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Mario Party 3 Box Repro, error or unknown?


Rage780

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Hello!

A good friend won a Mario Party 3 recently. Several of us have noticed small differences when comparing it to another legitimate box. (pics provide)

- Color is slightly different and text on back too. Its not off in a way repro usually is.

- Color isn't full off, slightly "paler". very faint but noticed, especially back red strip. 

- Major thing is it doesn't have built in tray like all the others.

- feel and touch is authentic

I'm thinking its a repro (very good one) due to the things mentioned about but others (deemed to be quite knowledgeable) claim it is legit and a rare "variant". I was possibly thinking misprint or error but a double whammy without a tray just makes it harder to believe.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. 

If more pics are needed, please let me know and I can provide.

Thanks!

 

 

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Looks real and it's just sun faded.

It's a variant box and manual. Matching manual is missing the "U/" in the product code and it's printed in Japan, same for the box. Box comes with a white cardboard tray instead of the usual built-in cart holder.

There's a variant like this for Super Smash Bros. too and possibly one for Mario Party 2 (I really believe I saw it).

I had one at some point and posted it back on Nintendo Age in 2015 and nobody cared 😂

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13 hours ago, rondy said:

Looks real and it's just sun faded.

It's a variant box and manual. Matching manual is missing the "U/" in the product code and it's printed in Japan, same for the box. Box comes with a white cardboard tray instead of the usual built-in cart holder.

There's a variant like this for Super Smash Bros. too and possibly one for Mario Party 2 (I really believe I saw it).

I had one at some point and posted it back on Nintendo Age in 2015 and nobody cared 😂

IMG_2739.JPG.65e6fb784360ab7ca5a8026ec1471496.JPGIMG_2740.JPG.245321e42407946c502c1970723179f0.JPGIMG_2741.JPG.cce7626b213fffececa05e4c3a8a3e1a.JPGIMG_2742.JPG.732b474cecaba974de069789b8b07c18.JPGIMG_2743.JPG.12af21e9c601d4399ddb191a6a0bb0fe.JPGIMG_2744.JPG.b3442e9c39b7a2f8abc2e0dd0775f021.JPGIMG_2745.JPG.32750d76ac492c51d23b92dc56d62dc8.JPGIMG_2746.JPG.6e58b7792fbc741b07c07e2074b599c7.JPGIMG_2748.JPG.837ec13a448d87d9c08a829dbe1bfacc.JPG

 

THANK YOU SO MUCH. The owner is joining soon and will probs have more questions lol.

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