Albert Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I know we have some hardcore prototype collectors here, but I'm just curious roughly how many prototypes people have for different systems. I'm not a big prototype collector myself, although I do have several for the 2600 and 5200 (maybe 20 total?) and an oddball proto here and there for other systems. Nothing to write home about. How many protos does everyone else have? ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincYnoTi Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 including pre-release, WIP, demonstration-only: 2600: 2 data age, 2 parker bros, 2 activision, 2 xonox, about 10 atari, 1 donald duck speedboat box intellivision: 1 T-card commodore 64: 1 koala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 2 xonox Cool, which ones ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG/Snyper2099 Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Here's what I got: (LIST UPDATED: 1/31/03) 2600 Enduro Tapper Gremlins Pengo Bugs Bunny (best's) Omega Race (?) Gangster Alley (?) Egomania Octopussy (USgames) Maze (US games) Raft Rider Demon Attack 5200 Pac Man Xari Arena 7800 Ballblazer XE Keystone Kapers Atari Writer C64 Forth (programming language) Colecovision Lady Bug Genesis Brett Hull Hockey '95 SNES Fun n' Games (promo copy) PS2 Activision Anthology Belive it or not, 5 of those I found in the wild! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I have 46 Atari 2600 prototypes, all unreleased titles (I don't collect protos, demos, WIPs etc of released titles). Cheers, Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Too many to count... Mostly 2600 and 5200 with a few 400/800, 7800, Astrocade, and Vic-20 protos thrown in. I also have one or two 32X, Jaguar, and Odyssey2 protos. I believe my last proto count was around 200+, but I'm slimming down the collection. Now I'm only really interested in WIP and unreleased games. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirantho Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 As of 20 minutes ago: 3! I have Ice Hockey Robo Tank (sic - it's Robot Tank but the label says Robo Tank) Space Robot (NTSC) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK WOMBLE Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Just 5 at the moment. 4 x Atari lab loaners, moon patrol, Krull, taz, sorcerers apprentice. 1 x Parker bros, Mr do's castle. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 2 x Atari lab loaners, moon patrol, Krull. Dates please! Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK WOMBLE Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Dates please! Tempest I'll go and look now, but you'll have seen them already I guess , considering who they came from, mates of yours I think........ Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyXB Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Lets see: Atari 2600 VCS: Alpha Beam with Ernie (NTSC) Centipede (PAL) Demons to Diamonds (PAL) Dolphin (NTSC) Donald Duck's Speedboat (PAL) [best Electronics, maybe no real, but not released] Human Cannonball (PAL) Kung-Fu Master (NTSC) Millipede (PAL) Obelix (PAL) Off Your Rocker (NTSC) + 2 manuals [maybe no real Proto, but was not released] Oscar's Trash Race (NTSC) [best Electronics, but I think real Prototype Board inside] Peter Penguin (PAL) [not sure, but looks strange, and I think its real] Raiders of the Lost Ark (NTSC) [ROM a bit different, but can't see in game] Seaquest (PAL) [calls on Lable Sea Quest] Sorcerer's Apprentice (PAL) Taz (NTSC) [no TAZ in titlescreen, only copyright] Atari 7800: Prototype Board [no Game on it] NES: Crystalis (NTSC) [different then the released Version, but not much and I don't know exact where] Sega Mega Drive (Genesis): Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (PAL) Micro Machines Turbo Tournament '96 (PAL) So 16 Atari 2600 VCS + 1 Atari 7800 + 1 NES + 2 Mega Drive = 20 Prototypes. But I own many more Demo's and Promo's and other Rare games, which not official released. But this are all Prototypes, which I know in the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 2, both for the C64: Crystal Castles and HESMon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 2, both for the C64: Crystal Castles and HESMon. CC any different? I imagine testing HESMon would be quite a pain... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 The HESMon "proto" is evidently different from the released item as can be seen here: http://www.mayhem64.co.uk/hesmon.htm As for Crystal Castles, Atari to my knowledge never released their version of the game on cartridge in 1984. It was completed but never came out. A company here in the UK called US Gold bought the rights to it and sold it within Europe at Xmas 86 on tape/disc. Thundervision released their own version in 84 on disc, which explains why there are two different programs of it running around. I've never seen Crystal Castles listed in ANY C64 Atari catalog or spiel (manuals, back of boxes etc) but I have seen Stargate, Mario Bros and Joust mentioned, three other games which seemingly never made it out either. I own what I believe to be the actual programs of Mario Bros and Stargate