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Title: NES Variations: 3 Screw/ 5 Screw & Round Seal/ Oval Seal
Post by: scott on September 24, 2011, 12:46:02 am
So I was looking into NES packaging and there are some game with Round "Seals of Quality", which were earlier releases of the games. Does anyone know if these round seals are releated to the 3/5 screw variations? I'm not sure, because my copy of Castlevania II: Simon's Quest is a Round Seal, but a 3 screw cart.
Title: Re: NES Variations: 3 Screw/ 5 Screw & Round Seal/ Oval Seal
Post by: tpugmire on September 24, 2011, 12:56:34 pm
No they aren't related.  Just a different type of variation.  There is one game that I'm aware of that has a bunch of different variations between the two things.
Title: Re: NES Variations: 3 Screw/ 5 Screw & Round Seal/ Oval Seal
Post by: scott on September 24, 2011, 01:51:54 pm
Good to know.
Title: Re: NES Variations: 3 Screw/ 5 Screw & Round Seal/ Oval Seal
Post by: scott on September 29, 2011, 12:44:49 am
I'm trying to track down variations in the original release of Castlevania. It's currently listed as 3 and 5 screw. I have a 3 screw round seal, I'm guessing the 5 screw is also a round seal? Then there is the release which has an oval seal.  

Anyone with a 5 screw copy that can give me some insight?
Title: Re: NES Variations: 3 Screw/ 5 Screw & Round Seal/ Oval Seal
Post by: hexen on September 29, 2011, 03:45:51 am
I have the 5 screw version, it has a round seal.
Title: Re: NES Variations: 3 Screw/ 5 Screw & Round Seal/ Oval Seal
Post by: scott on September 30, 2011, 12:25:57 am
Alright, So that makes 3 variations of the original Castlevania, so far. I wonder if there is a list floating around somewhere, like digitpress, of all the known 5 screw carts?
Title: Re: NES Variations: 3 Screw/ 5 Screw & Round Seal/ Oval Seal
Post by: tpugmire on October 03, 2011, 08:52:54 am
Yeah there is.  I added them all to the database off a list.  I think it was at nintendoage.com
Title: Re: NES Variations: 3 Screw/ 5 Screw & Round Seal/ Oval Seal
Post by: scott on October 03, 2011, 11:15:35 am
Oh cool. I knew we had a bunch of them listed, but wasn't sure if someone went through and added them all.
Title: Re: NES Variations: 3 Screw/ 5 Screw & Round Seal/ Oval Seal
Post by: tpugmire on October 03, 2011, 02:50:48 pm
Yep, I did.  
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