My Fifa 97 does not have gold anywhere on it. Is is a variant? As for Super Monaco GP, I only have two versions, the original and the Sega Classic one. There are a ton of variants out there, such as the Raiden cover variant. This topic has been most helpful.

As for going through variants, about 6 months ago I decided to alphabetize my Sega Genesis Set on my wall and it was the best thing I ever did!