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Based on what I have seen and my guesses on the order of releases, It seems to me that Konami in Japan had 4 different boxes they used for their releases:
- Initial releases were in the small, orange box like the Antartic Adventure below. Early ones had a number stamped on them but later ones did not (example is Super Cobra or Time Pilot)
- The next round came in also small boxes but these were a mix of orange and other colors, usually with a large picture in the front. Example below is King's Valley, but you can also see this design on Ping Pong, Hyper Rally, etc)
- Next came the white boxes with details on varied colors. Example below is Goonies but you can also see that design on games like Twin Bee, Knightmare, etc. Also, a few games came in multiple designs. Hyper Rally has this type of box too.
- Finally, they used the big plastic boxes like the Vampire Killer below.
Does this sound right to you? Did I miss anything? It would be interesting to have a list of all Konami games and which boxes they used. I did not find a list like that during my research.
Antarctic Adventure orange box:
King's Valley later orange box:
Goonies white box:
Vampire Killer big plastic box:
