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NES: I found a new cart for Zelda 1 that is Rev-A but the text is all black. I've updated my details NES CIB research post. I'm still not happy with how the manuals are matched up, but it's the best I can do for now. 

SNES: I found another two Control Set Bundles. One has "Special Offer!" on the stick replaced with "Free!" (https://www.ebay.com/itm/302143414453). The other is just the -0 variant of the normal box (https://www.ebay.com/itm/183860995476). For good measure, here is the -1 "Special Offer!" (https://www.ebay.com/itm/264004207800).

Gameboy: I discovered that the -1 cart came with the -0 and -1 manual. I've found pictures of the -3 manual and Splain has seen the -2 manual. This would accound for another variant, but I haven't added it to the list since I don't know what cart it matches with. More documentation is here: http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=181&catid=5&threadid=179982

Gamecube: Did a lot more work going though console pack-ins. Since most of the pack-ins are just stickers on normal boxes I first researched those. Granted the pack-ins where not available for the entire lifetime of the console, so only a subset of these are possibly used in pack-ins. Here are all normal boxes I found. BR SS is the bottom right screen shot on the back of the box. Verified means I have found pictures with the box code. The rest I have only seen pictures of the color and BR SS. Finally, a code beginning with "C/GB" is made in China, and a code beginning with just "GB" is made in Japan.
 

Code	Color	BR SS	Verified
GB-DOL-S-KB-USA	Black	Kameo	Yes
GB-DOL-S-KB-USA-2	Black	Sonic Adv.	Yes
C/GB-DOL-S-KB-USA	Black	Sonic Adv.	Yes
C/GB-DOL-S-KB-USA-1	Black	Aggressive	Yes
C/GB-DOL-S-KB-USA-2	Black	Sonic Heros	Yes
C/GB-DOL-S-KB-USA-?	Black	Harry Potter	No
C/GB-DOL-S-KB-USA-5	Black	Goldeneye	Yes
GB-DOL-S-VTB-USA	Indigo	Kameo	Yes
GB-DOL-S-VTB-USA-2	Indigo	Sonic Adv.	Yes
C/GB-DOL-S-VTB-USA	Indigo	Sonic Adv.	Yes
GB-DOL-S-VTB-USA-?	Indigo	Aggressive	No
C/GB-DOL-S-VTB-USA-?	Indigo	Aggressive	No
?	Indigo	Sonic Heros	No
C/GB-DOL-S-VTB-USA-?	Indigo	Harry Potter	No
C/GB-DOL-S-PLB-USA	Platinum	Aggressive	No
C/GB-DOL-S-PLB-USA-1	Platinum	Sonic Heros	Yes
C/GB-DOL-S-PLB-USA-2	Platinum	Harry Potter	Yes
C/GB-DOL-S-PLB-USA-4	Platinum	Goldeneye	Yes

I'm sure I've missed some since Gamecube boxes are not usually pictured very well (especially the box code on the tab). The only Zelda pack-ins that I've seen backsides for are the black/indigo collector's edition (and carrying case). Of those I've only seen GB-DOL-S-VTB-USA-2 and C/GB-DOL-S-KB-USA-1 (Only the C/...-1 for Indigo). Again I'm sure there are more, but those are the only one's I've seen pictures of.

Switch: I was being stupid and thought that the Link's Awakening Limited Edition was available in the US too. So, I've removed that. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188372 2019-08-26T13:15:55 -05.00 0xDEAFC0DE 12 Originally posted by: Maertens29

With the GBA Four Swords, is the 100% or the 83% recycled the first print? I think in seeing the metallic on the left logo but want to ensure I'm correct.
100% should be the first print ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188372 2019-08-26T11:48:43 -05.00 0xDEAFC0DE 12 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188372 2019-08-26T00:33:14 -05.00 0xDEAFC0DE 12
TL;DR
Zelda 1: 10 box variants, 11 cart variants, 6 manual Variants, 14-16 total variants
Zelda 2: 5 box variants, 5 cart variants, 4 manual Variants, 6-8 total variants

Starting with Zelda 1 here's the box variants I found. Color denotes where the identifying mark is located. New SS = Screen shot on upper right, CR = copyright date, FS = For sale in...

