keoni29 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 A week ago I bought a videopac. It did not come with any games, so I bought two games online. They came in yesterday and I noticed that one of the games had multiple labels slapped onto it. I peeled off a corner of the top label using some hot air and this was revealed: A non retail label / font for the logo. The number 18 isn't red as usual, but white and the videopac logo appears to be kind of pixelated. The label was glossy. That's not all! There was another label behind this layer, but I did not dare to peel yet another corner off, because the second label was much thinner than the first. Then I removed all labels as one piece to be able to unscrew the cart. There was a chip inside with a sticker on it. I think it might be an eprom. There is a brown fingerprint on the sticker. Someone hasn't washed his hands. Could it be the programmers' fingerprint ? So tell me what you guys think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keoni29 Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 It really is a shame I cannot edit my post. Well then: I removed the top label and it appears to be a siera videopac game according to the second label. IF only I could get to the 3rd label without damaging the 2nd. I pretty much destroyed the fist label, but that's not a huge deal since it's just the regular label slapped on the cart. Still hoping to find something interesting on the 3rd label though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergun Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Well, not sure about your label questions, but the chip on the cartridge is not an eprom, it is merely a regular rom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keoni29 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Yeah I found this out when I removed the sticker. But... I managed to separate all labels and the middle one is a Siera and the last one is a standard label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river9999uk Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Im off to look at some of mine now then.....Keoni what country was that cart released for ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keoni29 Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 I don't know, but I bought it in the Netherlands. I never met or spoke with the owner. He won't respond to my emails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keoni29 Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 I just went ahead and desoldered the rom so I can read its content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.winter Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 The chip isn't an eprom but a regular rom. The sticker is the original Philips reference for the rom itself. Sierra titles are pretty rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamc Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Interesting. Siera was a Belgian radio and TV brand owned by Videopac's parent company, Philips. There's speculation that Siera Videopac games were marketed only in Belgium because the Siera name was a recognized brand there. The multiple labels makes me wonder if they produced the cartridge with a standard label for sale in the general European market, them decided to sell it in Belgium so they slapped a Siera label on it, before finally moving it to the Netherlands or some other non-Belgium country in Europe, prompting yet a third label. From the Odyssey2 Essentials FAQ: What is Siera? Siera was yet another brand name under which Videopac games and consoles were marketed in Europe. Little is known about Siera except that it was a Belgian radio and television manufacturer. According to Videopac researcher Maurice Simon, Siera was a "daughter" corporation of Philips that also sold Philips radio and television equipment in Belgium. Perhaps because Siera was a recognized Belgian brand, Philips marketed Videopac consoles and games using the Siera name. It is not known if Siera games were limited exclusively to Belgium, but they are quite scarce today, so it seems safe to say they did not receive wide distribution. Siera marketed its own versions of the G7000 and G7400, which resemble the Philips consoles except for the presence of Siera logos. Siera game boxes also resemble their Philips counterparts other than branding, but Siera cartridge labels are much simpler. The rather cheap-looking labels are black-and-white, and list the Videopac number, a Siera logo and the words "ELECTRONIC COMPUTER GAME." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSG Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 A week ago I bought a videopac. It did not come with any games, so I bought two games online. They came in yesterday and I noticed that one of the games had multiple labels slapped onto it. I peeled off a corner of the top label using some hot air and this was revealed: A non retail label / font for the logo. The number 18 isn't red as usual, but white and the videopac logo appears to be kind of pixelated. The label was glossy. That's not all! There was another label behind this layer, but I did not dare to peel yet another corner off, because the second label was much thinner than the first. Then I removed all labels as one piece to be able to unscrew the cart. There was a chip inside with a sticker on it. I think it might be an eprom. There is a brown fingerprint on the sticker. Someone hasn't washed his hands. Could it be the programmers' fingerprint ? So tell me what you guys think A week ago I bought a videopac. It did not come with any games, so I bought two games online. They came in yesterday and I noticed that one of the games had multiple labels slapped onto it. I peeled off a corner of the top label using some hot air and this was revealed: A non retail label / font for the logo. The number 18 isn't red as usual, but white and the videopac logo appears to be kind of pixelated. The label was glossy. That's not all! There was another label behind this layer, but I did not dare to peel yet another corner off, because the second label was much thinner than the first. Then I removed all labels as one piece to be able to unscrew the cart. There was a chip inside with a sticker on it. I think it might be an eprom. There is a brown fingerprint on the sticker. Someone hasn't washed his hands. Could it be the programmers' fingerprint ? So tell me what you guys think It is amazing what we all can find 30+ years after the release! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keoni29 Posted June 27, 2013 Author Share Posted June 27, 2013 I'm sorry. I couldn't edit the first post, but it appears to be a regular rom and just a re-branded game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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