Hybrid | 413 Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) I'm still seeing a faded cart the white turned a burnt yellowish, and if that color was absent it wouldn't be there on the whole label. The Jaleco on the front would be gone too here is a comparison of the two labels side by side from the last pic you posted Edited June 7, 2020 by Hybrid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divingninja | 47 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) @Hybrid can you do that same comparison to the White’s on the front of the carts? Edited June 7, 2020 by Divingninja It’s darker white on front of cart too but cart front jaleco not faded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 413 Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 Yes it is it also had another cart stacked on top of it blocking the light you notice how it gets lighter as you move down the label 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divingninja | 47 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, Hybrid said: Yes it is it also had another cart stacked on top of it blocking the light you notice how it gets lighter as you move down the label Ah, that makes sense. I stacked the two on top of each other and that does allow light to a certain point on the front label, but the other cart stacked on top would preserve the Orange Jaleco on the front. Just seems crazy it would have burned the text completely off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 918 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 That Mega Man 6 has a chip datecode of 9345. Well earlier than the US release. This once again would make sense its a Capcom print, not intended for "US" release but for Chile as they use NTSC as well. Label was updated as the US/"NINTENDO" distributed print runs look to be 9402-04. Also my 5 Screw Mike Tyson has orange dots and no product code on the label. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyansas | 131 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) I have a Gotcha non-rev a box available if anyone's interested And @_Brink_ I have a white bullets MTPO 5 screw too. Don't think it's a refurb but it is curious that there are 3 different kinds of MTPO 5 screws I have seen online. White bullets, orange bullets no code, and orange bullets with code. Edited June 9, 2020 by wyansas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowTRobot | 8 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 I have a few variants. I'll post pictures sometime but I have: 5 screw Defenders of the Crown 5 screw Tiny Toons 5 screw Metal Gear 5 screw Snake's Revenge 5 screw Skate or Die 5 screw Super C 3 screw Gyromite x2 5 screw Star Force 5 screw Jaws 5 screw Alpha Mission 3 screw Donkey Kong N7 Tecmo Basketball x2 Think that's everything but I'll post updated pictures soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foochie776 | 1,050 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 413 Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 once again up to date if i missed something please don't hesitate to bring it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,689 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) A copy of the ever-elusive Capcom purple label Mega Man 6 popped up on eBay today. Unfortunately the label is in terrible condition. I'm still holding out (but not holding my breath) for a boxed copy. https://www.ebay.com/itm/254628125276 Edited June 18, 2020 by DoctorEncore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyansas | 131 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 21 hours ago, DoctorEncore said: A copy of the ever-elusive Capcom purple label Mega Man 6 popped up on eBay today. Unfortunately the label is in terrible condition. I'm still holding out (but not holding my breath) for a boxed copy. https://www.ebay.com/itm/254628125276 More and more of these are showing up on eBay lately. I snagged the first one I saw last month. Not including Brink's, there have been at least four in the last couple months, all with different combinations of labels, interestingly. One with a USA/CAN English/French back label like Brink's, one with a standard USA back label with a 24 two digit embossed code (mine), one with a Playtronic front label, and this one has a purple USA front label and a Playtronic Portuguese back label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avgn Gamer | 669 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 I made a folder of all the Mega Man 6 variants I've seen, it's not a definitive list of how many there are because there are plenty. I know a dude who found a crap ton of them and sold them for 60 dollars a pop at collector conventions, pretty crazy how much they've jumped in value. purple variants I've seen.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0xDEAFC0DE | 1,277 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 1 hour ago, imabadguy1 said: I made a folder of all the Mega Man 6 variants I've seen, it's not a definitive list of how many there are because there are plenty. I know a dude who found a crap ton of them and sold them for 60 dollars a pop at collector conventions, pretty crazy how much they've jumped in value. purple variants I've seen.zip 12.23 MB · 1 download Here's the gocollect thread for the "lost purple border image": https://connect.gocollect.com/discussion/117547 Unfortunately the picture is no longer there though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avgn Gamer | 669 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 It's a shame the pic is lost forever, freaking gocollect ruining everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,179 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 "lost" is relative.... this is the only image I have of the capcom box. Here is the manual. and here are various cart photos. D56341C6-4567-47A1-9C21-46D6A8EB307C_zpsc9iv58xb.webp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,689 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 I have a high res scan of front and back of the box from the owner which can be seen in my box variant thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 918 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Ah with a Playtronics backlabel. Pretty sure we can say this was not an official US release but a Brazilian one. Thanks to @ThePhleo and his info. Also its technically a first print cuz the date code of the chip is 45th week of 1993, along with the other one i've seen. I was secretly wanting this but IMO since its not a real US release, I can live without it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,179 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) I ran through half of the ~1200 manuals I got in this past month and I think I found the earliest "printed print date" so far. Karate Champ NES-KC-USA Circle Seal of Quality 81004 (1988 October 4) next up after that so far is Metal Gear NES-ME-USA Circle Seal of Quality 81007 (1988 October 7) Nothing else until the 19th after that, with both Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt, and Super Mario Bros. 2.....then on the 20th with Slalom, and the 22nd with Anticipation. I also seem to have stumbled on a solid date range for the ★ coded manuals. 