Original Genesis games with Grid Case?

[tritium]

What genesis games have the original grid design for the genesis?

From what I know so far:

Sonic, The hedgehog
Ghouls N Ghosts
Phantasy Star 2
Altered Beast

Does someone have a more complete list? Or games to add ot the list? Its a little mini-collection I'm trying to make.

-Tritium

[Richter]

Shining Force 1
Sonic 2, but the grid has some blocks colored in grey (checkerboard pattern)

[evilmess]

Use the DP Online Rarity Guide to search for only the games from 1989. I think those are all grid cases and cross reference that list with the images at the Genesis Colective and Fors Yard. I've also noticed some 1990 published games with the grid design.

http://homepage.mac.com/greggillis/19891990_01.html

[-hellvin-]

hmmm....lemme turn around to the shelf....

Afterburner II
Alex Kidd
Alien Storm
Alisia Dragoon
Altered Beast
Ariel The Little Mermaid
Batman Returns
Bonanza Brothers
Burning Force (kinda)
Castle Of Illusion
Columns
Death Duel (kinda)
Decap Attack
Dynamite Duke
Ecco The Dolphin
ESWAT: City Under Siege
Ex Mutants
Fantasia
Forgotten Worlds
Fatal Labyrinth
Flicky
Ghouls N Ghosts
Golden Axe
Golden Axe II
Herzog Zwei
Home Alone
James Buster Douglas Boxing
Last Battle
Lightning Force
MERCS
Midnight Resistance
Mystic Defender
Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star III
Quackshot
Revenge Of Shinobi
Shadow Dancer
Shining In The Darkness
Sonic The Hedgehog
Streets Of Rage
Strider
Super Hang-On
Super Monaco GP
Sword Of Vermillion
Taz Mania
Techocop
Thunderforce II
Toejam & Earl
Toki: Going Ape Spit
Wonderboy In Monster Land
World Of Illsuion

Outta the owns I own, those all have that pattern.
EDIT: Added a few from some stacks I forgot to count on the floor.

[Ed Oscuro]

Revenge of Shinobi, the Euro Mega Drive version anyway.

I just noticed something odd: some cases are thinner than others. Yeah, almost EVERYTHING is thinner than PGA Tour Golf II, which has an insanely wide case (and a huge manual).

Anyhow, there appear to be variations in the grid brightness and scale of the squares.

Bright grid, large squares:
Golden Axe
Herzog Zwei
Forgotten Worlds
Castle of Illusion (grid is offset noticeably further along the spine than the other ones, and the Genesis logo is much bigger on the spine)

Smaller grid, varying brightness of grids:
World of Illusion (Barcode on spine)
Kid Chameleon
Golden Axe II

The funny thing is that - out of all these games - NONE of them have identical patterns on the grid. It's pretty messed up.

Probably can add Atomic Runner to that list.

[max 330 mega]

rocky and bullwinkle
quackshot
thunderforce 2

[-hellvin-]

Probably can add Atomic Runner to that list.

I dunno what's up with my atomic runner or yours, but mine has a purple and black pattern with some white bar wrapping around the top.

[Ed Oscuro]

I bet Crue Ball has one too (I just grabbed a handful of games to look at some spines for comparison, so I know I've got more).

[Nez]

Michael Jacksons Moonwalker!

If I remember correctly Crue Ball doesn't, not the cart anyways.

[-hellvin-]

I bet Crue Ball has one too (I just grabbed a handful of games to look at some spines for comparison, so I know I've got more).

Nope, Crue Ball is one of EA's games, with the large assed case and unique symbols. That particular one has a pinball with a wing symbol.

[Ed Oscuro]

Poo. My memory fails. MY EMPEROR! *comical windy explosion*

[-hellvin-]

Poo. My memory fails. MY EMPEROR! *comical windy explosion*

Lol.

Hmm....let's see...I looked through my empty boxes and can add:

688 Abrams
Cyborg Justice
Space Harrier II
Spiderman
Talespin
Truxton

[tritium]

FORSYARD doesnt have any covers for that year, they're all ads and posters.

VG Museum does have a few, this is what I found in their scan section

Arnold Palmer Golf
Buster Douglas Boxing
Castle of Illusin
Chakan
Columns
Decap Attack
Dick Tracy
Dynamite Duke
ESWAT
Fatal Labrinth
Ghost BUsters
Golden Axe
Herzog Zwei
Jewel Master
Last Battle
Lightning Force
MERCS
Midnight Resistance
Pat Riley Basketball
Phantasy Star 2
Phantasy Star 3
Revenge of Shinobi
Shadow Dancer
Shining Force
Space Harrier 2
Sports Talk Baseball
Strider
Super Hangon
Super Thunder Blade
Sword of Vermillion
Taz Mania
Thunder Force 2
ToeJam & Earl
Tommy Lasorda Baseball
Truxion
Wonderboy in Monster World


This is just what VGMuseum has, time to compile a list.

-Tritium

[evilmess]

There are box shots in some of the ads at Fors Yard but I imagine the genesis collective will be much more helpful.

example
http://www.genesiscollective.com/Sho...p?GameLink=186

Plus these guys have already come up with a pretty nice list.

[Mr. Smashy]

I recall the game "Zoom!" having that kind of box.

Edit: ...and "Slaughter Sport" and "Rambo III".

[anagrama]

If I had a bit more time I could come up with a definitive list of PAL games in the black-boxes. I'd guess that there's something like 100-150 of them.

[captain nintendo]

How about Cyberball ?