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Post by mpanayiotakis on Jun 8, 2004 10:49:40 GMT 2
As I was rewriting part of my faq and I was looking at some of the common paperwork (caution, warning leaflets etc) I realized that their codes look a lot like dates. Is it possible that these codes are really dates of production ? And if not, is there a possibility that the two first digits are year of production ?
It seems like that might be true if you think a bit about what years these leaflets first appeared..
Can anyone confirm this in any way or has anyone else made similar thoughts ?
Michael
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Post by pulse8 on Jun 9, 2004 3:38:45 GMT 2
I noticed these codes the other day, too, and I think you're right Michael. I thought at first they were just stock codes for re-ordering (which they probably are), but looking closer they may have some real meaning. The first 2 digits certainly look like dates, and the others could be, too. I have a Japanese ACL sheet here and the code on it is 81701 - could still be July 1, 1981 I guess. Others seem to have a 6-digit code. The "How to Play"s have different ones, even the battery stickers. From the brief look that I've had, non-Japanese paperwork appears to have an "A" after the number... Interesting stuff indeed. pulse8
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Post by jonwiththewind on Jun 9, 2004 6:12:23 GMT 2
I know this has been asked before, but:
Wouldn't it be nice if Nintendo were more interesting in providing information/help to collectors like us?
I think I might write a letter, and send it to head office in Japan, to get some answers ;D
Anyone care to translate it into those funny Japanese symbols for me? ;D ;D
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Post by mpanayiotakis on Jun 9, 2004 19:09:46 GMT 2
I don't think that there's someone working for Nintendo right now that can answer such questions Jon. Besides, what good would it do if we knew all the answers beforehand ? I like discovering things myself.. Now, back to the subject, since only a few different leaflets were made I don't think there was any point in giving them random codes so they must have a meaning. Since they marked the batteries with the creation date, I think they should have done the same with other stuff too. Most importantly, the dates seem to coincide with first appearances of these leaflets and the sequence in which they appeared (for example yellow and pink caution leaflet). If any of the above is really true, we would be able to find when the 2nd silver game editions were produced and other very interesting stuff! Michael
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Post by pulse8 on Jul 1, 2004 8:18:59 GMT 2
Just had an actual read of a 820626A yellow caution sheet (that's what it's there for, right? ) Has anyone else noticed: 1. The mention of "Battery life is the same whether installed in game or removed", and 2. The spelling mistake of "posibble" - could be one reason they started releasing the pink ones ...interesting. pulse8
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Post by mpanayiotakis on Jul 7, 2004 12:59:57 GMT 2
1. The mention of "Battery life is the same whether installed in game or removed", and 2. The spelling mistake of "posibble" - could be one reason they started releasing the pink ones The 2nd one is very interesting indeed since it might be a reason they released the second caution leaflet (Nintendo already had a history of releasing leaflets to fix their spelling mistakes - turtle bridge error leaflet). The first isn't so strange since batteries have a specified period of life whether they're used or not. Some of them may still be usable today but that's not the rule. Michael
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Post by josefkang on Jul 8, 2004 0:07:20 GMT 2
I think Nintendo should come to this forum for information..
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Post by mpanayiotakis on Jul 8, 2004 11:10:44 GMT 2
I think I'll sell them my FAQ for $1m so that their support team can answer questions related to the game&watch games.. ;D
Michael
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