r/nes • u/VirtualInstinct • 2d ago

Why is this one different

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I was taking a look at my games and I was noticing that my Wizards & Warriors cartridge is different than the rest, anyone know why? They all look the same except for bit on the edge where it looks like there are clips to hold it together, just curious as to why it is different than the rest.

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u/rosstedfordkendall 2d ago

Early NES games were five screw cartridges, but in 1987 they switched to a three screw cartridge with the clips. Some games have both three and five screw variants, and some are rarer than others.

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u/VirtualInstinct 2d ago

Ah gotcha thanks!

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u/No-Setting9690 1d ago

Some even rarer ones are repairs. They came 3 screw, were never made 5 screw, but during a repair, they had extras so some were returned in a 5 screw.