silentshadow56 | 0 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I found this archived link from the Nintendo Age forum (below) and figured here would be the best place to ask for clarity in regards to what region had the designation of "MSA" and what it stands for? http://archive.nes.science/nintendoage-forums/nintendoage.com/indexadb4.html?FuseAction=Search.Results&pId=5&Code_Region=MSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0xDEAFC0DE | 1,277 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I believe it's Mexico and South America. Yep, found this: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Now get brutal | 72 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 0xDEAFC0DE is correct. Mexico South America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterrace | 7 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) Found a couple of Extras to add to that list if anyone is interested: Aerofighters Assault (MSA serial code only) and Top Gear Rally (GT Interactive Software logo and MSA serial code): Edited March 8, 2023 by Jesterrace 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterrace | 7 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) For those looking for pictures of loose cart MSAs, this is from an avid collector on another group. He has all but about 3-4 of the confirmed titles: Edited March 17, 2023 by Jesterrace 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgarmcfly | 213 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 This is one of the MSA and (64) Holy Grails, box and manual are in spanish, the box and manual are ultra rare to find 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterrace | 7 Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 (edited) Very nice. I don't have the heavy hitter of the MSAs in my collection yet. Although ironically the loose grey cart of Backstage Assault is one of the easiest MSAs to find (generally about 3-4 of them at any given time on ebay). That said, I have gotten off to a pretty good start. Started at the end of February and have poured a ton of time into tracking these down. These are the start of my collection thus far (the prior owner put a protective coating over the label on ISS '98): Edited March 25, 2023 by Jesterrace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgarmcfly | 213 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 3/25/2023 at 3:04 PM, Jesterrace said: Very nice. I don't have the heavy hitter of the MSAs in my collection yet. Although ironically the loose grey cart of Backstage Assault is one of the easiest MSAs to find (generally about 3-4 of them at any given time on ebay). That said, I have gotten off to a pretty good start. Started at the end of February and have poured a ton of time into tracking these down. These are the start of my collection thus far (the prior owner put a protective coating over the label on ISS '98): If you are looking for MSA i have one MK4 MSA variant for sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick | 61 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 (edited) Here's my list of Nintendo 64 MSA region coded video games. As someone else said in this thread, MSA stands for "Mexico and South America". I have a few of these, like 5 CIB. You can find them on MercadoLibre.com.mx (Mexico) and MercadoLivre.com.br (Brazil) from time to time. When they pop up, they typically sell for the same price any N64 game sells for (except for WCW Backstage Assault which sells for a lot because the N64 cart color variant collectors have resulted in that one becoming more well known in general). But WCW Backstage Assault I don't think is any harder to find than any of the others. They're kind of rare-ish, but not really super mega rare if you know where to look. Not really anyone is looking for these or seems to care much. 007 The World is Not Enough Aerofighters Assault Bio Freaks California Speed Duke Nukem: Zero Hour Gex 64 - Enter The Gecko International Superstar Soccer 98 International Superstar Soccer 64 International Superstar Soccer 2000 - Box Only??? (Not sure) Mace The Dark Age Mortal Kombat 4 Mortal Mythologies Sub Zero Off Road Challenge Quake Rampage 2 - Universal Tour Rampage World Tour SCARS San Francisco Rush WCW Backstage Assault Edited April 2, 2023 by nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick | 61 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 (edited) Here's a few I just found just now available CIB without even hardly doing much effort: https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-2046051339-007-the-world-is-not-enough-n64-top-loja-campinas-_JM#backend=item_decorator&backend_type=function&client=bookmarks-polycard https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-1679080071-jogo-quake-nintendo-64-_JM#backend=item_decorator&backend_type=function&client=bookmarks-polycard https://articulo.mercadolibre.com.mx/MLM-1990702704-mortal-kombat-4-de-nintendo-64-n64-original-caja-instructivo-_JM#position=29&search_layout=stack&type=item&tracking_id=4f35b588-6928-4c0e-9678-645b6dc5b22e