Ferris Bueller | 495 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) When I saw this, I wasn't sure what to make of it. It's super weird. My first thought was NoC refurbed a game that wasn't theirs. But then I thought maybe it was someone making pirates early on. Now I think it might be an early repro. What is this label? What is this back sticker? What are these eprom covers? I can't find any info on the name Katoco. One website popped up for me and the guy I emailed never got back to me. Anyone here know what this is? Edited October 9, 2020 by Ferris Bueller 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,494 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 AVE made an unlicensed Solitaire game for NES. Is it the same game ROM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller | 495 Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tulpa said: AVE made an unlicensed Solitaire game for NES. Is it the same game ROM? I believe so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Interesting. Nintendo left the back panel blank on their refurbs, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,494 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Are there any more pics of the board? I'm curious as to the type they used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller | 495 Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) Edited October 9, 2020 by Ferris Bueller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller | 495 Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 Answered on Twitter, Korean pirate cart circa 1999. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,723 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Really cool stuff, thanks for sharing! Makes me wonder if this company were just "hobbyists" in Korea reselling these for collectors market there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller | 495 Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 9 hours ago, fcgamer said: Really cool stuff, thanks for sharing! Makes me wonder if this company were just "hobbyists" in Korea reselling these for collectors market there. Check my Twitter for that dude who seemed to know what it was right away. The list I found online for a collector had them down for an Ogre Battle with a translation patch, I think. I'd never seen anything like it, I love the label. The back label threw me with the warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,515 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 10:46 AM, Ferris Bueller said: The back label threw me with the warranty. That seems like a really gutsy thing to have done. I have always assumed people who made pirates would have fallen back on the same legal arguments tengen used if they were sued. You cant do that if you label it to make it look like a licensed Nintendo product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,317 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 34 minutes ago, NESfiend said: That seems like a really gutsy thing to have done. I have always assumed people who made pirates would have fallen back on the same legal arguments tengen used if they were sued. You cant do that if you label it to make it look like a licensed Nintendo product Apparently game piracy is pretty common in Korea: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/132095/piracy_in_korea_r4_triumphant.php My guess is that the fake label was to gull any naive consumers into thinking it was a legit product. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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