tarouza | 1 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Hi, I’m new and trying to help a friend our. A friend of mine picked up this in a lot, I was trying to help him find any info on it. I feel like either he got something rare or perhaps the best label transfer I have ever seen. It looks like a legitimate 5 screw case but this does not appear on any of the variant lists for 5 screw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Hello and welcome to VGS! I'm the guy that recommended you come here from Reddit. I hope you can get some additional info. This is an admitted one one, but I no expert on 5 screws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,098 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I’m going on the side of best label transfer in the history of game collecting. 1987 was the switchover to 3 screw and that combo game came out in what 1990? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Cart repair/ return? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: I’m going on the side of best label transfer in the history of game collecting. 1987 was the switchover to 3 screw and that combo game came out in what 1990? The ROMs say 8832. Edited December 29, 2021 by RH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,933 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Well if the ROM says 1988 in theory it's possible it was like some of those other aggravatingly unconfirmed nightmare one offs in these shells. If anyone would have a bit of a better chance having old plastic of that type would be Nintendo whether this was one off, or something sent back as it was thrashed and they applied a new sticker for then to the plastic. I can't see how that is a label transfer of such quality, possible yes...probable...no. Right now it's a matter of work if it's possible because once you rule out anything that is impossible, you're just left with what is (and we could be staring at it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,098 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 (edited) 41 minutes ago, RH said: The ROMs say 8832. Also looks like it says WH when the code is WM no? Picture is blurry on mobile edit: never mind, looked at mine. The other possibility is the ROM date code is wrong or out of order. According to this the ROM is 2 years older than the game itself lol no clue Edited December 29, 2021 by a3quit4s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 @tarouza Can we get better board picks? Front and back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 425 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 I just got a message from someone who has one of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,885 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) First step beyond what's here, I think, would be getting it next to a couple of standard copies and putting a good magnifying glass to the label to see if it's possible to determine beyond a shadow of a doubt that the label is in fact authentic... EDIT: Also, not sure who's still paying attention to this thread and who's not, but: Does anyone know what the assembly line number on the back label is if in fact there is one? Also, can anyone state definitively if the screws are security or flathead? They look flathead to me but it's difficult to tell from the pic. Edited December 8, 2022 by PII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,494 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) Those are definitely flathead. Look at the one closest to the ROM board. Three screws had a short period of flathead screws being used before the switch to security bits. I have a three screw Zanac with flatheads. Edited December 8, 2022 by Tulpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,184 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 23 hours ago, Hybrid said: I just got a message from someone who has one of these Same, but it's a blurry photo. Seems these might be a thing...one or two more pop up and I'll add it to the shortlist of oddities along side R.C. Pro-Am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,405 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 22 hours ago, ThePhleo said: Same, but it's a blurry photo. Seems these might be a thing...one or two more pop up and I'll add it to the shortlist of oddities along side R.C. Pro-Am. Can I get on this email list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 425 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 New pics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,184 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Those are some early chip date codes for SMB/DH/WCTM. Possibly the earliest I know of really. The newest chip on the entire board has a code of 8831 would be week 31 of 1988, so somewhere between July 30 - August 9, 1988. Rule of thumb is add 3 weeks to the latest possible fabrication date and that's your estimated shelf date. If the latest possible fab date is August 9, 1988 then that puts a rough shelf date of August 30, 1988. Also, look at the shell code. B-3...Those are shells that were manufactured in 1985! Off the shelf leftover parts? Very interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,098 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 12 minutes ago, ThePhleo said: Those are some early chip date codes for SMB/DH/WCTM. Possibly the earliest I know of really. The newest chip on the entire board has a code of 8831 would be week 31 of 1988, so somewhere between July 30 - August 9, 1988. Rule of thumb is add 3 weeks to the latest possible fabrication date and that's your estimated shelf date. If the latest possible fab date is August 9, 1988 then that puts a rough shelf date of August 30, 1988. Also, look at the shell code. B-3...Those are shells that were manufactured in 1985! Off the shelf leftover parts? Very interesting Possible that the chip dates are correct but the NES-WH-0 line was added on after flashing the game to the chip? It’s more apparent on the CHR chip but the font is bolder and more oddly spaced compared to the other chip. Something about both chips just seems off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK | 260 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Doesn't @Hollywoodcaddyhave one of these? Have you opened it up yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywoodcaddy | 72 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/5/2023 at 8:53 AM, DK said: Doesn't @Hollywoodcaddyhave one of these? Have you opened it up yet? On 1/5/2023 at 8:53 AM, DK said: Doesn't @Hollywoodcaddyhave one of these? Have you opened it up yet? I do have one...yes I've opened it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywoodcaddy | 72 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, Hollywoodcaddy said: I do have one...yes I've opened it If @Hybrid would like to sell theirs or trade for it i would love to do that, mine has the two glob chipset...i would love to have the big chipset as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 425 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Sorry @Hollywoodcaddy not my game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywoodcaddy | 72 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Hybrid said: Sorry @Hollywoodcaddy not my game No biggie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordwainer1453 | 4 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 I had one of these a few years ago. I sold it on ebay. I think there was a post a few months back on the same game as well. So there definitely are a few out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK | 260 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 2:50 PM, cordwainer1453 said: I had one of these a few years ago. I sold it on ebay. I think there was a post a few months back on the same game as well. So there definitely are a few out there. Were you aware it was a variant? What did you sell it for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordwainer1453 | 4 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 13 minutes ago, DK said: Were you aware it was a variant? What did you sell it for? it didn't sell for that much actually, like $80- I wasn't really sure if it was real or a label swap and mentioned that in the ebay listing. Since a couple more have been found, I think it may have been real now though. This was like 5 years go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazuya | 4 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/14/2023 at 11:45 PM, cordwainer1453 said: it didn't sell for that much actually, like $80- I wasn't really sure if it was real or a label swap and mentioned that in the ebay listing. Since a couple more have been found, I think it may have been real now though. This was like 5 years go. Well yes, 5 years ago I remember people buying sealed SMW´s for 100-200 dollars. I´m the owner of this cart, it´s taken me years to find one with all the correct details, dates and data, it all adds up, label, pcb, shell. There´s of course some minor damage due to its age and being "loose", but no signs of foul play on it. Might be open to offers or trades though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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