A couple of years ago I bought a copy of Super Metroid from eBay. I didn't think anything of it until I noticed an error on the back with the alignment of the bullet points, as show in the picture below;
After I noticed that I started looking online and couldn't find a single mention of any versions of Super Metroid with that error. One thing I did find though was an old eBay auction for an apparently rare version the the game (or box), and one of the pictures used showed that it also had the error. The auction description said;
I have no idea if what he said is true as I can't find anymore information about it online. Does anyone here know anything about it?
After I noticed that I started looking online and couldn't find a single mention of any versions of Super Metroid with that error. One thing I did find though was an old eBay auction for an apparently rare version the the game (or box), and one of the pictures used showed that it also had the error. The auction description said;
Here we have my most prized SNES game, this has got to be one of the rarest PAL SNES games out there.
Super Metroid was originally planned to be released in a standard sized box, but after the game was delayed, the publishers decided to release the large box with the 72 page guide as a way of saying sorry. Thus, only a few of the small box versions were made!
I have recently discovered that the small box version never even made it to release in the UK! After Nintendo decided to make the big box version, most of the small versions were used to promote the larger ones in shops often being thrown away after they served their purpose. I'm not sure how many of these small boxes still exist, but the number is VERY low!
What you get:
Cart
Box
Cart holder
No instruction book as the instructions were integrated into the 72 page guide.
If you own one of these small box Super Metroids, you are in possession of a technically unreleased game!
Super Metroid was originally planned to be released in a standard sized box, but after the game was delayed, the publishers decided to release the large box with the 72 page guide as a way of saying sorry. Thus, only a few of the small box versions were made!
I have recently discovered that the small box version never even made it to release in the UK! After Nintendo decided to make the big box version, most of the small versions were used to promote the larger ones in shops often being thrown away after they served their purpose. I'm not sure how many of these small boxes still exist, but the number is VERY low!
What you get:
Cart
Box
Cart holder
No instruction book as the instructions were integrated into the 72 page guide.
If you own one of these small box Super Metroids, you are in possession of a technically unreleased game!
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