This list attempts to tackle the European variations from 1986 through to 1990. I have completed it as much as I can from looking at my own collection and the scans on SMSPower. I’m certain that some of the games with ‘?’ exist, probably not all. I’ve ignored Card games as these have been discussed in another thread. Any help to complete the list would be amazing. You would need to at least post a photo as proof but submitting a scan to SMSPower would be better if you are able.
Guide to understanding the list:‘Y’ = ‘Yes’ it does exist.
‘N’ = ‘No’ I’m 99% sure it does not exist.
‘?’ = ‘Maybe’ it exists based on what we know of other games released on those dates.
The 5L, 6L, 7L and 8L refers the number of languages on the box (where I’m sure an additional language variation does not exist I’ve not included this info).
I’ve also added some ‘*’ and ‘**’ which are things to note at the very bottom of the list.
The columns in the list are capturing the following:
SM (EN/IT) – The Early all English or all Italian games marked ‘SM’. I’m not sure at this point if some of these were only released in Italy and/or Australia, but this can be discussed. All games dated 1986 and 1987 have been marked ‘Y’ or ‘?’.
NTARNL ® - Games marked ‘Now There Are No Limits ®’ All games dated 1986, 87 and 88 have been marked ‘Y’ or ‘?’. No games dated 1989 have this variation.
® - Games marked ® (without NTARNL). All games dated up to and including 1990 could have this variation so will be marked ‘Y’ or ‘?’
No ® (5L/6L) - Sega dropped the ® at some point in 1990. Just 7 games dated 1990 were marked ®. However Sega re-released many early games in 1990 and later with no ®. Most games with multiple language translations had just 5 or 6 languages on the box (and in the manual).
No ® (7L/8L) - As above but some games were re-released with additional languages on the box (and in the manual). I have not seen any games dated 1991 or later with language variations. Also I’ve only seen games with the corner burst on the front cover (1988 onwards) to have language variations, none of the older plainer covers.
| SM (EN/IT) | NTANL ® | ® | No ® (5L/6L) | No ® (7L/8L) |
| Action Fighter | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| After Burner | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Alex Kidd in Miracle World | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Alex Kidd in High Tech World | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Alex Kidd in Shinobi World | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | Y 8L |
| Alex Kidd The Lost Stars | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Alien Syndrome | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Altered Beast | N | N | Y 5L | Y 5L | Y 8L |
| American Baseball | N | N | Y 6L | ? 6L * | ? |
| American Pro Football | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Arial Assault | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Assault City | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Assault City (Light Phaser) | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Astro Warrior/ Pit Pot | Y | Y | Y | ? | N |
| Aztec Adventure | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Bank Panic (Cart) | N | N | Y | Y | N |
| Basketball Nightmare | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Battle Out Run | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Black Belt | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Blade Eagle 3D | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Bomber Raid | N | ? | Y 5L | Y 5L | ? |
| California Games | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | Y 7L |
| Captain Silver | N | ? 5L | Y 5L | Y 5L | ? |
| Casino Games | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Castle of Illusion | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | Y 8L |
| Chase HQ | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Choplifter | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Cloud Master | N | N | Y 6L ** | Y 6L | ? |
| Columns | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | Y 8L |
| The Cyber Shinobi | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | Y 8L |
| Cyborg Hunter | N | ? 5L | Y 5L | Y 5L | ? |
| Danan | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Dead Angle | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Dick Tracy | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | Y 8L |
| Double Dragon | N | ? 5L | Y 5L | Y 5L | Y 8L |
| Double Hawk | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Dynamite Dux | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Enduro Racer | ? | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Eswat | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| F-16 Fighter (Cart) | N | N | Y | Y | N |
| Fantasy Zone | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Fantasy Zone II | ? | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Fantasy Zone The Maze | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Forgotton Worlds | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Gain Ground | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Galaxy Force | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Gangster Town | ? | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Ghostbusters | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Ghouls'N Ghosts | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | Y 8L |
