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Master System:
Form:
XXXX for Sega Games
40XX Card 32Kbit
45XX Cartridge 32Kbit
5XXX 1 Mbit Cartridge
6XXX Combo Cartridge
7XXX 2 Mbit Cartridge
8XXX 3D Cartridge
9XXX 4 Mbit Cartridge
   
2XXXX-CC or MK-2XXXX-CC for most 3rd-party games
25XXX 1 Mbit Cartridge
27XXX 2 Mbit Cartridge
29XXX 4 Mbit Cartridge

41XXX for german releases
   
Location:

Side of box:
The older ones (without a printed UPC) have an additional Part# on the UPC sticker. This code has an additional MK and the -50. See the example above.

On Sega Cards:
The Sega Cards (except the german versions) have the Part# on the front too. There is a letter behind but I don't know the meaning of this.

Note:
Some very early games (1986ers) don't have an # on the box, but all of them where rereleased with an #. Such a games has only english text on the back cover.

Sega Mega Drive

Form:
670-XXXX-CC
The CC is not confirmed yet to be something else than 50 (a regionwide release). Country specific codes (as for Master System and Dream Cast) are likely to exist.

Location
For Sega Games:
Back-cover on the bottom left.

Note
Not all Mega Drive games have an ID and a lot of publishers use there one ones.

Sega Mega CD
Form:
Mega CD Games have two Part#.

# 1:
670-XXXX-CC
Country Code should be the same as for ms and dc games but is not confirmed.

# 2:
XXXX

Location:
# 1:
At the back of the cover (normally the first thing after the game description):
At the CD below the Compact disc logo and # 2.

# 2:
At the CD below the Compact disc logo.

Sega Dream Cast
Form
Dream Cast games have two #s too.
# 1:
8Y0-XXXX-CC
810-XXXX-CC On Manual
820-XXXX-CC On Box
830-XXXX-CC On Disc

# 2:
Various Types:

Location
# 1:
Back Cover below the UPC (left one).
Back of Manual in the lower right corner.
On Disc below Dreamcast logo (left one).
On Front cover in upper right corner below the SEGA logo.

# 2:
Back Cover below the UPC (right one).
Disc below the Dreamcast logo (right one).
On Side of box.
Sometimes on front of Cover and sometimes on front of manual.

Sega Game Gear:
Form
Game Gear games have alot of #s often two #s.

# 1:
670-XXXX-CC (sometimes missing the CC)

# 2:
671-XXXX-CC

# 3:
672-XXXX-CC

#4:
Different form depends on publisher and game.

Location
# 1:
On module on the bottom left.

# 2:
On back of cover below the UPC.

# 3:
On front or back of manual at the bottom right.

#4:
On side of box.

Nintendo GBA
Form
AGB-XXXX-CCC on game
AGB-XXXX-CCC on manual
AGB P XXXX

Location
Bottom right on the module.
Top right on manual.
Above the UPC on back cover.

Note
In general the country code on the manual is the most specific one.

Nintendo DS
Form
NTR-XXXX-CCC

Location
Above the UPC on back cover.
In top right corner of manual.
On bottom of card.

Note
The code on the box should be the most specific one.

Nintendo 64
Form
NUS-XXXX-CCC on Game
NUS-P-XXXX-CCC on back cover (often missing Country Code)
NUS-XXXX-CCC on manual

Location
In the middle on the bottom on module.
Above the UPC on back cover.
In the top right corner of manual.

Note
The Code on the manual should be most specific.

Pictures
I'm missing the manual and box scans, because I don't own any boxed N64 games.

Nintendo Wii
Form
RVL-XXXX-CCC

Location
On back coverabove the UPC.

Philips CDI
Form
81C XXXX

Location
On Bottom of Back Cover left to the UPC.
On CD somewhere near the copyright information.
On side of box next to the philips logo.