Genesis Box Question

[Griking]

So what's the deal with the games that were released with plain old cardboard boxes rather than the hard plastic ones? Were these later releases or what. Some of the games that I have with these poxes include Ms Pacman, Pacman 2: New Adventures, Ahhhh Real Monsters, Light Crusaders and a bunch more.

[Tempest]

Yeah I'd like to know which ones were released in cardboard boxes vs hard plastic. Anyone got a list?

Tempest

[Raccoon Lad]

Well, if we're starting a list, You can add Sonic & Knuckles, and Sonic 3D Blast.

[snorter]

Later releases generally were the cardboard boxes...they are cheaper to produce than using the plastic boxes. Also, when some games were re-released, they got the paper box treatment.

All the boxes on my site were scanned and pieced as though they were the plastic box inserts.

Snorter

[Sega Hitman]

I'd like to see a list of every game that came in cardboard. I'm weird I guess, but I'm interested in different box variations. It could be that some games were released very little in cardboard, and that version of the box may be pretty hard to find. If somebody starts a new thread for this, I'll go pull out all my boxes.

There are even more variations than just these though. EA released those "first run" sports games I think they were called. I've got a few of em. They're all serial numbered on the front. I'd be interested to know what games have these, and what the serial number goes up too. I've heard very little talk about those, I'm surprised.

EA released some of their older games in cardboard too. The first John Madden was in cardboard if I remember right, and I've got Battle Squadron in cardbord too. Did these come out in plastic as well, or just cardboard?

To go even further than this, some manuals were printed in color, and in black and white for the same game. That probably goes along with the seperate cardboard box print run. I've got 3 or 4 games where I have both manuals.

Anybody else as weird as me here? lol

-Hitman-

[ubersaurus]

Add Sonic 3 and Castlevania to that list. And Mig-29.

[portnoyd]

This looks like a job for hinklesnort.

But I guess the categories for Genesis cardboard are late Genesis releases (PS4, Mega Bomberman, Comix Zone, etc), early EA releases (Bulls vs Lakers vs Celtics (one of the two), Budokoan, Populous, Zany Golf, etc), and Majesco releases (TT Adventures to name one).

Here;s something else, I found a Sonic cart, labeled as Genesis, that had blue text top label, and a front background with child drawn - esque cartoons in the back (like eggman and a freed animal). I'll hopefully scan it tomorrow if no one has any idea what I'm talking about :) It looks COMPLETELY different from the common one you see everywhere.

dave

[Achika]

Comix Zone & Sonic 3 were also released as plastic boxes.


Beyond Oasis, Risk, & Gauntlet 4 were also Paper Box releases.

[maxlords]

Hmmmm...ok..looking at my games and the games I've seen:

Gauntlet 4 was released in a clamshell plastic case...I have it. Risk was also released in a clamshell.

The Sonic cart that portnoyd is talking about is the Mega drive artwork for the first game, and was also released with that artwork for the Genesis in Canada. Still dirt common...you just don't see it in the US a lot.

Hitman...Battle Squadron, as well as other EA releases like Star Control only came out in cardboard. I think they were the only company that did that back then, and Sega did it towards the end of the Genesis' life. The manuals..they got cheap I guess...cutting corners cause carts cost more to make than CDs?

Finally...other cardboard only releases that I know: Shining Force 2, Phantasy Star IV, Star Control, Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition

[snorter]

To add to this mix, EA also re-released a few of their games in different cart format - instead of those big honkin' carts with the yellow tab, they are regular size and shape. The game inside is the same little circuit board with one ROM. I know that at least Desert Strike was re-released this way.

Snorter

[video_game_addict]

Games I have that were released in cardboard:
X-Men 2
Mega Bomberman
ATP Tour Tennis
Skeleton Krew
The Ooze
Castlevania Bloodlines
The Adventures of Batman & Robin
Zoop
Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Editioon
Primal Rage
Primetime NFL
Phantasy Star IV
Comix Zone
Light Crusaders
Sonic & Knuckles


Ristar and Vectorman 2 were also released in cardboard if I'm not mistaken. I only own the carts though.

Also another EA game that hasn't been mentioned yet is Blockout I've got this one in cardboard.

And what about all the Accolade / Ballistic titles that came out in cardboard?

I know of:

Sumer Challenge
Winter Challenge
Bubsy I (II was plastic, my copy is at least)
Hardball
Onslaught

And I believe these were cardboard releases too:
Ishido - The Way Of The Stones
Mike Ditka Power Football

[Griking]

Well, since there's so much interest, here's a running list of all the cardboard box Genesis games that either I have or were mentioned.

