Blarky's sealed Nes/Snes game collection

Hey all,
I started collection sealed Nes and Snes games in the early days of eBay, somewhere around 1998. This was back when eBay still had some great deals. Here is what I've picked up over the years (all NTSC):
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*edit* removed picture - photo outdated. I've both traded away and added several games.

Not sure if you've noticed this before, but two of your Zelda's are different from the other two. Are two perhaps PAL versions? Or did Nintendo have two print runs of this game?

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really impressive!

If you ever want to sell one of this FFIII send me a PM !

Pascal wrote: ...
really impressive!

If you ever want to sell one of this FFIII send me a PM !

and me too
Pascal....stay with your PS2 games :P

Gemini-Phoenix wrote:Not sure if you've noticed this before, but two of your Zelda's are different from the other two. Are two perhaps PAL versions? Or did Nintendo have two print runs of this game?

They are all NTSC, however as you noticed two have the old style Nintendo seal of quality, and two have the newer one. I don't know the full story behind the change in style (perhaps someone else does), but somewhere down the line Nintendo got rid of the round, gray seal in favor of a more oval, easier to see white seal.

You got some great stuff ! Seeing the stuff you got from ebay in it's early days makes me wish I was around in the collecting scene back then If you want to buy that stuff now on ebay , you sure have to have deep pockets

PM me if you are interesting in trading some of your doubles. ive got some sealed nes and snes and also some cib nes stuff.

blarky, WOW.
You have one of the best games ever made (Final Fantasy II) I see you have two Blaster Masters (my favorite game of all time) Man, four Zelda's

I am humbled by the interest. I don't think I'll be selling anytime soon though Off the top of my head, there's still a few games I'd love to have, but unfortunately are mega rare: Kid Icarus and Dragon Warrior II. If you have either of those, I'd love to chat with you.... :P Super Metroid would be nice too.

Jason88 wrote:blarky, WOW.
You have one of the best games ever made (Final Fantasy II) I see you have two Blaster Masters (my favorite game of all time) Man, four Zelda's

Blaster Master definitley ranks up there. Definitley some good times with that game! A little underrated and ahead of it's time IMO.

A little underrated and ahead of it's time IMO.....I agree
You might have seen my site?
The Blaster Master Shrine

Jason88 wrote:A little underrated and ahead of it's time IMO.....I agree
You might have seen my site?
The Blaster Master Shrine

You pretty much have every propaganda related item to the game at the time it was published. I remember reading some of that back in the day. That 3d model of Sophia is cool, I remember seeing it years ago on BMU.

blarky wrote:

Gemini-Phoenix wrote:Not sure if you've noticed this before, but two of your Zelda's are different from the other two. Are two perhaps PAL versions? Or did Nintendo have two print runs of this game?

They are all NTSC, however as you noticed two have the old style Nintendo seal of quality, and two have the newer one. I don't know the full story behind the change in style (perhaps someone else does), but somewhere down the line Nintendo got rid of the round, gray seal in favor of a more oval, easier to see white seal.

I knew that Nintendo had changed the Seal Of Quality logo, but it is unusual to see the same game with both versions of it. Is either version of Zelda more sought after than the other perhaps? If memory serves me right, didn't Zelda have a low print run at first and then Nintendo realised that it was more popular than they had thought, and reissued it... I think this may be what happened here

Whoa awsome collection, i'm especially jelous of your 3 final fantasy III games, you just showin off

If you are considering selling one let me know.

In case anyone is curious, this is the wikipedia entry regarding the seal of quality:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Seal_of_Quality

Originally, for NTSC countries, the seal was a large, black and gold circular starburst. The seal read as follows: This seal is your assurance that NINTENDO has approved and guaranteed the quality of this product. This seal was later altered around 1988; approved and guaranteed was changed to evaluated and approved. In 1989, the seal became gold and white, much like it appears today, with a shortened phrase Official NINTENDO Seal of Quality. The symbol remained unchanged until 2003 when the of Quality segment was removed.

So I think it's safe to assume that anything with the original seal is from an earlier production run of the game... i.e it's older. How much older, who knows. At least from 1988/89 or before.

hmm... interesting, was this also the case for the PAL releases or just NTSC?

I think its interesting that no one really collects sealed Gamecube games, even though there are some very nice ones especially in the japanese corner.

Quite a lot of Japanese gamecube games don't come sealed, and those that do come with the type of seal thats easy to make/re-create by naughty ebay sellers.

i collect sealed gamecube games but only uk pal versions with the red tear strip .
i have about 20 now including zelda wind waker 2 disc , pokemon box and both mario sunshine .
i will try to post a photo when i can be bothered to get them out of the cupboard !

Damn, what a collection Only now I can see the pics (with other browser). It's really impressive. But there is no feeling to desperatly want to have one of this game, because I prefer the nintendo tear strip... except one game: 7th Saga! I love this game and I managed to play it through. The last boss is very impressive and the story is stirring (don't know if this is the right word). So this is one of the few SNES games I want to have in sealed condition. Otherwise I only collect Gamecube und GBA sealed. I think this will also be the first sealed SNES game I buy.