Sorry to bump something this old but this was the most informative 5 screw thread I found.

Since Ive complete my loose VB collection and 2 shy of CIB I thought Id turn my attention elsewhere. Other than other variants of all Mortal Kombat titles and all NBA Jam TE ports, Ive been on a 5 screw kick.

Earlier in this thread, there was mention of 3 screw carts with flat head screws. Supposedly they are the early early 3 screws per what I read. I decided to go through my collection (just shy of 120 carts) and see if I had any of these. To my surprise I found a lot of them:

10 Yard Fight
Arkanoid
Baseball
DK 3
Goonies 2
Gotcha
Ice Hockey
Legend of Kage
Mighty BombJack
Pro Wrestling

Now since I havent owed this for all 25 years of their existence I cant vouch for their authentication. BUT I did notice they are all found in 5 screw carts minus Ice Hockey. Problem with it is that the cart is so nice that there is no way someone took it apart to clean it (but still very possible).

Just thought Id throw this info out there.

learned alot in this thraedi have 22 titles with 3-screw(sloted head)carts. some of the titles are-solomons key/sky kid/lode runner
maybe i missed it but what are the raritys between these and the security type screws?

no worries about bumping old threads...
This one is VERY informative.
Just picked up a 5 screw Kid Icarus today and opened it up only to find out it is a battery board without a battery. Is that normal? The board say's battery, but there was never one there. Also has the pin's offset like on a adapter board...
Figure they were just using up the last of the boards before they made new ones...

I remember reading in another thread (very recently) that the early battery boards have the same offset pins so they are misleading. I dont know anything about the lack of battery though. Thats def interesting.

Also found 2 more Flat head 3 Screw carts:
Top Gun
Rad Racer

Again, both carts that are available in 5 screw.

whats the situation with the legend of zelda, and adventure of link carts? Are they both common in both colors and in both 3-5 screws??

No 5-screw Links that I know of. Zelda 5-screw is certainly rarer than 3-screw, but not worth much more, if any.

Just noticed while looking up Donkey Kong 3 that the information for that game seems off. Otherwise there's two DKs listed and the lower one's info doesn't match up.

I think it got fixed somewhere. It goes Donkey Kong 3, Yes, Yes, (I don't know it's relative rarity), 3 screw.

My information shows the Relative Rarity of the DK3 is a 2 with the 3screw being more rare. So it would read:

DK3 Yes Yes 2 3screw

I wasn't aware that Soccer and Volleyball were rare as a 3 screw. Well lucky me.

Can we get an updated rarity spread sheet. there are 3 different spread sheets in this thread and none are correct

Hmm, interesting, looks my Super Mario Bros is the 5 screw version.

i have a passion for 5 screws. sooner or later i'll start replacing my 3's for 5's for the collection shelf.

In this thread, revised recently by mb7241: http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/...

