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Title: Splash Lake Spine Color
Post by: tbsjordan on July 02, 2017, 07:34:07 AM

Hey guys, I just got a double of Splash Lake in a lot, and comparing to my other copy I noticed 1 side of the spine is blue instead of the normal green, any reason why? Everything else about the game is the same, and there does not appear to be any sun fade. I do not own a ton of CD Rom 2 games but I've never saw the blue on any before.

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55/tbsJordan/image129_zpsnwbzqhwd.jpg)

Title: Re: Splash Lake Spine Color
Post by: benlefou on July 02, 2017, 08:22:41 AM

It's a PCE Works fake  :^o

Title: Re: Splash Lake Spine Color
Post by: Necromancer on July 03, 2017, 02:55:30 AM

I'd say it's just fade.

Title: Re: Splash Lake Spine Color
Post by: esteban on July 03, 2017, 04:40:58 AM

Comrade Necro is correct, this mystery is explained by the Rising Sun.

(click for larger) STACK ON RIGHT = FADED

(http://junk.tg-16.com/images/faded_spine_1.jpg)

(http://junk.tg-16.com/images/faded_spine_2.jpg)

The stack on the left is for REFERENCE.

PHOTO 1: The STACK on the RIGHT has faded spines.

PHOTO 2: I rotated the STACK on the right 180º to show you how, for most titles, the spine is "green", but, sadly, Valis IV (top) and Death Bringer (bottom) have fading on BOTH spines. Ha!

I just quickly grabbed games that were "representative" of green for the LEFT stack...I tried to get non-faded, consistent green (but it might not be perfect).

NOTE: You would SWEAR that Death Bringer was printed blue, but if you look close in bottom photo, you can see that there is the *slightest* tinge of green that fades from bottom-to-middle. The photo is not ideal (shadows), but when handling item you can see the subtleties.

Title: Re: Splash Lake Spine Color
Post by: tbsjordan on July 03, 2017, 08:34:19 AM

Wow, you all are right. Thanks for going the extra mile with the pictures, it is much appreciated! I would have thought the white would have a yellowish hue, and that's what threw me off. Darn sunfade

Thanks again,
Jordan

Title: Splash Lake Spine Color
Post by: esteban on July 03, 2017, 08:38:26 AM

Quote from: tbsjordan on July 03, 2017, 08:34:19 AM

Wow, you all are right. Thanks for going the extra mile with the pictures, it is much appreciated! I would have thought the white would have a yellowish hue, and that's what threw me off. Darn sunfade

Thanks again,
Jordan

No problem, it was fun to take the pics because I wanted to do it for years.

It is amazing what I can get done when I have a day off from work and (mostly) ignore the kids.

:)