring/Summer 1988.

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The 2/3 switch was probably in Summer 1988 to get ready for Zelda II.

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For the 3/4 switch we can start using bootgod (http://bootgod.dyndns.org:7777/search.php?region_op=%3D`%40`&region=USA&class_op=%3D`%40`&class=Licensed&battery=Yes&select_fields[]=20&field=6&order=asc&rows=400&rfa=2+11+3+6+47+7). Ultima: Exodus (February 1989) only comes with the oval SOQ and label 4. The 3/4 change happened one revision before the SOQ change on both Zeldas. It seems the SOQ change was also in February 1989, so this change was probably Winter 1988/89.

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Bootgod lists the change for 4/5 as between Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds (April 1992) and Baseball Stars II (July 1992). I double checked ebay, and all Wizardrys had label 4 and all Baseball Stars IIs had label 5. So, the change seems like it happened Summer 1992.

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For the 5/6 change, the next earliest game after StarTropics II is Kirby's Adventure (May 1993) which I found with and without the "-1". So, the change probably happened sometime between Fall 1993 and Winter 1993/94.

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Going through the back label column on the Bootgod list there is one outlier (excluding prototypes), "Overlord" (January 1993). It has two different labels. The first is Label 4 which is a bit strange since the 4/5 change happened half a year earlier. The second one isn't even gold, it's gray. It's text is similar to Label 5, except it only has the english text, there is no "Rd.", and the "NES-USA/CAN-1" now says "REV-A".

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All boxes with hangtabs. Credit to jonebone.

Hangtabs
1. 10-yard Fight (10/85) System launch game (confirmed)
2. 1942 (12/86) (confirmed)
3. 3-D Worldrunner (9/87) (confirmed)
4. Alpha Mission (10/87)
6. Athena (8/87) (confirmed)
7. Athletic World (9/87)
8. Balloon Fight (6/86) (confirmed)
9. Baseball (10/85) system launch (confirmed)
10. Breakthru (11/87)
11. Burgertime (5/87) (confirmed)
12. Castlevania (5/87)
13. Chubby Cherub (10/86) (confirmed)
14. Clu Clu Land (10/85) (confirmed)
15. Commando (11/86) (confirmed)
16. Deadly Towers (9/87)
17. Donkey Kong (6/86) (confirmed)
18. Donkey Kong 3 (6/86) (confirmed)
19. Donkey Kong Jr (6/86) (confirmed)
20. Donkey Kong Jr. math (confirmed)
21. Double Dribble (9/87) (confirmed)
22. Duck Hunt (10/85) (confirmed)
23. Elevator Action (8/87)
24. Excite Bike (10/85) (confirmed)
25. Ghost N Goblins (11/86) (confirmed)
26. Golf (10/85) (confirmed)
27. Goonies II (11/87)
28. Gotcha (11/87)
29. Gradius (12/86) (confirmed)
30. Gumshoe (6/86) (confirmed)
31. Gyromite (10/85) (confirmed)
32. Hogans Alley (10/85) (confirmed)
33. Ice Climber (10/85) (confirmed)
34. Ikari Warriors (5/87)
35. Jaws (11/87)
36. Karate Champ (11/86) (confirmed)
37. Karate Kid (11/87)
38. Karnov (1/88) (confirmed)
39. Kid Icarus (8/87) (confirmed)
40. Kid Niki (11/87)
41. Kung Fu (10/85) (confirmed)
42. Legend of Kage (8/87) (confirmed)
43. Legend of Zelda (7/87)
44. Lode Runner (9/87) (confirmed)
45. Lunar Pool (10/87)
46. M.U.S.C.L.E. (10/86) (confirmed)
47. Mach Rider (10/85) (confirmed)
48. Mario Bros (6/86) (confirmed)
50. Metroid (8/87) (confirmed)
51. Mighty Bomb Jack (7/87)
53. Ninja Kid (10/86) (confirmed)
54. Pinball (10/85) (confirmed)
55. Popeye (6/86) (confirmed)
56. Rad Racer (10/87) (confirmed)
57. Raid on Bungeling Bay (9/87)
58. Renegade (1/88)
59. Ring King (9/87)
60. Rush'n'Attack (4/87) (confirmed)
61. Rygar (7/87) (confirmed)
62. Section Z (7/87) (confirmed)
63. Side Pocket (11/87)
64. Sky Kid (9/87)
65. Slalom (3/87) (confirmed)
66. Soccer (3/87) (confirmed)
67. Solomon's Key (7/87)
68. Spelunker (9/87) (confirmed)
69. Spy Hunter (9/87)
70. Sqoon (9/87) (confirmed)
71. Stack-Up (10/85) (confirmed)
72. Stadium Events (9/87)
73. Star Force (11/87)
75. Stinger (9/87) (confirmed)
76. Star Voyager
77. SMB (10/85) (confirmed)
78. Super Pitfall (11/87)
79. Tag Team Wrestling (10/86) (confirmed)
80. Tennis (10/85) (confirmed)
81. Tiger-Heli (10/87) (confirmed)
82. Top Gun (11/87)
83. Track and Field (4/87) (confirmed)
84. Trojan (2/87) (confirmed)
85. Urban Champion (6/86) (confirmed)
86. Volleyball (3/87) (confirmed)
87. Wild Gunman (10/85) (confirmed)
88. Winter Games (9/87) (confirmed)
89. Wizards and Warriors (12/87)
90. Wrecking Crew (10/85) (confirmed)
91. Pro Wrestling (confirmed)

