Do prototypes exist of these:

[Epicenter]

Have prototype versions of any of the following games been found?

NES:
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- Chip'n'Dale Rescue Rangers (original, or 2)
- Duck Tales (original, or 2)
- Captain Skyhawk
- Mach Rider
- Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, or 3 (doubtful..)
- Kung Fu
- Gremlins 2

SMS/GG:
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Any of the Sonic series
- Ecco 1
- Ecco: Tides of Time

Thanks :)

[jdl]

here's at least an answer for you :
http://rpgd.emulationworld.com/ballz/ducktales/

[portnoyd]

Have prototype versions of any of the following games been found?

NES:
-------
- Chip'n'Dale Rescue Rangers (original, or 2)
- Duck Tales (original, or 2)
- Captain Skyhawk
- Mach Rider
- Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, or 3 (doubtful..)
- Kung Fu
- Gremlins 2


Rescue Rangers 1, Ducktales 1&2, Super Mario Bros 2, and probably Gremlins 2 have been found. All others? NOA ones most likely no, the others maybe.

dave

[TheRedEye]

I had Rescue Rangers 2, so that's been found. I'm fairly positive that Captain Skyhawk exists. As far as the first party NOA stuff...no. And you'll never see one. Mario 2 was a total fluke, and only exists because NOE isn't as militant with their betas.

[Epicenter]

Any idea where I can find these prototype ROM files? If this is a touchy topic, my apologies.

[TheRedEye]

Duck Tales 1 should be floating around. Ask any ROMs collector.

Duck Tales 2, I haven't released yet.
Chip 'N Dale 2, ditto.

Chip 'N Dale 1, I believe has been found. But I'm not positive. It's undumped. Mario 2 I know I've seen, and that's undumped as well. Gremlins 2 is undumped. The rest haven't been found, to my knowledge.

[Epicenter]

I hope they're found (especially Chip and Dale 1). Duck Tales 2 I don't care TOO much about, since it was so god-awful compared to the original .. Chip and Dale 2 wasn't grand, either. But, I'd like to see an alpha version that's got a lot of leftovers from the original, like the Ecco 2 alpha version (for Genesis/Megadrive.)

SHAMELESS PLUG!
http://ecco2beta.2ya.com
That's the URL to the Ecco 2 Beta site I run.
OK, so it's an Alpha, but the founder of the site a year or two back called it that, so, this keeps the confusion to a minimum.

ANYWAY! :) Is there a list of all the game prototypes found for the NES, MegaDrive, SNES, SMS/GG ..?

Thanks! :)

[Epicenter]

Oh, BTW .. have you dumped Duck Tales 2? It sounds interesting, if it's got some leftovers from the previous game.

[TheRedEye]

Yeah, I dumped Duck Tales 2. I can't find anything different, though a data compare shows some changes.

[Epicenter]

What other prototypes do you have?

[TheRedEye]

You mean which carts do I own? The only NES one I still have is Hero Quest, though I do have something like twelve Famicom protos.

What have I dumped/gone through? I'm a teasing bastard. Stay tuned.

...though I will tell you that the next ROM released on TheRedEye.net will be a beta version of Disney's Adventures in the Magic Kingdom.

[Raccoon Lad]

@Redeye
if you keep up with your current schedule for Sachen releases, You might be finished by the end of the decade.

[TheRedEye]

Pleeeeease, I'm trying to pretend these don't exist. Don't remind me!

Actually, I'm kind of at a standstill here, because I sent my boxes and manuals to a volunteer to scan. He promised them back within like two weeks, and it's been at least four months.

[AB Positive]

you may be able to find a beta for Doki Doki Panic, the Famicom game that became the US Super Mario Bros. 2.

[TheRedEye]

And where might I find that?

[ArnoldRimmer83]

Try Nintendo of America.

They'll gladly hand it out to anyone who asks. :P