Does anyone own a version of Ogre Battle for SNES that was NOT Made in Mexico?

[Informationator]

Look in the lower-left hand corner of the game's front label and you'll see where it was made. Every single eBay auction I see right now looks to be for the Mexican version... Mexican versions (Majesco re-releases) have low-quality labels, so I tend to avoid them, especially when I'm buying rares. Does anyone know if, perhaps, Ogre Battle was only ever released through Majesco? ...or are collectors just holding onto their Japanese ones?

[Kyle15]

Not every game marked as made in Mexico is a re-release. Quite a few were just manufactured there, like Chrono Trigger for instance. That's all you're going to find!

[Suikoman444]

My copy was made in Mexico and I don't think it was a rereleased copy, though I guess I could be wrong.

[o.pwuaioc]

Was Ogre Battle even popular enough for a Majesco rerelease?

[playfortoday]

My copy is made in Mexico too.
About this: is the story about the production run (only 25.000 copies) true? If it's true i think every copy is made in Mexico...

[Zing]

It is not a Majesco release. It was simply produced during a period where Nintendo manufactured some games in Mexico. There are some games, such as Chrono Trigger, that were only produced there. There are other games, such as Secret of Evermore and Donkey Kong Country 3, that were mainly produced there, but later had a small run in Japan.

The difference is that Majesco games are "assembled" in Mexico, have no rear label, and have black & white manuals. Regular Nintendo releases are "made" in Mexico, have the usual rear label, and color manuals printed in the USA.

[SparTonberry]

Somehow I doubt Majesco would re-release a game like Ogre Battle.
I don't know if anyone's bothered to track which games Majesco re-released, but from the games I'm aware of they seem to be smaller games (was the 12-meg Mega Man X their largest?) without battery backup, and generally license-based games (Looney Tunes, Disney, etc.), definitely seems to be kid-friendly. (I think they re-released Contra III, which I'd still count since it doesn't have blood/language, etc.)

[Shulamana]

Made in Mexico here, and I'm 99% certain I got the game in 1994 (maybe 95, but no later than that). The carts are not cheap quality, don't worry about it.

[badinsults]

Nintendo moved a bunch of their manufacturing to Mexico later in SNES era. Just because it says "Made in Mexico" does not mean it is a Majesco re-release.

[Informationator]

Ahhh! You guys are awesome! :D Thank you all for your responses!!!


It is not a Majesco release. It was simply produced during a period where Nintendo manufactured some games in Mexico. There are some games, such as Chrono Trigger, that were only produced there. There are other games, such as Secret of Evermore and Donkey Kong Country 3, that were mainly produced there, but later had a small run in Japan.

The difference is that Majesco games are "assembled" in Mexico, have no rear label, and have black & white manuals. Regular Nintendo releases are "made" in Mexico, have the usual rear label, and color manuals printed in the USA.

A CRITICAL distinction! My Chrono Trigger, DKC3, and Secret of Evermore were all *Made* in Mexico. I've been avoiding buying rares with "Mexico" anywhere on the bottom-left corner of the front label because those Majesco labels are terrible, but the ones that were Made in Mexico, while not necessarily QUITE as good as the Japanese ones, are much, much better than the Assembled in Mexico labels.

Thanks for helping me out! I guess I'll be buying Ogre Battle in the near future ^_^.

Also, for anyone wondering about Majesco re-releases... I know we've had threads trying to make lists in the past, but I have a lot of Majesco manuals, so I figured I'd list 'em out for ya:

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Aladdin
Animaniacs
Brunswick World Tournament of Champions
Clay Fighter
Clue
Family Feud
Frogger
Goof Troop
Jeopardy! Deluxe Edition
Jungle Book, The
Lion King, The
Monopoly
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
Paperboy 2
Spider-Man X-men Arcade's Revenge
Super Battleship: The Classic Naval Combat Game
Super Black Bass
Super Caesars Palace
Super Godzilla
Super Off Road: The Baja
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Taz-Mania
Tom and Jerry
Top Gear
Wheel of Fortune: Deluxe Edition
WWF Super WrestleMania
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse

Enjoy!

[Zing]

I didn't check your entire list, but it is missing a few games, so here is the official list of Majesco games straight from Nintendo:

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Beavis and Butt-Head
Championship Pool
Clay Fighter
Clue
Disney's Aladdin
Disney's Goof Troop
Disney's The Lion King
Family Feud
Jeopardy! Deluxe Edition
Jungle Book, The
Jurassic Park
Mega Man X
Monopoly
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
Paperboy 2
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
Scooby Doo
Speedy Gonzales: Los Gatos Bandidos
Spider-Man & X-Men: Arcade's Revenge
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
Super Battleship
Super Black Bass
Super Caesars Palace
Super Empire Strikes Back
Super Return of the Jedi
T2: The Arcade Game
Taz-Mania
Top Gear
Wheel of Fortune Deluxe!
WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
Zoop