Action 52 Question
Hello. I have been fascinated by the story of Action 52 since seeing the AVGN episode about it and recently picked up a copy of my own. I do have some questions however. I acquired a black board variant, which I understand is slightly rarer and more valuable. Is it true that these were the first version of the game, and production was then switched to the green board? My version has a playable version of "Alfred and the Fettuc", which was unplayable and caused the game to crash in the earliest released Action 52 carts. Are the cart's with an unplayable version of this game limited to the black boards, or are there also green board variants with an unplayable version of Alfred?
While i I was in the market to purchase, I noticed a lot of the cartridges didn't have the warning label on the back. There were so many without this sticker I figured it couldn't just be due to them falling off, and also seemed limited to the green board cartridges. Were there some variants released without this sticker, or have they simply fallen off these carts? Does the presence of the sticker affect the value at all?
On a related note, I am currently very much in the market for a copy of Cheetahmen II and have not seen one pop up on eBay since I've been looking. If anyone has a copy they are looking to sell I would be interested.
I have been lurking for a while but finally registered an account to ask these questions. I love that there is such a dedicated community to discuss questions about such an obscure item. I originally was an SNES collector and have about half a full set, but about a year ago shifted my attention to the NES. I am going for a complete NES collection and am currently at 148 games, so a long way to go.
Thank you!
While i I was in the market to purchase, I noticed a lot of the cartridges didn't have the warning label on the back. There were so many without this sticker I figured it couldn't just be due to them falling off, and also seemed limited to the green board cartridges. Were there some variants released without this sticker, or have they simply fallen off these carts? Does the presence of the sticker affect the value at all?
On a related note, I am currently very much in the market for a copy of Cheetahmen II and have not seen one pop up on eBay since I've been looking. If anyone has a copy they are looking to sell I would be interested.
I have been lurking for a while but finally registered an account to ask these questions. I love that there is such a dedicated community to discuss questions about such an obscure item. I originally was an SNES collector and have about half a full set, but about a year ago shifted my attention to the NES. I am going for a complete NES collection and am currently at 148 games, so a long way to go.
Thank you!
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All had working Alfredo and Jigsaw, and none had the sticker on the back
I've played this game, and beaten Ooze.
Has anyone else had problems with beating Ooze, or is the Wikipedia page wrong?
I noticed on the Wikipedia page, it says that Ooze... "The game was reported to crash on level 2, making this prize impossible to win"
I've played this game, and beaten Ooze.
Has anyone else had problems with beating Ooze, or is the Wikipedia page wrong?
If you beat all the levels of Ooze, you should get this page:
But so far only hex editors have been able to access it.
edit: I've read some of the rev B fixed the crash issue, but the screen still doesn't show up.
How can I tell if my black board copy is var 1 or 2? On the green board carts I see where this is indicated at the top of the cart, but don't see this anywhere on my cart.
probably because those are shitty pirate carts and A52 is a rare legit release, even if it's broken/the games are terrible.
They're all legitimate releases, the other cartridges are also all unique games that also suck. There isn't any difference between the 3.
probably because those are shitty pirate carts and A52 is a rare legit release, even if it's broken/the games are terrible.
They're all legitimate releases, the other cartridges are also all unique games that also suck. There isn't any difference between the 3.
We know the history of Action 52, Cheetahmen II, and Active Enterprises. We know who programmed the games, who was financing it all, etc.
Pirate carts we know next to nothing about them.
probably because those are shitty pirate carts and A52 is a rare legit release, even if it's broken/the games are terrible.
They're all legitimate releases, the other cartridges are also all unique games that also suck. There isn't any difference between the 3.
Sure there is.
Action 52 was advertised like crazy in print mags, so people knew about it. Most of your multicarts are using pirated games, Action 52 games were made for that release.
Edit: You sure about the "the other cartridges are also all unique games that also suck" part? The only 76-in-1 I know of is the Tsang Hai one, and the only 82 in 1 I saw, first two games listed are tetris. Got pics of these carts?
probably because those are shitty pirate carts and A52 is a rare legit release, even if it's broken/the games are terrible.
They're all legitimate releases, the other cartridges are also all unique games that also suck. There isn't any difference between the 3.
orly? can you post some pics? i'd be fascinated to find out about 150 new nes games.
probably because those are shitty pirate carts and A52 is a rare legit release, even if it's broken/the games are terrible.
They're all legitimate releases, the other cartridges are also all unique games that also suck. There isn't any difference between the 3.
orly? can you post some pics? i'd be fascinated to find out about 150 new nes games.
My guess is 150 hacked NES games, like replacing Mario with an ocelot or something.
My understanding is the Rev B version is the one that has most of the games working. I didn't think there were black board Rev B carts, but Vectrex has indicated that there are. So I learned something new here too.
Actually I checked on pictures of that Action 52 cart and it didn't have REV-B printed on it. It also had the back sticker, even though I said it didn't. Can't remember all of the details I guess.
However, Alfredo and Jigsaw did work on this cart.
Also, fun fact: I traded this exact cart for Dragon Fighter and Sword Master, which would be a steal nowadays