Box	Rev-A	SOQ	NES TM	Zelda TM	GP	New SS	CR	Zip	FS	Box Code
1	No	Circle	TM	TM	No	No	87	98052	No	None
2	No	Circle	R	TM	No	No	87	98052	No	None
3	No	Circle	R	TM	No	Yes	87	98052	No	None
4	Yes	Circle	R	TM	No	Yes	87	98052	No	None
5	Yes	Circle	R	TM	Yes	Yes	87	98052	No	None
6	Yes	Circle	R	TM	Yes	Yes	87	98052	No	NES-ZL-USA
7	Yes	Oval TM	R	R	Yes	Yes	87	98052	No	NES-ZL-USA
8	Yes	Oval TM	R	R	Yes	Yes	87,89	98073-0957	Yes	NES-ZL-USA*
9	Yes	Oval R	R	R	Yes	Yes	87,89	98073-0957	Yes	NES-ZL-USA
10	Yes	Oval R	R	R	Yes	N/A	92	98073-0957	Yes	NES-ZL-USA-1

Next is cart list. MiJ = Made in Japan, CR = copyright date, RT = Red Text on back.

Cart	SOQ	NES TM	Zelda TM	Cart Code	MiJ	Screws	CR	Rev-A	RT
1	Circle	TM	TM	None	No	5	No	No	No
2	Circle	R	TM	None	No	5	No	No	No
3	Circle	R	TM	None	No	3	No	No	No
4	Circle	R	TM	None	Yes	3	No	No	No
5	Circle	R	TM	None	Yes	3	No	Yes	No
6	Circle	R	TM	None	Yes	3	No	Yes	Yes
7	Circle	R	TM	NES-ZL-USA	Yes	3	No	Yes	Yes
8	Circle	R	TM	NES-ZL-USA	Yes	3	85	Yes	Yes
9	Oval TM	R	R	NES-ZL-USA	Yes	3	85	Yes	Yes
10	Oval R	R	R	NES-ZL-USA	Yes	3	85	Yes	Yes
11	Oval R	R	R	NES-ZL-USA-1	Yes	3	85	Yes	No

And last the manual

Manual	Manual Code	Zelda TM	Zip
1	None	TM	98052
2	NES-ZL-USA-1	TM	98052
3	NES-ZL-USA-1	R	98052
4	NES-ZL-USA-1	R	98073-0957
5	NES-ZL-USA-1*	R	98073-0957
6	NES-ZL-USA-2	R	98073-0957

To determine probable CIB combinations I assumed that the things below should be the same across all items. It is hard to be sure, so I've also indicated my confidence. For the sake of the list of above, I included all likely combinations, and one of the probable pair.

Variants	On Ebay	C	I	B	SOQ	NES TM	Zelda TM	Rev-A	Zip	Code	Comments
Very Likely	X	1	1	1	Circle	TM	TM	No	98052	No	Only cart and box with NES TM
Likely		2	1	2	Circle	R	TM	No	98052	No	Only saw cart 2 sold as loose, but it probably went with box 2
Probably		2	1	3	Circle	R	TM	No	98052	No	Cart 2s are fairly rare, so I don't think it matches with the new SS box
Unlikely	X	3	1	2	Circle	R	TM	No	98052	No	Didn't see enough of this box to get a good idea
Very Unlikely		3	1	3	Circle	R	TM	No	98052	No	Didn't see any out of a decent number with box 3
	X	4	1	2	Circle	R	TM	No	98052	No	Didn't see enough of this box to get a good idea
	X	4	1	3	Circle	R	TM	No	98052	No	The last no rev-a cart and last no rev-a box
		5	1	4	Circle	R	TM	Yes	98052	No	First rev-a cart and box
		5	1	5	Circle	R	TM	Yes	98052	No	Cart 5 is rare. I've only seen a couple loose, never CIB
	X	6	1	4	Circle	R	TM	Yes	98052	No	Since cart 5 is rare, box 4 change probably changed later
	X	6	1	5	Circle	R	TM	Yes	98052	No	Last rev-a cart and box without code
	X	7	2	6	Circle	R	TM	Yes	98052	Yes	Only one circle seal, with code box. Also manual 2 because Zelda TM with code
	X	8	2	6	Circle	R	TM	Yes	98052	Yes	"
	X	9	3	7	Oval TM	R	R	Yes	98052	Yes	Only combination with old zip and oval TM seal/Zelda R
	X	9	4	8	Oval TM	R	R	Yes	98073-0957	Yes	I don't know what the * manual matches with
	X	9	5	8	Oval TM	R	R	Yes	98073-0957	Yes	"
	X?	10	4	9	Oval R	R	R	Yes	98073-0957	Yes	Saw cart/box 10 mostly with the * manual
	X	10	5	9	Oval R	R	R	Yes	98073-0957	Yes	"
	X	11	6	10	Oval R	R	R	Yes	98073-0957	Yes	Classic series (gray cart)

