I am posting this here, primarily hoping that some of the Polish collectors can chime in, with their input. ;) I am trying to completely document this for my book, right now I am working on these games.
Those who collect Codemasters-developed Famicom games know that they were published by one of three companies, BIC, Realtec, or Tiger. BIC and Realtec are essentially the same, sort of like splitting hairs, haven't looked closely enough at Tiger yet.
Anyway, here are some large generalizations I've seen thus far:
1. Original runs used Camerica boxes, most likely were published by BIC themselves.
2. Reprints of these were done by Realtec, using clamshell cases.
3. Games that were never released in single cart format on NES by Camerica were published as single carts by Realtec, receiving also cardboard boxes instead of clamshells.
Time to look at the games. I've taken some pictures from my own collection, and also borrowed some pictures from another informative website (http://geocities.ws/pocketplane/KcyYfeBc8xk.html#Realtec) , I hope we can document these carts fully.
1 Two in 1 (Go! Dizzy Go! / Soccer Simulator)
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/9981790000_1522597212_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/9981790000_1522597212.png)
Cart design from Realtec, published by Realtec.
2 Two in 1 (Treasure Island Dizzy / BMX Simulator)
[ no image available]
Cart design from Realtec, published by Realtec.
3 Bee 52
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/9859413900_1522595775_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/9859413900_1522595775.jpg)
Cart design by BIC.
4 Big Nose Freaks Out
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/2298669300_1522596702_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/2298669300_1522596702.jpg)
Cart design by BIC, box from Camerica, published by BIC.
5 Big Nose the Caveman
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/9751908800_1522596661_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/9751908800_1522596661.jpg)
Cart design by BIC, box from Realtec, published by Realtec.
6 Big Nose the Caveman
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/2162080900_1522596746_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/2162080900_1522596746.jpg)
Cart design generic, published by BIC. PCB legit BIC pcb.
7 Big Nose the Caveman
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/9804525200_1522597085_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/9804525200_1522597085.png)
Cart design by BIC.
8 Big Nose the Caveman
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/7886689800_1522597191_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/7886689800_1522597191.png)
Cart design by BIC, box by Camerica, published by BIC.
9 BMX Simulator
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/6653965000_1522597641_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/6653965000_1522597641.png)
Cart design by Realtec, published by Realtec.
10 Boomerang Kid
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/6063849500_1522596384_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/6063849500_1522596384.jpg)
Cart design by Realtec, published by Realtec.
11 Dizzy the Adventurer
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/2640126100_1522598226_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/2640126100_1522598226.jpg)
Cart design by BIC.
12 Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/1827004400_1522597251_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/1827004400_1522597251.png)
Cart design by BIC.
13 Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/1319289600_1522598321_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/1319289600_1522598321.jpg)
Generic case, possibly a bootleg.
14 Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/2593923300_1522596604_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/2593923300_1522596604.jpg)
Cart design by BIC, box by Realtec, published by Realtec.
15 Fantastic Adventure of Dizzy
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/3718308000_1522596176_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/3718308000_1522596176.jpg)
Cart design by BIC, published by Tiger
16 Firehawk
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/5924740200_1522595953_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/5924740200_1522595953.jpg)
Cart design by BIC.
17 Go! Dizzy Go!
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/1245105000_1522597294_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/1245105000_1522597294.png)
Cart design by BIC, box by Realtec, published by Realtec.
18 Go! Dizzy Go!
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/4589717000_1522596345_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/4589717000_1522596345.jpg)
Cart design by Realtec, published by Realtec.
19 Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade
[no image available]
Cart design by BIC.
20 Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/6344652400_1522596311_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/6344652400_1522596311.jpg)
Cart design by BIC, published by Tiger.
21 Micro Motion
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/1246509100_1522595990_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/1246509100_1522595990.jpg)
Cart design by BIC, box by Camerica, published by BIC
22 Mig 29: Soviet Fighter
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/6012460700_1522596458_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/6012460700_1522596458.jpg)
Cart design by BIC, box by Camerica, published by BIC.
23 Mig 29: Soviet Fighter
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/3023687500_1522596500_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/3023687500_1522596500.jpg)
Cart design by BIC, box by Realtec, published by Realtec.
24 Pegasus Golden Five
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/4909212100_1522596535_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/4909212100_1522596535.jpg)
Cart design by BIC.
25 Quattro Adventure
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/8377390400_1522597361_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/8377390400_1522597361.png)
Cart design by BIC
26 Quattro Adventure
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/9194410100_1522596133_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/9194410100_1522596133.jpg)
Cart design by BIC, published by Tiger
27 Quattro Arcade
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/5945921000_1522597385_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/5945921000_1522597385.png)
Cart design by BIC
28 Quattro Arcade
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/9943296900_1522597451_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/9943296900_1522597451.png)
Cart design by BIC, published by Tiger
29 Quattro Arcade - Pegasus 4 in 1
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/3198453000_1522596420_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/3198453000_1522596420.jpg)
Cart design by BIC, box by Camerica, published by BIC
30 Quattro Sports
Cart design by BIC
31 Quattro Sports
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/5828259200_1522596029_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/5828259200_1522596029.jpg)
Cart design by BIC, published by Tiger
32 Soccer Simulator
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/4363022600_1522595829_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/4363022600_1522595829.jpg)
Cart design by BIC, box by Realtec, published by Realtec
33 Soccer Simulator
[image unavailable]
Cart design by Realtec, published by Realtec
34 Stunt Kids
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/3060531500_1522596211_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/3060531500_1522596211.jpg)
Cart design by BIC, published by Tiger
35 Super Robin Hood
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/4519263400_1522597566_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/4519263400_1522597566.png)
Cart design by BIC, box by Realtec, published by Realtec.
