Standard design with small hole in the middleĢ. PMG-USA (Nintendo Power Dude) Lasted from Summer 1990 to about Spring 1991ġ991 - PMG-USA-1 (Danger!!!) Lasted from Spring 1991 to about Spring 1992ġ992 - GP-NES-USA (Ultimate One-Up!) Lasted from Spring 1992 to about Summer 1993ġ993 - GP-NES-USA-1 (Woah!) Lasted from Summer 1993 to Winter 1994Īs far as I know there are only 4 different plastic bag designs:ġ. PMG-DD-USA (Marty Ramirez) All 4 inserts are random and lasted from Spring 1990 to about Summer 1990 PMG-MW-USA (Zelda II) All 4 inserts are random and lasted from Spring 1989 to about Spring of 1990 Nintendo Fun Club REV-1 (Free Membership!) Lasted from Winter 1987 to about Summer 1988ġ988 - PMG-US (Introducing Nintendo Power) Lasted from Summer 1988 to about Spring 1989 GP-NES-USA (Now You're Playing With Power) Lasted from Summer 1990 to about Summer 1992ġ992 - GP-NES-USA-1 (Classic Action Classic Challenges) Lasted from Summer 1992 to about Summer of 1993ġ993 - GP-NES-USA-2 (Classic Action Classic Challenges) Lasted from Summer 1993 to Winter 1994Īll officially licensed games came with a Nintendo Power subscription insert starting in 1988 and would vary from year to year.ġ987 - Nintendo Fun Club (Free Membership!) Lasted from Summer to about Winter 4PL-NES-USA-1 (4 Player Game) Lasted from Fall to about Winter Poster (Now You're Playing With Power.) Lasted from Fall 1987 to about Summer 1988ġ988 - (Now You're Playing With Power!) Lasted from Summer 1988 to about Fall of 1989ġ989 - (Now You're Playing With Power!) Lasted from Fall 1989 to about Summer of 1990ġ990 - 4PL-NES-USA (4 Player Game) Lasted from Summer to about Fall Poster (The Nintendo Game Plan) Lasted from Summer 1986 to about Fall of 1987ġ987 - R.O.B. Poster (The Nintendo Game Plan) Lasted from Fall 1985 to about Summer of 1986ġ986 - R.O.B. There are 5 different games that came in big boxes:Īll Nintendo published NES games came with a poster, fold out, pamphlet, whatever you want to call it showing the more popular games that you were able to buy at the store.ġ985 - R.O.B.

Athletic World Round Seal with flap on bottom. These are more flimsy and are more susceptible to damage.ģ. Cheaper white Paperboard is used for games not manufactured in Japan as well as Unlicensed games. Paperboard which is used for the majoroty of games.Ģ. There are only 3 different styles of the regular sized boxes:ġ. (Special thanks to OxDEAFC0DE for finding about this one) Label 2 - Spring 1988 - Summer 1988 (rare) Also note that this information mostly applies to licensed games. I definitely feel like I am in the Top 10 OCD collector's when it comes to this but I wouldn't be surprised if others are worse off than me. Meaning I like them to have all the original items that were included when they were brand new. I've been collecting complete NES games since the late 90's and I've always been picky about making sure the games are as close to brand new as possible. Will check out the Zelda Randomizer shortly.I guess I'll start.

If anyone has any suggestions that aren't already on here, please let me know. These are the ones I keep in my collection.

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