Anyone ever seen a wierd barcode like this on an NES cartridge?
See above.
Anyway, I got this cart in a lot. (Actually, it was in a blind box, lol.) Anyway, this is Astyanax by Jaleco. The cartridge is in near-perfect shape but the barcode label is a bit worn, which would seem to dictate that this has probably been moved around.
I cracked open the cart and inside is a chip that looks to be in perfect shape, as if it's been inserted into an NES only a few times at most.
Anyone ever seen one of these and have any clue what this is for? It makes me wonder if this was a Jaleco copy, possibly kept in inventory for some purpose, or maybe used as a display-and-play copy in a store, but locked in a box.
I'm generally curious. Labels like this are usually for video stores, but that doesn't seem correct because it's quite obvious that this game hasn't been played much.
I am not asking about value/price. I'm just intrigued.
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I don't think it has any significance.
I have this exact sticker on Monster In My Pocket. This particular copy came from JJ's Video in Palestine, Texas
It was just something I noticed and off the top of my head, I couldn't figure out the point of the sticker. For those of you that have these labels, are your games in perfect shape (or where they when you bought them)?
Rentals.
I have my suspiscions that's not the case. First, any rental I've ever seen, even for crappy games, are worn out Even the worst of titles will be rented 20-30 times and there will be ware on them.
Second, rental carts also usually have some other sticker on them, espcially some form of safety sticker wrapped around the edge or over a screw hole, for protection. I own 3 rental carts and they all look like that.
I'm not saying this isn't a rental but if it is, it's the best quality/condition I've ever seen. In fact, this NES cart is the best conditioned cart I have in my collection, other than a couple of homebrew carts I've bought.
They ARE rental security and/or barcodes. There is a sensor magnet underneath. I worked at a rental that used these exact stickers and i have a lot of games that had them the cart. I say this with 100% certainty not speculation.
Ok, cool. Thanks.
A lot of the mail-order game trading services slapped security stickers on all their stuff to prevent fraudulent returns and advertise their services to subsequent users of that game cartridge.
IIRC, pics of Nintendo's own internal lending library for game counselors used barcodes.
- The barcode stickers are a way of tracking copies by the FBI
- The barcode stickers are exclusive variants that are exclusive to retailers carrying exclusively limited copies of this game. They're exclusive.
- The barcode indicates a later revision of the game, so store owners can easily identify copies that don't need to be sent back to the manufacturer due to game-breaking glitches found in the original.
- The barcode sticker is made from pure cocaine, and was used as a way of smuggling insignificant quantities into the united states from the cartridge factories. Just scrape the surface of the sticker with a razorblade and be amazed by the real monster you'll have in your pocket once it makes its way into your bloodstream.
They're a real pain to get off the cart too. The VOID stickers are the worst.
I hate the blockbuster stickers they'd put on the cart, I can't get this stain(?) Off of my hatris cart. I'll upload a pic.
They're a real pain to get off the cart too. The VOID stickers are the worst.
I am not sure if yoy Canadians have different VOID stickers, but I remove VOID stickers with alcohol and it works.
They're a real pain to get off the cart too. The VOID stickers are the worst.
I hate the blockbuster stickers they'd put on the cart, I can't get this stain(?) Off of my hatris cart. I'll upload a pic.
Leave the Blockbuster stickers on. They are a part of history.
They're a real pain to get off the cart too. The VOID stickers are the worst.
I hate the blockbuster stickers they'd put on the cart, I can't get this stain(?) Off of my hatris cart. I'll upload a pic.
Leave the Blockbuster stickers on. They are a part of history.
I always hated that on n64 carts most of the time they would put them on the label, so it's near impossible to get them off without damaging the label.
I am not satisfied with the idea that the sticker is merely a barcode for rental purposes. That answer is far less interesting than I wanted, therefore there must be another one. Let's start a list of potential alternative reasons:
- The barcode stickers are a way of tracking copies by the FBI
- The barcode stickers are exclusive variants that are exclusive to retailers carrying exclusively limited copies of this game. They're exclusive.
