The version of The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening in Spain had a very short run and is a hard-to-see game, although this edition has the DMG-ZL-ESP-2 code in the box and manual, it is the first print distributed in Spain, the cartridge has the DMG-ZL-ESP-1 code.
For many years I have reviewed several units that I have seen for sale and I have spoken to other collectors and no one has seen or knows a box with the code DMG-ZL-ESP-1, and I will then explain my theory:
Nintendo had given him the license to distribute in Spain ERBE Sofware S.A. which previously distributed Super Nintendo games. In 1993 (months before the release of The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening) ERBE suffered a fire in its warehouses, you can see more information here: www.elpais.com / diario / 1993 / 02 / 23 / madrid / 730470256 _ 850215.html
Thousands of video games and consoles were burned, after this event, Nintendo withdrew the license to ERBE to distribute video games and consoles from Nintendo in Spain and the games began to be distributed by Nintendo España S.A. It is likely that Nintendo had already manufactured the boxes and manuals with the printed data of the ERBE Sofware S.A. distributor but at the last minute they discarded the boxes and manuals to re-print them with the information of the new distributor, Nintendo España S.A. and only the original cartridge was retained, this would explain why the cartridge if it has the DMG-ZL-ESP-1 code.
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