Unlicensed NES games

06-13-2002, 10:10 PM

Anybody have any? I picked some up at Funcoland today.

06-13-2002, 10:36 PM

R.B.I. Baseball 1 and 2. I never play them and I got them when I didn't know they weren't liscenced.

Where did the lemmings go? Well, they just kept walking and walking and walking until I was dared to give them a break. But we can be happy without them. You can still visit the Super Nintendo Super Shire, right?

06-14-2002, 03:41 AM

I got Klax and Bible Adventures, both for collection purposes. Although I should fire up the NES, just to see what they're like.

Greatluigi · 06-14-2002, 05:47 AM

Is Kart Fighter a unlicensed video game?

06-14-2002, 06:17 AM

^I don't know. Does the cart look different than a normal NES cart?

06-14-2002, 03:03 PM

And is there one of those "Official Nintendo Seal of Quality" things on the label?

Where did the lemmings go? Well, they just kept walking and walking and walking until I was dared to give them a break. But we can be happy without them. You can still visit the Super Nintendo Super Shire, right?

06-14-2002, 07:54 PM

How bout mario Loterry? anyone seen that? i dont even know who made it.

06-15-2002, 07:39 AM

^ supposuddly that was only a japan release, but its validability is debatable. Ive got a couple of the bible games. and some rbi games too.

06-15-2002, 09:39 AM

I've got a Maxi 15, a couple of the Aladdin deck enhancer games, and RBI Baseball.

06-17-2002, 10:11 AM

I had a friend a long time ago who had Bible adventures. It was kinda fun, cheesy, and informative, but I didn't know it wasn't liscensed. (Hey, why would a video game company lisence a religious game anyway?)

06-17-2002, 10:58 AM

i don't own an NES

06-17-2002, 07:45 PM

Anyone ever played Quatro Arcade? I dunno if it's unlicensed, it seems like it is. It's got a fix switch on the back of the cartridge though, pretty weird. If the game breaks, you just flip the switch then it works. Oddly enough it did break once, I flipped the switch and then it worked. Everything should have a fix switch!

MushroomNES · 06-19-2002, 12:00 PM

Just Gauntlet.

MushroomNES · 06-20-2002, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Greatluigi's bum is on fire:
Is Kart Fighter a unlicensed video game?

Yes, in fact, it's pirated.

06-24-2002, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Yoshimaster:
I had a friend a long time ago who had Bible adventures. It was kinda fun, cheesy, and informative, but I didn't know it wasn't liscensed. (Hey, why would a video game company lisence a religious game anyway?)

Nintendo had something against religious content in their games back then, so of course it wouldn't be liscenced by Nintendo. That's probably why Sungod in Mega Man V was renamed to "Sunstar" when it was released in America.

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

Ross · 06-29-2002, 02:51 PM

I have Bignose the Caveman.

You can tell if its unliscensed if there's an abscense of the seal of quality. Pirated games will either have no seal or a seal of quality that is a bit different.

There's lots of info. on the unliscensed games (and how company's stole Nintendo's blueprints of the lock out chip from a patent office) in a book called "Game Over". It's the history of Nintendo! One great read, especially when talking about Tetris and all the legal battles that ensued.

To I Ate a Lemming CK: Yes Nintendo has purposely avoided religion (with the exception of some made up religions in RPG's) to be in its games. This was not the reason why the Bible Games were unliscensed though. Nintendo never had the chance to liscense it or not: A company that sells Christian products called 'Mystic Tree' got the information needed to get around the lockout chip and promptly started making religious games. In fact Mystic Tree was the only company not sued for going against the rules that Nintendo set for their systems. Nintendo spokepersons joked about this event, and said they wouldn't go after them for fear of bad press. It was chump change anyway since so few games were produced (and fewer sold).

Some games included (I don't know the names, only the descriptions) baby Moses in the reeds, adult Moses, journey to Bethlehem, Bible trivia-- my favourite title: Sunday School Buffet. Your guess is as good as mine, the art for the box shows a couple of kids outside a church running after ice cream and cookies that have faces.

Mystic Tree ended with one Super NES game that involved Noah's Ark (using the mouse controller). Then personal computers started taking off so they made the transition.

