Micro Machines Cart Question

ag1052ag1052
in Collector's Corner
I purchased a Micro Machines cartridge yesterday from a local game store but I wasnt sure if something was missing from the back or not.

I tested the game and it works fine but it just seems like there should be something in that slot on the back.

I couldn't find a picture of the back of the cart online so I thought I would post mine and see if it is missing something.

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Comments

  • Mario's Right NutMario's Right Nut

    Looks okay.  Here is the back of a Linus Spacehead:

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  • dr.robbiedr.robbie
    yeah, looks pretty normal to me.
  • ag1052ag1052
    Sweet, thanks guys!
  • OneColdMonkeyOneColdMonkey
    I've never seen that version of the back of a Camerica cart I don't think. Looks like there's spikes coming out? Anyway, there should be an 'a' and 'b' dipswitch on the back. The 'a' sends out a little electric current to bypass the NES's lockout, but if you're using a toploader or a clone system without the lockout, switch it to 'b' so you're not mini-frying your system every time you start it up. image
  • ag1052ag1052
    Both of my Dizzy and Big Nose have a switch there (and I am glad for the info about needing to use switch B OneColdMonkey because I dont even have a regular NES all I have is a Top Loader and a Gen Nex)...



    Does anyone have a Micro Machines that they can look on the back to see if yours has a switch?

  • HerbalistHerbalist
    They should all have a switch I believe. If yours doesnt its possible it just broke off.
  • ag1052ag1052
    Originally posted by: NES HERBALIST

    They should all have a switch I believe. If yours doesnt its possible it just broke off.


    I would have thought the same thing but it is a bit different than the ones with the switches.... The "chip" or whatever you call it that is in that slot is different.

    (please pardon my camera)
    Here is the Mirco Machines
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    and here is Big Nose the Caveman
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    I am guessing that the Micro Machines just didnt have a switch because there is no place for it to be on that cart (there is no hole where it broke off from)
  • The CountThe Count
    My Micro Machines sure has a switch. Yours maybe broke off or perhaps never had one to begin with?

  • ag1052ag1052
    Hmmmm... I wish I could take better pictures because the more I look at it the more it seems like there wasnt a switch unless it was somehow attached to those connectors because there isnt a space for it... maybe there are two different kinds of Mirco Machines... looks like I am going to try to have to hunt down another one just to compare the two.
  • projectingstarsprojectingstars
    Yep, my copy sure has a switch too.

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  • marvelus10marvelus10
    All of mine do too.
  • absolutsydabsolutsyd
    Hmm, hard to tell in the blury pic, but it almost looks like something should plug in there in the back of yours. Weird.
  • ag1052ag1052
    Originally posted by: projectingstars

    Yep, my copy sure has a switch too.

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    Thanks for the picture... yeah that is not what mine looks like, I will try to find a way to get better pictures
  • Dr. MorbisDr. Morbis
    The first 10,000 or so had edge connectors instead of the infamous switch. Nothing out of the ordinary here...
  • ag1052ag1052
    Originally posted by: Dr. Morbis

    The first 10,000 or so had edge connectors instead of the infamous switch. Nothing out of the ordinary here...


    Thanks for clearing that up!!! What do the edge connectors do? Do they serve a purpose?
  • MasonSushiMasonSushi
    I remember it having a switch; my friend had it. It's kinda funny, that its in my top 10 for the system, but I don't own it. Great game!!!!
  • projectingstarsprojectingstars
    My Micro Machines cart is for sale if anyone want/needs it. Just throwing that out there. image
  • JoeNESJoeNES
    All of my Camerica games have a switch except Micro Machines. Maybe there was a jumper long ago? Maybe it was something they did at the factory, and it never did have a switch. Anyone know?
  • mark_kmark_k
    Don't know if this is of any interest, but I have several Codemasters games (the company which developed Camerica games and released them in Europe). Most have a black cartridge which is a different shape to the ones pictured above. The cart casings have a slot where a switch would go, but no switch is present in any of my carts. That's a bit of a bummer, because none of those carts will work on a top-loading NES (or any NES/Famicom clone). At least some Codemasters games were also released in a "Plug-Thru" version that looks like a Game Genie. Those would work on any region NES (but not the top-loader either, because the PCB is too thick!)

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