Okay, so I recently added a Contra III: The Alien Wars to my collection, but when I received it, I realized it looked different than the copy my friend has. I immediately noticed that the copy I got was "Made in Mexico" while my friend's was "Made in Japan." We've tested both games and they both work fine, but I was wondering . . . is my Mexico one a reprint or a pirated copy? If anyone knows the answer to this, please comment, as it would be greatly appreciated. The following are pictures of the 2 cartridges with commentary about their differences.


JAPAN

MEXICO

As you can see, the Japan made one has the "typical" safety warnings and such on a sticker, while the Mexico made one has it like imprinted on to the cartridge itself.


JAPAN

MEXICO

The biggest difference here is that one says "Made in Japan" and the other says "Made in Mexico." The bottom half of the front of the cartridges are also different, but I realize that may be due to when they were produced.


JAPAN

MEXICO

Here are close-ups of the labels. I apologize for the quality, but if you look REALLY close, the "Made in Mexico" label is of lower quality and seems faded, not to mention, it doesn't have that "glossy" layer on top of it, that makes the label shine naturally in light and such.

Also, for those of you who missed it on the weekend. I updated my Gaming Setup blog with a zoomed out view and my 600TH GAME! Yes . . . I finally hit the big 6-0-0! ^_^ It was a sweet game I hit it with too! Check it out here!