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NES Virus & Dr. Mario Prototypes

NES Virus & Dr. Mario Prototypes

I posted about a Virus (early Dr. Mario) prototype way back in 2010. Now, three have popped up on eBay. From the seller: This auction is for three (3) different first-party NTSC prototype versions of what would later become the game Dr. Mario for the NES. Each one of these unique cartridges represents a different [...]

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NES Tengen Tetris Prototype – Licensed by Nintendo

NES Tengen Tetris Prototype – Licensed by Nintendo

This is pretty cool. It was a review copy sent to EGM directly from Tengen. It’s a prototype of the Tengen Version of Tetris which states Licensed by Nintendo on the title screen. The label reads “Tetris Property of TENGEN INC. #4 Prototype:”. It’s housed in a modified Duck Hunt Cartridge. The EPROMs are protected [...]

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More NES Prototypes

Nothing I would buy, but that Dragon Warrior proto is interesting.  

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Bill’s Tomato Game Unreleased Sega Megadrive Prototype

Bill’s Tomato Game Unreleased Sega Megadrive Prototype

This is an unreleased title for the SEGA Mega Drive. The cartridge isn’t a usual Megadrive prototype, it’s a flash cart. These were made by Psygnosis later in the development cycle, around 1994 and on. The game (which was released on Atari ST and Amiga) requires the player to guide Terry the tomato up the [...]

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Final Fantasy II NES Demo/Sample

Final Fantasy II NES Demo/Sample

Frank has had this one for quite sometime and I can’t blame him for posting this up. This is actually one of the very first games I purchased a repo of. Auction states: This is a 100% authentic sample cartridge for the American version of Final Fantasy II for the Nintendo Entertainment System. As most [...]

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Arcade Prototype PCB`s

Arcade Prototype PCB`s

A seller on GameGavel has listed a few prototype arcade boards. First is a board sent to Romstar for game testing to see if the seller would license and sell Ghosts & Goblins. Then you have a Kageki Prototype. The original Kageki was built up on a Revenge of Doh main board with a perf [...]

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Massively Overpriced NES Zelda Prototype

Massively Overpriced NES Zelda Prototype

Is a Zelda proto cool? Yes. Is it worth $150,000? No. Seller also is including a Sealed VGA 85 Legend Of Zelda. Seller is doing a good job of over hyping it, especially for a proto with no known differences. Auction Here (Thanks Falcon, Alan) Also: Red Dead Redemption Standee LSD Dream Emulator Limited Edition [...]

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Atari Tengen Huge Prototype Game Lot

Atari Tengen Huge Prototype Game Lot

Overpriced in my opinion, but could be some cool stuff here. From the seller: This is a large lot of items I purchased from Atari, when they shut down the Milpitas facility in 2002. This stuff has been sitting in my warehouse since then. Lots of intetesting prototype items, including cartridges, ROMS, intrerface boards and [...]

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SNES Prototypes Galore!

SNES Prototypes Galore!

Super Nintendo Protos for under $100 BINs? You got it. One seller has listed quite a few. He states that all are tested, but none have been checked for version differences. Up for grabs are: Biometal Ultraman Super Pinabll Mickey`s Ultimate Challenge Speedy Gonzales Natsume Championship Wrestling – Large Board! Jammit Basketball SFX Super Sokoban [...]

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Unreleased SNES Mickey’s Playtown Adventure: A Day Of Discovery Prototype

Unreleased SNES Mickey’s Playtown Adventure: A Day Of Discovery Prototype

Looks like we have an unreleased proto up today. The game has been dumped previously, but the price isn’t too bad considering what it is. No idea if this is the one which was dumped, or several are floating around. Auction Here Seller has several other prototypes as well. The Harvest Moon one probably interests [...]

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