- The barcode indicates a later revision of the game, so store owners can easily identify copies that don't need to be sent back to the manufacturer due to game-breaking glitches found in the original.
- The barcode sticker is made from pure cocaine, and was used as a way of smuggling insignificant quantities into the united states from the cartridge factories. Just scrape the surface of the sticker with a razorblade and be amazed by the real monster you'll have in your pocket once it makes its way into your bloodstream.
Those carts really are genetically engineered Hitmen, waiting in disguise amongst the other carts biding time until they can garrote you in your sleep
I am not satisfied with the idea that the sticker is merely a barcode for rental purposes. That answer is far less interesting than I wanted, therefore there must be another one. Let's start a list of potential alternative reasons:
- The barcode stickers are a way of tracking copies by the FBI
- The barcode stickers are exclusive variants that are exclusive to retailers carrying exclusively limited copies of this game. They're exclusive.
- The barcode indicates a later revision of the game, so store owners can easily identify copies that don't need to be sent back to the manufacturer due to game-breaking glitches found in the original.
- The barcode sticker is made from pure cocaine, and was used as a way of smuggling insignificant quantities into the united states from the cartridge factories. Just scrape the surface of the sticker with a razorblade and be amazed by the real monster you'll have in your pocket once it makes its way into your bloodstream.
Those carts really are genetically engineered Hitmen, waiting in disguise amongst the other carts biding time until they can garrote you in your sleep
This is similar to why I won't own any NARC carts, ya can't trust anything these days.
I am not satisfied with the idea that the sticker is merely a barcode for rental purposes. That answer is far less interesting than I wanted, therefore there must be another one. Let's start a list of potential alternative reasons:
- The barcode stickers are a way of tracking copies by the FBI
- The barcode stickers are exclusive variants that are exclusive to retailers carrying exclusively limited copies of this game. They're exclusive.
- The barcode indicates a later revision of the game, so store owners can easily identify copies that don't need to be sent back to the manufacturer due to game-breaking glitches found in the original.
- The barcode sticker is made from pure cocaine, and was used as a way of smuggling insignificant quantities into the united states from the cartridge factories. Just scrape the surface of the sticker with a razorblade and be amazed by the real monster you'll have in your pocket once it makes its way into your bloodstream.
Those carts really are genetically engineered Hitmen, waiting in disguise amongst the other carts biding time until they can garrote you in your sleep
This is similar to why I won't own any NARC carts, ya can't trust anything these days.
so that's why every morning I find mine with a switchblade next to my bed, time to get the hammer.
There is a strange beauty to the combination of stickers on this cart. Don't ever clean that baby. I wouldn't.
They're a real pain to get off the cart too. The VOID stickers are the worst.
I hate the blockbuster stickers they'd put on the cart, I can't get this stain(?) Off of my hatris cart. I'll upload a pic.
Ugh I hate those Blockbuster stickers too!!! Such a pain in the rear to take off without destroying the label, and if by some miracle you manage to do it, good luck taking off the permaglued residue. Those things come from hell.
Void stickers are a blessing compared to these
There is a strange beauty to the combination of stickers on this cart. Don't ever clean that baby. I wouldn't.
I had 5 stickers of the same video store on my RBI Baseball 3. I never wanted to take them off but one day I picked up that copy and noticed there were still some stickers on it, so I took one away until I noticed I didn't want to take'em off in the first place. Some video stores did some crazy things with their stickers.
They're a real pain to get off the cart too. The VOID stickers are the worst.
I am not sure if yoy Canadians have different VOID stickers, but I remove VOID stickers with alcohol and it works.
Goo Gone works great for those metallic VOID stickers. It requires a small bit of elbow grease but it eventually comes clean.
They're a real pain to get off the cart too. The VOID stickers are the worst.
I hate the blockbuster stickers they'd put on the cart, I can't get this stain(?) Off of my hatris cart. I'll upload a pic.
Leave the Blockbuster stickers on. They are a part of history.
I always hated that on n64 carts most of the time they would put them on the label, so it's near impossible to get them off without damaging the label.
Agreed!! the paper comes off. The metal strip NO WAY.