Unreleased protos: Sonic Crackers Genesis, Toon Panic N64! And a side contest!

Written by Nicola on 17th December, 2007

First let me promote my auctions! Beware: the reserve is set to sell. Don't get afraid and BID!

The first item is something you don't see too frequently.

Ladies and gentlemen, let me sell you the most known unreleased Sonic game for the 16-bit generation!

I may talk about this proto, how I got it, how rare it is, the story behind the lost Sonic game...but I prefere to point out how dirty is the Mega Drive I've used. It wasn't mine: I've bought it from a friend some years ago, it had a Radio Deejay (italian radio station) sticker in the front and a 50/60 mod. I'm always using it. I find it tasty, rusty, ready to fight. RGB out and Sonic Crackers prototype in!

The second item is, maybe, even rarer and unknown! A N64 unreleased proto, only one cart known, undumped!

Toon Panic N64 proto Unreleased

Again, I choose to use a dirty console. And what about the gaming room!
PS I wonder why this proto has Final Fantasy characters in the character selection menu!!!!

In both auctions you will notice a greeting card branded Gamesniped. It has been done by MADrigal, from the CreativEmu Team, producers of the CreatiVision cart. Well, this greeting card is part of a cool surprise we have prepared for this Xmas. Stay tuned, you will soon see a real charity auction! Not like mine, with just 10% to charity!

Oh, and I've put up for sale a The Jetsons SNES proto too.

Quickly the other items:
Super Mario Bros YM-901-S NEW
1993 Gameboy wrist watch Promo item
Xbox 360 Elite Console Signed By Mass Effect Developers
SUPER BUG MPT-03

And now...the Sub-Contest!

Just register yourslef (if you didn't do it already) and post the reply as a comment to this article. Post just once or you will be disqualified for this Sub-Contest. This Sub-Contest is not related to the main daily contest!

BEWARE! POST TWICE OR MORE AND YOU'RE OUT! Just one post, no comments!!! If you write a reply, then later on you write something else, or another reply, you're disqualified!

Ok, here you have a screenshot.

Some games are hidden in this screenshot as graphic items.
How many? Less than 10, more than 2.

YOU HAVE TO POST GAME TITLES!!

Find them all and win an ASTERIX Game Boy Prototype from my personal collection!!!

Let the game begin!!!

Nicola

Add Your Comments

29 Responses to “Unreleased protos: Sonic Crackers Genesis, Toon Panic N64! And a side contest!”

portnoyd on December 17th, 2007 2:07 pm

Bonanza Bros (Main)
Strider (Strider!)
Columns (Gems in Upper Right)
Metal Slug (Random grenades)
Lemmings? (Owl on cliff thing)
R-Type (Status bar at bottom)
Limbofunk on December 17th, 2007 2:12 pm

I think I saw 7…no?
98pacecar on December 17th, 2007 2:13 pm

5?
suckerpunch5 on December 17th, 2007 2:15 pm

6!
jason_971 on December 17th, 2007 2:16 pm

8!
tyhana on December 17th, 2007 2:23 pm

You realize the caption (hover your mouse over the picture) says 6hiddengame.jpg ….Oh well!
lilming on December 17th, 2007 3:13 pm

6 then?
Matthijs on December 17th, 2007 3:20 pm

6!
898 on December 17th, 2007 3:22 pm

5 not counting the main screenshot since it isn’t really hidden. Or 6 since there are two sets of grenades, maybe from two different versions of Metal Slug.
fromagex on December 17th, 2007 3:24 pm

6
Twimfy on December 17th, 2007 3:30 pm

6 lol
Dracc on December 17th, 2007 3:36 pm

This contest is confusing….
ProtonX on December 17th, 2007 4:32 pm

8 total… I think
Nicola on December 17th, 2007 4:34 pm

HEY!!!!! You have to guess the games, not the number of games!!!!!
and stop posting numbers, you should all be disqualified!!!

Anyway the only one who’s out now is Portnoyd: wrong answer, but you’ve been VERY good!!!!

PLEASE POST ONLY A LIST WITH GAMES!
Nicola on December 17th, 2007 4:36 pm

All the others can go on. But posting only once!!
nixon on December 17th, 2007 4:44 pm

Bonanza Bro’s
Strider
Columns
Metal Slug
R-Type
Arg. I can’t get that last little one with the thing on the rock.
suckerpunch5 on December 17th, 2007 5:26 pm

Bonanaza Bros
Columns
R-Type
Metal Slug
Earthworm Jim
Strider
portnoyd on December 17th, 2007 5:51 pm

Ok since I’m out of the running, I can post! Or am I, as I think I’m the first one to be the closest if no one gets it?

I figured it was name the games but I saw everyone post and was like “If that’s just it, I hope Nicola says ‘close enough’!”.
ProtonX on December 17th, 2007 5:59 pm

Bonanza Bros
Strider
Columns
Metal Slug
R-Type
Castlevania (And I think its an owl too)
Luca Antignano on December 17th, 2007 6:34 pm

Here’s solution

Bonanza Bros (main stage)
Metal Slug (grenade)
Columns (top-right)
R-Type (beam bar)
Strider (main char)
CREATURES (C64.. the “own” is Clyde Radcliffe!)
Nicola on December 17th, 2007 7:34 pm

Luca Antignano – MADrigal wins!!!!!!!!!!

WE HAVE A WINNER!

And the sub-contest is over!
Nicola on December 17th, 2007 8:20 pm

..again congratulations to Portnoyd. He has been impressive also if he made a mistake. The Metal Slug grenade isn’t that easy to recognize!
Alex on December 17th, 2007 8:49 pm

http://www.webalice.it/hiro76/C64/Creatures.gif
tyhana on December 17th, 2007 8:59 pm

Congrats!
Luca Antignano on December 18th, 2007 4:25 am

Thanks, actually I noticed all games immediately, I just didn’t notice the R-Type bar at first sight… but it took me a minute to find it

I’m an expert videogame fanatic, and:

- Columns I know VERY well because I recently was paid to design a similar game for a big toys company.

- Strider and R-Type are two among my favourite Arcade games (R-Type specially – I love it!)

- CREATURES (Clyde Radcliffe Exterminates All The Unfriendly Repulsive Earth-Ridden Slime) is one of the BEST videogames ever appeared on C64!

- The Metal Slug grenade… well it’s the first thing I noticed… even before recollecting the name of “Bonanza Bros.”
portnoyd on December 18th, 2007 9:03 am

Ah well. Never would have gotten Creatures. I’ve never even used a C64.
Luca Antignano on December 18th, 2007 9:10 am

@Portnoyd: http://remix.kwed.org – those 2000+ C64 remix are my constant soundtrack when I use my PC – been a C64 user, programmer and player for 10+ years
nixon on December 18th, 2007 1:38 pm

You guys should post a listing of who’s won what.

I’d like to see the winners (oh and hopefully my name will be on it soon as well!)
Nicola on December 18th, 2007 7:11 pm

As soon as the main contest will be finished, we will for sure make a post with winners-prizes!