Now on to Zelda 2.

Box	SOQ	Link TM	CR	Zip	Box Code
1	Circle	TM	88	98052	NES-AL-USA
2	Oval TM	TM	88	98052	NES-AL-USA
3	Oval TM	TM	88,89	98073-0957	NES-AL-USA*
4	Oval R	TM	88,89	98073-0957	NES-AL-USA
5	Oval R	R	92	98073-0957	NES-AL-USA-1

Cart	SOQ	Link TM	Cart Code	CR
1	Circle	TM	NES-AL-USA	No
2	Circle	TM	NES-AL-USA	85
3	Oval TM	TM	NES-AL-USA	85
4	Oval R	TM	NES-AL-USA	85
5	Oval R	R	NES-AL-USA-1	85

Manual	Manual Code	Link TM	Zip
1	NES-AL-USA	TM	98052
2	NES-AL-USA	TM	98073-0957
3	NES-AL-USA*	TM	98073-0957
4	NES-AL-USA-1	R	98073-0957

Variants	On Ebay	C	I	B	SOQ	Link TM	Zip
Very Likely	X	1	1	1	Circle	TM	98052
Likely	X	2	1	1	Circle	TM	98052
Probably	X	3	1	2	Oval TM	TM	98052
Unlikely	X	3	2	3	Oval TM	TM	98073-0957
Very Unlikely	X	3	3	3	Oval TM	TM	98073-0957
		4	2	4	Oval R	TM	98073-0957
	X	4	3	4	Oval R	TM	98073-0957
	X	5	4	5	Oval R	R	98073-0957

EDIT: I found another cart (#5) with the help of rondy_. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188372 2019-08-18T21:38:04 -05.00 0xDEAFC0DE 12 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188372 2019-08-18T19:37:59 -05.00 0xDEAFC0DE 12  

Title	Made In	Box Code	UPC 5 Code	Disc Code
Wind Waker	Japan	50517A	00000	DOL-GZLE-0-00
Wind Waker	USA	50516A	00100	DOL-GZLE-0-00
Wind Waker [PC]	Japan	50517B	00001	DOL-GZLE-0-00
Wind Waker [PC]	USA	57818A	00100	DOL-GZLE-0-00
Wind Waker [PC]	USA	50516B	00101	DOL-GZLE-0-00
Collector's Edition	Japan	52938A	00000	DOL-PZLE-0-00
Collector's Edition	USA	52538A	00100	DOL-PZLE-0-00
OoT MQ	USA	50168A	00100	DOL-D43E-0-00
FSA	USA	54324A	00100	DOL-G4SE-0-00
FSA [PC]	USA	54324B	00101	DOL-G4SE-0-00
FSA [Big Box]	USA	54345A	00100	DOL-G4SE-0-00
SS	USA	75627A	00100	?
SS [CD]	USA	75798A	00100	RVL-SOUE-0A-0
SS [Remote]	USA	75631A	00100	RVL-SOUE-0A-0
PH	Japan	61332A	00000	N/A
ST	Japan	69175A	00000	N/A
OoT 3D	Japan	74524A	00000	N/A
OoT 3D	Japan	74524B	00001	N/A
OoT 3D [Selects]	Japan	103587A	00000	N/A
aLBW	Japan	81561A	00000	N/A
aLBW [GotY]	Japan	81561B	00001	N/A
aLBW [Selects]	Japan	107555A	00000	N/A
aLBW [Selects]	Japan	107555B	00001	N/A
MM 3D	Japan	83319A	00000	N/A
MM 3D [Selects]	Japan	110011A	00000	N/A
Tri Force Heroes	Japan	102479A	00000	N/A
HW Legends	Japan	103361A	00000	N/A
WW HD	USA	81115A	00100	?
WW HD [Blue]	Japan	101975A	00000	?
WW HD [Selects]	Japan	104186A	00000	?
Hyrule Warriors	USA	83662A	00100	?
Hyrule Warriors	USA	83662B	00101	?
TP HD	Japan	102472A	00000	?
BotW [Wii U]	Japan	103423A	00000	?
BotW [Wii U]	Japan	103423B	00001	?
BotW [Switch]	Japan	105211A	00000	N/A
BotW [Switch]	Japan	105211B	00001	N/A
HW: Definitive Ed.	Japan	107775A	00000	N/A

