ThePhleo

At least he can rest easy knowing his wife's killer is finally dead.

Are these for sale by any chance? I'm really interested in them as a lot deal. The NFR's are believed to be copies that Nintendo of America employees can purchase from the Nintendo employee store. They're usually stuff that comes off the factory line as "scratch and dent" stuff, meaning they weren't perfect samples, or just didn't pass QC 100% but met a certain threshold that was still good enough to sell at a discount to employees. They're cool variants, and I think only first party games and accessories came with them.

Upgraded the bounties! From now on, any new copies are worth $200, new photos of existing copies (ungraded only) are worth $20, and photos of my non-blue listed carts are worth $100.

NEW COPY UNCOVERED. Welcome to the collectors market #0176

Ad hominem. He brings up valid points.

Not mine, but they were posted publicly years ago. I figure it's fair game to post them around.

https://www.ebay.com/usr/nostalgic80 Nice stuff! I think that specific 5-Screw R.C. Pro-Am was the first one ever discovered back in the NA days. Here's a pre-grading photo I have of it.

Frogger?

Thanks, I'll revisit the screw variants and likely end up updating it to a R9. Also, something no one pointed out is why I bothered adding Anticipation, Donkey Kong Classics, Ice Hockey, Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Team Games, and Zelda II to the "Does Not Exist?" category. Those are in there because other 1988 first party titles have been found to have documented 5-Screw variants (R.C. Pro-Am, SMB/DH/WCTM, and the rumored SMB/DH)

This is officially the third 5 screw SMB/DH/WCTM I’ve seen. I NEED one of these in my life so hard.

Pretty sure Rollerblade Racer has the same crappy foam.

@Code Monkey I agree, but to a degree. Extreme errors should be their own little neat category, and well...it *is* the "Rare Variant & Error" thread. Variant guys like me just ignore errors...but there's merit in tracking errors, because if enough of that exact error pop up then it's a legitimate variant (see Atari people with upside down labels, or even Kid Niki SoQ splotch error)

I can confirm that my copy also has this harder, more "crap quality" foam? I mean, it's styrofoam at the end of the day, but something about it just feels of lesser quality.

Dang, I knew I forgot something! Yes...jaws is pretty darn rare. We're also going though a glut of Super Pitfall's for some reason. Maybe it's time to demote it to R7 status (basically ignorable status) Edit: There. I fixed it.

It's a gem rarity of a gem rarity. In my opinion, If 3 Screw Stadium Events is a 5 Carat FL/IF D Quality Diamond, then the 5-screw is a 5 Carat FL/IF D Quality Canary or Pink diamond Edit: Basically, it's not about relativistic rarity anyway. Overall, 5-Screw Stadium Events is just as available as 3-Screw DK Math...less than a handful exist.

Also, in terms of "Look out For" rarity... 5 Screw Rarities Karate Kid X Doesn’t Exist? Side Pocket X Doesn’t Exist? Anticipation X Doesn’t Exist? Donkey Kong Classics X Doesn’t Exist? Ice Hockey X Doesn’t Exist? Super Mario Bros. 2 X Doesn’t Exist? Super Team Games X Doesn’t Exist? Zelda II: The Adventure of Link X Doesn’t Exist? Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt 12 Rumored? Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt / World Class Track Meet 10 Holy Grail R.C. Pro-Am 10 Holy Grail Stadium Events 10 Holy Grail Mega Man 9 Ultra Rare Mike Tyson's Punch Out! 9 Ultra Rare Star Force 8 Very Rare Jaws 8 Very Rare Gotcha! The Sport! 8 Very Rare **Super Pitfall (Honorable Mention) 7 Rare (Currently kinda available, but usually an R8) 3 Screw Rarities Sqoon X Doesn’t Exist? Clu Clu Land X Doesn’t Exist? Chubby Cherub X Doesn’t Exist? Stack-Up X Doesn’t Exist? MUSCLE X Doesn’t Exist? Soccer 11 Not Fully Confirmed Gumshoe 11 Not Fully Confirmed Donkey Kong Jr. Math 10 Holy Grail Stinger 10 Holy Grail Donkey Kong Jr. 9 Ultra Rare Gyromite 9 Ultra Rare Volleyball 9 Ultra Rare Donkey Kong 8 Very Rare

Also, here's the 3-Screw Gumshoe photos I have. They appear to be two different copies, notice the blurry one doesn't have that smudge to the left of the SoQ, granted it's blurry. *Edit: Found a second photo in my drive, with the rear photo.

