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Post by azrael on Feb 9, 2015 7:07:59 GMT
Hey guys, I'm new to the forum but I've been collecting Master System games on and off for years. I've just noticed recently that some of my games have white labels on the cartridges while the others are either brown or red.
I know the laminated red ones were made in Japan or around that area, I know the brown ones were made in the US and Australia but I'm not sure about the white ones?
Thanks!
-Azrael
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Post by Batman666 on Feb 9, 2015 17:45:15 GMT
White ones (and even a black one for Robocop Vs. Terminator) are not really region specific per se, rather I guess an aesthetic choice by third party developers to stand out or make them better looking.
But technically you could claim they are region specific to Europe/PAL as those versions were only released here. Seems like the Brazilian versions of the white labeled games (not sure if all) had blue labels instead.
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Post by ShadowAngel on Feb 9, 2015 18:13:59 GMT
White ones (and even a black one for Robocop Vs. Terminator) are not really region specific per se, rather I guess an aesthetic choice by third party developers to stand out or make them better looking I guess Sega introduced it to differentiate between games they published themself (red label) and those that were published by other companies (white/blue label) with some Publishers opting for a unique label like the mentioned Robocop vs. Terminator or Back to the Future III (with Codemasters overdoing it and even using their very own cartridge shape  ) |
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Post by Centrale on Feb 9, 2015 21:18:55 GMT
Parker Bros. games have a white label, too.
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Post by azrael on Feb 9, 2015 23:16:32 GMT
Thanks for the insight. I wasn't sure if it was game specific or manufacturer/publisher specific because I've got two copies of Populous and Sonic 2 one cartridge of each is either blue/white and the other are either red or brown.
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Post by Batman666 on Feb 10, 2015 18:37:29 GMT
Parker Bros. games have a white label, too. Ah! So they are not even technically region specific then  |
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Post by Rastanfarian on Feb 11, 2015 15:09:34 GMT
Thanks for the insight. I wasn't sure if it was game specific or manufacturer/publisher specific because I've got two copies of Populous and Sonic 2 one cartridge of each is either blue/white and the other are either red or brown. I've seen white labeled games with blue and red printing. Super Off Road is the only one I can think of right now, what do we attribute these differences to? Different release dates, country of manufacturing?? Anyone? |
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Post by azrael on Feb 11, 2015 23:16:00 GMT
Thanks for the insight. I wasn't sure if it was game specific or manufacturer/publisher specific because I've got two copies of Populous and Sonic 2 one cartridge of each is either blue/white and the other are either red or brown. I've seen white labeled games with blue and red printing. Super Off Road is the only one I can think of right now, what do we attribute these differences to? Different release dates, country of manufacturing?? Anyone? Yeah, the Simpsons games I have are white with red ink but I think that's because of Flying Edge trying to make them stand out with how horrible they are. |
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Post by Rudi on Feb 14, 2015 23:23:13 GMT
Autour even have 2 colors. Bleu on top and white on front.
The label on the back is also remarkable.
Its in light baby bleu.
Back To The future III its label is even in orange ...
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Post by KnightWarrior on Feb 27, 2015 4:50:19 GMT
Tec Toy have the Blue Cart Label with Bold White Text
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