00322 to 00820 or, 1990 March 22 through 1990 August 20. There are some notable outliers though, like Dick Tracy (01011), and Lunar Pool (10624, and 11211) but I think in general, 1990 August 20 is a solid "phase out" date since on the same day they also have Dr. Mario, and Super Mario Bros. 3 with no star codes....also, the only manuals I have that are inbetween those dates with NO star codes are just three different variant of Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt (00402, 00419, and 00618) Finally, I have three manuals so far with no date code, but a ★ on the manual front. Snake Rattle n Roll, Swords & Serpents, and Captain Skyhawk. Captain Skyhawk does have two other variants with a date code and a ★ though (00410, 00710). Edited June 25, 2020 by ThePhleo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,689 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 6 hours ago, ThePhleo said: I ran through half of the ~1200 manuals I got in this past month and I think I found the earliest "printed print date" so far. Karate Champ NES-KC-USA Circle Seal of Quality 81004 (1988 October 4) next up after that so far is Metal Gear NES-ME-USA Circle Seal of Quality 81007 (1988 October 7) Nothing else until the 19th after that, with both Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt, and Super Mario Bros. 2.....then on the 20th with Slalom, and the 22nd with Anticipation. I also seem to have stumbled on a solid date range for the ★ coded manuals. 00322 to 00820 or, 1990 March 22 through 1990 August 20. There are some notable outliers though, like Dick Tracy (01011), and Lunar Pool (10624, and 11211) but I think in general, 1990 August 20 is a solid "phase out" date since on the same day they also have Dr. Mario, and Super Mario Bros. 3 with no star codes....also, the only manuals I have that are inbetween those dates with NO star codes are just three different variant of Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt (00402, 00419, and 00618) Finally, I have three manuals so far with no date code, but a ★ on the manual front. Snake Rattle n Roll, Swords & Serpents, and Captain Skyhawk. Captain Skyhawk does have two other variants with a date code and a ★ though (00410, 00710). This is already some awesome data from your project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,179 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, DoctorEncore said: This is already some awesome data from your project. One of the most surprising finds so far is just how many Super Mario Bros. 2 variants there are! There are 5 major variants, and I'm up to 22 minor variants for SMB2 manuals! I'm defining major variants as anything that you can see by just looking at the FRONT of the manual. Seal of Quality changes within the manual are not not considered major since they're impossible to document en masse. NES-MW-USA - No Ⓣ - Logo on front has ™ Circle Seal of Quality - No Date Circle Seal of Quality - 81019 Circle Seal of Quality - 81105 Circle Seal of Quality - 81111 Circle Seal of Quality - 81119 Circle Seal of Quality - 81202 Circle Seal of Quality - 81217 Circle Seal of Quality - 90119 Oval ™ Seal of Quality - 90320 Oval ™ Seal of Quality - 90608 Oval ™ Seal of Quality - 90622 Oval ™ Seal of Quality - 90930 NES-MW-USA - Ⓣ - Logo on front has ® Oval ™ Seal of Quality - 00222 Oval ® Seal of Quality - 00306 Oval ® Seal of Quality - 00306 KY NES-MW-USA★ - Ⓣ - Logo on front has no copyright info Oval ® Seal of Quality - 00525 Oval ® Seal of Quality - 00628 NES-MW-USA - Ⓣ - Logo on front has no copyright info Oval ® Seal of Quality - SN 10408 Oval ® Seal of Quality - SN 10606 NES-MW-USA-3 - Ⓣ - Logo on front has Red ® Oval ® Seal of Quality - 30304 Oval ® Seal of Quality - 30402 Oval ® Seal of Quality - 31005 Edited June 26, 2020 by ThePhleo 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,855 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Here is my copy of 5-Screw Alpha Mission. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormarov.45 | 32 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 On 6/6/2020 at 7:56 PM, _Brink_ said: Boards all appear to be the same - I think Im just crazy and they were cheap at the time. I agree - my kids have changed so much in my life. It was what started my collecting to begin with when they were babies and I had the time in between feedings and naps. Now they are busy gremlins. Yes, the Gaming Expo vid was excellent and spot on. You need to offload any of the duplicates let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverspoonGaming | 322 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 I have the Alpha Mission 5 Screw CIB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 427 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 So Donkey Kong is not refurb if it's R or TM right? Just picked up 3 screw TM and figured that would make sense for later releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divingninja | 47 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) On 7/9/2020 at 10:04 PM, 3rdStrongestMole said: So Donkey Kong is not refurb if it's R or TM right? Just picked up 3 screw TM and figured that would make sense for later releases. Great question. Does anyone else’s 3 screw Dk have a TM after NES on front? Mine has an R Edited July 11, 2020 by Divingninja 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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