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I have had this Nintendo Age window open for months, referencing it as I picked up new Zelda boxes. Luckily when Nintendo Age got shut down, I still have the window open so I was able to copy and paste this. Credit to Braveheart69 but I think it's important to keep this information.

Welp, I'm happy and relieved to say that after 4+ years I have finally completed the master collection list I began working on so long ago.  I need to do a little tweaking to it and check a couple things but from #'s through Z's licensed and unlicensed etc for USA my complete list with ALL variants I have found over the years is done.  I will be sending a copy to Dain to update the database and collection tool with and for you all to enjoy or not enjoy if you area variant hunter as there are MANY!  face-icon-small-happy.gif

Here's a sample... I finally cracked all the Zelda variants and this is what you need.  8 Total CIB's when you include the "Classic Series" release.  Or just 7 of the gold cart CIB's.  face-icon-small-wink.gif

 

  Zelda      
Box   None Silver NO REV-A , Address Zip Code on box 98052  "TM" after NES
Book   None Silver Address Zip Code matches box 98052
Cart   None Silver 5-Screw  Gold Cart 
Map   None None Fold-Out Map for Zelda
P Baggie       Circle Cut for Box Hole
  Zelda      
Box   None Silver NO REV-A , Address Zip Code on box 98052  "R" after NES
Book   None Silver Address Zip Code matches box 98052
Cart   None Silver 3-Screw  Gold Cart  NO "Made in Japan"
Map   None None Fold-Out Map for Zelda
P Baggie       Circle Cut for Box Hole
  Zelda      
Box   None Silver NO REV-A , Address Zip Code on box 98052  "R" after NES
Book   None Silver Address Zip Code matches box 98052
Cart   None Silver 3-Screw  Gold Cart  WITH "Made in Japan
Map   None None Fold-Out Map for Zelda
P Baggie       Circle Cut for Box Hole
  Zelda      
Box   NES-ZL-USA Silver REV-A , Address Zip Code on box 98052  "R" after NES
Book   NES-ZL-USA-1 Silver Address Zip Code matches box 98052
Cart   NES-ZL-USA Silver 3-Screw  Gold Cart 
Map   None None Fold-Out Map for Zelda
Insert   PMG-USA None Nintendo Power Ad
P Baggie       Circle Cut for Box Hole
  Zelda      
Box   NES-ZL-USA White REV-A , Address Zip Code on box 98052  "TM" after SOQ
Book   NES-ZL-USA-1 White Address Zip Code matches box 98052
Cart   NES-ZL-USA White 3-Screw  Gold Cart  "TM" after SOQ
Map   None None Fold-Out Map for Zelda
Insert   PMG-USA None Nintendo Power Ad
P Baggie       Circle Cut for Box Hole
  Zelda      
Box   NES-ZL-USA White REV-A , Address Zip Code on box 98073-0957  "R" after SOQ
Book   NES-ZL-USA-1 White Address Zip Code matches box 98073-0957
Cart   NES-ZL-USA White 3-Screw  Gold Cart  "R" after SOQ
Map   None None Fold-Out Map for Zelda
Insert   PMG-MW-USA None Nintendo Power Ad
P Baggie       Circle Cut for Box Hole
  Zelda      
Box   NES-ZL-USA* White REV-A , Address Zip Code on box 98073-0957  "TM" after SOQ
Book   NES-ZL-USA-1* White Address Zip Code matches box 98073-0957
Cart   NES-ZL-USA White 3-Screw  Gold Cart  "TM" after SOQ
Map   None None Fold-Out Map for Zelda
Insert   PMG-MW-USA None Nintendo Power Ad
P Baggie       Circle Cut for Box Hole
  Zelda (Classic Series)      
Box   NES-ZL-USA-1 White REV-A , Address Zip Code on box 98073-0957
Book   NES-ZL-USA-2 White Red Bar On Back, Address Zip Code matches box 98073-0957
Cart   NES-ZL-USA-1 White 3-Screw  Gray Cart
Map   None None Fold-Out Map for Zelda
Insert   GP-NES-USA None Nintendo Power Ad
Insert   NES-DOC-USA None Epilepsy Warning
P Baggie        
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2 hours ago, Code Monkey said:

