guitarzombie | 936 Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 Ding ding ding! Good thing I made this thread. I love new information! As for that being a 4th print box, it might be possible since the date code looks like 86 the 4th week of October. I dont have any info on boxes and their production ranges thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodvibes | 166 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Ok fair enough, thanks for the input. As for manuals does anyone have an idea? Meaning 1st print or anything, only thing I’ve noticed is 1985 on the inside page by the front cover. Not aware of any variations I should be looking at to confirm initial or second release vs other later releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuriatsu | 65 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 I'll have to check my SMB cart later when I get home...If I still have it that is...I'm honestly not sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreaKBeatZ | 136 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 A little bit off-topic, was Super Mario Bros. released on the Famicom before it was released in the U.S.? If so (which I think is probably the case), one of those versions would be the true first printing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0xDEAFC0DE | 1,277 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 hour ago, BreaKBeatZ said: A little bit off-topic, was Super Mario Bros. released on the Famicom before it was released in the U.S.? If so (which I think is probably the case), one of those versions would be the true first printing. It was released for Famicom on September 13, 1985 which is a month before the NES released in North America. So the first Famicom version would be the true "first print". But the point of this thread is to find the earliest North American SMB cart to see if that can help us determine a more exact release date (which has never been confirmed). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 936 Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Correct Deafcode. Now with this super early date, we can pretty much surmise it was 'released' Oct 18 with the other black box. Although it does seem much more 'rarer' than the others. By rarer I mean not as many copies ready for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianboom1976 | 10 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) I have a Super Mario Bros. with famicom HVC codes of 8539 (graphics chip) and 5K1 (data chip)....... 1st week of October 1985. Edited August 29, 2021 by brianboom1976 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianboom1976 | 10 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) Hopefully a better picture of this early Super Mario Bros. board. Edited August 29, 2021 by brianboom1976 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,273 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) Here’s another chip variant as well. I think just a week after NES launch. Were they flying these in on passenger airlines Edited August 29, 2021 by ThePhleo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,272 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 I have an 8647 6L3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,272 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 That would suggest “i” is not skipped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 936 Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 Thats like December of 1986, over a year away :P. Funny cuz I just watched Jeremey Parish' video about SMB 1 and he references Frank Cfaldi's article where they can't tell if SMB 1 was ready for the Oct debut. I mean, at least we know US copies were printed early enough to be included. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/sad-but-true-we-can-t-prove-when-super-mario-bros-came-out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,272 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 21 minutes ago, guitarzombie said: Thats like December of 1986, over a year away :P. Over a year away from what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,043 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 9 hours ago, docile tapeworm said: Over a year away from what? The launch of the NES 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,272 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 4 hours ago, RegularGuyGamer said: The launch of the NES What’s the relevance? Earlier posts in this thread have date codes from 87. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 4,107 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 936 Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 1 hour ago, docile tapeworm said: What’s the relevance? Earlier posts in this thread have date codes from 87. Uh, the idea was to find proof from people opening their carts if they could find any proof using date codes if the chips were printed before Oct of 1985. Then @Goodvibes posted his cart that had the date code of 8539 that proved the chips were printed early enough that SMB1 could have been ready at the Oct launch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,272 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, guitarzombie said: Uh, the idea was to find proof from people opening their carts if they could find any proof using date codes if the chips were printed before Oct of 1985. Then @Goodvibes posted his cart that had the date code of 8539 that proved the chips were printed early enough that SMB1 could have been ready at the Oct launch. Lol my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,718 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 1 minute ago, docile tapeworm said: Lol my bad. It's okay. We love you anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 936 Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 12 minutes ago, docile tapeworm said: Lol my bad. Its in the title of the thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,272 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, guitarzombie said: Its in the title of the thread So why you coming at me? Lol there’s pics posted of date codes later than mine wait it doesn’t say anything I. The title about “hey thanks we figured it out” Edited July 23, 2023 by docile tapeworm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 936 Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 1 hour ago, docile tapeworm said: So why you coming at me? Lol there’s pics posted of date codes later than mine wait it doesn’t say anything I. The title about “hey thanks we figured it out” Its funny because the thread is over 3 years old and you had to search for it somehow. We got the data and the thread fizzled out. And after we got the first 85 date code, all the other pics posted are from 85. Dunno where you're getting this from haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,272 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 On 12/26/2019 at 8:46 PM, Hybrid said: Have no idea where the date code would be on the PRG and CHR chips but the CIC has 8727 @guitarzombie this date code is 87’, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,272 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 I found the thread because I had a 5 screw non Tm wondering if it is from the NY batch. Lol what the hell are we even talking about? Rotfl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 936 Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 9 minutes ago, docile tapeworm said: @guitarzombie this date code is 87’, no? Yes... but I just said after we found the first 85 one, which is at the end of the 2nd page by good vibes in Feb of 2020. On 2/16/2020 at 10:27 PM, Goodvibes said: Hello all, I finally got around to opening the smb cart from my gloss sticker seal box. I picked it up a few years ago locally along with a few others in a bundle. Cart originally came in the box but I had to source a manual to make it complete. Here’s a couple pictures of the board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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