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Hi everybody.
Saturday I was in an old game store, and I saw 4 "Crash Test Dummies" under blister.
Personally, I must have 3 at home. I'm pretty sure there are many here who also has copies. I see often on Ebay.
And this leads me to wonder about the fact that there are really many on the market.

Is anyone know how it could be possible that so many copies are under blister ?

It's entirely possible that nobody liked that game back then... and nobody does, still.

i remember seeing car crash like reviews for the game in magazines :p even without the internet i knew to avoid the game.

I suppose that's just how this specific game was released (in a blister, as opposed to the vast majority of SMS games).

OK, it's not a secret, I know this game is not awful.
But this does not explain everything.
I would have loved to hear a story of an old warehouse, a palette of hidden games or a storage by a former employee of Flying Edge.
I find it still weird that there is so games on the market.
It's like the Rapid Fire Unit, it seems easier to find them with blister (mostly from Portugal)

Following research and a little talk with Bock, I realized that games with rigid blisters seem to be a French specificity. When I was young all the games in France in the late 80's / early 90's were sold with these blisters. Apparently this is not the case in most countries.
To illustrate, I saw these two on Ebay I post pictures to avoid this being permanently lost.

AfterBurnerFront.JPG (319.99 KB)

After Burner Front

AfterBurnerBack.JPG (333.92 KB)

After Burner Back

RobocopTerminatorFront.JPG (268.98 KB)

Robocop vs Terminator Front

RobocopTerminatorBack.JPG (279.77 KB)

Robocop vs Terminator Back

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balkry Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 173 Location: Caen, France	Crash Test Dummies Blister Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 7:10 pm
	Hi everybody. Saturday I was in an old game store, and I saw 4 "Crash Test Dummies" under blister. Personally, I must have 3 at home. I'm pretty sure there are many here who also has copies. I see often on Ebay. And this leads me to wonder about the fact that there are really many on the market. Is anyone know how it could be possible that so many copies are under blister ?

ICEknight Joined: 03 Apr 2001 Posts: 601 Location: Asturias	Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:28 pm
	It's entirely possible that nobody liked that game back then... and nobody does, still.

psidum Joined: 01 Jan 2014 Posts: 331	Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 9:53 pm
psidum Joined: 01 Jan 2014 Posts: 331	i remember seeing car crash like reviews for the game in magazines :p even without the internet i knew to avoid the game.

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8653 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:48 am
	I suppose that's just how this specific game was released (in a blister, as opposed to the vast majority of SMS games).

balkry Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 173 Location: Caen, France	Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 8:51 am
	OK, it's not a secret, I know this game is not awful. But this does not explain everything. I would have loved to hear a story of an old warehouse, a palette of hidden games or a storage by a former employee of Flying Edge. I find it still weird that there is so games on the market. It's like the Rapid Fire Unit, it seems easier to find them with blister (mostly from Portugal)

balkry Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 173 Location: Caen, France	Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:06 pm
	Following research and a little talk with Bock, I realized that games with rigid blisters seem to be a French specificity. When I was young all the games in France in the late 80's / early 90's were sold with these blisters. Apparently this is not the case in most countries. To illustrate, I saw these two on Ebay I post pictures to avoid this being permanently lost. AfterBurnerFront.JPG (319.99 KB) After Burner Front AfterBurnerBack.JPG (333.92 KB) After Burner Back RobocopTerminatorFront.JPG (268.98 KB) Robocop vs Terminator Front RobocopTerminatorBack.JPG (279.77 KB) Robocop vs Terminator Back

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8653 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:08 pm
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