I have had this Nintendo Age window open for months, referencing it as I picked up new Zelda boxes. Luckily when Nintendo Age got shut down, I still have the window open so I was able to copy and paste this. Credit to Braveheart69 but I think it's important to keep this information.

Welp, I'm happy and relieved to say that after 4+ years I have finally completed the master collection list I began working on so long ago.  I need to do a little tweaking to it and check a couple things but from #'s through Z's licensed and unlicensed etc for USA my complete list with ALL variants I have found over the years is done.  I will be sending a copy to Dain to update the database and collection tool with and for you all to enjoy or not enjoy if you area variant hunter as there are MANY!  face-icon-small-happy.gif

Here's a sample... I finally cracked all the Zelda variants and this is what you need.  8 Total CIB's when you include the "Classic Series" release.  Or just 7 of the gold cart CIB's.  face-icon-small-wink.gif

[Table of zelda CIBs]

I'm the guy that has put together a list of all known Zelda variants. Braveheart's list was a great source that I used to start out, it gave me an idea of what to look out for. But, it is far from complete. My current list has 10 box variants, 11 cart variants, 6 manual Variants, 14-16 total variants. But, I know even my list is missing some stuff. Below in the thread, rondy posted his list that has some stuff I'm missing. I do plan on updating my list when I get the time. Here's the link to my list:

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I have another box type for you. I just got in a copy of the circle seal version of Athletic World with the unusual bottom flap with the title on it. I had suspicions before, but I can confirm that it's made from a strange thick, white cardboard. This is much thicker and sturdier than the ljn/Acclaim cardboard. The art is very glossy and smooth, but detailed and clean. I would have thought it a repro except I've seen a few of these with white cardboard on eBay.

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"All Nintendo published games had the Nintendo sleeve.

All third party licensed games had a plain black sleeve.

It's possible some other companies may have used Nintendo sleeves as well but we need more info on this."

Yes, third-party companies did use Nintendo sleeves.  I have a collection of NES games of which I am the original owner.  In the picture, the 3rd party games that stick out of the line (6 in total) all have Nintendo sleeves (the games in the picture that are NOT sticking out all have either a Nintendo sleeve (Nintendo published), or a blank sleeve (3rd party published).).

Since my brother and I always kept our games in the boxes, there wasn't much opportunity to mix sleeves up.  Never brought our games to friends' houses, either, or vice versa.

P.S. Not pictured but also 3rd party games with Nintendo sleeves: T&C Surf, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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Thanks, I'll take this into consideration. I've heard rumors that the companies that did really well on the system got the Nintendo sleeves as well. I've seen a lot of CIB Capcom games that had Nintendo sleeves. Too often to be a coincidence. Capcom was one of the best third parties on the system so it's possible this is true.

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I have three different types of 3rd party black sleeves in my collection and trying to correspond those with this list.

I've got one I would label as 'flat black' another with the standard 'cracked leather' and then a third with what I would call a 'weave' pattern.  Do these 3 line up with the descriptions above?  (smooth cracked, textured, rough texture)

 

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