Caltron 6 in 1 (later re-released as Myriad 6 in 1) is an unlicensed multicart made by Caltron (aka NTDEC) and released in 1992, featuring 6 games previously released stand-alone by NTDEC.
Overview[]
In a similar way to Action 52, this multicart features six different games, although most of these are clones of other games. Many have criticised this multicart for its games being of poor quality, although it is often cited as being better than Action 52. Both versions of this are known for being extremely rare.
List of games[]
- Cosmos Cop (Space Harrier clone)
- Magic Carpet 1001 (Cloud Master clone)
- Balloon Monster (Buster Bros/Pang clone)
- Adam And Eve (Balloon Fight clone)
- Porter (Sokoban clone)
- Bookyman (hack of Brush Roller by Hwang Shinwei, which was based on Make Trax/Crush Roller)
Myriad 6 in 1[]
When Caltron Industries, Inc. was going out of business, a company based in Kingwood, Texas, named Myriad Games, Inc., bought all of their existing inventory of tan cartridges. Myriad then took the carts and added a very generic (no graphic art) label. They were then packaged in custom boxes with a folded manual. Each Myriad cart and box were numbered individually.
Myriad's only change to Caltron's product was to replace the label with their own. In fact, the edges of the Caltron label are still visible, as the Myriad label is slightly too small to cover it. No programming changes were done, hence the game is exactly the same, including the title screen which still reads "Caltron". The six games on the cart are identical to Caltron's release.
Shortly after the release of 6 in 1, Myriad went out of business for unknown reasons. The game has become one of the rarest unlicensed games made for the NES. Collectors speculate that fewer than 100 copies of this game still exist, and even fewer are complete. The most valuable copies of the game are those with the box, instructions and cartridge with matching serial numbers. The lowest known serial number is 000003 and the highest is 000888. At least two sealed versions are known to exist.[1][2]
Trivia[]
- All six games would later be released on the Asder 20-in-1, some of which were revised.
- The title screen of Adam & Eve shown on the back of the box is completely different to the released version.
- Bookyman on a PAL region NES works (except for the title screen) faster with glitches. On a Dendy, the title screen is glitchy and the game sometimes crashes on the second level.
- Oddly, the menu features two different songs that can be switched with the select button.
- There is a hidden credit at $7FCA in the game's ROM. It reads:
Main Program & Hardware design by Shao Hwa Chiou
References[]
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