Title	5 Screw	3 Screw	Relative Rarity	Which is Rarer
10-Yard Fight	Yes	Yes	2	3 Screw
1942	Yes	Yes	4	3 Screw
3-D Battles of World Runner, The	Yes	Yes	3	3 Screw
Alpha Mission	Yes	Yes	8	5 Screw
Arkanoid	Yes	Yes	3	3 Screw
Athena	Yes	Yes	4	3 Screw
Athletic World	Yes	Yes	3	5 Screw
Balloon Fight	Yes	Yes	7	3 Screw
Baseball	Yes	Yes	2	3 Screw
Breakthru	Yes	Yes	4	5 Screw
BurgerTime	Yes	Yes	5	5 Screw
Castlevania	Yes	Yes	4	5 Screw
Chubby Cherub	Yes	No	NA	NA
Clu Clu Land	Yes	No	NA	NA
Commando	Yes	Yes	3	5 Screw
Deadly Towers	Yes	Yes	4	5 Screw
Donkey Kong	Yes	Yes	9	3 screw
Donkey Kong Jr.	Yes	Yes	10	3 Screw
Donkey Kong Jr. Math	Yes	Yes	10	3 Screw
Donkey Kong 3	Yes	Yes	6	3 Screw
Double Dribble	Yes	Yes	5	5 Screw
Duck Hunt	Yes	Yes	1	3 Screw
Elevator Action	Yes	Yes	4	5 Screw
Excitebike	Yes	Yes	2	3 Screw
Ghosts 'n Goblins	Yes	Yes	4	5 Screw
Golf	Yes	Yes	1	3 Screw
Goonies II, The	Yes	Yes	2	5 Screw
Gotcha	Yes	Yes	10	5 Screw
Gradius	Yes	Yes	5	5 Screw
Gumshoe	Yes	No	NA	NA
Gyromite	Yes	Yes	10	3 Screw
Hogan's Alley	Yes	Yes	4	3 Screw
Ice Climber	Yes	Yes	6	3 Screw
Ikari Warriors	Yes	Yes	2	5 Screw
Jaws	Yes	Yes	9	5 Screw
Karate Champ	Yes	Yes	2	3 Screw
Kid Icarus	Yes	Yes	4	5 Screw
Kid Niki: Radical Ninja	Yes	Yes	6	5 Screw
Kung Fu	Yes	Yes	1	3 Screw
Legend of Kage, The	Yes	Yes	2	5 Screw
Legend of Zelda, The	Yes	Yes	6	5 Screw
Lode Runner	Yes	Yes	7	3 Screw
Lunar Pool	Yes	Yes	6	5 Screw
M.U.S.C.L.E. - Tag Team Match	Yes	No	NA	NA
Mach Rider	Yes	Yes	3	3 Screw
Mario Bros., The Original	Yes	Yes	7	3 Screw
Mega Man	Yes	Yes	10	5 Screw
Metroid	Yes	Yes	5	5 Screw
Mighty Bomb Jack	Yes	Yes	5	3 Screw
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out	Yes	Yes	10	5 Screw
Ninja Kid	Yes	Yes	8	3 Screw
Pinball	Yes	Yes	2	3 Screw
Popeye	Yes	Yes	3	3 Screw
Pro Wrestling	Yes	Yes	2	3 Screw
Rad Racer	Yes	Yes	5	5 Screw
Raid on Bungeling Bay	Yes	Yes	4	3 Screw
Ring King	Yes	Yes	5	5 Screw
Rush'n Attack	Yes	Yes	5	5 Screw
Rygar	Yes	Yes	2	5 Screw
Section-Z	Yes	Yes	5	3 Screw
Sky Kid	Yes	Yes	6	3 Screw
Slalom	Yes	Yes	6	3 Screw
Soccer	Yes	No	NA	NA
Solomon's Key	Yes	Yes	5	3 Screw
Spelunker	Yes	Yes	5	3 Screw
Spy Hunter	Yes	Yes	5	5 Screw
Sqoon	Yes	No	NA	NA
Stack-Up	Yes	No	NA	NA
Star Force	Yes	Yes	10	5 Screw
Star Voyager	Yes	Yes	5	5 Screw
Stinger	Yes	No	NA	NA
Super Mario Bros.	Yes	Yes	2	5 Screw
Super Pitfall	Yes	Yes	8	5 Screw
Tag Team Wrestling	Yes	Yes	2	3 Screw
Tennis	Yes	Yes	7	3 Screw
Tiger-Heli	Yes	Yes	4	5 Screw
Top Gun	Yes	Yes	4	5 Screw
Track & Field	Yes	Yes	4	5 Screw
Trojan	Yes	Yes	3	3 Screw
Urban Champion	Yes	Yes	7	3 Screw
Volleyball	Yes	Yes	9	3 Screw
Wild Gunman	Yes	Yes	6	3 Screw
Winter Games	Yes	Yes	5	5 Screw
Wizards & Warriors	Yes	Yes	6	5 Screw
Wrecking Crew	Yes	Yes	6	3 Screw
Zanac	Yes	Yes	4	5 Screw

That is funny. I was into collecting both 5 and 3 screws at one time...I was replacing all the 5's with 3's on my shelf so everything looked the same. Then I sold all my 5 screws to Braveheart at the PRGE last year. I guess the passion never caught on with me.

