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Discussion in 'General Sega Discussion' started by Andlabs, Aug 25, 2011.

  1. JaxTH

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    I've enjoyed watching you do this over the years.
     
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    It'll be interesting if this gets dumped - be able to check if it's a ROM hack or not =P
     
  5. Cooljerk

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    Hey black squirrel, what about that Russian bootleg version of Sonic Megamix that was sold online for a while? I have a copy, want some pics for the wiki?
     
  6. JaxTH

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    If you have better ones than what's on the Sonic Megamix wiki page then by all means replace what we currently have.
     
  7. Black Squirrel

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    Absolutely

    The only way to get a good handle on topics like Russian bootlegs is to bombard the wiki(s) with scans. It was only through doing exactly that that I discovered there were half a dozen different print runs.
     
  8. Cooljerk

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    Actually, it appears mine is a different print. Same box art and screenshots, but it has a gold border around it that says "HA PYCCKOM R3bIKE" at the top, and one of the screenshots on the back has a big "0+" graphic over it.

    My copy has a manual, too, and the cartridge looks kinda like a 32X cart (although it fits into a genesis, and has a genesis JPN knotch on the side).

    I'll try and get these things scanned.
     
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    I actually just noticed that the manual is actually multilanguage, with english in the back. Haha, they wrote a little synopsis of the game:

    Also just realized that this synopsis in the manual is also the text on the back of the box, both in the scan already on Retro, and on my copy. So if you've ever wondered what the back of that box said, there you go.
     
  11. Black Squirrel

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    I should open up an art gallery:

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    this piece represents the inadequacies of man, and the neverending conflict between the mind and soul. And here it is again.


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    This is Dinosaurs with lasers.


    (okay it's stolen from the toy line/TV show "Dino Riders" but let's just pretend)


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    As for this, well... I'm not sure it can be described with words.
     
  12. Asagoth

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    I guess Russian "bootleggers" are really creative :)/> ... i wonder how many of these bootlegs exist ... we need some tips from Russian members ...
     
  13. JaxTH

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    I think it's been years since the Russian side of the fanbase has come out in any grand capacity.
     
  14. Asagoth

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    You're right... I'm probably dreaming...
     
  15. Black Squirrel

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    If anyone fancies a bit of mystery solving I've got some mysteries to solve at the bottom of this page.

    Because you have to understand

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    ...this is beyond my pay grade.



    I'm going to leave a few photos here just to help highlight the enormity of the task. Over the last few weeks I've documented the existence of... roughly 500 Russian bootlegs on the wiki (and several hundred more multi-carts). Here's the bits I haven't done!

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    half of these

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    most of these

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    all of these (except Super Donkey Kong 99!)

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    and I haven't touched any cartridges.


    It's quite terrifiying. And that's just Russia.
     
  16. Asagoth

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    In the first screenshot of that NHL bootleg one of the teams is named LOKOMOTIV ... so it must be a hack ...
     
  17. JaxTH

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    Does the Global Gladitors one have Snow Queen from Narnia on it?
     
  18. Asagoth

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    You're absolutely right... that's exactly the title of that bottleg... Снежная королева= Snow Queen ... weird ....
     
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    снежная Королева - Snow Queen aka what Frozen is called in Russia. This is just Mick and Mack Global Gladiators.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EQc1hH1jHY


    Spider-Man 2 is shown here to be Spider-Man: The Animated Series.
    https://showgames.ru/spider-man-2-chelovek-pauk-2-sega



    Can't figure out the rest since they're too generic.
     
  20. Black Squirrel

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    It's not as straight forward as that - there are three Spider-Man 2 (or II) boxes there, each showing a different game.

    Which means the boxes can't be trusted, and we need to test the cartridges (and make sure each cartridge has the same contents).




    What makes this even more tricky is there are many different cartridge designs and they don't always look like the box art. Some are presumably leftover stock from earlier print runs.