Aaahh Real Monsters
Adventures of Batman & Robin
ATP Tour Tennis
Battle Squadron
Beyond Oasis
Blockout
Bubsy
Budokan
Bulls vs Lakers
Castlevania Bloodlines
Comix Zone
Frogger
Gauntlet IV
Hardball III
Ishido - Wat of the Stones
John Madden Football
Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition
Light Crusaders
Mega Bomberman
Mig-29
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
Mike Ditka Power Football
Ms Pacman
NBA Hangtime
Onslaught
Ooze, The
Pacman 2: The New Adventures
Phantasy Star IV
Populous
Primal Rage
Primetime NFL
Risk
Ristar
Shining Force II
Skeleton Krew
Sonic 3
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic Classics
Star Control
Star Trek: Deep Space 9
Summer Challenge
Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition
Vectorman
Vectorman (Mega Hits Series)
Williams Arcade Greatest Hits
Winter Challenge
World of illusion: Mickey Mouse/Donald Duck
X-Men 2
Zany Golf
Zoop



Add them if you got them

[Boboduo]

Here's some more cardboard boxed gennys

The Jungle Book
Paperboy
Power Rangers(mega hit)
TNN Outdoors Bass Tournament
Sonic Spinball
Vectorman 2

[Captain Wrong]

I'm assuming the later titles were released by Sega and not Majesco, but I'm wondering about the re-releases in the paper boxes.Are all the paper box re-releases Majesco re-releases? It seems like all the ones I have, most of which were purchased at KB or TRU within the last 2 years, say distributed by Majesco Sales somewhere on the box and seem to be Genesis 3 era releases.

[BenT]

Good list Griking. However, I think we should note if each cardboard boxed game is an early EA release, late Genesis game, or cheap-o Majesco re-release.

It could get a bit messy because in some cases a game will fall into more than one category. For example, a late release Genesis game that came in cardboard could have been re-released by Majesco in slightly different packaging (it might just add Majesco's company info to the back, but it is different).

Edit: It would also be good to know which game had hardcase releases. Sonic 3, for example, also had a hardcase release (I think).

[Atariguy]

I'm pretty sure that I've seen Shining Force 2 in a hard case

[maxlords]

My Castlevania: Bloodlines is ina Hardcase. Also, I've never seen Shining Force 2 in a Hardcase.

[Kid Fenris]

I think that the initial 1994 production run of Castlevania Bloodlines came in a hardcase. Majesco later rereleased it with cardboard packaging.

[Kid Fenris]

I think that the initial 1994 production run of Castlevania Bloodlines came in a hardcase. Majesco later rereleased it with cardboard packaging.

Edit: I didn't mean to post twice, I swear. If someone would delete this message, I'd be most grateful.

[BenT]

I think that the initial 1994 production run of Castlevania Bloodlines came in a hardcase. Majesco later rereleased it with cardboard packaging. Yep. Same deal with Contra Hard Corps.

[Tetsu]

My contra hard corps is in a cardboard box too

[Achika]

Scratch that Comix Zone in the hardcase earlier, I thought I was getting it in the Hardcase today, but I misjudged, so I don't know for sure.

Street Fighter 2 SCE was in the Paper case. If you go to your local Toys R Us they might have Genesis games still and most should be in paper boxes from Majesto re-releases.

[Sega Hitman]

I did a quick look-see, and these are boxes I own which aren't listed already. I'm sure I could think of more, but I'm only listing the stuff I'm 100% sure about.

Arcade's Greatest Hits
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Might Morphin Power Rangers
Super Battleship
Steel Talons
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Jack Nicklaus Power Challenge
Joshua
Crusader of Centy
Ecco Jr.
Art of Fighting
Skeleton Krew
Weapon Lord
Paperboy 2
NHL All-Star Hockey 95
NFL '95
College Football's National Championship II
Street Fighter II: Championship Edition

Now out of these, I'm sure that Street Fighter II: CE, Paperboy 2, and Steel Talons were all released in plastic. I'm also sure that finding Street Fighter II: CE and Steel Talons in cardboard is harder than finding them in the plastic boxes.

It would probably take a while, but I'd like it if somebody with an enormous collection like Snorter would list all their games in cardboard boxes. It would be nice if we could determine which games were cardboard only, and which were re-released in cardboard later on. I'd like to figure out which cardboard boxes are hard to find too, seeing as I'm creepy about being a completeist when it comes to this stuff.

-Hitman-