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Post by runepune on Feb 7, 2010 1:24:40 GMT 2
Sure, Aris. It's 23542755.
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Post by Aris on Feb 7, 2010 8:03:42 GMT 2
Sure, Aris. It's 23542755. Thanks Runepune! As luck would have it, it was already in the database, so, I don't have a new serial for an SMB OEM game....  AC |
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Post by devster on Feb 7, 2010 23:36:04 GMT 2
Both my SMB and DK II have the same code. They are both the type which have the name on the box as well. The serials are; SMB 2488131, DKII 37954337, but I would be surprised if they both came with these boxes.  |
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Post by Aris on Feb 8, 2010 6:43:55 GMT 2
I think it's safe to assume those are 2nd edition OEM boxes!  Paul, can you re-check the serial on your OEM SMB game? It looks like you've omitted a digit. So, why do you think the games did NOT originally come with these OEM boxes??? AC |
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Post by devster on Feb 8, 2010 12:02:37 GMT 2
! Sorry about that, I will check it out later and repost.
Well I can't remember if I swapped the games over, they both look mint to me and I tend to upgrade where I haven't got a mint item.
Many boxed games do not house the original games, so there is no reason to think these would, although the lot being sold by this guy probably are as they look like a job lot.
Maybe Michael can let us know about the DK as I bought it from him. Was the DK Mint?
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Post by Aris on Feb 8, 2010 18:15:04 GMT 2
! Sorry about that, I will check it out later and repost. Well I can't remember if I swapped the games over, they both look mint to me and I tend to upgrade where I haven't got a mint item. Many boxed games do not house the original games, so there is no reason to think these would, although the lot being sold by this guy probably are as they look like a job lot. Maybe Michael can let us know about the DK as I bought it from him. Was the DK Mint? Cool PD, thanks! I think the likely-hood of games having been swapped increases substantially, if they're being sold by a collector. I know I've switched the Mario Bros. game in my PS box from a scratched and scuffed one, to a nice shiny near mint one! So, yeah, I see where you're coming from. If the game is being sold by a non-collector, I don't even think upgrading the game crosses their mind. Not to mention, they probably wouldn't even have a mint game to upgrade it to anyway! ;D AC |
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Post by mpanayiotakis on Feb 8, 2010 19:53:21 GMT 2
Out of the 3 oem boxes I used to own the only game I replaced was blackjack (very easy to find a mint one). I left the other two with the original boxes, super mario was near mint/mint (bought it as new after all), donkey kong 2 wasn't in very good shape which makes me think that the original owner must have replaced it since the box was in very good condition..
Michael
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Post by Gawaleus on Feb 9, 2010 9:51:55 GMT 2
I'm guess this number is the same on all OEM boxes for at least SMB. Does anyone have an OEM box with a different number on it? What about your Patrick W? All my OEM's have T06F03F0IF on it (or T06F03F0 1F, hard to read). Patrick |
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Post by sandyjune96 on Feb 9, 2010 23:10:25 GMT 2
Hi all,
I know that the general perception is that these OEM games didn't come with instructions but I do not believe that to be 100% true. I have bought 2 brand new SMB OEMs in the past from a seller in the US who had quite a few of them and they both had a complete set of paperwork as did all the others that he had.
I do not believe that anybody would go to the trouble of putting full sets of paperwork in a load of brand new games 20 years after they were made.
Another theory that I have thought possible is that maybe these games were destined to be in blister packs and the white box was how they were shipped from the factory prior to being packed.
The OEM boxes that we have seen quite possibly could be surplus stock that never made it into blisters.
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Post by devster on Feb 10, 2010 0:44:46 GMT 2
i actually like that idea does anyone know where all the factories were? would they package them up somewhere else?