https://articulo.mercadolibre.com.mx/MLM-722174545-mortal-kombat-mythologies-sub-zero-nintendo-64-en-caja-_JM#position=13&search_layout=stack&type=item&tracking_id=4f35b588-6928-4c0e-9678-645b6dc5b22e So, they definitely pop up, they're out there and you can find them, but don't expect to find any listed on USA eBay or anything like that very often. For those that are collecting them, it also helps that pretty much nobody else is really trying to collect them. Edited April 2, 2023 by nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick | 61 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 These are the ones I have right now. I'm not super mega attached to these so if anyone is interested I'd probably be okay with parting with a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterrace | 7 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 On 4/1/2023 at 11:11 AM, Edgarmcfly said: If you are looking for MSA i have one MK4 MSA variant for sale Do you have a picture of it (so I can see the condition of the label)? Also what platform are you selling it on (ie Ebay, Mercari)? Thank You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterrace | 7 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 (edited) On 4/2/2023 at 10:52 AM, nick said: Here's a few I just found just now available CIB without even hardly doing much effort: https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-2046051339-007-the-world-is-not-enough-n64-top-loja-campinas-_JM#backend=item_decorator&backend_type=function&client=bookmarks-polycard https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-1679080071-jogo-quake-nintendo-64-_JM#backend=item_decorator&backend_type=function&client=bookmarks-polycard https://articulo.mercadolibre.com.mx/MLM-1990702704-mortal-kombat-4-de-nintendo-64-n64-original-caja-instructivo-_JM#position=29&search_layout=stack&type=item&tracking_id=4f35b588-6928-4c0e-9678-645b6dc5b22e https://articulo.mercadolibre.com.mx/MLM-722174545-mortal-kombat-mythologies-sub-zero-nintendo-64-en-caja-_JM#position=13&search_layout=stack&type=item&tracking_id=4f35b588-6928-4c0e-9678-645b6dc5b22e So, they definitely pop up, they're out there and you can find them, but don't expect to find any listed on USA eBay or anything like that very often. For those that are collecting them, it also helps that pretty much nobody else is really trying to collect them. I'm only interested in loose carts unless you have any of those priced at $60 or less. The problem I have found with Mercado Livre or Mercado Libre (Mexico) is that there is no good way to get them stateside without paying someone an insane brokers fee. I had one guy from Brazil quote me $200 plus shipping for Top Gear Rally and Duke Nukem Zero Hour as loose carts. If you have a better method, I would love to hear about it. Edited April 7, 2023 by Jesterrace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterrace | 7 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Jesterrace said: *Please Delete* Edited April 7, 2023 by Jesterrace Error in post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterrace | 7 Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 On 4/2/2023 at 10:46 AM, nick said: Here's my list of Nintendo 64 MSA region coded video games. As someone else said in this thread, MSA stands for "Mexico and South America". I have a few of these, like 5 CIB. You can find them on MercadoLibre.com.mx (Mexico) and MercadoLivre.com.br (Brazil) from time to time. When they pop up, they typically sell for the same price any N64 game sells for (except for WCW Backstage Assault which sells for a lot because the N64 cart color variant collectors have resulted in that one becoming more well known in general). But WCW Backstage Assault I don't think is any harder to find than any of the others. They're kind of rare-ish, but not really super mega rare if you know where to look. Not really anyone is looking for these or seems to care much. 007 The World is Not Enough Aerofighters Assault Bio Freaks California Speed Duke Nukem: Zero Hour Gex 64 - Enter The Gecko International Superstar Soccer 98 International Superstar Soccer 64 International Superstar Soccer 2000 - Box Only??? (Not sure) Mace The Dark Age Mortal Kombat 4 Mortal Mythologies Sub Zero Off Road Challenge Quake Rampage 2 - Universal Tour Rampage World Tour SCARS San Francisco Rush WCW Backstage Assault ISS 2000 is box only as are games like Buck Bumble and Fighter's Destiny. I'm only doing the loose carts though. The only one missing from your list (that I am aware of) for loose carts is Top Gear Rally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterrace | 7 Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 If anyone is interested there is an Aero Fighters Assault MSA available for cheap on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/275782721806?