I came to own what appears to be a counterfeit/clone SNES-001 console. It looks exactly the same as an authentic SNES console, except for some jarring typo’s & subtle differences.
Having noticed some of these differences, I started comparing to pics I obtained of another SNES console which I believe is an authentic. I think you can conclude for yourself too. I had thoughts if this might be a ‘Playtronic’ set(manufactured in Brazil),but I doubt so since this unit had NTSC video output. I don’t think Nintendo would allow such mistakes in their manufacturing.
It plays SNES/SFC cartridges perfectly fine. Although I didn’t have any carts with SuperFX chips to test.
Ref:
- http://www.gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=counterfeit_snes
- http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0869
Anyways, I’ve returned the console to the local seller to get my refund.
See pics of the console in detail(via link to flickr above).