36 Super Robin Hood
[image unavailable]
Cart design by Realtec, published by Realtec
37 Super Robin Hood
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/2561097300_1522598456_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/2561097300_1522598456.jpg)
Cart design by BIC.
38 Treasure Island Dizzy
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/5037948700_1522598618_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/5037948700_1522598618.jpg)
Cart design by Realtec, published by Realtec
39 Treasure Island Dizzy
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/1119396200_1522598256_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/1119396200_1522598256.jpg)
Generic cart.
40 Ultimate Stuntman
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/5350457100_1522597485_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/5350457100_1522597485.png)
Cart design by BIC
41 Ultimate Stuntman
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/2239154000_1522596563_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/2239154000_1522596563.jpg)
Cart design by BIC, box by Realtec, published by Realtec
42 Ultimate Stuntman
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/8957582300_1522597591_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/8957582300_1522597591.png)
Cart design by BIC, published by Realtec
43 Ultimate Stuntman
(https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/1572501600_1522598489_thumb.jpg) (https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/1572501600_1522598489.jpg)
Alternative label, generic case and generic pcb. Possibly a bootleg.
Post Merge: April 01, 2018, 09:09:47 am
Because some Realtec-published carts were BIC cart, Realtec box, and likewise some BIC-published shells were BIC cart, Camerica box, if the BIC game has only been seen cart only, it is impossible to assess whether it was published by BIC or Realtec... hence the lacking of information in some points.
Please post some pics, let's get this information complete. :)
I'm not sure 37 has anything to do with BIC. The cartridge shell is indeed similar but it's like all those late polish cartridges, with a distributor copying the BIC design.
I've a photo of the BIC Quattro Sports.
(http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2018/14/3/1522831958-img-6657.png)
Quote from: MasterDisk on April 04, 2018, 01:53:25 am
I'm not sure 37 has anything to do with BIC. The cartridge shell is indeed similar but it's like all those late polish cartridges, with a distributor copying the BIC design.
I've a photo of the BIC Quattro Sports.
(http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2018/14/3/1522831958-img-6657.png)
Thanks mate, may I add the Quattro Sports pic into the original thread for continuity?
Like you, I agree and also feel 37, the Super Robin Hood, is not neccessarily a BIC/Codemasters - endorsed cart. I just added it for completion sake since I had it lying around, but I guess I should have been more specific when posting it.
Either way, I'm happy to hear your response, MasterDisk. :) Thank you
QuotePlease post some pics, let's get this information complete.
so let's try :)
Linus *BIC*
(http://geocities.ws/pocketplane/cart_11.jpg)
Quattro Arcade *BIC*
(http://geocities.ws/pocketplane/cart_15.jpg)
Big Nose Freaks Out *TIGER*
(http://geocities.ws/pocketplane/cart_28.jpg)
Ultimate Stuntman *SUPER CHARGER*
(http://geocities.ws/pocketplane/cart_19.jpg)(http://geocities.ws/pocketplane/cart-b_19.png)
US same as Videomation has at least two label artwork designed for different publishers. This one released for the South America market by Super Charger (all copies that I've seen were on mercadolivre). Instead of the standard text on the back, it has an ugly sticker with logo of mentioned company.
2-in-1 Treasure Island Dizzy / BMX *REALTEC*
(http://geocities.ws/pocketplane/cart_37.jpg)
2-in-1 Super Robin Hood / Boomerang Kid ?*REALTEC*
(http://geocities.ws/pocketplane/cart_36.jpg)
Soccer Simulator *REALTEC*
(http://geocities.ws/pocketplane/cart_41.jpeg)
Super Robin Hood *REALTEC* (fcgamer: your greeny SRH definitely better :))
(http://geocities.ws/pocketplane/cart_42.jpg)
pirates:
Firehawk(http://geocities.ws/pocketplane/firehawk.png)
MIG 29(http://geocities.ws/pocketplane/mig29.jpg)
Does anyone have second version of Videomation with box(scan/photo)? I could not find any info about publisher this cart.
I have that Videomation, even with an invoice included. I can probably try to take some pictures sometime.
Spotted this generic copy of Ultimate Stuntman on some sale thread.
(https://i.ibb.co/NmTd1Bt/P1000404.jpg)
Realtec Ultimate Stuntman.
(https://i.imgur.com/X75F9SO.jpg)
Realtec 5-in-1 with 3 Codemasters titles.
(https://i.imgur.com/A55jr4U.jpg)
Better photo of D-Y2, Realtec.
(https://i.imgur.com/7j2qq2m.jpg)
2-in-1, Realtec.
(https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3211/207514265.0/0_ee475_4d04563f_L.jpg)
Post Merge: April 14, 2019, 07:57:22 am
Tiger Electronics Micro Machines
(https://i.imgur.com/5J4EEdl.png)
Fire Dragon
(https://images90.fotosik.pl/169/37cba079a2868e94med.jpg)
Generic Big Nose Freaks Out
(https://i.imgur.com/a3ufwp8.jpg)
Big Nose 2-in-1 (Realtec)
(https://i.imgur.com/m60jaFN.png)
Post Merge: May 04, 2019, 01:47:23 pm
Big Nose the Caveman (Generic)
(https://i.imgur.com/TyrSDs4.jpg)
Top and bottom courtesy of AlexSRMD.
Post Merge: May 05, 2019, 08:10:59 am
YB-02 2-in-1 Dizzy + Big Nose Freaks Out (Realtec)
(https://i.imgur.com/FJqXTkh.png)