Question about Factory Sealed Zelda II for NES

[buffquinn]

As far as "Classic Series" Zelda II The Adventure of Link is concerned. If you have a factory sealed copy is there a way to determine if it is the gold or grey version, since it doesn't have the "window to look it"? Thanks.

[Darth Vader]

As far as "Classic Series" Zelda II The Adventure of Link is concerned. If you have a factory sealed copy is there a way to determine if it is the gold or grey version, since it doesn't have the "window to look it"? Thanks.

As far as I know, the classic series of both zelda I and II are both grey. The gold versions are the original releases of both titles. I'm pretty sure of this.

Danny

[buffquinn]

As far as I know, the classic series of both zelda I and II are both grey. The gold versions are the original releases of both titles. I'm pretty sure of this.

Danny

There certainly seems to be far more gold versions in exsistence. I thought grey was produced first and gold to follow. At what point did they switch over to the classic series.

[portnoyd]

As far as "Classic Series" Zelda II The Adventure of Link is concerned. If you have a factory sealed copy is there a way to determine if it is the gold or grey version, since it doesn't have the "window to look it"? Thanks.

The classic series will have classic series at the top, and that's how you know it's grey. If you can't see the gold, it's not gold.

dave

[portnoyd]

There certainly seems to be far more gold versions in exsistence. I thought grey was produced first and gold to follow. At what point did they switch over to the classic series.

Gold was first. Grey was around 1991?

dave

[buffquinn]

Gold was first. Grey was around 1991?

dave

Huh I wasn't aware of that, that means there were three - four years of gold production prior to the introduction of the Grey classic series. No wonder gold is more dominate.

[Buyatari]

In both cases, gold is a more common loose cart then a loose grey one.

Sealed ones are another matter. Just think about finding a sealed gold Zelda (which sold at full price) verses finding a sealed grey Zelda (which sold when the some NES collectors just started collecting) and it will start to make sense. The sealed gold ones sell for 2-3 times the grey.

Adam

[buffquinn]

In both cases, gold is a more common loose cart then a loose grey one.

Sealed ones are another matter. Just think about finding a sealed gold Zelda (which sold at full price) verses finding a sealed grey Zelda (which sold when the some NES collectors just started collecting) and it will start to make sense. The sealed gold ones sell for 2-3 times the grey.

Adam

Yes I agree, it is much like the "players choice" of today's games. Sometimes it takes a game going player's choice to see how popular it really is and by then it's much more difficult to get the original version.

[Buyatari]

Yes I agree, it is much like the "players choice" of today's games. Sometimes it takes a game going player's choice to see how popular it really is and by then it's much more difficult to get the original version.

The biggest reason is the retail price difference between the two. Not many will buy a $50 game and leave it sealed.