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Differences between snes carts 2 types of snes carts

Mar 24, 2012 at 8:15:58 PM
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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 ?

Mar 24, 2012 at 8:16:56 PM
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Your 2nd pic is blocked by hotlinking....whatever that means, lol.

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Mar 24, 2012 at 8:28:34 PM
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I think it was meant to be this...



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Mar 24, 2012 at 9:31:30 PM
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I often wondered this myself. I think there is nothing to it other than just the fact Nintendo changed the style.

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Mar 24, 2012 at 9:49:33 PM
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I think it has to do with the original models locking mechanism

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Mar 24, 2012 at 9:55:33 PM
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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.

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Mar 24, 2012 at 9:56:40 PM
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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. 

Mar 25, 2012 at 12:25:12 AM
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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.?

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Mar 25, 2012 at 2:18:30 AM
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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

Mar 25, 2012 at 12:25:30 PM
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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.

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Mar 25, 2012 at 2:11:03 PM
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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.

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Mar 25, 2012 at 10:42:11 PM
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I always thought the redesigned look of the SNES carts looked so much cooler.

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Mar 25, 2012 at 10:45:11 PM
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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.


Edited: 03/25/2012 at 10:45 PM by RetroSauce

Mar 25, 2012 at 11:51:19 PM
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Welcome!

I think some of early versions have trouble playing on the SNES mini

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Mar 26, 2012 at 4:58:49 AM
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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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