A Link to the Past Label

[Gameguy]

THAT simplifies it a lot! Top one is US, bottom one is Canadian. Does that mean Canada has a slightly different label than us?

The Canadian version of Zelda LTTP has a part number ending with "CAN", both of those labels pictured above end with "USA". I'm pretty sure those are just from different print runs so there's a slight difference between them.

[Rickstilwell1]

And yeah the Player's Choice version has a stone background instead of a gold background. I sold that copy a while back and hadn't seen one like it since, though it was probably mass produced for the budget gamers in 1996 who hadn't upgraded to the Playstation, N64 or Saturn yet.

[Urzu402]

Well I know I'm reviving an old thread but I just recently came across the variant in the labels, its weird. I was wrong my original A link to the past was one with the gold outlined text, and then new one i bought with the box is one with sold black text no outline. I can get pictures if you guys desire. I dont know if it is Aging on the label or a legit alt.

[geneshifter]

Yes, I would be interested in seeing pics on your cart. This is interesting to me.

[theclaw]

I wouldn't be surprised about errors. Zelda LTTP had a long huge run. 1998 copies are out there, E rated Player's Choice place that reprint after Kirby's Dream Land 3 and Harvest Moon (which were KA).

[Urzu402]

Here is the clearest picture I can get

http://i.imgur.com/q6ylF.jpg

The one on top is the one with the gold outlined text.

It's hard to see the outline, but the Z on the shield looks darker and has a different outline.

[theclaw]

Probably a minor revision. Does the "SNS-ZL-USA" part have different text width? It seems curious.

[Parodius Duh!]

I doubt this is a printing error since multiple have turned up and just by scouring ebay you can find quite a few if u look closely. If it was a printing error they would have corrected the problem immediately and probably destroy the misprinted labels before sending them off to get applied to the cartridges. Probably just a revision. My guess is the version with the outlined text/extra shadowy blending came 2nd, you know, to make the text pop out at you more and generally look better.

[Guyra]

I agree, it looks more like a variant than a printing error. If it was a printing error, then you'd probably see darker colour around every bit of black on the label. (They don't print the text by itself on its own layer.)

Given all the evidence, I'd say it's safe to assume this is a variant.

What I wonder is whether this is a revision or the one before the revision.

[Urzu402]

Probably a minor revision. Does the "SNS-ZL-USA" part have different text width? It seems curious.

Well I can't tell for sure but from when I look at it, the one on the bottom looks more defined than the other, like more bold than the other. but what sticks out the most to me in the differences is the "Z" like one has an outline of white,like the bottom one in the pic I posted, and the other one has like a more blackish outline and the red in the Z looks more shaded/darker.

[Urzu402]

Also I'm stupid and didnt notice it before but all the red text of "Zelda" has a black colored outline on one and a goldish colored outline on the other... Also I made this post to say on the back they have different numbers stamped into the back label, The one with a black outline on the red "Zelda" text has "09" in the back label, and the other has "23". I just thought that was curious as doesn't that number say what factory they came from?

[enix2093]

I just got a cart with a label like you describe from ebay. Is it possible its from the late run of gold carts just before they switched to player's choice? My manual is revision 4, which makes me think that...but yeah my label is suspiciously glossy and dark with the dark golder text bordering like you describe.

https://imgur.com/a/wi2KTpM

https://imgur.com/a/7rsEsNV