Contra III question

[Spoonman]

So I've been playing a lot of Contra lately, and I never owned Contra III for SNES.  I was just browsing eBay to see if there were any good looking ones out there and I noticed that some are in the traditional SNES cart while others look like they're in the fatter SNES cart for the super graphics chip (like Star Fox).

Anybody know why this would be?

[Nacho3]

I think what you are talking about is just the difference from the early carts to the later ones. The first games that came out just had a long oval line indented under the label and newer ones had the dent that went all the way to the bottom of the cart. So, it was probably just another batch of that game that was made after they made the switch to the new carts.

[Spoonman]

That would make sense.  It's been so long and I was very young when SNES was current, I didn't remember that.  I have copies of Mario Kart, and F-Zero that also have just the oval like you're describing.  I thought those were fatter to accommodate a larger chip or something.

[Dravenae]

Before you make the purchase, you might want to look at the Genesis version, Contra Hard Corps.

I have only played the SNES version, so don't take my word as gospel, but some people are suggesting that the Genesis version is actually better than the SNES version. Apparently the only difference is that the Genesis version doesn't have (or changed) the top down levels.

This is what I have heard, so please don't take it as gospel. I haven't played the Genesis/Mega Drive version, and I don't think the PAL regions even got the Probotector version on the Mega Drive? I'm not a big Contra/Probotector fan, so I have little reason to invest time into researching either game.

Just thought I'd mention it. You'll probably want both versions anyway, making this message pretty mute and void, but at least I can say I "tried helping" a fellow collector.

[Spoonman]

I appreciate it. Thanks!

[FritzWhite]

I already have the snes Contra. Mine's the fat; checked it after looking at this thread. I think I'll have to pick up Hard Corps for the Genesis though. I've never been a Sega guy, but with the Retron5 coming out I figured I'd get a few games for it.

Just picked up my first lot of 9 Genesis games (5 carts, 4 CIB) off Craigslist for $20 (came with a model 3 system too!) on Saturday. Mortal Kombat reminded me of the jealousy I felt towards my best friend in the 90s over his Sega version having the fatalities and gore while my SNES was so censored that even the blood was changed to grey sweat. Am I rambling? Whoops.

One more ramble.. Another thing I like about the Genesis that was just reiterated in a collector's game room video I recently watched is how much less expensive it is compared to SNES. I love SNES, it's what I grew up with, but prices are insane. I'm really more of a player than a collector and as much as I'd like to play Demon's Crest or Ninja Warrior on the cart, current prices are tough to swallow. I'll be picking them up anyway after I get a couple other SNES games I really want like TMNT4:TIT and Mega Man X.

But yeah, games like Contra Hard Corps for $15-30 cart prices seem to be the exception rather than the rule. It's usually cheaper for Sega and I could def get used to that.

[Dravenae]

I appreciate it. Thanks!

No problem dude.

One more ramble.. Another thing I like about the Genesis that was just reiterated in a collector's game room video I recently watched is how much less expensive it is compared to SNES. I love SNES, it's what I grew up, but it really is insane. I'm really more of a player than a collector, but as much as I'd like to play Demon's Crest or Ninja Warrior on the cart, current prices are tough to swallow. I'll be picking them up anyway after I get a couple other SNES games I really want like TMNT4:TIT and Mega Man X.

I approve this message. Usually a run of the mill SNES game is equal to 3 run of the mill Mega Drive games. Gunstar Heroes seems to be the odd exception though. Before I picked it up, it was usually running for anywhere between 50-100 Euro. I have made myself a promise, that being I won't spend over 50 Euro for a single game unless its new. Obviously I was over the fucking moon when I found Gunstar Heroes for 30-something Euro in Dublin.

Game chasing is a tad bit harder/more expensive here in Europe (specifically Ireland).