attakid101 | 267 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Ever search for a game and notice that most copies you come across are kinda beat up? I see it a lot with SNES carts. Super Turrican 2, Incantation, and Casper come to mind Does this happen with other consoles too? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,184 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Snow Bros. I don’t know if Capcom ordered a cheap purple, or if Nintendo screwed up somewhere along the line but it’s almost impossible to find a mint Snow Bros. Also: Any Acclaim manufactured NES game. Every. Single. Label. Is screwed up on all NES games manufactured by acclaim. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,492 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 LJN NES games post-Acclaim buyout. Good luck finding a good condition label on Thrilla's Surfari. Wario's Woods NES and Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth also seem to have label issues. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alder | 243 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Every copy of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (SNES) I've seen has had a trashed label. 1 hour ago, Tulpa said: LJN NES games post-Acclaim buyout. Good luck finding a good condition label on Thrilla's Surfari. Wario's Woods NES and Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth also seem to have label issues. Are the Wurm issues related to the end label peeling up? Because that's how mine is. It's otherwise nice and glossy. Pro Sport Hockey was the same way. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NesQuest | 93 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) Must’ve gotten lucky with Wurm. I’ve only seen 1 copy in the wild, snagged it a few years back. Label is not pristine, but it’s not bad. +1 to the person who mentioned Thrilla Safari! Totally Rad is one that I’m always looking to get a label upgrade for while out and about. Can never find that one in great shape. Edited October 1, 2021 by NesQuest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,492 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 28 minutes ago, Alder said: Are the Wurm issues related to the end label peeling up? Yeah, and they tend to get wrinkled, too. Mine was glued back down by the previous owner. It's not super terrible, but they clearly used Gorilla Glue or something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaden | 151 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 This is probably just a me thing, but every copy of Soccer I've seen for NES has been in piss poor condition. I had to buy two copies of it, and neither one of them look good. Probably just a coincidence, but it's still weird that it happened twice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,932 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Most copies I've seen of Killer Instinct on the SNES on the label fold have been faded white and very obviously too. It doesn't make a lot of sense, other games of the period some do, some don't, but it is strange. Mega Man X2 and X3 suffer this largely too. it's like they used even thinner amounts of ink on the cheap stickers with no laminate on some games more than others so even just average use (much like the wretched poor stickers master system/genesis used) they get whited out badly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,707 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 7 minutes ago, Tanooki said: Most copies I've seen of Killer Instinct on the SNES on the label fold have been faded white and very obviously too. It doesn't make a lot of sense, other games of the period some do, some don't, but it is strange. Mega Man X2 and X3 suffer this largely too. it's like they used even thinner amounts of ink on the cheap stickers with no laminate on some games more than others so even just average use (much like the wretched poor stickers master system/genesis used) they get whited out badly. I agree with you although I think X2 doesn’t have any label issues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bogomil | 815 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 All those later SNES titles... MMX3, UMK3, P&R2, Final Fight 3 - Always with the edge wear. Haven't seen it so consistent with a particular set of games from other consoles. Also early Mega Man 1 carts seem to have label lift where the glue gives around the edge. Hangtab boxes almost always have significant wear in and around the tab itself. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foochie776 | 1,051 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 12 hours ago, Alder said: Every copy of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (SNES) I've seen has had a trashed label. Are the Wurm issues related to the end label peeling up? Because that's how mine is. It's otherwise nice and glossy. Pro Sport Hockey was the same way. Wayne’s Word, Cliffhanger… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,096 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 My wurm is in actually good shape. Thrillas is another story. Wayne’s world is good too but cliffhanger hanging on for dear life lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,096 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) Snow bros is minty, soccer is very good, warios woods looks like cliffhanger. Mega man was the first expensive cart i bought in like 2016 so I refuse to upgrade it but it’s beat up so I’m sure if the label is solely to blame. Mega man x2 is minty, x3 is starting wear where it wraps around to the top. Pro sports hockey the top looks like cliffhanger and I could kick myself in the ass because I saw a mint one at a game store and didn’t pick it up and I got this one later Edited October 1, 2021 by a3quit4s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croagunk | 798 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Not a specific game, but locally pretty much all N64 carts have labels ripped to shreds, barely recognizable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 16 minutes ago, croagunk said: Not a specific game, but locally pretty much all N64 carts have labels ripped to shreds, barely recognizable. i stopped trying to clean up n64 labels. ive ruined like 5 of them. ive literally whipped away the label with a baby whipe before. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 war of the gems lemmings nes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,096 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 People worried about bit rot but I’m over thinking about glue rot on my labels! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 International Superstar Soccer and Hagane I gave up on and just found the best I could. I remember looking at a while for a King of the Ring on NES. Are all the Acclaim games junk, is that a thing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armageddon Potato | 124 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Man, whenever I see Thrilla's Surfari I image Thrilla Gorilla himself grinding on the cartridge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 3 hours ago, DefaultGen said: International Superstar Soccer and Hagane I gave up on and just found the best I could. I remember looking at a while for a King of the Ring on NES. Are all the Acclaim games junk, is that a thing? King of the Ring is definitely a tough one to find in mint condition. My copies barely register as good and I'm very picky. And yes, all Acclaim games are junk quality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychopat | 74 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 On Ps1 I always see Destrega in the worst condition! Still haven't found a suitable copy for my set and I'm not that picky! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Every. Single. 2600. Title. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,492 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, RH said: Every. Single. 2600. Title. That's true. I picked up this ET cartridge recently. Looks like it was buried in a landfill for thirty years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,492 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 5 hours ago, DefaultGen said: Are all the Acclaim games junk, is that a thing? Yeah, Acclaim (and late era LJN) have notorious labels, even from the early days of collecting. They just didn't give a fuck. Batman: Return of the Joker has the spotty glue issue as well. Mine is largely okay, but if look at it under the right light, you can see it wants to turn into a Dalmatian. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintegageo | 582 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Wild Guns 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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