Mario Bros. · NES
Gloss sticker seal print — hangtab, no codes
First printFP-000167North AmericaUnverified
Why this is the first print
This is the first print of Mario Bros. for North America (print 1). 6 later prints are documented below.
Identical to the launch print except for the seal: Nintendo swapped the matte paper sticker for a glossy metallic one that reads “VOID” once it is peeled. Hangtab present, round Seal of Quality, still no printed codes on the back.
Traits
- Codes
- None
- Rev-A
- No
- Hangtab
- Yes
- Star flap
- No
- Factory seal
- Gloss sticker
- Print window
- Early 1986
- Seal of Quality
- Round
Notes
Sources:
- WATA Games, "The Definitive NES Black Box Variant Guide" (2019, archived) — https://web.archive.org/web/20251114042507/https://blog.watagames.com/2019/01/08/the-definitive-nes-black-box-variant-guide/
- WATA Games, "Guide to All Confirmed Black Box Variants" (spreadsheet)
Photos
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Other versions of Mario Bros.
- First shrink wrap print — hangtab, no codesPrint 2North America · FP-000168
- NES-GP print — hangtab, shrink wrapPrint 3North America · FP-000169
- Game code print — hangtab, NES-GP and game codePrint 4North America · FP-000170
- NES ™ print — hangtab, two codes and NES trademarkPrint 5North America · FP-000171
- First no-hangtab print — round seal, no Rev-APrint 6North America · FP-000172
- Rev-A print — round sealPrint 7North America · FP-000173