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[Jim]

Hey all,

I just wanted to notify you of an auction I'm running for a copy of Sonic the Hedgehog (cart only) with an unusual label. I did a bit of research on the net and it appears that this version was only distributed in Canada (much less common than the US release). For anyone who's interested in collecting alternate releases of titles, this may your lucky day! :D


http://i4.ebayimg.com/01/i/06/fe/93/95_1_b.JPG

LINK: Sega Genesis -- SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8281082997)

UPDATE: To address a few comments, the game itself is not different in any way from the US NTSC release. However, because it is Canadian and we're a much smaller market up here I'm assuming fewer copies were made. So is it 'rare' per se? Perhaps that wasn't the best term. To quote another eBayer selling a similar copy, it's "an interesting variation". :)


-Jim

[badinsults]

Other than the label, is there any difference between this an the normal version?

[Jim]

Not that I can tell from testing it, no. But for someone interested in collecting oddball releases of the same title it may be a cool acquisition. In any case, I haven't really priced it differently than I would the regular Sonic - it's just a nice bonus.

[Jim]

May 1st: Auction now starts at 0.99c. As I actually paid more for the cart, I can't go lower than this :)

[Massimiliano]

Not that strange, it's the canadian version (pal artwork with genesis logo):
http://www.guardiana.net/database/search.php?string=&field=title&develop=all&editor=all&console=0&genre=all&country=16&players=all&special=none

[Jim]

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[Jim]

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[Jim]

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