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    Went to a garage sale yesterday and found some Master System stuff. Had a few games and the system (no AV or AC). I grabbed everything and decided to list Outrun on E-bay seperately from the lot since it seems to fetch around $15, more than I paid for the entire package. Listed it last night.

    Today I test the console, preparing to list it and the rest of the games. I pop in Outrun since it's a great way to "test" anything. What the hell is this? Hang-On/Safari Hunt??? Someone switched the ROM inside the cart!

    Thankfully, no one bid on the game and I was able to end it quickly. Now I'm stuck with a somewhat sought after cart without the actual game. If anyone needs a box, instructions, or outer cart shell for Outrun though, I can provide those services.

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    unlucky mate... are you sure that the safari hunt thing isnt the built in game to the master system?

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    Yeah, MS carts use standard phillips head screws so you can do things like that. That happened to me once with Golvellius. I rented it and ended up looking at Black Belt on my screen. Pissed me off to no end as I lived quite a walk from the video store.

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    There are Master System's with Hang On/Safari Hunt built-in. Maybe you should clean the cart and then see if it will work. If not, then that's too bad... Thankfuly OutRun is common.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gamereviewgod
    Today I test the console, preparing to list it and the rest of the games. I pop in Outrun since it's a great way to "test" anything. What the hell is this? Hang-On/Safari Hunt??? Someone switched the ROM inside the cart!
    ARe you sure it's not just dirty contacts on the cart? Hang On/Safari Hunt wasa built-in game with some SMS models, and it could just be triggering that if it's not reading the cart properly.
    Give the contacts a good scrubbing and try it again.

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    Wow. You be correct. I knew the MS came with games built in, but I always thought it was just that snake game thing. All the time I spent with the DP Guide, and look what happens. Anyway, the cart works fine. I'm an idiot.

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    I had the same thing happen with a Heroes of the Lance cart that I imported. Didn't clean it before I tested it, and I soon found out that the console had Safari Hunt and Hang On built in. A little bit of cleaning and the cart worked fine.
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    Wow, for once I'm thankful everybody moved to various security bits for their carts x_X

    It's nice this story came to happy end.

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    I did this once with a Pyramid cart for NES. I switched the Pyramid board out with a Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt one. I still have the Pyramid board.

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