Mystic Tree is the only company that still sells and (presumably) produces games for the Nintendo Entertainment System (though still unliscensed).

06-13-2002, 10:10 PM	#1
Lagomorph Setzer Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Anybody have any? I picked some up at Funcoland today.

06-13-2002, 10:36 PM	#2
CodieKitty Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	R.B.I. Baseball 1 and 2. I never play them and I got them when I didn't know they weren't liscenced. Where did the lemmings go? Well, they just kept walking and walking and walking until I was dared to give them a break. But we can be happy without them. You can still visit the Super Nintendo Super Shire, right?

06-14-2002, 03:41 AM	#3
Lagomorph Setzer Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	I got Klax and Bible Adventures, both for collection purposes. Although I should fire up the NES, just to see what they're like.

06-14-2002, 05:47 AM	#4
Greatluigi Banned Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Radioactive Grinnieland Posts: 11,609 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,414.50 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 3,914.50 Donate	Is Kart Fighter a unlicensed video game?

06-14-2002, 06:17 AM	#5
Lagomorph Setzer Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	^I don't know. Does the cart look different than a normal NES cart?

06-14-2002, 03:03 PM	#6
CodieKitty Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	And is there one of those "Official Nintendo Seal of Quality" things on the label? Where did the lemmings go? Well, they just kept walking and walking and walking until I was dared to give them a break. But we can be happy without them. You can still visit the Super Nintendo Super Shire, right?

06-14-2002, 07:54 PM	#7
Kirb-E Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	How bout mario Loterry? anyone seen that? i dont even know who made it.

06-15-2002, 07:39 AM	#8
WaLuigi1774 Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	^ supposuddly that was only a japan release, but its validability is debatable. Ive got a couple of the bible games. and some rbi games too.

06-15-2002, 09:39 AM	#9
Tritoch Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	I've got a Maxi 15, a couple of the Aladdin deck enhancer games, and RBI Baseball.

06-17-2002, 10:11 AM	#10
Yoshimaster007 Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	I had a friend a long time ago who had Bible adventures. It was kinda fun, cheesy, and informative, but I didn't know it wasn't liscensed. (Hey, why would a video game company lisence a religious game anyway?)

06-17-2002, 10:58 AM	#11
[sage] Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	i don't own an NES

06-17-2002, 07:45 PM	#12
Lord X Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Anyone ever played Quatro Arcade? I dunno if it's unlicensed, it seems like it is. It's got a fix switch on the back of the cartridge though, pretty weird. If the game breaks, you just flip the switch then it works. Oddly enough it did break once, I flipped the switch and then it worked. Everything should have a fix switch!

06-19-2002, 12:00 PM	#13
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06-29-2002, 02:51 PM	#16
Ross Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 275 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 557.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,057.00 Donate	I have Bignose the Caveman. You can tell if its unliscensed if there's an abscense of the seal of quality. Pirated games will either have no seal or a seal of quality that is a bit different. There's lots of info. on the unliscensed games (and how company's stole Nintendo's blueprints of the lock out chip from a patent office) in a book called "Game Over". It's the history of Nintendo! One great read, especially when talking about Tetris and all the legal battles that ensued. To I Ate a Lemming CK: Yes Nintendo has purposely avoided religion (with the exception of some made up religions in RPG's) to be in its games. This was not the reason why the Bible Games were unliscensed though. Nintendo never had the chance to liscense it or not: A company that sells Christian products called 'Mystic Tree' got the information needed to get around the lockout chip and promptly started making religious games. In fact Mystic Tree was the only company not sued for going against the rules that Nintendo set for their systems. Nintendo spokepersons joked about this event, and said they wouldn't go after them for fear of bad press. It was chump change anyway since so few games were produced (and fewer sold). Some games included (I don't know the names, only the descriptions) baby Moses in the reeds, adult Moses, journey to Bethlehem, Bible trivia-- my favourite title: Sunday School Buffet. Your guess is as good as mine, the art for the box shows a couple of kids outside a church running after ice cream and cookies that have faces. Mystic Tree ended with one Super NES game that involved Noah's Ark (using the mouse controller). Then personal computers started taking off so they made the transition. Mystic Tree is the only company that still sells and (presumably) produces games for the Nintendo Entertainment System (though still unliscensed).