r/Gameboy • u/Pigwwisper_ • 1d ago
Questions What is considered CIB?
TL:DR once I get the health and safety booklet would this be considered CIB?
I got this copy of Solar Striker years ago and only recently got the case and manual. I know I’m missing the health and safety booklet and will hopefully have one soon. I’ve never seen a legit sealed/CIB copy of a Gameboy game in person before and from my understanding most people threw away the cardboard box the cartridge came with when they got the game. Would this be considered CIB even with a repo case?
Thank you in advance!
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u/TheUncleBob 1d ago
"Complete" is complete. Outer box, inner spacer, plastic case (if applicable), manual, health and safety guide (if applicable), and things like posters, registration cards, coupons, trading cards, and product catalogs as applicable. This varies game-to-game and sometimes different runs of the same game can come with different things. A poster might be removed later to save some money. A plastic inner spacer might get replaced with a cardboard one. Unless it's a game you really like, I wouldn't worry about chasing down parts to "complete" a game.
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u/Pigwwisper_ 1d ago
Thank you for your detailed breakdown. I’m not too worried about getting everything for my games but the manual would be nice to have for each of them at the very least
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u/notstarman 1d ago edited 1d ago
Complete in Box generally means original and not a repro. As long as you disclose that it's a repro I would be fine with it.
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u/Pigwwisper_ 1d ago
Awesome thank you! I was a little confused. I don’t intend to sell as CIB more so for my own knowledge of my collection.
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u/karawapo 1d ago
You mean a repro, not a repo.
- repro == reproduction
- repo == repository
“Complete in box” is ambiguous because even different print runs from the same territory would come with different pieces of paper, sometimes with no way to tell what should be present by just looking at the box.
It’s generally better to just state what you have or what you expect.
Because “CIB “is not biunivocal among versions of the same game, I generally expect box, insert, booklet, and the game itself. But to each, their own. To me, this is just one more case of “you define what you collect”.
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u/Pigwwisper_ 1d ago
Ah thank you for the correction on that! Still new to all the terminology. Tbh I’d just be happy with a repro case the cart and the manual haha
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u/karawapo 1d ago
Sounds good if you’d like that!
I bet that paper and cardboard space is not as full of crooks as the counterfeit cartridge market. I guess the dream is to DIY.
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u/ThatCelebration3676 1d ago
It depends on what platform you're selling it through, but for eBay (and therefore generally) CIB means:
- Original game
- Original box
- Original instruction booklet
Any additional inserts beyond that are only considered included if specifically listed by the seller; they're often the rarest piece of the set.
Personally, I don't consider it a CIB if it's missing unique elements (like maps, collectable cards, stickers, etc) especially if they're necessary to progress in the game (without consulting the Internet). I don't consider it incomplete if it's missing generic inserts like brochures or warranty registration cards.
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u/Chezjibe 23h ago
My personal definition, for GB of course, would be game + case + inner plastic or cardboard thingy + manual + box, all original no repro. The added stuff like Health Safety booklets or flyers and such are optional to me (but welcomed for sure).
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u/WFlash01 1d ago
I don't know if this game did or not, but some of the later print games had flyers and adverts included with it too, and they should all have a standard Game Boy safety precautions pamphlet with it too
Having the manual though? That's the hard part at least, so you can get all the rest separately fairly easily even if it involves taking them from other games' boxes
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u/IntoxicatedBurrito 14h ago
CIB is really whatever you want it to be and different people have different definitions of it. For some it’s just box, instructions, and game. Others might want the plastic clamshell or the insert that holds the game in place in the box. You have the health and safety warning, Nintendo Power ads, sometimes a poster showing other games available from the developer. Some games even have their own posters that may contain images or maps, this is especially true of RPGs. In the case of F1 Race you also had the 4 person link cable adapter.
And to further complicate things, some games changed publishers during their lifespan. For example, Final Fantasy Legend III was published by both Squaresoft and Sunsoft, so if you are purchasing stuff separately you need to make sure that they all match.
And for a pack in game like Tetris I would only consider it CIB if you have the entire Game Boy handheld CIB, but I would not expect a separate Tetris box. Unless you want a Tetris game that was sold separately from the handheld.
However, CIB implies original, no repro items, no third party items… just the stuff that was made by Nintendo when they produced the game.
But CIB only really matters if you are buying or selling a game. If you have no intention to sell, and you are happy with what you have, then does it really matter if it’s CIB?
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u/jerrbles 1d ago
No it's a repro case. You missing the "B" in "CIB". What you have is fine for a collection but you can't sell as CIB.