It was really hard to find information on disc codes. About one in 30 ebay listings have a legible code. I wasn't able to confirm any software revisions higher than 1.0 (besides the twilight princess stuff in my previous post). I know at least skyward sword has a 1.1 and a 1.2. See here https://www.reddit.com/r/zelda/comments/1zre2i/can_someone_tell_me_the_difference_between_these/. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188372 2019-08-18T13:33:34 -05.00 0xDEAFC0DE 12 Originally posted by: AtariJay

I have two versions of Twilight Princess non selects on the Wii, an A and a B
Nice catch. I did some more research and actually found five versions. It looks like there are three identifying features on the box and one on the disc. To the left of the product code on the box is another code (anyone know exactly what it's for?). First is the made in label. Right of the UPC is another 5 number barcode what changes between versions. The five digit barcode is mostly used for books to give suggested retail price, but that's certainly not what it's used for here. Finally, on the back of the disc near the center hole is a version code. More info here http://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/knowledge/version-differences.
 

Made In	Box Code	UPC 5 Code	Disc Code	Ebay
Japan	62483A	00000	RVL-RZDE-0A-0 JPN	https://www.ebay.com/itm/143357225790
USA	61602A	00100	RVL-RZDE-0A-0 USA	https://www.ebay.com/itm/183896273881
USA	61602A	00100	RVL-RZDE-0A-2 USA	https://www.ebay.com/itm/143357242617
USA	61602B	00101	RVL-RZDE-0A-2 USA	https://www.ebay.com/itm/153601676892
USA	61602C	00102	RVL-RZDE-0A-2 USA	https://www.ebay.com/itm/133124326200

Disc codes are hard to read off of ebay listings. I only found about 7 I could read. So, if anyone wants to open their copy and see what box and disc code they have, please post below. I only found one 61602C version searching 200+ ebay listings (the rest are all pretty common). You may notice it was sold. I only had the Gamecube version of TP and I wanted Super Paper Mario anyway (other game in listing), so I bought it. I'll update the table with the disc code when it arrives.

Looking at my other Wii and Gamecube games it seems like the middle digit of the UPC 5 indicates where the game was made (0 = Japan, 1 = USA). The last digit indicates box revision (0 = A, ...). Also the number of the box code changes between country of manufacture. Now that I know what to look for I'll start to look for more variants for disc based games.

EDIT: For completeness here are the Gamecube and Wii Selects codes.
 

Made In	Box Code	UPC 5 Code	Disc Code	Ebay
USA	58684A	00100	DOL-GZ2E-0-00 USA	https://www.ebay.com/itm/202752449434
USA	74472A	00100	RVL-RZDE-0A-2 USA	https://www.ebay.com/itm/173963094087

EDIT2: My 61602C has arrived and it is version 1.2 as expected. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188372 2019-08-18T09:24:46 -05.00 0xDEAFC0DE 12 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188372 2019-08-18T09:09:36 -05.00 0xDEAFC0DE 12 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=188372 2019-08-18T04:23:02 -05.00 0xDEAFC0DE 12 Originally posted by: BouncekDeLemos

Well, this is amazing, thank you! Gonna check to see what 5-screw variant I own when I get home. haha  

I'm not sure about any zelda refurbs. If there were, they'd probably be really rare if not even rarer than the other ones Nintendo pumped out. If I hear anything, I'll let you know. The most popular variant list for the NES zeldas is Braveheart's (http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=41227), but around post 69 mb7241 discovered that there is another 5 screw variant with the ®. Checking ebay confirms this. It doesn't even seem that much rarer than the TM one.

