Gameboy grey cart question.

[PurposefullyCrude]

I recently purchased a copy of Dragon quest monsters Terry's wonderland for the gameboy/color. It came complete in good condition. But I thought it was odd that the color of the cartridge. The version I got had a grey cartridge, while the American counterpart Dragon warrior monsters is a black cartridge.

I've looked up other images of the Japanese cartridge, and some appear to be on the black cartridge. So I'm wondering if what I purchased is a bootleg.


Comparison between my American cart, and the Japanese grey cart


Japanese black cart.

Given the delay in it being released in America (January 27th 2000) and japan (September 25th 1998)

And since it was released in japan before the gameboy color was. Could it be that the first print of cartridges used the typical grey cartridge, compared to the black?

[Hobie-wan]

And since it was released in japan before the gameboy color was. Could it be that the first print of cartridges used the typical grey cartridge, compared to the black?

That sounds reasonable to me. Released before they thought different cart shell colors were a good idea. The label looks legit and so does the molding of the cart shell. If you have a game bit, open it up and you will be able to tell for sure.

[noiseredux]

I am *pretty sure* that no COLOR games were released on gray carts. It's possible that it was initially released as just a b/w GB cart (gray) though. Does it seem to have the FULL color pallet when you play it on a GBC?

I have seen many GBC bootlegs housed in gray cases, though most of them tend to be pretty obvious. Like they'll say GAME instead of GAME BOY at the top of the cart for instance. And your gray cart's label looks very convincing, at least on the internet. So I can't be certain here.

[Hobie-wan]

I have seen many GBC bootlegs housed in gray cases, though most of them tend to be pretty obvious. Like they'll say GAME instead of GAME BOY at the top of the cart for instance. And your gray cart's label looks very convincing, at least on the internet. So I can't be certain here.

The molding on the OPs cart is fine. This site's cart picture is also gray and looks fine.

http://www.dqshrine.com/dq/dqm/

[noiseredux]

yeah. That's weird. Must've been an early Japan GBC thing... hmm.

[PurposefullyCrude]

Its interesting to say the least. Maybe Enix used some leftover grey carts they had laying around?
This is first game I've run across where a cart has had multiple color variations, that might be official.

[TCJJ]

That is indeed odd, but it looks completely legit. As previously mentioned, if you open it up, you'd be able to tell for sure. Actually, before I bought a GameBit, I managed to use tweezers to open up Game Boy cartridges. It takes a little patience to start, but after the screw is loosened, it's fairly easy to get out.