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jaycee72
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:45 am    Post subject: Entex flaps Reply with quote

Hi Guys

Purchased a boxed Entex Super Cobra recently – it was reasonable money which I thought was due to the flap having being cut off. It was clearly missing from the pictures. (The bit that hangs off the right hand side of the box that is often a bit battered).

Anyway – seems that this one never had the flap in the first place. There are no cuts and the writing on the back confirms everything has been ‘shrunk’ to fit.

I’ve never seen one like this before. Any thoughts? Is it a regional thing? i.e. did different country’s have different packaging?

Thanks

Jon
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 6:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd like to see some pictures.

The box of my Super Cobra was in poor condition, the flap was completely missing.
I had to fix it as best I could... But the game was in mint condition. Smile

Before:
http://www.imagebam.com/image/a66e04269171995
http://www.imagebam.com/image/fce529269172012

After:
http://www.imagebam.com/image/a2d534269172537
http://www.imagebam.com/image/4bcfb2269172563
http://www.imagebam.com/image/62b220269172578
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

my box is a std box (like yours) but just doesnt have the flap. The writting and graphics on the back of the box have been shunk to fit.

Is it possible to upload pictures without using a web host?
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jaycee72 wrote:
Is it possible to upload pictures without using a web host?


Sorry, I don't know.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 10:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jaycee72 wrote:
my box is a std box (like yours) but just doesnt have the flap. The writting and graphics on the back of the box have been shunk to fit.

Is it possible to upload pictures without using a web host?


No, unfortunately this forum software doesn't have an upload function... You can send the picture directly to me if you want, and I can put them in a folder on the website's server and you can link them that way.

I'm really serious to see this, I don't think I've ever seen a non-flap version of the box before... (Or, if I had, I probably assumed it was just ripped off or something...)
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 11:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Rik

I've never seen a non flap Entex before and bought on the basis it had been cut.

Send me (PM me?) your email or phone number and I'll send you some pickies....see what you think!?

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 3:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jaycee72 wrote:
Hi Rik

I've never seen a non flap Entex before and bought on the basis it had been cut.


This is just a guess - but maybe a release for foreign markets? Take Bandai for example - they did release their games for the Japanese market without flaps, but sometimes with flaps for other countries (e.g. France "Gadget", "Penguin Land").
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 4:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, that's exactly what it is... He sent me the pics (sorry, forgot to write back! Rolling Eyes ), I'll post them up here too. What he has is the Canadian version of the box, which apparently in some cases didn't have that extra box flap.

Here's an Entex Turtles game from Canada that's the same way:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/370646730038

Not the 'Electronic Game - Jeu Electronique' English/French writing on the box...

I have to admit, I wasn't aware about this variation even in Canada, guess I haven't seen too many Canadian Entex games... Cool I see the Coleco ones all the time...
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 4:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Presumed it came from US but the Canada thing would make sense as there were also French instructions in the box.

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