I have a much clearer photo of that exact sale, and the other two photos that go with it. It has the same hallmark of all known 3-Screw DK Math being refurbs too (No stamp code on the rear label), so with that said I still don't know why 3-Screw Donkey Kong Jr. Math counts if this cart doesn't.

Castlevania 3 wasn't mine, but I think it was discovered right before NA went down and I never had time to save it. Blades of Steel is in fact based off of the recent sale, and despite the top label being total crap...it seems authentic.

Thanks for the mention @a3quit4s I briefly spoke with Dan Gomen (Wata) and Kenneth Thrower (CGC) about this particular copy and both them and I agree that it doesn't make sense for it to have a sticker. My only theory I can vaguely come up with is that it possibly might be similar to the known games that come with double-stickers. Meaning, it's possible that whatever caused those few known instances to have double stickers, might be what's causing this to have one sticker. Even then, it's a very long shot since the US phased out stickers in Mid to Late-1986 and the earliest copies of Legend of Zelda (which coincidentally is this one) was released over a full year later. It simply makes no sense for it to possibly have a sticker. I don't think there's enough consensus in collector circles to accurately authenticate it. Though, you can probably ask them to just grade it as a TM Zelda since it's a really freaking nice copy.

I've been 20ish away from the 677 NES set for over a year now. I think it was 28 away last year around this time, and currently sitting at 21? Nothing extraordinarely rare on my remaining list except DuckTales 2...but I'm biding my time to get all mint 100% CIBs, since I've decided to upgrade my entire collection to Mint CIB with all inserts. I can literally just BIN everything I need on eBay right now for about $4000 too, and I just see no need to do that. So, my plan is just play it slow and steady. The point isn't to finish the set, it's to have fun along the way.

With all the recent Konami / Ultra 5-Screw developments, I've decided to add the early Konami 5 Screw games to the list. So far, Goonies II and Castlevania are confirmed to have "late label 5-screw" variants. Others need work. Also, I lost the photo I had for Castlevania III 5 Screw, so I'm removing it from the list. Publisher Month Year Title 5 Screw 3 Screw Konami 12 1986 Gradius Special* Yes Konami 4 1987 Castlevania Yes Yes Konami 4 1987 Rush'n Attack Special* Yes Konami 4 1987 Track & Field Special* Yes Konami 9 1987 Double Dribble Special* Yes Konami 9 1987 Stinger Special* Yes Konami 11 1987 Goonies II Yes Yes Konami 11 1987 Top Gun Special* Yes Konami 2 1988 Contra Yes Yes Ultra Games 6 1988 Metal Gear Yes Yes Konami 8 1988 Life Force Possible Yes Konami 9 1988 Jackal Yes Yes Konami 12 1988 Blades of Steel Yes Yes Konami 12 1988 Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Yes Yes Ultra Games 12 1988 Skate or Die Yes Yes Ultra Games 2 1989 Gyruss Possible Yes Ultra Games 2 1989 Q*bert Yes Yes Konami 3 1989 Track & Field II Yes Yes Konami 6 1989 Adventures of Bayou Billy Yes Yes Ultra Games 6 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Yes Yes Ultra Games 7 1989 Defender of the Crown Yes Yes Ultra Games 12 1989 Silent Service Yes Yes Ultra Games 1 1990 Kings of the Beach: Professional Beach Volleyball Yes Yes Konami 1 1990 Top Gun: The Second Mission Yes Yes Konami 3 1990 Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf Possible Yes Ultra Games 4 1990 Snake's Revenge Yes Yes Konami 4 1990 Super C Yes Yes Konami 9 1990 Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Possible Yes Ultra Games 9 1990 Mission: Impossible Yes Yes Ultra Games 9 1990 Rollergames Yes Yes Ultra Games 12 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game Yes Yes Ultra Games 2 1991 Ski or Die Yes Yes Konami 4 1991 Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge Yes Yes Ultra Games 6 1991 Cyber Stadium Series: Base Wars Yes Yes Konami 6 1991 Laser Invasion Possible Yes Konami 8 1991 Lone Ranger Possible Yes Ultra Games 10 1991 Pirates! Possible Yes Konami 10 1991 Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? Yes Yes Konami 12 1991 Tiny Toon Adventures Yes Yes Konami 1 1992 Bucky O'Hare Unlikely Yes Konami 1 1992 Monster in My Pocket Unlikely Yes Ultra Games 1 1992 Nightshade Unlikely Yes Ultra Games 2 1992 Star Trek 25th Anniversary Unlikely Yes Konami 2 1992 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project Unlikely Yes Konami 6 1992 King's Quest V Unlikely Yes Konami 9 1992 Contra Force Unlikely Yes Konami 12 1992 Tiny Toon Adventures Cartoon Workshop Unlikely Yes Konami 1 1993 Batman Returns Unlikely Yes Konami 3 1993 Zen: Intergalactic Ninja Unlikely Yes Konami 4 1993 Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble in Wackyland Unlikely Yes Konami 2 1994 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters Unlikely Yes

Hey now, It would have gone much higher had I bid at the end, but I'm on the hunt for a CIB (or CB to go with my shitty loose manual) Also, unlicensed hasn't "mattered" since like, 2015 for some reason...and this is coming from the dude who might be the worlds second most biggest Sachen fan.

