View Full Version : Question: Crimebusters for the NES.
Charlie
04-20-2004, 08:21 PM
At a flea market this weekend I found an unlicensed NES game called "Crimebusters." I haven't seen it listed in any guide. It appears to be unlicensed and the cart is somewhat shapped like a standard NES cart but with a rounded label-end.
So what's the story?
Mythik
04-20-2004, 08:31 PM
never heard of it either.
homebrew?
did you get it?
spoon
04-20-2004, 09:09 PM
From the Dp 7 guide. Under the NES Non-U.S. Game Releases section:
"Crime Busters Gradiente $75/R8
Developed by Bit Corp. So far only found in Brazil in a cartridge by Gradiente, a pirate outfit. Requires Light Gun."
SoulBlazer
04-20-2004, 10:29 PM
:eek 2:
Sounds rare to me!
I hope you bought that sucker. LOL
Charlie
04-21-2004, 02:50 AM
That must be it. It says Gradiente on the front. On the back it looks like it has a spot to write your name (thankfully none is present), "Nome"
It also has...
Grandiente Industrial S.A.
Av. Acai, 875 - DI - Manaus - AM
Industria Brasileira
C.G.C. 04.206.912/0001-29
Produzido na Zona Franca de Manaus
Anyone want to translate that for me?
Additionally, I bought six other games by Grabiente. I figured it was either bootlegs or unlicensed.
-Predator
-Galaga
-Bomberman
-Raid 2020
-Lunar Pool
-Lode Runner
I already had a Raid 2020 Hydron cart, whatever that means (I think it's a bootleg, one side looks like it's made for famicom, the other NES).
So are any of those other carts worth a crap?
sniperCCJVQ
04-21-2004, 06:32 AM
Can provides pics of those carts ?
digitalpress
04-21-2004, 09:18 AM
http://66.92.250.36:8080/DP/cmf/game.cmf?gameid=95444
portnoyd
04-21-2004, 10:28 AM
Gradiente was pretty much the NES company in Brazil. Crimebusters is one of two known Brazil-only NES releases, the other being War in the Gulf. TSR gives a good background on it:
http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/nes/brazil/brazil.html
dave
aaron7
04-26-2005, 10:22 AM
Yes, I have tons of Brazilian NES games. Hydron, Gradiente, Dismac, Cassette, Genesis (not sega lol), Interactive, Mania, Milmar, NTDE, Top-com, TV games, Vic, etc.
Most are boots, with some things changed (such as all the game names gone, but the title screen is still there). All that I have (including the Hydron double ended carts) play fine on my top loader NTSC NES.
Some are in Spanish, English, or Japanese. They are really cool to have in the collection!