on pirated disc, but I've never seen Joust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I only have 2 VCS protos. My Parker Bros. WIP StarWars:Tag and my proto but final release of Gyruss. However, I could include Andrew Davies first release of QB with the jumping screen to be a proto as I still have that one and the fixed version both. I also have a few PC game protos..though it would be hard to prove, other than I know they are protos since they were sent to me directly. Of those I have a Starsiege Beta CD from Sierra/Dynamix as I was a Beta tester on that game. And a hand written prelease beta 2 of CyberStom2 also from beta testing for Sierra/Dynamix back in the late 90s. Somewhere I should still have my Beta CD from when I beta tested Ultima Online but I haven't seen that one in a while and as I recall, it too was a generic hand written CDR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassidy Nolen Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I have 5 Atari lab loaners: A-Team Donald Duck Speedboat Obelix Quadrun (autographed) 'Sorcerer' (work in progress of Sorcerer's Apprentice) Had some others....somehow a few ended up across the Atlantic I still REALLY want a Polo prototype. I am willing to pay for it. Come on, whoever has it, you know you want to sell it to me Cassidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ren.dhark Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 my small collection: Atari 2600 - Crystal Castles (Atari) - Battlezone (Atari) - Pigs in space (Atari) - 2 x Sorcerers Apprentice (Atari Germany) - Bermuda Triangle (Data Age) Intellivision - River Raid (Activision) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 - Crystal Castles (Atari) - Battlezone (Atari) - Pigs in space (Atari) - 2 x Sorcerers Apprentice (Atari Germany) - Bermuda Triangle (Data Age) Dates please! Could I get a scan of Bermuda Triangle from you? I don't have a page for that one yet (and I'm not looking forward to writing it either!). Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Here's what I have in the "Institute Museum" :: 7800 ProSystem Asteroids 3-D (eprom prototype early 1984) Sentinel NTSC (official prototype eprom) KLAX NTSC (official prototype eprom) PitFighter (official prototype eprom) GATO (eprom prototype - gotta find it) Dig Dug Pre-Production label cartridge Pole Position II Pre-Production label cartridge Centipede Pre-Production label cartridge Joust Pre-Production label cartridge 5200 SuperSystem Atari Video System X Prototype System - currently undergoing restoration Gary Rubio CX52P 5200 Paddle Controller DigDug Star Wars Atari 8-Bit Superman III - supposedly played by Christopher Reeve himself. Looking For Transparent 7800 Prototype System & Joystick 7800 Documentation 3600/3200 Cartridge Boards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ren.dhark Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Dates please! Could I get a scan of Bermuda Triangle from you? Hi Tempest, here are the dates: Atari 2600 - Crystal Castles (Atari) : no date - Battlezone (Atari) : 05-25-83 - Pigs in space (Atari) : 7-29 - 2 x Sorcerers Apprentice (Atari Germany): No. 5/49 & No. 7/49 - Bermuda Triangle (Data Age) : Serial No. 443 Sorry, but I have no scanner at the moment. Pic is here: http://www.intellivision-forever.de/pigs-proto.htm I can try to make a better picture of the Data Age cart if you want. Günther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I still REALLY want a Polo prototype. I am willing to pay for it. Come on, whoever has it, you know you want to sell it to me No I won't! Cheers, Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 It's funny, with the exception of a couple of people, almost everyone in this thread owns at least one of my protos now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Sadly I do not own any protos (yet). I guess I'm still trying to fill in the gaps in my regular collection plus I've been getting into homebrew games lately too. The closest thing I own to a proto would be a cart version of "Rabbit Transit" but it appears that this is a repro (has a nice color label and end label) rather than the proto that was found floating around several years back. It's a great game, by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 The closest thing I own to a proto would be a cart version of "Rabbit Transit" but it appears that this is a repro (has a nice color label and end label) rather than the proto that was found floating around several years back. It's a great game, by the way. Where did you get that from ? I own one of the 2 known Rabbit Transit lab-loaners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 The closest thing I own to a proto would be a cart version of "Rabbit Transit" but it appears that this is a repro (has a nice color label and end label) rather than the proto that was found floating around several years back. It's a great game, by the way. Where did you get that from ? I own one of the 2 known Rabbit Transit labe-loaners. I got it as part of a recent trade from a respected fellow forum member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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