But it turns out that in Western Europe (and very rarely Canada), in the 1980s and 1990s, you could find classic Nintendo games encased in plastic, hanging from a rack like you would a GI Joe or Star Wars figure.
You can see some pics here, from the original Zelda on the NES to Star Fox on the Super Nintendo right through to Nintendo 64 games. Packaging aficionados may find that enough of a reason to get hot under the collar, but collectors should also be on notice, as it seems these rarities fetch crazy prices on the open market. Like, $US1000+ prices.
NES Nintendo French PAL Blister Packs (& N64 / SNES) [Game Sniped]
Powalen
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 8:13 AMBlister packs are the world’s worst form of packaging to open…
The Cracks
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 11:06 AMThey require scissors. And the things inside them are usually adversely effected by scissors. The horror!
Steve0410
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 3:32 PMNot to nitpick, but as a toy collector, this sort of packaging is usually classified as ‘clamshell’ and is designed to be difficult to open to discourage shoplifting etc.
A “blister pack” is the more traditional toy packaging which is a plastic ‘blister’ stuck on a cardboard backing.
That said, seeing games in this sort of package is weirding me out.