a3quit4s | 4,355 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 (edited) https://www.ebay.com/itm/405054771225?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D265340%26meid%3D7c0755414f54464581e993200d643076%26pid%3D101429%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D285913665178%26itm%3D405054771225%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2332490%26algv%3DSimPLMWebV1EmbeddedAuctionsCPCAutoManualWithCIIXAIRecallsUpdatedRanker0424NoIMA&_trksid=p2332490.c101429.m2460&itmprp=cksum%3A4050547712257c0755414f54464581e993200d643076|enc%3AAQAJAAABMEjZlC%2Fw6lxP728usnvbmmF6IQh6tnfnzntGabzCeJpCCr4SNJdAkEHRyl7vTkyBf4dAus4HjwExpJyz5uqCLXRmucXHasXHatyiO4Oso3snZoJdnWzpZ1bAsDcws%2BMWNb%2FEJr2KvD2lhDWjfIntLBcAvBJbyK30ITsY%2FNU9vfecFpUDOuvJVCNG8xrJdHyuwNZMl4phN%2BzXuNiz6hxMPGHZzbFxJi7dfrAEdDHVh9MsUSCnkgFkB6%2BuF7Rg3Vc2RtXS%2B5X%2FjA6S%2BhAjic0MSbmbURtUQdZDnPZ5h%2Bu9FT7r%2FEukGicWrd1ZW11QHhn6REaausxGFHEducu%2B80jwXINIagozUhF0OwKHOHyitMpLbX0u1Epbnx0t5tp1NDc%2Bov70M13KAulvQogSJI1lces%3D|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2332490&itmmeta=01J12RR654XPR2YTHVWDWKDB1K without the label could this just be a transplant? edit: shell, chips, board is what I mean by transplant Edited June 23 by a3quit4s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 448 Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 Wow what a link I wouldn't go wasting money on it it could very well be just a board.. what are the board specs on a 5 screw punch out? Maybe one of the current owners can help 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,355 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 20 minutes ago, Hybrid said: Wow what a link I wouldn't go wasting money on it it could very well be just a board.. what are the board specs on a 5 screw punch out? Maybe one of the current owners can help Yeah I don’t know what’s up with eBay’s link they used to have a share button for a shortened link but I don’t see it on mobile and refuse to download apps lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 448 Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 2 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: Yeah I don’t know what’s up with eBay’s link they used to have a share button for a shortened link but I don’t see it on mobile and refuse to download apps lol https://www.ebay.com/itm/405054771225 It's a bit of a pain but you can manually shorten it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 443 Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 On 6/23/2024 at 10:18 AM, Hybrid said: Wow what a link I wouldn't go wasting money on it it could very well be just a board.. what are the board specs on a 5 screw punch out? Maybe one of the current owners can help I could be wrong, but even if the chips match a five screw, it could still mean nothing. I mean, considering the minute amount of 5 screw Punch Outs, they would've probably produced 3 screws with the same date ranges. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 448 Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 (edited) With what few examples are out there what information is actually known about them is there a board difference dates on chips product version has any of this been documented? As a matter of fact let's document everything we can about the rare variants even the misprints so anyone who owns something on the list lets get some info on these Edited June 26 by Hybrid 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 448 Posted June 28 Author Share Posted June 28 added your dkjrmath @NESCollector15 if there is any other info you think we can add about it let me know 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESCollector15 | 46 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 32 minutes ago, Hybrid said: added your dkjrmath @NESCollector15 if there is any other info you think we can add about it let me know Ok cool thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 936 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 I HIGHLY doubt any 5 screw MTPO would have a PT-1 PRG date code. Should be PT-0 as I think all 5 screws are the earliest print runts of the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 448 Posted June 28 Author Share Posted June 28 (edited) That was one of my concerns with that copy, but the info on these are hard to come by and there's probably some subtle which is why I'm trying to document anything and everything about these. @guitarzombieif you have any of the various things on this list anyway I can get various board pics and info Edited June 28 by Hybrid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 936 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 8 hours ago, Hybrid said: That was one of my concerns with that copy, but the info on these are hard to come by and there's probably some subtle which is why I'm trying to document anything and everything about these. @guitarzombieif you have any of the various things on this list anyway I can get various board pics and info What happened to your old list of people with these documented variants? I have 5 screw Jaws, Alpha, MTPO, Star Force and Mega Man. Also ALL three screw Donkey Kong Jr Maths are refurbs because they were never reprinted in 87. All date codes show 1986. You should prob move those to the rare variants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 448 Posted June 29 Author Share Posted June 29 Dk jr math is in the referb section with 3 screw gumshoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller | 508 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 21 hours ago, guitarzombie said: What happened to your old list of people with these documented variants? I have 5 screw Jaws, Alpha, MTPO, Star Force and Mega Man. Also ALL three screw Donkey Kong Jr Maths are refurbs because they were never reprinted in 87. All date codes show 1986. You should prob move those to the rare variants. He didn't bring anything over from NA, so now people think this list is the pop for these games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 448 Posted July 2 Author Share Posted July 2 On 6/29/2024 at 7:49 AM, Ferris Bueller said: He didn't bring anything over from NA, so now people think this list is the pop for these games. Yeah I didn't bring anything over from the old list, do you have anything on the list that I can get board pics of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,212 Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 I'm not always fully aware of the fine details of some of these things, but from what I recall, the rare Playtronics Purple Mega Man 6 is kind of rare. I see these pop up from time to time on eBay in one of my searches that would catch some of them, but this is the first time I've seen a CIB unit and, honestly, it looks pretty complete and even has an original hand-written receipt. Not sure if anyone wants this but it seems priced fair for a CIB unit if these carts-alone are still worth multiple thousands of dollars. https://www.ebay.com/itm/335465947504 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,783 Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 8 hours ago, RH said: I'm not always fully aware of the fine details of some of these things, but from what I recall, the rare Playtronics Purple Mega Man 6 is kind of rare. I see these pop up from time