3DOMan Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I've only seen two of the Jaguar carts(Raiden and Dino Dudes) made with the darker black plastic, as opposed to the usual dark gray. But I also have the gray cartridges for each game. Does anybody know the story behind this, if there are more titles, and if this variation is more or less rare than the standard gray version for any of the games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmat80 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Yes, cybermorph and trevor mcfur are also black plastic. I had thought it was due to being early jaguar stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 (edited) I've often wondered if they originally planned for black Jaguars instead of grey, and maybe the first batch of those games were made with that in mind, or, they didn't get the memorandum at the factory to use dark grey instead of black in time. I can't imagine that they originally intended the cartridges to be black and the system grey, but who knows with Atari under the Tramiels... But the black ones are the first run of the first games that were released in fall of '93 in the test markets of San Fran and New York; obviously there were plenty left to reach markets beyond the first test markets. The first run Jag's were grey, I don't know if any black prototypes exist, that would be cool. Edited June 1, 2013 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitari Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 mmmmmm Black Jag...yum. Mind you I am not buying a third Jag just spray it black grey AND white take up enough room. Did Trev Mac ever come in grey? I only have one black cart and that's Trev. Interesting to hear Raiden, DDudes and CyberMorph came in black. mmmmmm Black JagCD... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomwaves Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I wondered this myself, my Raiden is a black cart, but not my Trev, or Dino... Hmm.. Interesting indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitari Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Ah so Trev does come in grey.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Just stumbled upon a black Raiden cart in the lot I picked up yesterday. Interesting... So: Cybermorph Dino Dudes Raiden Trevor McFur Anyone seen anything else with a black cart? I think they look slick as hell! The jaguar would have looked fantastic in that color black...especially contrasted with red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busterm Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Just stumbled upon a black Raiden cart in the lot I picked up yesterday. Interesting... So: Cybermorph Dino Dudes Raiden Trevor McFur Anyone seen anything else with a black cart? I think they look slick as hell! The jaguar would have looked fantastic in that color black...especially contrasted with red. club drive has also been seen in black, ive come across two overvthevyears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
032-Bias Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I know this topic is basically dead, but I found a Checkered Flag in a black cart recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isgoed Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Never heard of that before.. Can you take and post a pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
032-Bias Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Never heard of that before.. Can you take and post a pic? I sure can, though thinking about it makes me question its legitimacy. I found it with the label peeled up on both sides and the screws missing. I'll still snap a picture and upload it when I have a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Me neither. You sure the cart isn't just real dirty? Could have been in a swamp all these years... (from LA, get it?) Ooh... label peeling and screws showing, maybe it's a beta or prototype or something else? Be incredible if it turns out to be a version we haven't seen. A version with less features, but the frame rate is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
032-Bias Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Here are pictures of the offending cartridge with the other black carts I have and Wolfenstein as a grey comparison. Me neither. You sure the cart isn't just real dirty? Could have been in a swamp all these years... (from LA, get it?) I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this was true as it can get really nasty down here. The humidity almost killed the Jag CD I got (it was full of corrosion when I opened it up). On a side note, Raiden came with a box and manual that were only in English not the usual English/German/French or Spanish that the other boxes and manuals I have are in. I read on a much older thread that the black carts are possibly the market test carts for the US area in 1993 (this would make since with the English only and 1993 releases, but some of the black carts are 1994 releases...like checkered flag) or the "first run" carts before they decided to use the grey plastic. Thoughts? I'm want to know the answer to one of the few Jaguar mysteries left! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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