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A sealed unboxing? By gar it's been awhile. In this video I unbox a sealed SNES cleaning kit because why not.
 

I'm guessing this is a label code variation only. Meaning the box and manuals are unchanged. making it very hard to identify which version you have unless you open it.

@MegaMan52 Are there any differences on the box that you can see? I'm guessing v1.1 must be the reprints that used to be so easy to find sealed a few years ago.

Lots of new games added.

Goof Troop. I always see the Assembled in Mexico version and it's always thrashed.

Yes, later release Acclaim and LJN games came in a cheaper white cardboard box. They downside is that they are more fragile.

Ok yeah, the gray ones are definitely a later revision. They are stamped in, start with letter A/B which is what DS lite batteries used, and have a -3 revision code. The A would most likely mean 2007-2008.

Does anyone know if a list exists detailing all of the GBA SP battery variants? Or what the codes on the batteries mean? From what I can tell the first digit is a letter and indicate the year it was made. There are W, X, Y and Z codes.

W = 2003-2004
X = 2004-2005
Y = 2005-2006
Z = 2006-2007

The original DS batteries are the same and use the same lettering.

For variants there appears to be 3 different colors. Gray w/ White Label, Black w/ White Label, and all Blue w/ Printed Text. I believe the gray ones were the very first batch off the assembly line as they don't have any codes on them. The black ones were next but I'm not sure about the blue ones. Obviously they are later batches but I'm not sure where they fit in. Did they come with some 001 models? Or only 101 models? Or are those the ones you could order from Nintendo's website?

Caveman Games for sure.

Does anyone have the supposedly variant of Donkey Kong Land III version 1.1? Every NA version I've seen has been 1.0. The difference is with the title screen but I suspect it was only a PAL thing.

v1.0

v1.1

Sandpaper is much worse IMO and should never be used. You don't need to use much force with fiberglass pens to clean the pins. Nylon pens (the green ones) however are stronger and can do as much damage as sandpaper if you use too much force. Only use them if nothing else seems to work.

They are a little bit stronger than erasers. It takes off a very thin layer of the gold plating.

I was going to suggest using a fiberglass pen as well. Just because the pins looks clean and no dirt is coming off them doesn't mean they are.

This week I unbox Medievil for the original Playstation which comes with a unique sweepstakes insert inside.
 

bumpy

18 hours ago, the_wizard_666 said:

The same could be said for every year since 2009...this hobby's just fucking nuts sometimes.

At least it felt like a natural growth up until 2011/2012. Then everything started to change. Not sure what caused it to change but everyone says it was the famous Yahoo auction with Stadium Events. Yes...the almighty Yahoo auction that has the power to change everything. Then when investors entered the market in 2018, the market really went down the crapper.

Since it looks to be first print we can assume they are:

Cart: NES-F3-USA (round seal)
Manual: NES-F3-USA (round seal)
Box: NES-F3-USA (round seal)
Poster: LJN-NES-US (round seal purple version)
NP: PMG-US
Black Sleeve

It's a No Mexico version. So third print which I'm pretty sure has the strategy guide insert.

18 hours ago, jonebone said:

You've mentioned some of those titles for over a year plus now.  I even remember passing on Greg Norman's that were sitting on Amazon at $50 new (3 copies) around that time frame.  Are you going to actually open anything or what?

There is no rush. I hate to say it but the days of buying a bunch of sealed NES games for cheap and opening them are over. So why not savor the moment? That being said, yes it has been awhile since I opened a game. I've been very tempted to open some more.

14 hours ago, ThePhleo said:

Wait, roundball should be on the list.

I think @DoctorEncore sold me a CIB that he opened for this project. I can take photos of the inserts to get it added to the pending list.

Nope, I don't see it on the list.

I still have 12 more to open that aren't on the list.

Break Time
Faxanadu
Goal!
Greg Norman: Golf Power
Jeopardy
Jeopardy 25th Anniversary Edition
Krusty's Fun House
Laser Invasion
Rounball
Star Wars
Super Jeopardy
Super Mario Bros. 3.....maybe.
 

On 10/18/2021 at 7:35 PM, DoctorEncore said:

Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?

Box: NES-9K-USA (No Date Code)
Cart: NES-9K-USA
Manual: No Code (M11023)
The New American Desk Encyclopedia
Konami Sixteen Lethal Lessons Poster: No Code
Konami Feedback Postcard: NES-01
Crosshatch Dust Cover

Additional Pics Showing Box Content Arrangment:

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This may be the only CIB copy of this game in existence that's wearing a plastic wrap dress.

  Reveal hidden contents

 

Interesting to see how it came packaged. I had a hunch that the Encyclopedia was on the bottom. I figured the inserts would be in their usual spot. Tucked underneath the plastic bag flap. What's most shocking is there doesn't appear to be a NP insert.

3 hours ago, Code Monkey said:

That doesn't address the flat styrofoam piece in this game.

It's not flat. It's just a regular sized styrofoam piece. It looks like the cheaper kind though that you find in USA assembled games and unlicensed games.

22 hours ago, ThePhleo said:

Here. Have two.

No poster in Battleship very disappointed in that one.

 

Did Battleship ever come with a poster? I don't recall seeing one before.

21 hours ago, Sumez said:

Those were definitely not developed for Saturn first, they were pretty much all made for CPS2  

Yes but I'm talking about the console versions.