Oddities 7: Official Seals and Subliminal Messages

Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt

A Tale of Two Cartridges: 

My friend Deathspork, who is the webmaster of the NES Retreat, mentions on his site that some copies of Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt do not have the Nintendo Seal of Quality on them. I can confirm that this is true! Because I have bought games from garage sales and flea markets, I've ended up with several copies of SMB/Duck Hunt, and one of mine is indeed lacking the seal! As far as I can tell, it is NOT a pirated cart! Here are some scans (please click on them for a larger image)

SMB with SealSMB/DuckHunt with the Seal of quality SMB with no sealSMB/DuckHunt without the Seal of Quality

Snake Rattle N Roll

Most Creative Subliminal Advertising:

I have to thank Fenrir of Fenrir's Sprite Domain for discovering this NES Oddity. Look carefully at these screenshots from Snake Rattle n Roll. The walls and floors spell out "GAMEBOY" in big letters! I'm not exactly sure what level this is, but it's the one that comes right after the grey level with the huge waterfall that you have to swim up.
 

GA ME BOY

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