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20220705100511%26meid%3D6ced2dd66d8d4450a049a58f3a666464%26pid%3D101524%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D275782721806%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2&_trksid=p2380057.c101524.m146925&_trkparms=pageci%3Ac718d72b-d8b4-11ed-8ef2-f665b07fe16f|parentrq%3A7258f9441870a12b7c9b6859ffff6fbc|iid%3A1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterrace | 7 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Was going to ask if anyone had a pic of the MSA version of SCARS? I am starting to wonder if it's a box only variant as there are zero pictures of anything but a USA or PAL Cart for this game. I have found the Spanish box, but all the carts I have seen with them have USA serials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterrace | 7 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Latest update to my collection (and I have 2 more on the way). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N64Cortex | 4 Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Nice MSA games! I think this is the set that surprises me the most, as everytime a new discovery pops up! I share my set with you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick | 61 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 On 5/7/2023 at 12:45 PM, N64Cortex said: Nice MSA games! I think this is the set that surprises me the most, as everytime a new discovery pops up! I share my set with you YO! Good stuff, @N64Cortex!! Very cool to see a bunch of them in a single pic like this. How much longer til you have all of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterrace | 7 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, nick said: YO! Good stuff, @N64Cortex!! Very cool to see a bunch of them in a single pic like this. How much longer til you have all of them? Have 2 more on the way and working on another order. To my knowledge there are a total of 18 for loose carts. I am writing off SCARS as a box only. I have been conferring with others and no one has ever seen anything but the box. I can also confirm Buck Bumble, Fighter's Destiny, ISS 2000 as box only variant MSAs. Edited May 8, 2023 by Jesterrace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterrace | 7 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 On 5/7/2023 at 1:45 PM, N64Cortex said: Nice MSA games! I think this is the set that surprises me the most, as everytime a new discovery pops up! I share my set with you Was going to ask you, for SCARS is the cart itself MSA or just USA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N64Cortex | 4 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) Thanks! To my knowledge, boxed list goes as follows: 007: The World is not Enough NUS-NO7S MSA Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. NUS-NBFE MSA California Speed NUS-NCLE MSA Gex 64: Enter the Gecko NUS-NX2E MSA International Superstar Soccer 64 NUS-NJPE MSA International Superstar Soccer 98 NUS-NWSE MSA International Superstar Soccer 2000 NUS-NISE MSA (No MSA Cart) Mace: The Dark Age NUS-NMEE MSA Mortal Kombat 4 NUS-NM4E MSA Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero NUS-NMYE MSA Off Road Challenge NUS-NOFE MSA Quake NUS-NQKE MSA Rampage World Tour NUS-NRPE MSA Rampage 2: Universal Tour NUS-N2PE MSA Rush: Extreme Racing San Francisco NUS-NSFE MSA S.C.A.R.S. NUS-NCSE MSA (I think only box, as never seen cart or manual, but cant confirm 100%) WCW Backstage Assault NUS-NWVE MSA Aerofighters Assault MSA Top Gear Rally MSA Duke Nukem Zero Hour MSA NOT MSA Coded (Spanish text in back of box) Buck Bumble Rocket Robot on wheels Monaco Grand Prix Thats what I know... but its a set that always surprises me and I would not find it strange if more pop up... Edited May 9, 2023 by N64Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N64Cortex | 4 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 22 hours ago, Jesterrace said: Have 2 more on the way and working on another order. To my knowledge there are a total of 18 for loose carts. I am writing off SCARS as a box only. I have been conferring with others and no one has ever seen anything but the box. I can also confirm Buck Bumble, Fighter's Destiny, ISS 2000 as box only variant MSAs. Interesting, never knew about Fighter´s Destiny! MSA is a never ending box of surprises XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterrace | 7 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, N64Cortex said: Interesting, never knew about Fighter´s Destiny! MSA is a never ending box of surprises XD Yup, I think it's in the last category for the back of the box being in spanish with no other indicators. Here is a listing for one: https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-3264646423-fighters-destiny-americano-completo-para-nintendo-64-n64-_JM#position=3&search_layout=grid&type=item&tracking_id=71e00b28-ef02-4ee3-81ae-9cb245746151 Edited May 9, 2023 by Jesterrace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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