California Raisins on NES. I have and want to know more.

[brandver3]

I was fourtunate enough to get this from some lady who was getting rid of her son's old games. She had 4 of them. Mega man 2, Platoon, one i can't remember, and a cart that has a return to Capcom logo and a label that said "rasians".

Since I am collecting Capcom i went for the one since i thought it was a game i had yet to know about. I realized a few minutes later what it was and told her (after I got the "rasians" cart (curse me for not getting the other 3!!!!)). I told her they were valueless though since the others had come out.

So i got it home and palyed it and figured out what it was after some research on the net.

So now what do i do. I want to share it, but i kind of like having the only copy. I was thinking abouyt doing one of those release at the Classic gaming Expo but i don't know what the deal is for unreleased prototypes and copyrights and what have you.

As for the game it is a really average side scroller. Not bad, but not great. The music is fantastic though.

[nesman85]

post a pic of it.

[NESCollector75]

Wow, defently post some picts, If this thing is real then it will HAVE to removed out of Rumor Mill, into the proto section, please dump it so all can play!

[brandver3]

"Dump" it?

Pics will have to wait, my hard drive is fragat the moment. When i got my computer fixed i couldn't aford a new hard drive, so the ghosted windows me on so i could use it till i got a new one. Certain programs i can't install cause they use bad patches of my hard drive. my kodak DC215 picture down loading software is one of them (as is most pc games).

And how do i post pics, i don't have a web site to post them on and link to.

[nesman85]

he sent me a few pics, none of the circuit board since he doesn't have the right bit though. i posted 1 of the pics on my freeserver, but i didn't have enough space to post them all.

videogamestuff.freeservers.com

the 2nd pic is from when i had the SW handheld up there, this guy didn;t send it to me. he sent me some screens too and it looks authentic to me, this damn freeserver only let me post 1 because of file size so i posted the cart pic.

[eastern conference]

DO NOT SELL IT!!! DO NOT LET ANYONE DUMP IT!!! THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE LOOKING FOR THIS AND YOU HAVE THE ONLY ONE TO DATE!!! DO NOT LET PEOPLE TRY TO COAX YOU!!!! KEEP THIS!!! HELLA FIND BY THE WAY!!!

[Raccoon Lad]

Sure, the game has finally been found, and we might even get to play it via emulation, but will we ever know why Capcom decided not to release it?

[Mr. NEStalgia]

Congrats man! Extremely awesome find! I'm determined to find my first proto in the wild (mostly because im cheap), but thanks to you I have a newfound inspiration.

-=Mr. NEStalgia=-

[nesman85]

i am guessing they didn't release it because it got terrible reviews in all the game magazines. at least the ones i've read.

[Mr. NEStalgia]

I was fourtunate enough to get this from some lady who was getting rid of her son's old games. She had 4 of them. Mega man 2, Platoon, one i can't remember, and a cart that has a return to Capcom logo and a label that said "rasians".

Since I am collecting Capcom i went for the one since i thought it was a game i had yet to know about. I realized a few minutes later what it was and told her (after I got the "rasians" cart (curse me for not getting the other 3!!!!)). I told her they were valueless though since the others had come out.

When you say "they were valueless since the others had come out," are you infering that the others were protos also, but you just new they were released? Sorry, just a little confused (it's been a long day) please clear this up for me.

Thanks,
-=Mr. NEStalgia=-

[nesman85]

he told me that the others were protos too.

[brandver3]

I was later informed that the woman was going to try to get "rasians" back and sell it if I came back it the store. I think me not being greedy was the better route.

[udisi]

well if you do end up wanting to sell it, let me know

[Buyatari]

Thats the question we all want to know.

If you plan to sell it let us know. We have cash waiting for ya.

Adam

[portnoyd]

He won't sell. Whatever offer you have planned won't be enough regardless.

dave

[Buyatari]

How do you know he won't sell?

Well if he doesn't dump it and he wants to sell I'll make him a nice offer.

Adam

[neschampion]

If I found that game I couldn't sell it fast enough, and thats probably the most truthful statement I have ever made.

[jafohoaf]

http://www.nesplayer.com/features/ca...sins/proto.htm

[Ballz]

Well, if that game becomes a rom.. anyone *could* make it into a homemade cart. And sell for profit.

Thats why I want to hold on to it, I don't want that to happen.

This is some faulty logic here. While technically, yes, it would be *possible* that someone could make copies of the game and sell it for profit, so far the trend in prototype rom dumps have been the exact opposite. Otherwise we'd be seeing carts of "Drac's Night Out" or "Robocop Vs. Terminator" on eBay all the time.

If it's depreciation of value you're worried about, again, it's a fear that is overly dramatized. I remember shortly after Earthbound NES was dumped, the actual cartridge exchanged hands several times, and every time it was for a large sum of money. And besides, if you have no intention of selling in the first place, monetary value should mean nothing. :)

I strongly do urge you to consider getting the game dumped, as sooner or later, it will bit rot, and *poof* no more California Raisins. If you absolutely can't stand the idea of anyone being able to download and play this game, then fine, don't distribute the rom image. I personally think that's a little harsh, but hey, it's your cart. I'm just offering some sound advice. ^_^v

[CrazyImpmon]

There may be a way to deter eBay profiteers. Quietly hide a text or graphic somewhere oin the game stating the game was dumped for emulation and is not intended for resale at all.