Super Mario Bros. - NES - Flapcode: NES-SM-USA★ - Datecode: 00217

Tenth US variant. First star variant, which seems to indicate added distribution countries, in this case they added 'for sale in USA and Canada.

Variant A
Variant B
Variant C
Variant D
Variant E
Variant F
Variant G
Variant H
Variant I
NES-SM-USA
Variant J
NES-SM-USA ★
Variant K
NES-SM-USA ★
Super Mario Bros.
🇺🇸 USA
(UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
H-Seam shrinkwrap sealed
Distributor:
  • Nintendo of America Inc.
Selected print run:
Variant J
NES-SM-USA ★
1990-02-17
00217 (1990/02/17)
ROM size: 31KB
Region lock: NTSC-U
Print runs Variant J:
00217 1990/02/17
00710 1990/07/10
Added star to flaps.
Changed Nintendo address formatting
Added 'for sale in USA and Canada.'
Updated date to '1985-1989'.
Timeline:
Super Mario Bros - NES - VarA Super Mario Bros - NES - VarB Super Mario Bros - NES - VarC Super Mario Bros - NES - VarD Super Mario Bros - NES - VarE Super Mario Bros - NES - VarF Super Mario Bros - NES - VarG Super Mario Bros - NES - VarH Super Mario Bros - NES - VarI 90227 Super Mario Bros - NES - VarI 90928 Super Mario Bros - NES - VarJ 00217 Super Mario Bros - NES - VarJ 00710 Super Mario Bros - NES - VarK

Manual(s):
Regioncode: NES-SM-USA★ - Star code release. Mario Bros®

Cartridge(s):
Regioncode: NES-SM-USA - Backplate code: None - Mario Bros®, Entertainment System R, SoQ TM. 3 screw. REV-A