When and where did this Sonic Label variation come out?

[Jasoco]

I found, to me, a quite interesting label variation Sonic the Hedgehog at Game Stop today.

 

I myself have never seen this version before.

 

The label is quite different. It is a cream color with line drawings of Robotnik, a rabbit and a bird (Flicky). Then some lines and squiggles and squares and circles and triangles. Sonic is on the right side doing his trademark finger pointing to the air with legs crossed position. And the title of the game is only on the end label. Not the front.

 

It says Genesis on it. At first I thought maybe a Mega Drive game, but it says Genesis and has the logo.

 

Pictures below.

 

What time frame was this one?

 

I like this label style. It looks more recent in Sonics style. But I can't be sure.

[Mr.FoodMonster]

That IS a cool label, I'm intrested as well

[gamerz]

Ive never seen one like that. Very nice!!!

[Bratwurst]

Canada release of Sonic the Hedgehog 1. It's less common than the USA release but not overly so. It uses the same art as the Euro release.

[chrisbid]

http://www.genesiscollective.com/ShowPage....hp?GameLink=124

 

it looks like that is the non packin version, though that link doesnt say anything in particular

[Jasoco]

Canada release of Sonic the Hedgehog 1. It's less common than the USA release but not overly so. It uses the same art as the Euro release.

Ooh.. Neat. I have a Canadian Sonic! I wonder if he has an accent, eh?

[Mr.FoodMonster]

it looks like that is the non packin version, though that link doesnt say anything in particular

I thought Sonic 2 was the pack in, not one.

I might need to get one of them, just because the coolness level is up there.

[Happy_Dude]

I had no idea the US version had different label art.

I followed chrisbid's link and boy is that US sonic lame.

[+-^CrossBow^-]

Foodmonster:

 

The very first released Genesis 1 units in 89 came with Altered Beast as the pack in. Later in 90 Sega changed the pack in for the model 1 Genny to Sonic 1. It was a pack in until the model 2 Gennys were released around 92 I think? Anyway, from there almost all Genesis systems came with Sonic 2 as a pack in. But Yes, Sonic 1 was a pack in for several years. I actually see quite a lot of those pack in Sonic 1s that have the Not for Resale stickers on the cart. Finding a US released Sonic 1 that doesn't have that sticker and has the actual Binder stickers that came in the retail package is a lot harder. Only seen that complete retail version once ever and stupid me didn't pick it up as I should have.

[Tempest]

Finding a US released Sonic 1 that doesn't have that sticker and has the actual Binder stickers that came in the retail package is a lot harder

 

No kidding. I had to do a mix and match at a Funcoland to get a good copy. They had about 20 "Not For Resale" versions and only one normal version.

 

Tempest

[Jasoco]

I have the Pack-in version and now that coolio creamy labelled one. Now I just need to find the NON-pack-in version. Too bad GS is not taking it in anymore. They have none AFAIK. I checked. And if I find one at EB, it'll probably cost me $15.

[titus]

I have the Pack-in version and now that coolio creamy labelled one. Now I just need to find the NON-pack-in version. Too bad GS is not taking it in anymore. They have none AFAIK. I checked. And if I find one at EB, it'll probably cost me $15.

 

If your looking for a non-pack-in version, I have a few, someplace (I'd have to dig for them, if I even still have them). They are complete (the last I knew). But the box is different, it's the SEGA Classic version box. With the new style Genesis logo on the side of the box. If I can find them, you could have one of them.

 

If you want I can post a picture of my copy (they all look like it).

[Ze_ro]

Ooh.. Neat. I have a Canadian Sonic! I wonder if he has an accent, eh?

 

No, but he does wear a toque, and drinks better beer.

 

--Zero

[ussexplorer]

After reading the link in one of the messages I found out I have now have three and not two sonic games left for the sega genesis. Believe me I'm screaming inside. At least now I know. The game I didn't know about was knuckles for 32x.

 

laters,

 

ussexplorer

[Clint Thompson]

Cool cart... much better then the big ugly ass NOT FOR RESALE applied everywhere... (I think doing that just messes it all up) blah..

[Atari_Worshipper]

crossbow. The sonic one pack couldn't have come out til 91 as the copyright date on sonic when you boot it up, and on the box of the standalone version is 1991. I had thought that there was a 1st gen Gen that came packed with Sonic 2, but I could be wrong.

[Jumpman1981]

I just picked up a copy and it has this label!

[Blazing Lazers]

I have this complete. Got it years ago in West Virginia. I recall posting something about it but can't locate it now. It's definitely an NTSC copy, with no mention whatsoever of "Megadrive". Yet, the instruction manual and backside of the art insert are multi-lingual. Odd. The manual itself depicts a first model Genesis, and the only date anywhere in it is 1991. There's no mention of any "not for resale" or some such. It's definitely early, and definitely rare.

My hunch is that this is either a very early promotional sort of copy that was used to demonstrate the game to various global retailers (hence the need for different languages), or a very rare sort of international version that might only have seen a release at places like military base exchanges. I have never seen another boxed copy, and can't even recall seeing a loose cart in the wild anywhere else. It just happened to be on the shelf of a fly-by-night retro game store I happened by in Martinsburg, WV, and I paid a whopping $8 for it.

Anyway, some images:

Edited September 15, 2017 by Blazing Lazers

[Blazing Lazers]

...and I just realized that this thread had been necro-bumped by 13 years :/

 

Perfectly fine, though, since new information has been added!

[CatPix]

Sega BITD was more lenient with import than later.

In 1990, a few French people tasted the delight of the Megadrive. Test market? Gray import?

Nope.

A French supermarket channel struck a deal with Sega and sold Japanese Megadrive for Christmas, with Japanese box adorned with stickers, purple band Japanese Megadrive, a SCART lead added in the package (as the Japanese one doesn't have it) and a French manual.

You wouldn't see that today.

It's quite hard to find anything more than testimonies today, as, likely, most console owners got ride of the box, and the loose consoles are indistinguishable from Japanese consoles.