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WCDT: 2291-95 (8-12 October 2012) Weekly Comics Discussion Thread
Truec:
Who the hell keeps their cartridges in a plastic tub? You leave them stacked on a shelf to gather dust so you can complain when they don't work and you have to blow the dust out of them. It's tradition!
Ph2:
--- Quote from: StevenC on 12 Oct 2012, 09:26 ---Nah, they're American SNES cartridges alright. N64 had a rounded top.
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Ya, but the SNES cartridges have a tiny little label, the N64 ones cover up a decent section of the actual cartridge.
ink slinger:
--- Quote ---I can definitely make out a triforce, but I have no idea what the rest are.
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There appears to be a copy of Super Metroid in the pile. Doesn't look quite like the real cover, but it definitely looks like Samus in her power suit.
Precipice:
--- Quote from: Black Sword on 12 Oct 2012, 06:22 ---Were there more designs to SNES carts? I know the SNES got a redesign late in its product cycle (Sega Genesis got two), but wasn't aware of cart redesigns.
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Yes, it was one of several things Nintendo did to enforce regional restrictions. Japan and Europe got rounded cartridges, North America got rectangular cartridges. See the SNES page on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNES#Regional_lockout
Rainforce:
--- Quote from: Precipice on 12 Oct 2012, 13:19 ---
--- Quote from: Black Sword on 12 Oct 2012, 06:22 ---Were there more designs to SNES carts? I know the SNES got a redesign late in its product cycle (Sega Genesis got two), but wasn't aware of cart redesigns.
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Yes, it was one of several things Nintendo did to enforce regional restrictions. Japan and Europe got rounded cartridges, North America got rectangular cartridges. See the SNES page on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNES#Regional_lockout
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that's...interesting to know. Although I don't get why they removed the colors from the american version and replaced them with shades of gray and purple.
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