Unusual Cartridge Help

Discussion in 'Rare and Obscure Gaming' started by WAMoore, Mar 28, 2007.

  1. WAMoore

    WAMoore Member

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    Hello,

    Today, I found this very unusual game cartridge at a Salvation Army store. The game is Vectorman but that's all I know about it and was wondering if anyone has any more information about it. Sorry about the pictures, I only have access to a MacBook webcam. Thanks.

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  2. ASSEMbler

    ASSEMbler Administrator Staff Member

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    congrats you have a press reviewer sample.
     
  3. APE

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    Nifty. Vectorman was one of my all time favorite titles. Probably not worth much if it is just a press reviwer but a fun piece for a collector.
     
  4. hl718

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    You might want to put some fresh stickers over the EPROM windows.

    UV light *will* damage the data on the chips.

    -hl718
     
  5. Alchy

    Alchy Illustrious Member

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    It'll likely die much quicker than a regular cart regardless, so get someone to dump it, or grab a backup unit and do it yourself. It might be different from the retail release, so worth dumping to have a backup.
     
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    Jasonkhowell Well Known Member

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    How much did you pick it up for? I'm guessing fairly cheap, since the SA wouldn't know the market value for review copies.
     
  7. WAMoore

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    They wanted AU $2 for it because they didn't know what it is and I am thinking of getting it dumped, but don't know anyone who can do it. One question though, why does it say "Return to Virgin Interactive" if Vectorman is a Sega game?
     
  8. hl718

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    Likely because Sega didn't publish the game in PAL land.

    That'd be my guess.

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  9. APE

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    Could've sworn Virgin's logo pops up during the games intro but GENS doesn't want to cooperate and I'm not sure where my Vectorman cart is.
     
  10. Yakumo

    Yakumo Pillar of the Community *****

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    The one I have has no Vergin logo, only Blue Sky Software and Sega. I also have a french add for it that doesn't mention Virgin at all.

    Yakumo
     
  11. mooseblaster

    mooseblaster Bleep. Site Supporter 2012, 2014

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    It could be that, in order to save money, the chips have been mounted on an old review board.


    Still, slightly odd though.
     
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