Nintendo NES Action Set (1988)

[ColecoFan1981]

Hi,

Since the official release date for the Nintendo NES Action Set (which replaced the NES Deluxe Set which had the Zapper, R.O.B. and 2 separate Game Paks that are Duck Hunt and Gyromite) on Wikipedia and many other sources (incl. NES World), and the 2-in-1 Game Pak that is Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt is listed as November 1988, I find that to be wrong because I distinctly remember getting mine during the spring of that year. The release date for the NES Action Set with the two-tone grey Zapper gun would actually be January or February 1988.

This also leads me to ask you whether or not the very first NES Action Sets have the 1985 version of the Nintendo quality seal which reads "This seal is your assurance that Nintendo has approved and guaranteed the quality of this product." Later in 1988, the seal's text was changed slightly, with the words "approved and guaranteed" replaced by "evaluated and approved." Then, in 1989, the seal changed again, this time using an oval starburst with a white background, with the text "Official Nintendo Seal of Quality."

The very first NES Power Sets - that is, the bundle with the Zapper and the Power Pad - would have begun with the 2nd seal used.

~Ben

[Rob2600]

Since the official release date for the Nintendo NES Action Set on Wikipedia and many other sources is listed as November 1988, I find that to be wrong because I distinctly remember getting mine during the spring of that year. The release date for the NES Action Set with the two-tone grey Zapper gun would actually be January or February 1988.

My parents bought my sister and me an NES Action Set in either June or July of 1988, so it was definitely released before November.

[wiggyx]

I purchased my Action Set with the gray Zapper in April/May of 1987. 110% sure of this.

[ColecoFan1981]

My NES Action Set has only a 1988 copyright date on it. The box art with the white seal ("Official Nintendo Seal of Quality") and the red/grey Zapper has a dual 1987/1989 copyright date on it. The box art with the red banner and gold letters for the description would have a 1990 copyright date on it.

~Ben

[Rob2600]

My parents bought my sister and me an NES Action Set in either June or July of 1988, so it was definitely released before November.

And to clarify, it came with the gray Zapper. The red one didn't exist yet.