Differences between snes carts

leejunfan777leejunfan777
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Anyone has some insight has to why exactly there are 2 types of snes carts

- the old ones (the ones that look more like the sfamicom style cart)

- the new ones (the ones with a crease)



old                                                   new                                 sfamicom









also i think some games can have both style

is there a list of that somewhere ?

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  • EnslavedEnslaved
    Your 2nd pic is blocked by hotlinking....whatever that means, lol.



    Welcome to Nintendo-Age!
  • Holy-SNESHoly-SNES
    I think it was meant to be this...







    And this...



  • matt17_52matt17_52
    I often wondered this myself. I think there is nothing to it other than just the fact Nintendo changed the style.
  • NintenJoeNintenJoe
    I think it has to do with the original models locking mechanism
  • thesubcon3thesubcon3
    I kind of remember there being some issue with the older cartridges ejecting via the button and getting stuck. However I never had that problem.
  • RetroSauceRetroSauce

    Originally posted by: DubbleJoe7



    I think it has to do with the original models locking mechanism





    That is exactly why. The original model 1 SNES had a plastic lock piece that slid into the slot on the game cartridge and held it in when the power turned on. Children were pulling on it and breaking that plastic piece so nintendo started marking shells that looked like the second one. That way the cartridge could be pulled out without breaking the plastic lock. 
  • matt17_52matt17_52
    So is this going to be the SNES version of 3/5 screw variant? Is there a list of the carts that have both styles? What year did they make this change etc. etc.?
  • leejunfan777leejunfan777
    the second style always looked to me as if it would fit some kind of game genie device or something it just dosent look like a simple hole
  • del01del01

    Originally posted by: matt17_52



    So is this going to be the SNES version of 3/5 screw variant?





    I can totally see this happening.
  • NatendoNatendo
    Welcome to NA... and yeah, seems the answer has already been said... but I'd always wondered that myself, but never cared enough to research it.



    Thanks for saving me the trouble guys
  • BalnathBalnath
    I always thought the redesigned look of the SNES carts looked so much cooler.
  • RetroSauceRetroSauce

    Originally posted by: matt17_52



    So is this going to be the SNES version of 3/5 screw variant? Is there a list of the carts that have both styles? What year did they make this change etc. etc.?



    I'm not sure when they made the switch, but good luck compiling a list. It will be huge. In order for these varients to become collectible, someone will need to assemble a list, determine which ones are hard to find, and broadcast it on the forums.
  • ElijahElijah
    Welcome!



    I think some of early versions have trouble playing on the SNES mini
  • K.ThrowerK.Thrower
    The first game I got with the redesigned case was SF II Turbo. I remember a friend told me they changed it so the Game Genie couldn't hold on to the cart and wouldn't work right, so that people would stop using it. He had a Nintendo Power subscription, and I remember them trying to push Game Genie as being permanently harmful to your Nintendo.
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