While I'm talking about this, I should probably share some resources I used for more information.

General: https://zelda.gamepedia.com was helpful for all the main games, several spin-offs, and especially their box art gallery which helped with limited editions. https://nfr.fandom.com helped for all things kiosk NFR. https://zeldacollection.com had a lot of random obscure stuff. It also has a bunch or stuff for other regions which wasn't needed for this list, but interesting nonetheless. A nice list of US console bundles are here http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=137185.

NES: The Legend of Zelda stuff is above. Braveheart's Zelda II list is here http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=51326. Test cart screw variants http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&catid=5&threadid=131659. The NFRs also say Nintendo Promotional Offer and seem to come from an NOA library. Picture of both here http://web.archive.org/web/20090725071306/http://zeldacollectorsmuseum.com:80/. More information on where they came from is here http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=109939.

LCD: Tons of information can be found at https://zelda.gamepedia.com/Zelda_(Game_%26_Watch) and https://zelda.gamepedia.com/The_Legend_of_Zelda_Game_Watch. 

SNES: Cart, box, and manual information is given here https://snescentral.com/article.php?id=0164. I was able to piece together likely pairings by going through ebay pictures. The NFR uses a different stick but the purpose seems the same as the NES NFRs. Info here http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=89311.

Game Boy: Cart variants documented here http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=170412. The ice blue pocket bundle had a rectangular manual. More on that here http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=120977. NFR box sticker is the same as aLttP, but here's another thread for it http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=29&threadid=178546.

N64: Nothing crazy here. Notable NFRs: MM gray is a demo and very rare, OoT gold is back sticker only. Majora's Mask also had a manual revision due to an accidental reference to a nonexistant 4-player mode.

GBC: Link's Awakening DX info http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=173811. I discovered that OoA had two printings here https://zeldacollection.com/game-boy-color/the-legend-of-zelda-oracle-of-ages/. I checked ebay and sure enough OoS has the same two printings.

GBA: Again, I found out about the two printings of the original version of Four Swords here https://zeldacollection.com/game-boy-advance/the-legend-of-zelda-a-link-to-the-past-four-swords/. It discribes that the first printing has a sold metaliic left side whereas the second printing has a slight gradient to white. It can sometimes be hard to tell with bad photography, so another way is to look under the recycle sign where the text is X% total recovered fiber. X can be 100 or 83. Pictures of three SP bundles are here as well as the two Game Boy bundles http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?.StartRow=1&catid=5&threadid=137246.

Gamecube: A nice list of game variants can be found here http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=66741. It doesn't cover any console bundles though. Three WW games (PC NFR, Metroid Combo, Master Quest Combo) were only available through console bundles. Regular Master Quest and Collector's Edition were both avaiable as standalone and in bundles. A lot of these bundles I was able to confirm with pictures from https://www.instagram.com/joaquin.zeldacollector/. More info about the WW + Metroid bundle is here https://forum.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?161233-Best-Buy-2005-ad-needed-to-help-solve-Gamecube-Metroid-Zelda-combo-mystery and here http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=53788.

Wii: Nothing special here.

DS: Or here, the Lite bundle is from the console bundle resource in general.

3DS: Console bundles found here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_3DS_colors_and_styles. Game of the Year found here https://zeldacollection.com/nintendo-3ds/the-legend-of-zelda-a-link-between-worlds/.

Wii U: I learned that the blue globe was a variant here https://zeldacollection.com/nintendo-wii-u/the-legend-of-zelda-the-wind-waker-hd/.

Switch: Most of these limited editions and many previous ones were gathered from this https://zelda.gamepedia.com/Gallery:Box_Art. ]]>