Adventures of Link Not for Resale

ampplaysampplays
in Finders Keepers
Finally scored a NFR Zelda II box! It wasn't cheap but I don't care I have been trying to find this NFR promo sticker set for awhile. As far as I know this is one of three, leaving me hunting for Final Fantasy and Zelda. Super stoked to get this knocked off my list!



http://www.ebay.com/itm/NES-Legend-of-Zelda-cartridge-and-Adventures-of-Link-Box-and-Manual-Both-Save-/190886056959?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&nma=true&si=BAY2wNKCbkl5IWMHTK7ObAcYmzs%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc



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  • SegertarSegertar
    Cool man. I have the Final Fantasy NFR in my collection. I bought mine on NA for $45 a lil while back. They come up, just not very often.
  • floydfan38floydfan38
    There is a yellow metroid nfr....;.i have one but I'm keeping it
  • ampplaysampplays
    Originally posted by: floydfan38

    There is a yellow metroid nfr....;.i have one but I'm keeping it




    Oh man that's awesome, I never knew that! Now added to my saved searches!
  • pcp711pcp711
    That particular NFR sticker designates that it came from the nintendo of america library. These games were like rentals for corporate employees. Once the games were outdated they were given or sold to employees. Nintendo slapped the NFR sticker on em to discourage employees from selling them for a profit. I currently have 10 snes cart only and 1 nes cib, that being final fantasy. I dont mean to burst your bubble because these particular nfr games are much rarer then store kiosk nfr games, but I highly doubt that there are only 3 link classic series NOA nfr boxes in the world. Still, that is a very very sweet find. I would love to have one.
  • TanookiTanooki
    3 known isn't that what he said? There could be 30 or 300 but just out there, still at NOA, trashed, who knows. It's like how I think all the NWC carts still are not accounted for beyond the original winners list.



    It's a nice find, I didn't know it existed, nor did I the yellow Metroid either. I think it's a fun set to attempt I imagine, costly though, and probably unobtainable given no one really knows what all got that sticker so perhaps someone who will have the most will be the leader in setting the bar.
  • pcp711pcp711

    Originally posted by: Tanooki



    3 known isn't that what he said? There could be 30 or 300 but just out there, still at NOA, trashed, who knows. It's like how I think all the NWC carts still are not accounted for beyond the original winners list.



    It's a nice find, I didn't know it existed, nor did I the yellow Metroid either. I think it's a fun set to attempt I imagine, costly though, and probably unobtainable given no one really knows what all got that sticker so perhaps someone who will have the most will be the leader in setting the bar.

    3 known is what he said, however now that i have re-read his OP, he may have meant 1game title in only 3 game titles with this sticker.  I still also find that hard to believe.  In my previous post i explained what the sticker is and what it was used for.  Being that they were rentals for NOA corp employees, i still find it hard to believe that only 3 titles in the nes set ever got that sticker.  Here is my NOA nfr collection:



    nes final fantasy cib (sticker on box)

    snes mlbpa baseball cib (sticker on both box ends)

    snes lord of darkness cib ( "            "    "         "       "    )

    snes war 2410 sealed/cib with stickers on both ends but probably used

    snes legend cart, sticker on back

    snes ignition factor cart, sticker on back

    snes super adventure island 2 cart, sticker on back

    snes ultima the black gate cart, sticker on back

    snes mech warrior cart, sticker on back

    snes rise of the phoenix cart, sticker on back

    snes x-kaliber 2097 cart, sticker on back






  • ampplaysampplays
    Originally posted by: pcp711

    dont mean to burst your bubble because these particular nfr games are much rarer then store kiosk nfr games, but I highly doubt that there are only 3 link classic series NOA nfr boxes in the world. Still, that is a very very sweet find. I would love to have one.




    Oh man I guess I didn't word that clearly, I meant I have 1 of the known titles to have received this particular NFR sticker treatment. Now that it has been brought to my attention that Classics version Metriod is out there I have 1 of 4 of this NFR set. Thanks for the nice comments!
  • coffeewithmrsaturncoffeewithmrsaturn
    I had a snes Dream TV one. Congrats on the great find!
  • lojack44lojack44
    I have the  Metroid NFR yellow label NES one NM and CIB, and Ren and Stimpy Buckeroos SNES with NFR label on back (cart only). Great rare finds!
  • nintendopower_4_evernintendopower_4_ever

    Originally posted by: pcp711



    3 known is what he said, however now that i have re-read his OP, he may have meant 1game title in only 3 game titles with this sticker.  I still also find that hard to believe.  In my previous post i explained what the sticker is and what it was used for.  Being that they were rentals for NOA corp employees, i still find it hard to believe that only 3 titles in the nes set ever got that sticker.  Here is my NOA nfr collection:



    nes final fantasy cib (sticker on box)

    snes mlbpa baseball cib (sticker on both box ends)

    snes lord of darkness cib ( "            "    "         "       "    )

    snes war 2410 sealed/cib with stickers on both ends but probably used

    snes legend cart, sticker on back

    snes ignition factor cart, sticker on back

    snes super adventure island 2 cart, sticker on back

    snes ultima the black gate cart, sticker on back

    snes mech warrior cart, sticker on back

    snes rise of the phoenix cart, sticker on back

    snes x-kaliber 2097 cart, sticker on back





     



    I saw those shopgoodwill auctions with all of the NOA SNES game lots and those CIBs and I thought they all went really high



    They all went for $200+ and some lots were $300+ for just 8 or 9 games, right?



    That Seattle Goodwill had tons of great stuff for a few months and it was like Nintendo just dumped off a few big boxes of old games there. I know that I saw at least 5 of the Star Fox Competition carts too!


  • Braveheart69Braveheart69
    Yes I sold off one of these about a year ago. Nes Best of the Best Karate Championship.
  • LimbofunkLimbofunk
    These are fun--most of them were Nintendo Power and prizes at Nintendo sponsored events, but those labels were also used in some instances for the NoA Library to be 'rented out' by employees.
  • WickedWonkaWickedWonka
    I sold a final fantasy and a start tropics nfr cib on na last year.



    http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=34&threadid=76702



    http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=34&threadid=78799



    Add one more to the checklist and good luck
  • SinNombreSinNombre
    I saw that box in that auction and considered buying but I want an older AOL box (like I got for Christmas in 1990) so I passed.
  • ampplaysampplays
    Well clearly there are many!
  • D4RK M4R10D4RK M4R10
    I finally checked (been lazy). I have Dr. Mario and Open Golf with this same sticker as well.



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