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Hi All,

Just stumbled upon this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sega-Game-Pack-4-In-1-Sega-Game-Gear-Game-Boxed-And-C...

I actually have one myself (this is not my auction) the box is the same it is dull rather than the traditional silver sheen and it has the same poor clarity print and miss print hanger.

Thing with mine and this one actually is that it has been about a while as there is wear to the box and mine also has a musty smell as if it has been stored, it was also acquired well over 10 years ago.

Are these old repros as I didn't think people were knocking these out years ago, any thoughts?

What do you mean by misprint hanger?

edwithmj wrote

What do you mean by misprint hanger?

Good question, the box hanger (hole) is off centre and you can see a plain white area to the bottom and right hand side that hasn't been printed.

GG.PNG (30.41 KB)

Oh I see, cheers. Well spotted, I thought that was a shadow or something when I first saw it. I have a few Game Gear games where the punched out bit from the hang tab remains and it's certainly printed so that lends well to the theory that this is a repro but yet it does look old and, as you say, yours is well over 10 years old.

The only other box of this that I've seen is in this thread:
https://www.smspower.org/forums/10857-GameGearRarityListPAL

That one has the punched out bit and it's printed also, which seems to authenticate it.

Could you possibly upload some pictures of your one?

The box insert on the ebay listing is also non-standard (I've never seen it before). Does your one have this?

The game itself was mainly a pack in with Game Gears and certainly seems designed for that purpose, with the games being rather simple and watered down. Maybe Sega decided to sell off excess stock and printed off boxes to go with them.

Interestingly, I have two cartridges and two manuals of this game. One manual has a flat spine (more like a book) and the other has a sharp spine (more like a pamphlet).

Yeh the game defiantly got a retail release with a standard box, that’s the one in the thread you linked, I believe there are a few variants as well!

Here’s mine, has the same insert but at closer inspection the box printing is a tad different as you will see, very similar though. The manual is the small pamphlet style:

More pics here: https://imgur.com/a/7HPmcOW

319A0859-4167-485E-9CC7-64363F2A75A6.jpeg (2.75 MB)

Thanks for those pictures. Where did you get yours? Was it from an ebay seller who had loads to sell or from a collector?

Because of the unusual insert and the similar misprints on the box, either one of two things is likely:

- Your one and the ebay listing are repros from the same original source

- They're official but both made by someone subcontracted by Sega

Just my opinion though.

I picked mine up in a lot with a non working Game Gear and a few other games, think it was eBay, although might have been local.

Your theories could be sound, just very strange that they have similar issues and the same insert.

Repro or not, the auction ended at £127.

Wow! Well a few people either wanted a repro or bought your theory! That’s rich money for it!

The rest of my Game Gear games went a while ago so I no longer need mine so up on eBay if anyone is interested:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sega-Game-Pack-4-in-1-Sega-Game-Gear-Euro-PAL-Boxed-C...

Wow, £293.00 winning bid. Congratulations!

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dyer60 Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Posts: 22 Location: UK	Sega Game Pack 4 in 1 Repro Box? History? Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 2:44 pm
dyer60 Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Posts: 22 Location: UK	Hi All, Just stumbled upon this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sega-Game-Pack-4-In-1-Sega-Game-Gear-Game-Boxed-And-C... I actually have one myself (this is not my auction) the box is the same it is dull rather than the traditional silver sheen and it has the same poor clarity print and miss print hanger. Thing with mine and this one actually is that it has been about a while as there is wear to the box and mine also has a musty smell as if it has been stored, it was also acquired well over 10 years ago. Are these old repros as I didn't think people were knocking these out years ago, any thoughts?

edwithmj Joined: 30 Aug 2012 Posts: 33	Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:30 pm
edwithmj Joined: 30 Aug 2012 Posts: 33	What do you mean by misprint hanger?

dyer60 Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Posts: 22 Location: UK	Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 5:29 pm
dyer60 Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Posts: 22 Location: UK	edwithmj wrote What do you mean by misprint hanger? Good question, the box hanger (hole) is off centre and you can see a plain white area to the bottom and right hand side that hasn't been printed. GG.PNG (30.41 KB)

edwithmj Joined: 30 Aug 2012 Posts: 33	Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 5:58 pm
edwithmj Joined: 30 Aug 2012 Posts: 33	Oh I see, cheers. Well spotted, I thought that was a shadow or something when I first saw it. I have a few Game Gear games where the punched out bit from the hang tab remains and it's certainly printed so that lends well to the theory that this is a repro but yet it does look old and, as you say, yours is well over 10 years old. The only other box of this that I've seen is in this thread: https://www.smspower.org/forums/10857-GameGearRarityListPAL That one has the punched out bit and it's printed also, which seems to authenticate it. Could you possibly upload some pictures of your one? The box insert on the ebay listing is also non-standard (I've never seen it before). Does your one have this? The game itself was mainly a pack in with Game Gears and certainly seems designed for that purpose, with the games being rather simple and watered down. Maybe Sega decided to sell off excess stock and printed off boxes to go with them. Interestingly, I have two cartridges and two manuals of this game. One manual has a flat spine (more like a book) and the other has a sharp spine (more like a pamphlet).

dyer60 Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Posts: 22 Location: UK	Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 6:42 pm
dyer60 Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Posts: 22 Location: UK	Yeh the game defiantly got a retail release with a standard box, that’s the one in the thread you linked, I believe there are a few variants as well! Here’s mine, has the same insert but at closer inspection the box printing is a tad different as you will see, very similar though. The manual is the small pamphlet style: More pics here: https://imgur.com/a/7HPmcOW 319A0859-4167-485E-9CC7-64363F2A75A6.jpeg (2.75 MB)

edwithmj Joined: 30 Aug 2012 Posts: 33	Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 7:45 pm
edwithmj Joined: 30 Aug 2012 Posts: 33	Thanks for those pictures. Where did you get yours? Was it from an ebay seller who had loads to sell or from a collector? Because of the unusual insert and the similar misprints on the box, either one of two things is likely: - Your one and the ebay listing are repros from the same original source - They're official but both made by someone subcontracted by Sega Just my opinion though.

dyer60 Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Posts: 22 Location: UK	Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:26 pm
dyer60 Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Posts: 22 Location: UK	I picked mine up in a lot with a non working Game Gear and a few other games, think it was eBay, although might have been local. Your theories could be sound, just very strange that they have similar issues and the same insert.

edwithmj Joined: 30 Aug 2012 Posts: 33	Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 2:03 pm
edwithmj Joined: 30 Aug 2012 Posts: 33	Repro or not, the auction ended at £127.

dyer60 Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Posts: 22 Location: UK	Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 2:10 pm
dyer60 Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Posts: 22 Location: UK	Wow! Well a few people either wanted a repro or bought your theory! That’s rich money for it!

dyer60 Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Posts: 22 Location: UK	Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 3:41 pm
dyer60 Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Posts: 22 Location: UK	The rest of my Game Gear games went a while ago so I no longer need mine so up on eBay if anyone is interested: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sega-Game-Pack-4-in-1-Sega-Game-Gear-Euro-PAL-Boxed-C...

edwithmj Joined: 30 Aug 2012 Posts: 33	Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:39 pm
edwithmj Joined: 30 Aug 2012 Posts: 33	Wow, £293.00 winning bid. Congratulations!

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