Hey everyone,

Is there a more recent copy of the 3 vs 5 screw rarity list? The most recent post with a chart is in this thread (the above post by coffeewithmrsaturn), dated 1/26/2013.

Thanks in advance any assistance.

The following games have only come in the 5-screw variation (meaning there are no known 3-screw variants, EVERY other NES game came with 3-screw variants)

Clu Clu Land
Chubby Cherub
Gumshoe
M.U.S.C.L.E. Tag Team Match (Debated - some claim to have seen 3-screws, the one on YouTube is fake too)
Soccer
Sqoon

The following have known 5-screw variants, but also came in 3-screw variants. Some are extremely rare (e.g. Mega Man 1, or Stadium Events) and some are extremely common (10-Yard Fight)

10-Yard Fight
1942
3-D Battles of World Runner, The
Alpha Mission
Arkanoid
Athena
Balloon Fight
Baseball
Breakthru
BurgerTime
Castlevania
Commando
Deadly Towers
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong 3
Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong Jr. Math
Double Dribble
Duck Hunt
Elevator Action
Excitebike
Family Fun Fitness: Athletic World
Family Fun Fitness: Stadium Events
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Golf
Goonies II, The
Gotcha: The Sport
Gradius
Gyromite
Hogan's Alley
Ice Climber
Ikari Warriors
Jaws
Karate Champ
Karate Kid, The
Kid Icarus
Kid Niki: Radical Ninja
Kung Fu
Legend of Kage, The
Legend of Zelda, The
Lode Runner
Lunar Pool
Mach Rider
Mario Bros.
Mega Man
Metroid
Mighty Bombjack
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
Ninja Kid
Pinball
Popeye
Pro Wrestling
Rad Racer
Raid on Bungeling Bay
Ring King
Rush'n Attack
Rygar
Section-Z
Side Pocket
Sky Kid
Slalom
Solomon's Key
Spelunker
Spy Hunter
Stack-Up
Star Force
Star Voyager
Stinger
Super Mario Bros.
Super Pitfall
Tag Team Wrestling
Tennis
Tiger-Heli
Top Gun
Track & Field
Trojan
Urban Champion
Volleyball
Wild Gunman
Winter Games
Wizards & Warriors
Wrecking Crew
Zanac

Every other game came exclusively in three screw variants with the exemption of some Konami and Ultra games which are still not fully understood as to why they have 5 screw variants....also, R.C. Pro-Am for whatever reason has a 5 screw variant but that needs more research before being added to the list.

Thanks for the reply, JosephLeo. Is this list being actively maintained? I'm curious as I have been looking for and collecting the variants. Is there an active rarity rating? 

Never seen a 3 screw for sale.

I like to believe that Soccer, and Muscle have 3 screw variants but I won't believe it until I see it for sale, or in the hands of a variant collector.

Edit: Correction

Seems one 3-screw Soccer surfaced on AtariAge....also, one 3-screw Gumshoe surfaced here on NintendoAge in 2010.

the three screw soccer was the Canadian version common gumshoe was a re-manufactured cart

I personally had the impression that no US Soccer 3 screw was confirmed, yet Al Bailey's list have it at rarity 9 and another list on NA have it at 10. Is it just speculation or there are truly some confirmed copies known here?

I used to keep an eye out for these fairly regularly and I've never come across one. I think Volleyball was a 9 or 10 on the rarity list and I've come across several of those.

No soccer and no Gumshoe. And I don't care what Josephleo says no Stadium Events either.

I just snagged a 3 screw DK jr from ebay for $15....waiting eagerly by the mailbox!