Another retro game post from me, I'm just posting my collection. If you want me to stop just say! I'm using my own knowledge of each game and promise not to use Wikipedia so corrections please. They are games i used to own and have a sentimental attachment to.
This is a very rare Japanese reviewers or promotional copy of Vib Ribbon. You play a wire frame rabbit jumping over obstacles in time with the music as you "evolve". What was really cool about this game is that you could put your own music CDs in and it would randomly generate a level for you. What makes this even rarer is that the factory sealed tab is upside down! The New York Museum of Modern Art has a copy of this game as a permanent exhibition as a display of late 90s digital expression. The music from this game has been living rent free in my head for nearly 30 years.
Well, I obviously cant attest to its authenticity 100%, but to fake a factory seal tear strip is very difficult. Also, the Y folds on the top and bottom are very neat and flat. Someone must have fed in into the machine that seals games wrong? I honestly don't know how the machines operate.
Thanks. It's alright if you don't have all the answers. It's just kind of a hobby of mine. It started a few years ago when Beckett started slabbing old phone cards from Japan. It's usually just a fun little trip through another fandom, but sometimes it just seems fraudulent on the surface.
I think when you get into grading there is a certain level of fraudulent activity going on. There are definitely the odd re seals out there but I've personally not seen or come across a fake seal tab.
I see the seal now. I was paying so much attention to the top that I missed it down there.