the lion king SNES

[tommyboy8689]

I've been collecting mostly NES and SNES for a couple years now, but a couple days ago someone gave me a copy of the lion king. I didn't think much of it since I already had a copy.

Heres what I'm wondering, the copy I just got looked slightly different from the one I already had, what I finally noticed was that the copy I already had was "made in Japan" and the copy I just got was "assembled in Mexico" I haven't found anything online (yet) about it and was wondering if maybe someone could help me. I guess I'm really wondering if there is a difference in value or game play or what?!

I don't really think there would be other than where they were made, but maybe someone can help me so I can know for sure.

[yomomma1]

The lion king you have was just made a little later than the first ones.(Some later snes games were made in mexico)

[Jrecee]

After some exhaustive research I have deduced that one of them was made in Japan and the other was assembled in Mexico. I'll let you know if I come with any more useful information. Until then, ciao.

[Frag Mortuus]

After some exhaustive research I have deduced that one of them was made in Japan and the other was assembled in Mexico. I'll let you know if I come with any more useful information. Until then, ciao.

Lol

[latenitevacancy]

I would say that even if one were more scarce then the other, something like that I would assume is something less people pay attention to or care about. So it would hardly make the value rise. This is just my theory, though.

[Ziggy]

It's no mystery that they started making carts cheaper after a while. How much did TMNT4 cost when it first came out? I got my copy towards the end of the Super NES's life for like $20 in a Toys R Us. Of course, I have a black and white instruction booklet and it didn't come with a dust cover. Though when it first came out for $50 plus dollars it had a full color book and dust cover.

[Troglodyte]

One is not really rarer than the other... you haven't discovered anything special really.
In the later years of the SNES, Majesco Sales Inc. picked up the rights to re-release certain popular SNES games. These games, although not extremely popular, sold well enough and had distribution rights that were obtained easy enough; to warrant the effort to get them re-released. They also released the last licensed SNES game in NA: Frogger. In addition, they are the company that released the Genesis 3, as well as the last version of the Game Gear. Here are but a few that I can confirm and remember off the top of my head:

• The Lion King
• Scooby Doo Mystery
• Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
• Monopoly
• Championship Pool
• Goof Troop

These software revisions of these games are no different then the original re-releases. The only visible difference on the inside, is that the EPROM is masked with a Majesco Sales company name and part number.

[Jrecee]

One is not really rarer than the other... you haven't discovered anything special really.
In the later years of the SNES, Majesco Sales Inc. picked up the rights to re-release certain popular SNES games. These games, although not extremely popular, sold well enough and had distribution rights that were obtained easy enough; to warrant the effort to get them re-released. They also released the last licensed SNES game in NA: Frogger. In addition, they are the company that released the Genesis 3, as well as the last version of the Game Gear. Here are but a few that I can confirm and remember off the top of my head:

• The Lion King
• Scooby Doo Mystery
• Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
• Monopoly
• Championship Pool
• Goof Troop

These software revisions of these games are no different then the original re-releases. The only visible difference on the inside, is that the EPROM is masked with a Majesco Sales company name and part number.

Your research may have been slightly more exhaustive than mine. . .

[Troglodyte]

Your research may have been slightly more exhaustive than mine. . .

No problem... I didn't mean to post it in jest or offense... I just thought I would post what I knew to be true from my own experience and information from others. It is a bummer when you think you found something rare; and it ends up being not the case. It has happened to myself at least once before...

[tommyboy8689]

hey thanks for the help, i didnt really think i had stumbled upon something rare, just thought it was interesting that i had a copy from japan and one from mexico, wanted to see why that was mostly i guess. i should have been more clear in my original post.

and to jrecee thank you for your help, your sarcasm was much appreciated,