Hybrid | 429 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I've had a manual for donkey kong in my collection for a while. I'm just curious if there was a way to tell if it came from a particular print run of the game Pages 1,2,4,7,9 and 10 are blank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,436 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 It must be a first print because there’s no copyright date in the second page. Sorry, I’ll see myself out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,014 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 If I get a picture of the first 2 interior pages that aren't from a cellular phone from 1999, I can tell you exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 429 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Here ya go 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, Hybrid said: Here ya go Throw it in the fire and see what the invisible ink reveals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 429 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said: Throw it in the fire and see what the invisible ink reveals I don't think he knows me very well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,014 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Okay, I laughed. Where the hell is the writing? For the blank pages, do the blank pages on the left always correspond to a blank page on the right if you follow it through under the staple? I'd like to see the first page with writing on it, I'm looking for the Nintendo Entertainment System logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 429 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 What happened with this manual is only one side of the page was printed on the pages that do have print on them do not have a seal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,014 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Oh. That's fucked up. The only way to tell is that TM on the first page. Or if there is any code on the front cover, that will mean it's a later print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,186 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) This is actually valuable material. When they print stuff like this they usually just fold a single sheet and trim the edges to turn it into a “book”. Seems the printers forgot to print one side of the sheet and the result was this book with seemingly random blank pages. You can determine the fold pattern with this information. ... Ok so it’s not valuable in the sense of money, but just valuable as insight into the production history of these things Also, can I bug you for a full scan of this manual? There may be tiny variations that I can detect if I had scans. I only have two DK manual scans though, but I’ll gladly go outbid my way to buy DK manuals to identify the print. Edited January 23, 2021 by ThePhleo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 429 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 I unfortunately don't have a scanner but I can get the best pics my POS phone will allow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaMan52 | 2,461 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 An earlier printing? Or just simply a mistake? Not sure. Mine doesn't have blank pages: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0xDEAFC0DE | 1,277 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 2 hours ago, ThePhleo said: This is actually valuable material. When they print stuff like this they usually just fold a single sheet and trim the edges to turn it into a “book”. Seems the printers forgot to print one side of the sheet and the result was this book with seemingly random blank pages. You can determine the fold pattern with this information. ... Ok so it’s not valuable in the sense of money, but just valuable as insight into the production history of these things Also, can I bug you for a full scan of this manual? There may be tiny variations that I can detect if I had scans. I only have two DK manual scans though, but I’ll gladly go outbid my way to buy DK manuals to identify the print. The OP does show a picture of all the pages as well as list the blank ones. Of course the pictures are high enough quality to spot minor differences This manual is just 3 pieces of paper that are stacked, stapled, and folded in half. Only one side of each piece of paper is printed on. Piece one is the cover plus pages 1&10 (1&10 blank). Piece two is pages 2&9 and 3&8 (2&9 blank). Piece three is pages 4&7 and 5&6 (4&7 blank). The main interesting thing of note is that the blank side of piece one is flipped compared to piece two and three. My guess is it had something to do with the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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