Re: Uh ... rare NES game question -
Posted by Dhaos on .
Yeah since all the data is the same I wonder how many fake Myriad carts there are. What's stopping anyone from buying a Caltron cart (granted, you would either need to be very lucky at flea markets or spend a fee hundred dollars on eBay) making their own sticker with an exceptional serial number like 000001 and then trying to sell it for a $1000 or so on eBay?
The more I search about it, the more I find people who say they found their copy or remember renting a copy from a local game store. I wonder if Caltron used small rental stores as a sort of distribution method like Wisdom Tree used Christian bookstores.
AFAIK, independent stores weren't barred from selling unlicensed NES games, or allowing them for rental. Under those circumstances, any Mom-and-Pop store could carry games like these, for rental or for sale.
And yes, the ROMs of both games are exactly the same, from what I've read. Myriad didn't even alter the title screen, which still has the name Caltron in the bottom-area credits. Pretty sorry for a repackaging effort; even CCE had their name put in when re-releasing a cartridge - and that was for Atari 2600 carts.
- Tricob.
And yes, the ROMs of both games are exactly the same, from what I've read. Myriad didn't even alter the title screen, which still has the name Caltron in the bottom-area credits. Pretty sorry for a repackaging effort; even CCE had their name put in when re-releasing a cartridge - and that was for Atari 2600 carts.
- Tricob.
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| Re: Uh ... rare NES game question - | Tricob -- 5/23/2012 11:11 am UTC |