What, you can't read that? It clearly says: ADVISORY READ BEFORE USING YOUR NES Â̶̙ ̸̉͜v̵͓̊e̶͎̓r̵̺̅y̵̩̋ ̶̟̋s̸̪͋m̴̨͌a̸͎̾l̴̪͊l̶̞̽ ̴̺̂p̶̰̅ó̸̗r̶̖̓t̵̨̕i̴̟͐o̸͖̔n̶̹̉ ̴̥̍ö̴̭́f̸̣̀ ̶̺͠t̸͍͌ḧ̷̝́e̷̝͋ ̷̝̓p̶̊ͅö̵̪́p̸͈̅ǘ̸̧l̴͍̑a̷̟̕t̶̹͋ȋ̸͕o̵̼͊n̸̦͒ ̵͔͑ṃ̶̈́a̸̮̽y̸̞̓ ̵͔̋e̷̫͌x̷̫̚p̵̨̄e̴̖̚r̸̦͐i̵̟̕ḙ̵̓n̷̢͐c̴̛͙e̸̯̕ ̸̰̚ê̶͍ṗ̴̪i̴̹͝l̷̙̅e̷͖̕p̵͉͝t̶̘̅i̶̦͘c̶͙̿ ̷̰͑s̷̲̈e̶͇̒ỉ̶̩z̸͇͂u̴̝̎r̷̛̬è̷̢s̷͉̚ ̴̗̾w̸̹̋h̴̻̀e̶̲̕n̴̥̚ ̴̻̈v̶͇̾i̷͚̊e̵͚̚w̴̙͠ȉ̶̘n̴̺̓g̷̰̔ ̵͇̈c̵̫̏e̶̛̼r̶͋͜ṫ̵͍a̶̪͑i̶̘͊n̵̄ͅ ̸͓͝k̸͚͝ì̵͜n̸̠̽d̶̪̓s̶̩̽ ̵̢̃o̴͎͐f̶̤͐ ̴̣͌f̷̞͐l̷͎̉a̵̮̽s̵̨̄ḧ̵̢́ĭ̴̹n̸̫̋ḡ̸͍ ̸̠̊ḻ̴͝i̵̮͠g̴̱̃h̷̩͗t̸̘͊ș̴̈́ ̵̬̊ő̶̟ŕ̶̡ ̵̬̿p̵͉̈́ả̷̱t̷͖͒ẗ̵̤́ẹ̶͂r̶̹̀n̷̝̚ṡ̶͖ ̸̤̌t̷̼̏h̷̻̓ȁ̷̠t̶̙̓ ̸͚̈a̴̅ͅr̶̲̾è̵̜ ̵̗̒c̷̠̈o̶̖͗m̸͊ͅm̸͓̉o̶̱̾ǹ̴̖l̷͎̔ỳ̷̗ ̸͈͐p̵̫͐ȑ̶̻e̸̦͐s̸͔̽e̴̳͗n̴̻͗t̴̳͊ ̵̲̊i̶̩̅n̴͂ͅ ̷̘̽o̶̫̕ǘ̵͇r̶̪̀ ̴̧͒d̶̬̋a̷̬̍ḭ̴̎l̷̙͠y̶̟͝ ̶̧̀e̵̳͒n̷̜͆v̷̘̽i̶̥͠r̵̙͂ọ̶̈́ṋ̴̀m̴̝̕ê̴̙n̶͓̏t̸͓̕.̸̲̀ ̷͖̚T̶̝͠h̷̥̍e̶͔͗s̴͇̕e̸̹̚ ̶̞̉p̶̯̀e̸͉̐ŕ̸̻s̷͕̐o̷̼̊ń̴̙s̵̬̆ ̶̦͛m̸̬̈́a̸̗̍y̶̢͋ ̷͕̀è̷͉x̵̡̑p̴̢̛e̸̲͝r̷̢̔i̵̖̚ḙ̸̓ṇ̴͆c̵̢͐ḛ̸̿ ̸͉̓s̸̥̾ẻ̴̲i̷̡͂z̷͚̈́u̶͙͝r̸̺̊ẻ̸̻s̶̬̅ ̶̧̒w̴͔̒ḫ̶͑i̷̜̾ľ̵̤e̶̫̔ ̸̹̀ẃ̷͓a̵̬̓ṭ̷̑c̸̦̆h̵̼̃i̶͔̋ṋ̵͆g̶͉̏ ̵͓͒s̴̥͐o̸̜̓m̴͕̈́ẽ̸̼ ̷̳͠k̴͚̋ï̶͓ň̴̪d̷̺̈s̶̞̆ ̷͓̊ō̷̧f̴̺̍ ̷̘͂t̶̛̘e̸͔̕l̵̹̎e̶̜̒v̶͓̿i̷̯̓s̵̬̏i̶͚̓ǫ̴͛ǹ̵͖ ̷̰̌p̵̬͊i̴͑͜c̶̹͑t̵̜́u̶̬̚ŕ̵͇ė̷̫ṣ̵͐ ̶̘͐o̸̼͘r̶̍͜ ̵͙̆p̸̝͐l̷͎̀â̶͎y̷̗͊i̶͚͘n̸͚͋g̷̬͋ ̷̨͂č̵̯e̴̟͝r̷͙̍t̸̩̋a̵̹̒ị̶̂ṇ̵́ ̴͎͒v̴̩̊ḯ̸͍d̴̹͘e̵̘͑o̸̝͗ ̷͇̇g̴̭̈à̷͉m̶̖̌e̵̩̊s̵̪͛.̸̜̿ ̸̬͗P̸̖͊l̸̖̕a̸̯̕y̷̰̽e̸̯̓ȑ̷̻ś̸̲ ̶̞͐ẁ̸͚h̸̳͝o̸̗̽ ̷̮̕h̶͖̆a̵̼͆v̴̖̔è̶͇ ̷̹͐n̵̡͠ò̷̙t̴̩͌ ̴̳̋h̶͉̾a̴̡͋d̸̬͗ ̶͖̐a̷̪͊n̸̜̒y̶̦͛ ̵̫̌p̶̮͊r̷͖̒é̸͍v̵̮͌i̸̭̔ő̷̪ű̵̝s̷̹͆ ̵͇̈ś̵̖e̶͓̐ǐ̵̖z̴͖̆u̴͖͗r̴̹͝e̸̦͝s̷̮͂ ̸̗̋m̸̞̋ȁ̶̺y̴̟̐ ̵̡̕n̶̰͑ȯ̸̙n̸̗͝e̵̅ͅt̷͕̐h̴̫̉e̵͇͊l̴̼̂è̶̡s̶̗͆ŝ̷͉ ̴̭̈h̸̞̐à̴̢v̸̨͆e̶̻͒ ̶̨͒a̴̹̽ņ̸͒ ̴͚̈́ṵ̴̽n̴͍͝d̸̝̀e̶̲̔t̵͖̽ê̸͜c̵̩̚t̷̨͊e̷̦̔d̶͉͆ ̸̏͜ẹ̵̊p̸̟̈́i̵̟̕l̶̢̏ẽ̸̪p̷͙̈́ť̶̹ị̷̐č̴̟ ̴̪̒c̵̤̚o̵̞͠ń̵͚d̷̡̊i̶̳̓t̷̉͜ỉ̴̖o̶̭̊n̷̩̔.̵͇̊ ̵̛͎W̶̖͝e̷̫̾ ̸̱͐s̷̭̿u̷͔͛g̶͕͝g̶͎̉ĕ̸̟ș̷͗ț̵̍ ̵̮̃t̶͖̄ḩ̵̀ȁ̷̹ẗ̸̗́ ̵̲̾y̴̧͋o̷̞͘ṳ̸͝ ̸̠̒c̴͚̈́ö̴̝ṋ̴͂s̶͌ͅu̷͓͋l̵̃͜t̷͎̉ ̷̟͊ý̶̥ō̴̮ų̴̌r̸̹̋ ̸̠̅p̷̹͗h̵̞̎y̷͇͑s̸͚̀i̵̛̯c̵̨̾ï̴̗a̴̮̚n̸͙̄ ̶͎͛ḯ̴̞f̴̠̿ ̸̖̈́y̸̤̆ö̷͍ű̴̱ ̴̣̒ḧ̸͓a̴͓͝v̵̡̚è̶͈ ̴̞̈́a̷͕̿ǹ̸̮ ̴͕͗e̵͍͘p̷̨̈i̵͓͌ĺ̵̖e̶̤̅p̸̯̄t̵̬̓i̷̠̒ç̴͆ ̶̹͗ĉ̷̣ọ̵͆n̶̤͑d̶̢͋i̸̬͋ṱ̸̉i̶̼̓o̸̟̒n̵̠̿ ̴͉̀o̸̲͘r̴̭̕ ̸͉͝i̸͎͝f̴̫͘ ̶̜͝y̸̗͒o̵͔̐u̶͎͋ ̷͕̌e̸̜͆x̸͉̏p̶̳͊è̶̲r̶̠̄ȉ̶ͅe̴̺̐ň̴̻ċ̴̪ȩ̶̐ ̵͉̃a̴͊ͅn̸͈̂ỷ̸͜ ̷̚͜o̴͙̓f̴͙͛ ̸̖̋t̴̥̓h̷̦͛e̵̥̅ ̷̥́f̷̺̚ö̷͖́l̵͙̀l̷͇̀o̶̮͠w̶͖̏i̶̪̔n̸̩̏ḡ̶̠ ̵̫͂s̴̠̍y̸͖͆m̵͉͘p̴̙͊t̵̖̕ȏ̵͚m̷̧̆ş̵̂ ̵̤̿w̴̺͆h̵̗̐î̵̲l̷͍̉ḛ̵́ ̷̘͠ṕ̴̬l̷̥̀a̴̹͗y̶̏͜ḭ̸͝n̶͉̈́ĝ̴̳ ̶̯̅v̵̹͂i̴̱̽d̶̰̑e̶̥͝o̶͎͌ ̷͓̂g̴̝͝ȁ̶͔m̸̗̕é̴̙s̶̡̈́:̸̞͘ ̶̡̆ạ̷̔l̴̰̆t̸͈̂e̷̗̓ṛ̸̓ē̴̻d̶̞̋ ̵̫͗v̴̤͑i̸͚͝s̵̆͜i̷̜̾o̷̯̓n̸̰͐,̶̜̎ ̴͔̽m̴͉͝û̴͈s̴̺̚c̶̟͛l̷͕͑ḛ̵̅ ̴̹̿t̶̠̃ẘ̶͔i̶͓̓t̸̖̀c̴̲͆h̵͂ͅį̸̑n̴͇̋g̶̗͘,̷̜͗ ̶̳̄o̶̡͆t̸̨̋h̵̞̓e̶̳̅r̵̺̐ ̴̤͝î̸̮ǹ̸̹v̶̼͐o̶͔̓l̸̞̒u̴̹̚n̶̩͆ẗ̸̬́ä̷̤́r̸̤͠y̴̯͋ ̴̝͗m̷͖̈́o̸͚̐v̷̞̒ë̴͔m̶̤̓e̶̖͛n̶̹̾t̴͆͜s̸̬̆,̷̞̍ ̵̫̑ĺ̵͉o̷̻̅s̷̪̾s̵̼̏ ̵̱̊ò̸̪f̵͔̈́ ̴̗͘a̵̼͋w̸̝͆a̷̲̽r̶͑͜é̶̞n̷̠̾è̷̬s̶̖͊s̸͔̀ ̴̧͐o̴̬͆f̵̙̾ ̶̭̇y̴̫̋o̵̙͛û̴̞r̸̛̦ ̴͈͑s̶̡̀u̴̺͝r̵̞̀ȑ̸̺o̷̠͝ú̸̟n̵̍ͅd̶̜͑i̷̓ͅn̴̘͌g̸͖̀s̷̗͒,̴͔̒ ̶́ͅm̸̟̏e̷̤͆ṅ̵̪t̶̥̚á̷͕l̸̙̊ ̵̺̏c̶̯̒o̶͔͠n̸̘̾f̶̲͋u̵͓͛s̴̨̈ḯ̴̳ö̴͚n̸̢̆,̸͖̉ ̷̦̎a̸͔̅n̴̟͐d̸̼͆/̴̭̈o̷͈͂r̷͕̃ ̸̧͊c̷̦̋o̵̗͊n̵̹̈v̶̱̾u̵̹͠l̶̖͘s̷͖̍i̴͆͜ỏ̵͙ň̶͖s̷͕̾.̶̝̓

Weird, someone approached me recently about this and came across a sealed "Special Edition" copy marked 0/10 (or was it 0/25?) They wanted to know if it was worth anything, and I said I'd ask @Ferris Bueller but I think he hasn't logged in for a bit.