HatefulGravey Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I have come across a few of these in the past, and wondered about them but I have never asked any questions or looked more into it. I forget about it, so here I am. What is the story with these? I just assumed some games were like that when I first saw it, then I noticed that there are games that have 5 and 3 screw case with the same art and everything. Whats up? Are they worth more money? Is there a list of games that have a 5 screw case? Any info would be nice, I'm just wondering what the deal is. I didn't notice them as a child when I was playing them new, but I keep finding them in my collection now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koopa64 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 5 Screw NES games were just an early design choice. No particular reason behind them. I suppose later Nintendo wanted to ease production costs a bit by replacing two screws with a little more plastic. Only the guys at Nintendoage have an interest in small variants like a 5 screw MTPO or Mega Man. Those particular titles are probably just anomalies considering their rarity. I wouldn't worry about NES variants if I were you, again only the ADD kids at Nintendoage care about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 Ii don't seek them but I have noticed them so I thought id ask. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 some of the 5 screw use famicom-nes adapters in them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 some of the 5 screw use famicom-nes adapters in them Now that is interesting... could I gut one, get said adapter and use it with famicom games as is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 some of the 5 screw use famicom-nes adapters in them Now that is interesting... could I gut one, get said adapter and use it with famicom games as is? i have one that used to be a gyromite and now has one of those 30 in 1 famiclone carts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 i have one that used to be a gyromite and now has one of those 30 in 1 famiclone carts That is pretty freaking cool. I'mma have to look into that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tz101 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I buy the 5 screw NES carts whenever I can. I have a Pinball cart that has the Famicom adapter inside. I don't have any Famicom games, but have seen pictures of these inserted in a NES front loader with Famicom cart inserted into the back pins. I just don't know how many Famicom games might interest me anyway, since I don't read Japanese at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 i have one that used to be a gyromite and now has one of those 30 in 1 famiclone carts That is pretty freaking cool. I'mma have to look into that. it was pretty easy to do - you have to cut a litte of the interior tab to get the famicon card to fit, but finished it looks great . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 5 Screw NES games were just an early design choice. No particular reason behind them. I suppose later Nintendo wanted to ease production costs a bit by replacing two screws with a little more plastic. Only the guys at Nintendoage have an interest in small variants like a 5 screw MTPO or Mega Man. Those particular titles are probably just anomalies considering their rarity. I wouldn't worry about NES variants if I were you, again only the ADD kids at Nintendoage care about them. That's a mite harsh... I like having 5 screw games.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nester Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 So you're on Atariage talking about how obsessive Nintendo collectors are. Have you met any Atari collectors? Anyway, NA has a pretty good list of all the 5 screws. There is interest in these because they are the earliest carts produced for the most part. There are a few anomalies though which makes it even more interesting. 5 screw list: http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=12044 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 I guess if there are two copies of the same game and the same price I would favor the 5 screw just because it is different. I know the very first time I saw this was when I got Ice Climber for the last season of the NES HSC. Looking at the shelf and seeing a game without the clips on top of the case was a bit of a shock. For a while I assumed it was just that game, then I was going through some doubles and found two copies of Spy Hunter, one that was normal and a 5 screw. So I kept the 5 screw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I wouldn't worry about NES variants if I were you, again only the ADD kids at Nintendoage care about them. Erm, I happen to be one of those "ADD kids". Don't be dissing the 5 screw carts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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