| Global Defense | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Golden Axe | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Golden Axe Warrior | N | N | ? | Y | N |
| Golfamania | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Golvellius | N | ? | Y | Y | N |
| Great Baseball | ? | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Great Basketball | ? | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Great Football | ? | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Great Golf | ? | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Great Volleyball | ? | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Ghost House (Cart) | N | N | Y | Y | N |
| Hang On (Cart) | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Joe Montana Football | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Kensiden | N | Y 5L | Y 5L | Y 5L | ? |
| Kung Fu Kid | ? | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Lord of The Sword | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Marksman Shooting/ Etc. | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Maze Hunter 3D | N | Y | Y | ? | N |
| Miracle Warriors | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Missile Defense 3D | ? | Y | Y | ? | N |
| Monopoly | N | Y | Y | ? | N |
| Moonwalker | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | Y 8L |
| My Hero (Cart) | N | N | Y | Y | N |
| The Ninja | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Operation Wolf | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | Y 8L |
| Out Run | ? | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Out Run 3D | N | ? 5L | Y 5L | ? 5L | ? |
| Parlour Games | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Penguin Land | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Phantasy Star | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Posiden Wars 3D | N | ? 5L | Y 5L | ? 5L | ? |
| Power Strike | N | Y 5L | Y 5L | Y 5L | ? |
| Pro Wrestling | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Psycho Fox | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Quartet | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Rambo III | N | ? 5L | Y 5L | Y 5L | ? |
| Rampage | N | ? 5L | Y 5L | Y 5L | ? |
| Rastan | N | ? 5L | Y 5L | Y 5L | ? |
| Rescue Mission | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| RC Grand Prix | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Rocky | ? | Y | Y | ? | N |
| R-Type | N | ? 5L | Y 5L | Y 5L | ? |
| Scramble Spirits | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Secret Command | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Shanghai | N | Y 5L | Y 5L | Y 5L | ? |
| Shinobi | N | Y 5L | Y 5L | Y 5L | Y 8L |
| Shooting Gallery | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Slap Shot | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Space Harrier | Y ® | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Space Harrier 3D | N | Y | Y | ? | N |
| Spellcaster | N | N | Y | Y | N |
| Spy Vs Spy (Cart) | N | N | Y | Y | N |
| Submarine Attack | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| Super Monaco GP | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | Y 8L |
| Super Tennis (Cart) | N | N | Y | Y | N |
| Teddy Boy (Cart) | N | N | Y | Y | N |
| Tennis Ace | N | N | Y 6L ** | Y 6L | ? |
| Thunderblade | N | Y 5L | Y 5L | Y 5L | ? |
| Time Soldiers | N | N | Y 5L | Y 5L | ? |
| Transbot (Cart) | N | N | Y | Y | N |
| Ultima IV | N | N | ? | Y | N |
| Vigilante | N | N | Y 5L | Y 5L | ? |
| Wanted | N | N | Y 6L ** | Y 6L | ? |
| Wonder Boy | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Wonder Boy in Monster Land | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Wonder Boy III | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | Y 8L |
| World Cup Italia 90 | N | N | ? 6L | Y 6L | Y 8L |
| World Games | N | N | Y 6L | Y 6L | ? |
| World Grand Prix | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| World Soccer | ? | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Y's | N | ? | Y | Y | N |
| Zaxxon 3D | N | Y | ? | Y | N |
| Zillion | ? | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Zillion II | N | Y | Y | Y | N |
*These games exist in Australia with trimmed down inserts, in some cases barcodes added etc. I have not yet seen un-trimmed versions.
**Additional variations of variations! (listed below)
Cloud Master – Description from ‘Wanted’ appears on some variations of this variation.
Tennis Ace – Some variations of this variation have different screen shots.
Wanted – Description from ‘Cloud Master’ appears on some variations of this variation.
Note: I have not included Back to the Future II, Fire and Forget II, Populous, Speedball, Gauntlet, Mission Impossible, Indiana Jones, Paperboy or Pit Fighter in the list as these 3rd party releases don’t have the variations discussed here.
