Recently picked up a PAL Kolibri, and I when opening it up to clean the cart pins, I noticed that it didn't have the, what I thought was, usual internal shielding.
Pic comparison below, Kolibri on the left and my sample PAL 32X Doom.
and the inside
Now I can see that the Kolibri cart is 'Assembled in the UK' and the Doom cart is made in Japan. My only two other 32X games in my possession are Star Wars Arcade and Virtua Racing Deluxe, both of which are made in Japan, both of which contain the internal shielding.
Now my question is: is this normal for Assembled in UK carts? Normal for Kolibri carts, or some 32X carts in general, or has the shield been removed at some point in it's life and ALL 32X games should contain them?
Thanks in advance for your help
p.s. long time no see Digital Press, tho I don't know if anyone around here will remember me