Zarlor on a Cali Games cart?

[dr_diesel]

Hi,

 

after finally having replaced my broken Lynx II (bought in 1993 I think) with a superb boxed Lynx II, I am really enjoying some of the old games again. As part of the deal came a load of carts, including California Games.

 

Now here's the funny thing: the cart has the Cali Games label on it (looks original too), but the game on the cart is Zarlor Mercenary!

 

Why would anyone change the label on this or what's the story here? Sounds highly unusual. Or is something like this common enough?

 

PS: cool forum, have been reading it for a while but finally joined now.

 

A

Edited August 17, 2015 by dr_diesel

[7800fan]

2 possibilities: one someone used hairdryer trick to peel off both game label and switched it. Two: Atari fouled up.

[dr_diesel]

Yeah very strange! I have no idea why anyone would want to change the label on a cart like that. I don't think Cali Games is any rarer than Zarlor either.

Well the cart looks fairly original so let's just blame Atari for it...

 

[+rdemming]

To me it seems there are "wrinkles" in the top left corner. And on the left side you can see a very small part of the PCB meaning the label is a little bit too far to the right which I've not seen on any of my carts. I would say someone removed the label and put it back on the wrong cart.

 

Robert

[dr_diesel]

Probably, but a crooked label doesn't necessarily mean someone tinkered with it...have a look at that Batman cart below (or was the mysterious label swapper at it again?).