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I took a chance on a GameGear that was on US eBay. There was no photo, etc, and quite a poor description. After five weeks of waiting it arrived today, in a box that I haven't seen before:

http://yfrog.com/f/h3jwgkkj/

Is this an uncommon box? Note that it has Chuck Rock with it...very strange choice to include with a GameGear.

CanadianGG.jpg (45.25 KB)

Very cool Goose, never seen that one before? Is it just a sticker on the otherwise common box?

Yeah, it's just a sticker. It says "Extra value "Chuck Rock Game" included"

Note the bizarre quotation.

It still has a price tag on it - $144.79

I noticed a Game Gear Core System logo in the bottom left hand corner of the box. Isn't that what they called the Majesco GG?

Not sure if it was used on the older Game Gear boxes, but I'm certain it was used on the Genesis 2 box (which I think is when Sega switched to using the uniform red/pink/blue cover design for Genesis, Game Gear and Sega CD games, respectively.)

canadian master system had both french and english written on the box and in the booklets.
is it the case ?

From my knowledge, the Majesco GameGears are in the pink stripe packaging.

This is a very early GG (the games mentioned on the box are thing like Sonic 1, Super Monaco, Joe Montana Football).

The Majesco GG weren't released until 2000/2001

Kenneth - the box is in English and the only instructions inside are for Chuck Rock.

NonShinyGoose wrote

. The Majesco GG weren't released until 2000/2001

I was aware of that, but is the Core System logo a standard thing on North American packaging? The only place I know the term from is Majesco.

Also, may I ask why you think this is from Canada rather than the US. It's not as though the box has a picture of the Canadian flag and a deer on the front.

English Invader wrote

NonShinyGoose wrote

. The Majesco GG weren't released until 2000/2001

I was aware of that, but is the Core System logo a standard thing on North American packaging? The only place I know the term from is Majesco.

Also, may I ask why you think this is from Canada rather than the US. It's not as though the box has a picture of the Canadian flag and a deer on the front.

I guess it could have come from either the US or Canada...I just (rather foolishly, in hindsight) assumed it was Canadian as that was were the seller was based.

Meh, stuff in the USA was sold in Canada and vice versa. Only original NES titles seem to have different packaging for Canada than USA. And SMS used the multi-language Euro boxes there as well. But NES changed to just shipping USA product up there eventually. I've never come across anything here in the USA that was specifically packaged for Canada on GG.

"Core System" is pretty common term over here dude. I've got multiple systems that have that written on the box.

I heard there's laws in Quebec that the packaging and manuals have to have French text, even if the game is in English.
Most US games are English-only, thus would need different packaging there.

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NonShinyGoose Joined: 19 Mar 2010 Posts: 272 Location: UK	Canadian GameGear Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:55 pm
	I took a chance on a GameGear that was on US eBay. There was no photo, etc, and quite a poor description. After five weeks of waiting it arrived today, in a box that I haven't seen before: http://yfrog.com/f/h3jwgkkj/ Is this an uncommon box? Note that it has Chuck Rock with it...very strange choice to include with a GameGear. CanadianGG.jpg (45.25 KB)

Braveheart69 Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 311 Location: USA	Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:02 pm
	Very cool Goose, never seen that one before? Is it just a sticker on the otherwise common box?

NonShinyGoose Joined: 19 Mar 2010 Posts: 272 Location: UK	Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:07 pm
	Yeah, it's just a sticker. It says "Extra value "Chuck Rock Game" included" Note the bizarre quotation. It still has a price tag on it - $144.79

English Invader Joined: 30 Aug 2009 Posts: 162 Location: Hertfordshire, UK	Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:53 pm
	I noticed a Game Gear Core System logo in the bottom left hand corner of the box. Isn't that what they called the Majesco GG?

KingMike Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 513	Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 5:06 am
KingMike Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 513	Not sure if it was used on the older Game Gear boxes, but I'm certain it was used on the Genesis 2 box (which I think is when Sega switched to using the uniform red/pink/blue cover design for Genesis, Game Gear and Sega CD games, respectively.)

Kenneth Joined: 20 Dec 2004 Posts: 739 Location: Lyon, France	Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:36 am
	canadian master system had both french and english written on the box and in the booklets. is it the case ?

NonShinyGoose Joined: 19 Mar 2010 Posts: 272 Location: UK	Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:16 am
	From my knowledge, the Majesco GameGears are in the pink stripe packaging. This is a very early GG (the games mentioned on the box are thing like Sonic 1, Super Monaco, Joe Montana Football). The Majesco GG weren't released until 2000/2001 Kenneth - the box is in English and the only instructions inside are for Chuck Rock.

English Invader Joined: 30 Aug 2009 Posts: 162 Location: Hertfordshire, UK	Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 1:56 pm
	NonShinyGoose wrote . The Majesco GG weren't released until 2000/2001 I was aware of that, but is the Core System logo a standard thing on North American packaging? The only place I know the term from is Majesco. Also, may I ask why you think this is from Canada rather than the US. It's not as though the box has a picture of the Canadian flag and a deer on the front.

NonShinyGoose Joined: 19 Mar 2010 Posts: 272 Location: UK	Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:45 pm
	English Invader wrote NonShinyGoose wrote . The Majesco GG weren't released until 2000/2001 I was aware of that, but is the Core System logo a standard thing on North American packaging? The only place I know the term from is Majesco. Also, may I ask why you think this is from Canada rather than the US. It's not as though the box has a picture of the Canadian flag and a deer on the front. I guess it could have come from either the US or Canada...I just (rather foolishly, in hindsight) assumed it was Canadian as that was were the seller was based.

Braveheart69 Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 311 Location: USA	Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:33 pm
	Meh, stuff in the USA was sold in Canada and vice versa. Only original NES titles seem to have different packaging for Canada than USA. And SMS used the multi-language Euro boxes there as well. But NES changed to just shipping USA product up there eventually. I've never come across anything here in the USA that was specifically packaged for Canada on GG. "Core System" is pretty common term over here dude. I've got multiple systems that have that written on the box.

KingMike Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 513	Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:48 pm
KingMike Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 513	I heard there's laws in Quebec that the packaging and manuals have to have French text, even if the game is in English. Most US games are English-only, thus would need different packaging there.

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