5 screw variants

JKessler00JKessler00
in Collector's Corner
What is the percent of value increase for a game that is 5 screw?  Are there any games that every one is 5 screw?  Does anyone have a list of all of the ones that have a 5 screw variant?

Flipping through my duplicates, I noticed I have a Donkey Kong and two Kid Icarus copies that are.  These are old enough titles that I wondered if maybe all copies are this way. 

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  • dr.robbiedr.robbie
    Depends completely on the game. Some games 3-screw variant is much more expensive. There's a list, quoted many times on this site, that lists the relative rarities for each.
  • BattymoBattymo
    http://www.nintendoage.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=eZine.Download&issue=10-2007
  • dr.robbiedr.robbie
    ^ Sorry, felt lazy and didn't want to search image. There ya go.
  • dr.robbiedr.robbie
    mostly just look out for 3 screw DK, DK Jr., Volleyball, and Gyromite and 5 screw Alpha Mission, Megaman, and Star Force (I think that's it). And, there are enough people looking already, but others that might exist, or only have 1 known copy, include 5 screw MT Punch Out, 5 screw Track and Field II, 5 screw Super C, 3 screw Gumshoe, and 3 screw DK Jr Math.
  • hybridhybrid
    has a 3 screw gumshoe showed up yet?

  • dangevindangevin
    No. This is where I say I've been looking for Gumshoe longer and more diligently than I have Mega Man, and still have never found a-one, and I honestly don't believe it exists.



    The only image that was produced turned out to be a CAN version. The game was released well before the Action Set put a Zapper in every home, and at a time gun games were as unpopular as Robot Series games (such as Stack-Up which also didn't see a 3-screw rerelease) because they involved an extra purchase of an expensive accessory for which few games existed.



    I believe it didn't "make the cut" past the 1987 Rev-A printings, and was never resurrected after the Zapper was a mainstay becase there were stronger third-party games already in production.



  • JKessler00JKessler00
    In doing some digging this weekend, my Tennis, Slalom, Urban Champion, Original Mario Bros., and Volleyball were all 3 screw carts! These are all at least a 6 or 7 rarity, with the Volleyball being a 9! Sweet! Now, is there anywhere that lists any kind of value for these?
  • MartonMarton
    ^Value of these variants is not really higher than the common version, except Volleyball which is about $15-20.
  • dr.robbiedr.robbie
    Originally posted by: JKessler00

    In doing some digging this weekend, my Tennis, Slalom, Urban Champion, Original Mario Bros., and Volleyball were all 3 screw carts! These are all at least a 6 or 7 rarity, with the Volleyball being a 9! Sweet! Now, is there anywhere that lists any kind of value for these?


    yup. my price guide image

    but really, you're not looking at any change in value for those, except the Volleyball, which is in the 15-20 range.
  • Braveheart69Braveheart69
    Urban Champion 3-Screw is not super easy to find. I think the 3-screw should have a slight premium over the 5-screw but still you'd have to get someone who collects variants to pay it.
  • JKessler00JKessler00
    The list of variants, compiled by Dain, shows that a 3 screw of Donkey Kong does not exist. There is one on ebay right now for $49.95. Contemplating....
  • dr.robbiedr.robbie
    it does exist. that's about what it's worth. sold mine for 40 i think.
  • JKessler00JKessler00
    I picked up a 3 screw Gyromite today...We'll see if it actually comes that way. What's that one go for as a R10?
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