GuanoBowl Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Posted this in NA a few weeks back, thought I'd share it with a few more collectors. Here is how I found this: The day after X-mas, I got that stupid flu epidemic before it started getting "big" so I was out until that Friday then started feeling better that night. Woke up the next day with an ear infection and that night my ear drum popped. Finally after 4-5 days sitting in the house recovering from that, I decided to hit up the mall, grab some new Puma's and some socks then decided to hit up the game stores not too far away. Besides finding some boxes for NES games and a game I did not own yet, I came across this. They had it for $10 but something seemed really odd about it. Felt heavier than other games and the label on it gave out a weird feeling. I even got the hunch it was a prototype right then when I picked it up. Well 3 screws later and I opened it up to find this inside. I have done some research on this prototype and have found nothing so I am out to believe that this proto is the first to come to surface. So far the first 5 stages that I tried out are the same as the original but some may vary. Looks like my luck turned good after being sick for a week and 1/2 and missing New Years with my lady. Good $10 gamble. Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soviet Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Look interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilevoix Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Needs a battery solder one on that bad boy. Get some video of the game play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqoon Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I have always wondered why Nintendo made the cartridges have so much 'wasted space' inside. Now I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilevoix Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 What is this thing worth? Is it an epic rare game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quetch Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 it looks like is missing stuf. or do thay all look like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yy958 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Very nice find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.winter Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 This doesn't look like a prototype because the eproms are not socketed. The presence of eproms is strange for a regular NES game but this wouldn't surprise me. I've seen that in many other cartridges, including an Atari game for the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 This doesn't look like a prototype because the eproms are not socketed. The presence of eproms is strange for a regular NES game but this wouldn't surprise me. I've seen that in many other cartridges, including an Atari game for the 2600. While it's not unheard of for a production NES game to contain EPROMs, it is for one to have a PCB like that. Also, it is possible that the EPROMs are actually socketed with something like these: http://www.escol.com.my/images/Eyelets.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMark0673 Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 This doesn't look like a prototype because the eproms are not socketed. The presence of eproms is strange for a regular NES game but this wouldn't surprise me. I've seen that in many other cartridges, including an Atari game for the 2600. You're horribly, horribly mistaken. Not only is it not uncommon for NES protos to have EPROMs soldered directly to the board, this one is on a clearly dev PCB. Doesn't get any more real than this, it's without a doubt a proto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yllawwally Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 The label seems unusual. It's very similar to the release label but not the same. It seems unusual to have a graphic label, instead of a sticker with something written on it. What's the label quality like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 The label seems unusual. It's very similar to the release label but not the same. It seems unusual to have a graphic label, instead of a sticker with something written on it. What's the label quality like? I was thinking this as well. I'm just throwing this out there, but could this be a evaluation cart? You now the kind that was sent to magazines before the finished copies were sold. Either way it is still an incredible find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMark0673 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 The label seems unusual. It's very similar to the release label but not the same. It seems unusual to have a graphic label, instead of a sticker with something written on it. What's the label quality like? Again, that's not something that is entirely unusual. Check out my Heavy Shreddin' Proto for example: Near production, though there is no print at all at the top and the front is missing some obvious pieces. Sometimes you get early black and white art like on my Terra Cresta proto: Again, not atypical in the least for NES protos. Just another quick example is this Caveman Ninja (NTSC) proto that I sold recently: Very common stuff for NES protos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajayacht Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I have always wondered why Nintendo made the cartridges have so much 'wasted space' inside. Now I know. Really the entire design of the NES in North America was to make it look like a VCR and not like a video game console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedEye Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 The label seems unusual. It's the flyer given out at CES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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