December 30, 20196 yr comment_178795 When NHL'94 was released (Sega Genesis), the first editions came with a sticker that said "Limited Edition 1st Round" and had a serial number. Mark Lesser actually has "00001" in his basement, which was seen as part of @McMikey's documentary "Pixelated Heroes". Here's an example of what the stickers look like: I have been looking at these numbers for a while and recently decided to start documenting them because it was bugging me. From the small sample size I gathered (mostly eBay listings), my guess is there were 30,000 Limited Edition copies, however I don't know what the letters represent. Factory seems doubtful given the scattered nature of the numbers. My guess is the letter was some kind of lot size, or shipping destination, etc. So far I have found EDIT: A,B,C,D, (no E), F, G, (no H) FOUND H, thanks Smozoma, I, J, K & L A - L!. UPDATE (Mar'25): I'm still Not sure what the letters represent, but the current thinking is each of the letters (A-L) have 28,750 copies to them, and the non-letter has 5,000 for a total of 350,000 1st round edition copies. Below is the running tally, sorted on the left by number and then by letter on right. If you happen to own a copy or find a number that is not listed, please feel free to reply to this thread! I frequently search eBay listings, so as other 1st editions come up there I will incorporate as well. As of March 14, 2025 Lowest number (aside from 00001) - 20 Highest number - 28,270 Report
December 30, 20196 yr comment_178798 CoachMac has a cart with different banner colours for NJ. I wonder if that could be traced toa particular letter or number series Report
December 30, 20196 yr Author comment_178800 4 hours ago, smozoma said: L00159 (!!) B07616 (my original one) H12546 We gave an "H"! So the only letter I haven't seen from A - L is E. Report
December 30, 20196 yr comment_178802 How many of each exist? I have first run copy of NHL'95 with a Waffen SS logo; is that worth anything? Report
December 31, 20196 yr comment_178806 See, that was something that always bugged me about this place. Why do some of y'all have such intense loathing towards 95? Report
December 31, 20196 yr Author comment_178810 10 hours ago, DeterminedApathy said: See, that was something that always bugged me about this place. Why do some of y'all have such intense loathing towards 95? Mainly because '95 was completely remade and was terrible compared to '94. At the same time, it's more making fun than "intense loathing". At least for me. Report
January 2, 20206 yr comment_178827 On 12/30/2019 at 9:16 PM, DeterminedApathy said: See, that was something that always bugged me about this place. Why do some of y'all have such intense loathing towards 95? They are scared because NHL 95 is the FUTURE Report
January 2, 20206 yr comment_178830 Hey Raph, I had D02565 Edited January 2, 20206 yr by crazygoalie33 Report
January 3, 20206 yr comment_178835 Alright, maybe "loathing" was too strong but then "dislike" didn't feel strong enough after that SS emblem comment. I'm biased though, since 95 was my introduction to EA's series. YMMV, agree to disagree, and other cliches. Report
January 3, 20206 yr comment_178838 5 hours ago, DeterminedApathy said: Alright, maybe "loathing" was too strong but then "dislike" didn't feel strong enough after that SS emblem comment. I'm biased though, since 95 was my introduction to EA's series. YMMV, agree to disagree, and other cliches. I just wanted to see what it's worth, man. I don't hate the game or anything. Report
February 10, 20206 yr Author comment_179282 Update - Found all letters A-L. Also, 2 other early edition copies with no letter. Now at 79 identified copies, which if there are at least 28,270 represents a solid 0.28%. I am still not sure what the letters represent. I don't see a pattern by letter. My guess is the letter represents what region they were shipped to and that the letters may have been stamped after the numbers. Those with no letter may have been to the employees at EA or something (like Lesser has 00001) and never shipped. Report
October 20, 20205 yr Author comment_182907 1 minute ago, philt80 said: Here is mine: K00336 Thanks! Early one! Report
October 20, 20205 yr comment_182908 I have a copy of Donkey Kong Country with a sticker of Snap, (of Snap, Crackle and Pop fame), on it, if anyone is interested... Guys...? Guys?? Report
October 21, 20205 yr comment_182921 No letter on mine, and not an EA employee. Just noticed I still have all the inserts in the box...trading cards are not even opened...lol! Report
June 29, 20214 yr comment_187532 I found one at an antique mall. Came here to report it but B09687 is already here Report
June 29, 20214 yr Author comment_187536 10 hours ago, Votaw said: I found one at an antique mall. Came here to report it but B09687 is already here If it's reported here, they must have posted it on eBay! Report
June 29, 20214 yr comment_187537 Some more seen on ebay.ca. Prices are getting high! 01743 04244 A24615 B01322 B06347 b26834 C23944 F05397 G09048 G12624 H18125 ?? blurry J19857 K20295 L09129 Report
June 29, 20214 yr Author comment_187539 17 minutes ago, smozoma said: Some more seen on ebay.ca. Prices are getting high! 01743 04244 A24615 B01322 B06347 b26834 C23944 F05397 G09048 G12624 H18125 ?? blurry J19857 K20295 L09129 Added! Report
June 29, 20214 yr comment_187540 The unlettered numbers, so far the highest is 04244. So I suspect it was a limited run of 5000. Also, the counts of each letter so far: A-L is 12 letters. 12x29,000 = 348,000 I suspect that at some point we'll see a duplicate number (we still don't have a 1-apart, though we have a bunch of 8-aparts) Report
June 29, 20214 yr Author comment_187542 1 hour ago, smozoma said: The unlettered numbers, so far the highest is 04244. So I suspect it was a limited run of 5000. Also, the counts of each letter so far: A-L is 12 letters. 12x29,000 = 348,000 I suspect that at some point we'll see a duplicate number (we still don't have a 1-apart, though we have a bunch of 8-aparts) Interesting. I was thinking the serial numbers are sequential and the letters were not a separate batch. So I'm about 1/12th the size you're thinking (0001 - 29000). Let's keep our eyes peeled. We have 193 numbers as of today, which is 0.67% of 29,000 and .055% of 348,000. Report
June 29, 20214 yr Author comment_187543 @Tickenest, perhaps you can help answer this question? If we assume 12 batches of 29000 copies of A-L, what are the chances/probability that we would find a duplicate serial number at some point if we kept picking one at a time? Report
June 29, 20214 yr comment_187545 1 hour ago, kingraph said: Interesting. I was thinking the serial numbers are sequential and the letters were not a separate batch. So I'm about 1/12th the size you're thinking (0001 - 29000). Let's keep our eyes peeled. We have 193 numbers as of today, which is 0.67% of 29,000 and .055% of 348,000. It seems like more than half the boxes I see have the sticker, so 348k (~500k total in circulation) seems a lot more likely than 29k (~50k total in circulation). Report
June 29, 20214 yr Author comment_187547 1 hour ago, smozoma said: It seems like more than half the boxes I see have the sticker, so 348k (~500k total in circulation) seems a lot more likely than 29k (~50k total in circulation). Hmm, that's also an interesting way to estimate total sales. If we track 1st round/regular ratio, we can have a reasonable assumption of total production. I feel like it's less than 50/50, but will track. Report
June 30, 20214 yr comment_187555 H22749 I figure we should include pictures otherwise we could just be making these up! These are a few mentioned yesterday, already in the list: Report
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