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Hello @rubyhoorn! Thank you for making such an effort just to help me out, I really appreciate that. Very interesting information that you shared with us, hopefully it will remove all the existing doubts about it's authenticity in this thread. I already got ensured that it is a legit copy by members of the leading Scandinavian retro Nintendo forum (SNDB.se) as well as other Swedish forums. It is nice to hear from you that your experience can verify it too. No worries! I was very surprised to see that this thread became so big and that the game cartridge was hailed as a fake. It feels good to know that it is real and that the "old man" was speaking the truth after all! Cheers!

Yes, I found that information as well. The game was purchased in Sweden, not Finland. You mean that it has a US version of the backside label? European versions used to have these ones in the early days according to @OptOut if I understood it correct.

Yeah I guess it can sound kind of strange but I'm used to it, it's not so bad in my opinion. Thanks, I hope so too. This impulsive purchase turned out to be a way bigger project than I expected it to be! Let's see if someone will be interested in it! I guess there must be plenty of PAL-collectors out there as well.

Aha, that's what it is! Thanks for the link.

Sure but who would make such an effort for $14? It's basically for free. That makes no sense at all to me.

We will see what I can find out, it will be interesting nonetheless. Thanks for the tips, I'm already on it! At the beginning I was hoping that the authenticity could be proven by numbers on the cartridge or on the PCB but I see that things are not that simple. Now I know! I understand that you can't put a value on a product which you can't tell if it's legit or fake.

Thanks for your comment! I think that is what I will have to do since no one has ever seen a game like this. I am truly surprised about the rarity of this game and the level of skepticism around here but I guess everyone has their reasons. It would be interesting if someone with professional knowledge would be able to inspect the game in real life but I don't know if there is anyone in Sweden where I live. I will try to find someone!

How should I find an earlier version when the version I have might be the earliest version out there? I don't quite understand the idea of validating the legitimacy of the game with the help of another one that doesn't exist? The look of the labels seems to be different depending on what year the game was released, how many screws it has and what region it was released in.

Because Sweden has a transparent public registry of its residents so I could simply verify his identity online with the help of his phone number which was used in the a secure payment from me to him (he is 60 years old, not super old but hey). Yes, I can take more pictures for you guys to analyze.

I didn't think that the game that I bought was this rare, so rare that people would actually doubt that it's real and calling it a fake etc. But now I understand that there is a big knock-off business within this market and that proof of authenticity is very important. Unfortunately, the person who owned the game before me doesn't have any receipt or box since it was purchased such a long time ago and it had no special value at that time. I found this forum when I was desperately trying to find out the value of this game (I could only find American versions), since there were other threads about this title here - I figured that someone in here will for sure know how much it's worth. So I registered here simply to see if anyone knew how much one of these games usually goes for but now I see that it's not so easy. I am not looking for anyone to "put a good word", I just wanted help to decide what price to put out my ad for since I have absolutely no idea of how much it's worth. I get that no one here can validate if my game is legit or not, I never asked for such help. I am not here to earn trust either, since I am not in to collecting, buying or selling games, it's the first time I do this. I was just hoping for a quick reply like "it's worth around this" and that's all. I understand that you are doubting the authenticity of the game since it seems like you have a lot of experience within this topic. However, I know that this game is from a legit source so now I am still trying to figure out what to sell the game for. Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it!

Okay, that's good to hear. Thanks for the information! I wonder, since none of you have ever seen a European version of this game with 5 screws then what are you comparing it with and how do you know what is legit or fake? The only thing I know for a fact is that I bought it from an old man who got it from an old video-game store in the 80's which doesn't exist anymore - I guess the stickers that I removed are the only physical proof that I have. I believe that there will always be knock-off products no matter what kind of product it is, but that doesn't change the fact that I purchased a real one. It seems like you doubt my story about where I purchased the game from, so I could take some screenshots of the ad if that would prove that I DIDN'T buy it from any sketchy website.

I am not trying to convince anyone, I am simply trying to figure out the value. If the old man who was mainly trying to sell his Zapper (bought in the same store in the 80's for his kids) with some games on the side that he found in his basement really wanted to scam someone, then I guess he wouldn't sell it for $14. So a cartridge like this has never been sold before? That's surprising! So what do you guys think about the PCB? @OptOut@JeevanDid you figure something out?

@Jeevan @OptOut I don't want to sound rude but I must say that both of you are wrong about this since I know for a fact that all of this is legit. However, I didn't start this thread to ask you about if it is legit or not, I simply wanted to find out what the value of such a game cartridge would be. I really do appreciate that you guys are trying to help me out though, so thanks a lot for that!

Before making any assumptions, you should know that I purchased the game from an old man nearby (not from any sketchy online shop) who was clearing out his basement. He purchased it for his kids in the 80's from a well known local video-game store called Hegdals TV-spel (I removed the old price and store sticker myself). @Brickman Obviously the game is very old so the difference in colors can occur so there is nothing wrong about that. According to the NES Cart Database, another PAL-version doesn't have the catalog ID (e.g. NES-PT-EEC) visible on the front so that is definitely not a sign of it being a fake, it shows that it is an old standard. (https://nescartdb.com/profile/view/4322/mike-tysons-punch-out) The corner of the front label was bent when I got it so I tried to fix it as good as I could - the game was used by his kids so this is just a common sign of wear and tear. @OptOut Sure, I'm attaching a picture of the circuit board. Thanks for checking up the information about the back label, that's interesting! By the way, I noticed that the 2-digit code "11" is imprinted on the back label so that is a good sign. The picture that you posted is a newer version compared to mine so maybe that's why you think it looks "off"? I don't see anything strange about this.

It has finally arrived!