to time on eBay in one of my searches that would catch some of them, but this is the first time I've seen a CIB unit and, honestly, it looks pretty complete and even has an original hand-written receipt. Not sure if anyone wants this but it seems priced fair for a CIB unit if these carts-alone are still worth multiple thousands of dollars. https://www.ebay.com/itm/335465947504 It’s crazy how the Playtronic version has gotten so expensive compared to the original purple border US version. I think it’s far more common than the purple US but the pricing would suggest otherwise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,212 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 2 hours ago, phart010 said: It’s crazy how the Playtronic version has gotten so expensive compared to the original purple border US version. I think it’s far more common than the purple US but the pricing would suggest otherwise Maybe that's what I was thinking of. Maybe this is over priced since no one's bid on it. I just saw purple mega man 6 and I thought I'd throw it out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESCollector15 | 46 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 On 6/27/2024 at 8:55 PM, Hybrid said: added your dkjrmath @NESCollector15 if there is any other info you think we can add about it let me know Did you see the board pics from it that I posted on here earlier in March? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 448 Posted July 4 Author Share Posted July 4 4 hours ago, NESCollector15 said: Did you see the board pics from it that I posted on here earlier in March? No I missed it I'll go back through and look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackalack | 1 Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Hello, I’m new here and I’ve made an amazing discovery that I wish to share. I have just discovered that my copy of Megaman is the rare “5-screw” variant. I had no idea how much it was worth, it’s just been sitting in a drawer for years and years…but if anyone is interested in adding this one to their collection I’m looking to part ways with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 12,260 Administrator · Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 29 minutes ago, Ackalack said: Hello, I’m new here and I’ve made an amazing discovery that I wish to share. I have just discovered that my copy of Megaman is the rare “5-screw” variant. I had no idea how much it was worth, it’s just been sitting in a drawer for years and years…but if anyone is interested in adding this one to their collection I’m looking to part ways with it! FYI if you're actively looking to sell, we have a buy/sell section of the forum where you're more likely to find traction: Selling - Video Game Sage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 936 Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 On 7/2/2024 at 7:17 PM, phart010 said: It’s crazy how the Playtronic version has gotten so expensive compared to the original purple border US version. I think it’s far more common than the purple US but the pricing would suggest otherwise Calling it the "US" version is a bit of a misnomer. The US version is actually the Nintendo released version. I'm about 99% confident all purple border MM6s were released outside the US. But the places that use NTSC (like Chile), still have "USA" codes on them. Think of USA as "NTSC". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,783 Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 10 minutes ago, guitarzombie said: Calling it the "US" version is a bit of a misnomer. The US version is actually the Nintendo released version. I'm about 99% confident all purple border MM6s were released outside the US. But the places that use NTSC (like Chile), still have "USA" codes on them. Think of USA as "NTSC". I don’t think it was intended to be a Chile release from the beginning. The first run was probably intended to be a US release that Capcom cancelled after production had already started. So Capcom had this small quantity of games on hand that they didn’t intend to distribute to US retailers and they dumped them onto a liquidator which found a home for them in the South American market. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 936 Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 5 minutes ago, phart010 said: I don’t think it was intended to be a Chile release from the beginning. The first run was probably intended to be a US release that Capcom cancelled after production had already started. So Capcom had this small quantity of games on hand that they didn’t intend to distribute to US retailers and they dumped them onto a liquidator which found a home for them in the South American market. Not that it was a Chile release only but that they were intending to release MM6 outside the US, in countries that are a little 'behind' with the NES, while in the states, the US was well into the SNES. Nintendo then just picked up the slack to actually release it in the US, cuz why not. Although I have no idea why there's no PAL Mega Man 6 release. Anyway, my point is that it really isn't an official US variant because it was never released in the US. If it had been, we'd have seen way more copies of it and they all wouldn't be in Chile. It sure is an official Capcom release. The purple border PRG chips are also the earliest prints, from late 93 IIRC. So this makes sense that they were printing their own for outside the US and Nintendo wanted it, and they ate the costs for printing it, which is why there are more MM6s than 5s. Nintendo paid for more prints, while Capcom paid to print 5, and the purple border 6s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,783 Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 26 minutes ago, guitarzombie said: Not that it was a Chile release only but that they were intending to release MM6 outside the US, in countries that are a little 'behind' with the NES, while in the states, the US was well into the SNES. Nintendo then just picked up the slack to actually release it in the US, cuz why not. Although I have no idea why there's no PAL Mega Man 6 release. Anyway, my point is that it really isn't an official US variant because it was never released in the US. If it had been, we'd have seen way more copies of it and they all wouldn't be in Chile. It sure is an official Capcom release. The purple border PRG chips are also the earliest prints, from late 93 IIRC. So this makes sense that they were printing their own for outside the US and Nintendo wanted it, and they ate the costs for printing it, which is why there are more MM6s than 5s. Nintendo paid for more prints, while Capcom paid to print 5, and the purple border 6s. From a business standpoint there probably would have been no financial justification for publishers to be releasing NES games in South America. NES was already the minority console compared to Sega, and even then the market was overrun by cheap pirated NES games. Publishing costs would have been prohibitively expensive to enter that market, so I would bet that all the official stuff that ended up down there may have originally been intended for other more developed markets and ended up becoming unwanted for one reason or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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