PAL/euro NES players - need help with a quick question

Post by **RadarScope1** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:21 pm

Likely a dumb question, but I came across this Euro version SMB. It looks like the Asian version carts sold briefly in China and some other territories. Is this what the PAL carts all looked like? I always thought Europe got the same pixelated artwork on early NES games that we got here in the U.S. Sorry for such a dumb question - Google failed me and I am impatient.

Post by **Niode** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:32 pm

Yeah, that's definitely not the standard euro release? How many screws does it have on the back? 3 or 5?

We got the same pixelated fire mario artwork that US got.

Post by **Krooner** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:38 pm

The artwork on that cart is for Super Mario Land, must be a bootleg.

Post by **pureevil** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:55 pm

Krooner wrote:The artwork on that cart is for Super Mario Land, must be a bootleg.

As soon as I saw it thats what I though.But if he answers niodes question that should help.

Post by **Lord_Santa** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:59 pm

actually I've got 2 copies of SmB and that's exactly what it looks like
never seen a US copy, but that's likely European (yes, I'm from Europe)

:edit

if you look close enough it says "European Version" =)

:edit 2

Niode:

I can't imagine the Scandinavian version looking any different than that of the UK(?)
but I've never seen pixelated art-work on any NES game in Sweden, nor Denmark

:edit 3

if in doubt:

http://www.bowsershrine.com/Images/Medi ... iobros.jpg

Post by **MentalMan** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:40 pm

http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/super ... /cover-art

Lots of cover variations!

Post by **Lord_Santa** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:44 pm

MentalMan wrote:http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/super ... /cover-art

Lots of cover variations!

seems like us Swedes got the sweet deal, huh?

(and the Germans in the end)

^^

Post by **MentalMan** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:06 pm

Looks like it

Pity I only have the card left... my brother has the european SMB2 and SMB3 boxed, with manuals. Pretty cool artwork.

Post by **RadarScope1** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:19 pm

I don't know the number of screws. This is a screen grab. To be clear, I don't believe it is the artwork from Mario Land -- it's the Famicom cart artwork. This cart is exactly like Asian Version carts (not the same as the JP release) and yes it does say European Version. But I just wasn't sure how much variation between territories the physical releases had in Europe.

Post by **Niode** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:52 pm

Interesting, there's not usually much difference between the UK copies and the rest of europe.

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