http://nintendoage.com/forum/ -Sqooner http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=118810 2014-02-05T18:32:46 -05.00 Zwario 8 - source

These are legitimate releases, the issue with opening post cartridge is the English Ninja Spirit label that is affixed over the original "最後の忍道". This in itself could be a variant but given how little information is available on official Chinese releases it's hard to say with confidence.

Chinese Game Boy games article - http://blog.hardcoregaming101.net/2011/09/exploring-chinese-gameboy-games-few.html

Also, what's wrong with official games having COB blobs? It's cheaper and would make sense for the MSRP for Mainland China and Hong Kong being reduced. Starfox on SNES had it as well, so I don't see much issue pardon aesthetics. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=118810 2014-02-05T14:22:29 -05.00 Zwario 8 I couldn´t find much about these releases - but here´s you´r cart in original condition:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/181317993486?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

It seems someone just covered the chinese title to make it more attractive for western buyers.

However. It is not a pirate/bootleg. Offical Nintendo release.

If you/anyone else wonna sell it or other CHN/Hong Kong Gameboy releases - please let me know. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=118810 2014-01-16T20:04:54 -05.00 Zwario 8 ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=118810 2014-01-16T20:01:27 -05.00 Zwario 8 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=118810 2014-01-16T16:07:37 -05.00 Zwario 8
Also nothing pops up searching sources for DMG-108CHN or variants/region changes (DMG-108-CHN, -EUR, -US and without the - or just DMG-108.)  It's looking like a fraud to me. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=118810 2014-01-16T13:59:12 -05.00 Zwario 8 DMG-108CHN (CHN -> maybe China). This would also explain the english and chinese mixed cartridge text as Hong Kong was multilingual in all aspects of life.

Just some assumptions. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=118810 2014-01-16T13:30:28 -05.00 Zwario 8
However, I believe Gameboy games are not region exclusive, so it probably plays on any console. From a collecting standpoint though, not a USA release. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=118810 2014-01-16T12:54:07 -05.00 Zwario 8
I recently came across a copy of "Ninja Spirit" at a local game store for under $20 so I snatched it up lightning fast,

I have the TG16 version, and it clearly plays similar to that copy, just with Gameboy graphics,

The Odd thing is, the Art work on the Cart face looks like it was just a picture with a "Ninja Spirit" purple title Label pasted on after the artwork was attached, (I will add a picture later so you all can see what I mean)

But for now, I cannot seem to find more info on this?  Wiki says that it was only released in Japan, and not under "Ninja Spirit" but a Japanese title??  (the game plays completely in English tho?)

I see that there is 1 for sale on Ebay, but cannot find more info on this title?? 

Do I have a US release copy?  a Pirate copy?  a Japanese copy?

Thoughts?

Thanks,




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