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Post by Aris on Feb 10, 2010 4:22:06 GMT 2
Hey Iain, long time since I've seen a post from you!  I read your post and thought wow, that sounds like a great theory, yet, that concept never even crossed my mind! That's actually the good thing about having a forum where the same few people aren't the only ones posting messages, otherwise, no new ideas, like yours, ever get heard. I'm hoping you may be onto something here!!! Anyway, what you're suggesting sounds very possible indeed. The only things I would question are centered around games we've seen/haven't seen in blisters, as well as games we've seen/haven't seen in OEM boxes. In other words, I know I've seen SMB in blisterpack, and I've seen DKII in blisterpack (for sure once, as I used to own one, but sold it to Josefkang. I may have seen it one other time as well, but I'm not certain) But I've never seen a Black Jack game in blisterpack. As for the flipside of this scenario, some of the more common blisters, like DKJR and MCF, I've never seen in OEM boxes, so, why have we only seen OEM boxes for SMB, BJ and DKII but nothing else? If these were destined to be blisterpacked, then yeah, they should have come with instructions! But what about the other paperwork? I wonder if they're also tucked in behind the blisterpacked game??? I've never opened a blisterpack up, and I'm sure no one else here has either, so, I guess we'll never know for sure, but, besides the game, batteries and instruction booklet, I can't tell for sure if anything else is included in the packaging. Also, the fact that the two you purchased, did come with instructions seems unusual, since it goes against the "common knowledge" for OEM boxed contents. It would be interesting to find out how many of us have OEM boxes that came with instructions, and how many of us have OEM boxes that didn't come with instructions. I think I'll create a poll just to see what sort of numbers we have. Anyway, those are my thoughts on the "blisterpack theory". It would be great to hear other forum member's opinion(s) on this latest theory, and see how plausible it is to the rest of us. AC |
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Post by pablo on Feb 10, 2010 18:22:02 GMT 2
I never thought about the possibility that no one here wouldn't have ever opened a blisterpack game before, is that true???
Someone here must have bought one in his childhood before being a collector, and must remember what's inside, don't you think?
Well, i don't own any blisterpack game ( i need to confirm the game is working, and play with it ), but i really think they must have the same paperwork as the boxed ones.
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Post by devster on Feb 10, 2010 21:15:32 GMT 2
Blisters come with instructions and papers for sure. I have a couple that have been opened at the bottom and when you turn them upside down the bits fall out from behind the game. I think I can even see them on the closed ones. I will check them out later and report back, along with the SMB serial number Aris!! |
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Post by Aris on Feb 11, 2010 3:06:57 GMT 2
I never thought about the possibility that no one here wouldn't have ever opened a blisterpack game before, is that true??? Someone here must have bought one in his childhood before being a collector, and must remember what's inside, don't you think? Well, i don't own any blisterpack game ( i need to confirm the game is working, and play with it ), but i really think they must have the same paperwork as the boxed ones. Well, it was a rather broad statement Pablo. What I was getting at, was, that if any of us bought a blisterpack game, say, over the past 10 years or so, I doubt very much that anyone would have opened it. Opening a blister reduces its value considerably, so, any collector here that purchases a blisterpack game, and then opens it to play it, is, IMO, a fool. I have one blisterpack game, and I'm sure, I'll be dead long before it ever gets opened! Unless of course, my little guy gets a hold of it, then, I'll put it on ebay! ;D AC PS As a child, I never saw any blisterpack games, so, I guess if someone does recall seeing them and owning them as a child, then yes, in that scenario, someone may have actually opened one. Do we know the time-line for when Blisterpacks were first produced? And when they ended the production for them?? |
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Post by rensmits on Feb 11, 2010 11:22:09 GMT 2
Ah come on guys! You can't be serious to think that nintendo shipped these games in these boxes to put them in a blister somewhere else!
Too expensive!
They would have put dozens of games and all the other stuff that goes with it together in a large shipping box.
Why in the world would they put a multiscreen foam inside a whitebox, ship it to some factory, put it in a blister and throw away the foam and the little white box?
No way! Think about the costs.
The theory that these oem boxes where shipped to stores, so they could display them and kids could play with these games also doesn't make sense.
Why didn't the stores used the normal boxes?
I think this OEM stuff was used by sales people who go from store to store.
Just normal day to day sampeling. Big compagnies do that all the time.
So, the sample theory is the best one I think, but not by sending them to stores so kids could play with them, but sending them to sales people.
René
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The game itself however is in superb condition (not even a scratch). If it is the game you need, I have it right here.
Sept 21, 2017 3:14:36 GMT 2
The game itself however is in superb condition (not even a scratch). If it is the game you need, I have it right here.
Sept 21, 2017 3:14:36 GMT 2
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