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I got curious, so I looked up the thread.
Jesse, did you also get Socket?
Jeez, I just gave these things away, didn't I?Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMatthews
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Double post alert!
I got curious, so I looked up the thread.
Jesse, did you also get Socket?
Jeez, I just gave these things away, didn't I?Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMatthews
Those were different times. I did a similar practice with many of my games. Just remember games were also cheaper to purchase/find at the time.
But I must inquire:
What is a "cardstock"?:p
It's a term I picked up here, actually. Cardboard box instead of the plastic clamshell case.
Anyone go back and stumble upon one of your old posts and just die a little inside because of the stupidity you wrote back then? Because I do. I've made so many cringey, silly posts on this board, it's damn near impossible not to trip into one of them.
I know it means little now, but I'm sorry for my past ways. For being a giant idiot, and all that. I still feel I'm capable of posting garbage, but I'm trying to improve. Alas, again, I'm sorry for being immature. And mostly to anyone who took offense to it. I'm truly sorry.
All the time, The Jackal. Can't stand to read any of my old posts on any forum. Like we change on a daily basis, so live and lean indeed.
Also way more typos and backwards wording the further back in my posts.
For some reason I went through all my older posts when I returned here earlier this year. I definitely don't see myself nearly as cool as I thought I was back then. :shame:
Yes I also bought socket from you:D i think you also wrote a review for socket shortly before you sold it to meQuote:
Originally Posted by MrMatthews
Hey guys, can anyone who owns a copy confirm to me - did you notice if your copy of Shinobi Legions (NA) has a rear insert that sort of looks soft in the fine print, and less color saturated than other Saturn games? I just got a copy in the mail, and I think the back artwork is suspect. The CD tray itself was glued down to the back side of the case (never seen that), and the insert looks kinda like it was printed off on a standard printer. The paper material is a mat pure white with no perforated folds, as where other Saturn inserts are off-white glossy with perforated folds. Are all Shinobi Legions like that, or did this guy pull one on me?
http://i.imgur.com/VQcar7g.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/AfVMfZw.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/i9n4ZKw.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/90ZSxma.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wL1QwDx.jpg
How is the tray glued down? It would have to be glued down to the paper. That should be your first red flag. I'll check mine when I get home.
Thanks man. I just added some pics to my last post showing the insert.Quote:
Originally Posted by QuickSciFi
You know the little pin holes that you press to release the CD tray from the back? They were glued, and yes a small part of the artwork is stuck so I can't lift it out.
Ah, needed a quick gaming break for something mildly entertaining and funny;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gewk7qgnz8w
That's unfortunate. Although, we're not talking about a Saturn case that got wet, causing it to get stuck, right? That would cause the fading effect also of which you speak. But I suspect the wrinkling would be too obvious to bypass.
My copy of Shinobi Legions is just your regular Saturn case with removable CD tray. The lettering is also normal, imo. You may just have a print batch that may not be optimal, but those cuts at the bottom (back) where the paper bends to make for the spine makes it look authentic. If I were you, I'd be more worried about a glued-up CD tray than about the back cover. The back cover is a lot easier to get than the manual.
Do you have pictures of where exactly the glue points are?
Wait, US Saturn games came in cardboard? I thought they were the same as Sega-CD games, and came in clear plastic.
I guess I made it confusing what I was showing. The picture with the cuts on the spine (like all Saturn games have) is an insert for another game, and then there's a picture of the Shinobi insert that doesn't have them, just a faint score like it was simply folded. So you are saying that your copy does have the cuts along the spine?Quote:
Originally Posted by QuickSciFi
The paper is also a different color and finish. Here is a picture of the glue I was talking about. This is on all four holes where the tray pops out.
I think someone just had a disc only version, found a manual and then printed this back artwork, threw it in a case and called it CIB. I'm going to try and return it.
http://i.imgur.com/N6LYe55.jpg
@Jackster: No, I'm was talking about the back insert. Same as in a small CD jewel case, except larger.
@WS: Then that's obviously a home print. Were I to get something like this, my next step would be to salvage what is left of the clamshell box. The glue appears to be from a glue gun, if I'm not mistaken. It can easily be removed or scraped-off. I would discard the back insert and try to find a new one online. If the rest of the game is intact, then all you'd be missing is the back insert, hopefully. I tend to buy on eBay a lot, so it's easy for me to start-up a claim for this kind of stuff. Where did you get yours? If you paid along the lines of $70-75, then you probably paid top dollar for this stuff. I would suggest a return or a partial refund of some sort. If you paid less, then try and salvage what you have and see if you can build it up to your own standards with time.
P.S.> My own copy of Shinobi: Legions I got from a local Play N Trade b4 they disappeared from the face of the planet. They had it for a long time in a really terrible, broken clamshell. After about 3 visits, I decided to go for it (back then it was about $20, 2010'ish, but even then, for me, it seemed like a very steep price anyways for a seemingly "broken" game). It was as easy as replacing the plastic clamshell from a donor sports title and, voila', I now have an immaculate copy. Moral of the story, don't fret broski. There's always ups and downs with game collecting. Try and make the best of it. So far, you're telling me all you really need is a back insert. I hope you can get around it.