General Category > General Discussion
Nintendo box-flap numbers query
Pages: (1/1)
selachianx:
Anyone know what the numbers on the box-flaps signify?
sample showing number 3 [image derived from the box of Aero the Acrobat EUR]:
not the game-pak id code. I already know what each group of letters mean. I'm referring to the number near the pak-id. vide supra number 3.
I have noticed a number on the flaps of SNES scans and my wife noticed numbers on the GameBoy Advance flaps. I thought that maybe the numbers represent regions, year-of-release or genre but I've looked into it and I do not see a pattern. Perhaps they signify box-dimensions/design or printing region/department or printing personnel?
Also, anyone know of a list that identifies which graphics modes are used with SNES gamepaks? id est, Hyperzone utilizes mode 7.
I've been trying to compile a complete list of licensed games for NES, SNES, N64, GameBoy and Genesis/Mega Drive systems. I am trying to include as much info as possible. Thanks for reading and have a pleasant day/night ...
Arseen:
--- Quote from: selachianx on August 26, 2011, 07:31:28 AM ---Anyone know what the numbers on the box-flaps signify?
sample showing number 3 [image derived from the box of Aero the Acrobat EUR]:
not the game-pak id code. I already know what each group of letters mean. I'm referring to the number near the pak-id. vide supra number 3.
I have noticed a number on the flaps of SNES scans and my wife noticed numbers on the GameBoy Advance flaps. I thought that maybe the numbers represent regions, year-of-release or genre but I've looked into it and I do not see a pattern. Perhaps they signify box-dimensions/design or printing region/department or printing personnel?
Also, anyone know of a list that identifies which graphics modes are used with SNES gamepaks? id est, Hyperzone utilizes mode 7.
I've been trying to compile a complete list of licensed games for NES, SNES, N64, GameBoy and Genesis/Mega Drive systems. I am trying to include as much info as possible. Thanks for reading and have a pleasant day/night ...
--- End quote ---
Maybe the number of printing press. ???
selachianx:
at this point, anything is possible. well I think that I have eliminated year-of-release and genre as I have compared a few and there is not a matching pattern. Usually, companies try to identify persons or departments or equipment so it could be printing press/department. Regional data does not seem possible by comparison.
irvgotti452:
I've seen a question like this before, not sure if it was pretaning to that number in specific but it was confirmed that usually those numbers identify the factory which printed the box.
selachianx:
I think that the printing is the answer so I agree. I had noticed the numbers while cleaning covers. I became curious about the meaning of the numbers. I thought that maybe the numbers can be used to identify game pak regions or dates but nothing is matching. I suppose that we should consider the thread closed. Printing it is ;D
Pages: (1/1)