Final Fantasy II - LEGIT NES Prototype Found!

[TheRedEye]

And it's ours, ALL OURS!!! (http://www.lostlevels.org)

[ubersaurus]

That article was great, and I loved the screencaps at the bottom.

"Anyone who enters this castle gets my daughter!" LOL

[Chunky]

cool as hell.

[Ed Oscuro]

Wow, just when you think it's impossible to bring any more "lost" Final Fantasy goodness...you guys throw a real translated FC FF2 at us! Wow!

[MattyXB]

Wow, I collect all Final Fantasy games. And happy too see this pictures from this Prototype.

Have you too pictures Scans from the cartridge itself? I would like too see it please. :D

[badinsults]

Nice article, TheRedEye.

Also nice to see the slashdot effect hasn't brought the site down.

[TheRedEye]

Have you too pictures Scans from the cartridge itself? I would like too see it please. :D

I don't see why not.

Board (http://pictures.theredeye.net/scans/ff2-board.jpg)
Front (http://pictures.theredeye.net/scans/ff2-front.jpg)

[TheRedEye]

Nice article, TheRedEye.

Also nice to see the slashdot effect hasn't brought the site down.

Actually, Chris wrote it, but I'll say thanks nonetheless.

And yeah, we were prepared for Slashdot. YOU CAN'T SCARE US, GEEK NEWS.

[kai123]

Wow!!! That is one hell of a find. Redeye you kick ass!! Find some more for us. Thanks for not putting it away where nobody could play this.
YOU ROCK!!! :band: :band:

[MattyXB]

Thanks for the great scans. :)

Great find. Congratulation to the owner. I wish I have the money to buy it. :-P
But I think I have not enough. @_@

[pango]

Redeye...you are truly the coolest person ever...

[Ballz]

I'm really glad you all enjoyed the article. Seeing people who get as giddy as I do over these lost treasures help make the long hours of research and writing all worth it.

-Chris

[Sph1nx]

Thats even better than the pictures of TheRedEye drunk.

[MarioAllStar2600]

I fooled around with it for a little while but im not a big fan of RPG's. I don't know if it was mentioned in teh story (didnt read it) but where did you gusy find it?

[pango]

Thats even better than the pictures of TheRedEye drunk.
well...seeing redeye with a napkin dangling from his mouth is pretty funny

[Balloon Fight]

Congrats to the owner, and a great article. I would also love to know where it was found.
If it was found in the wild, it gives me that much more hope. :)

[TheRedEye]

Thats even better than the pictures of TheRedEye drunk.
well...seeing redeye with a napkin dangling from his mouth is pretty funny

http://www.theredeye.net/zing.jpg

[Li Wang]

Congrats to the owner, and a great article. I would also love to know where it was found.
If it was found in the wild, it gives me that much more hope. :)

The cartridge was traded to one of our operatives by a dirty hobo in exchange for a cup of coffee. Later on we had to give him a stale donut to get out of jail.

For more information on tramps, hobos, and where to find them, contact your city's tourism bureau.

[gamergary]

LostLevels is my new favorite site.

BTW thats a nice article.

[pango]

Congrats to the owner, and a great article. I would also love to know where it was found.
If it was found in the wild, it gives me that much more hope. :)

The cartridge was traded to one of our operatives by a dirty hobo in exchange for a cup of coffee. Later on we had to give him a stale donut to get out of jail.

For more information on tramps, hobos, and where to find them, contact your city's tourism bureau.

there's this hobo that lives in my town and sells cans and other useless shit. what would be the chances of him selling me an nes prototype? :D

[pango]

Congrats to the owner, and a great article. I would also love to know where it was found.
If it was found in the wild, it gives me that much more hope. :)

The cartridge was traded to one of our operatives by a dirty hobo in exchange for a cup of coffee. Later on we had to give him a stale donut to get out of jail.

For more information on tramps, hobos, and where to find them, contact your city's tourism bureau.

there's this hobo that lives in my town and sells cans and other useless shit. what would be the chances of him selling me an nes prototype? :D

[rbudrick]

I used to have a Final Fantasy II poster for the US release of the NES version. It was a letter size poster/promo thing that I puked on once by accident when I was 14. It was one of those things that were sent to stores to hang in the window to promote upcoming games. Damn...what a rarity.

God I kick myself for that now...

-Rob

[rbudrick]

I used to have a Final Fantasy II poster for the US release of the NES version. It was a letter size poster/promo thing that I puked on once by accident when I was 14. It was one of those things that were sent to stores to hang in the window to promote upcoming games. Damn...what a rarity.

God I kick myself for that now...

-Rob

[SFCfan]

Awesome, I love that game!!!!!

[SFCfan]

Awesome, I love that game!!!!!

[Starcade]

I applaud you for your find Theredeye.

Excellent find.

PM me for my address, you can have it sent by tommorow:)

[Starcade]

I applaud you for your find Theredeye.

Excellent find.

PM me for my address, you can have it sent by tommorow:)

[TheRedEye]

I used to have a Final Fantasy II poster for the US release of the NES version. It was a letter size poster/promo thing that I puked on once by accident when I was 14. It was one of those things that were sent to stores to hang in the window to promote upcoming games. Damn...what a rarity.

God I kick myself for that now...

-Rob

Oh...wow. Damn. Do you remember what it looked like?

[TheRedEye]

I used to have a Final Fantasy II poster for the US release of the NES version. It was a letter size poster/promo thing that I puked on once by accident when I was 14. It was one of those things that were sent to stores to hang in the window to promote upcoming games. Damn...what a rarity.

God I kick myself for that now...

-Rob

Oh...wow. Damn. Do you remember what it looked like?

[Ed Oscuro]

I'm sad to say that this discovery has brought me nothing but pain and sadness. Oh, woe is me!

http://www.forumplanet.com/gamespy/topic.asp?fid=1422&tid=1237054

Hopefully I'll get a couple people to visit the Lost Levels site, as long as they don't tell me this is just a hack... o_O

[Ed Oscuro]

I'm sad to say that this discovery has brought me nothing but pain and sadness. Oh, woe is me!

http://www.forumplanet.com/gamespy/topic.asp?fid=1422&tid=1237054

Hopefully I'll get a couple people to visit the Lost Levels site, as long as they don't tell me this is just a hack... o_O

[Li Wang]

http://www.forumplanet.com/gamespy/topic.asp?fid=1422&tid=1237054

Stupid kids.

[Li Wang]

http://www.forumplanet.com/gamespy/topic.asp?fid=1422&tid=1237054

Stupid kids.

[Ed Oscuro]

http://www.forumplanet.com/gamespy/topic.asp?fid=1422&tid=1237054

Stupid kids.

That made my day :)

It reminds me how annoying I must be when I affirm something or other that isn't true to somebody who knows more than I do...it's really not a pleasant thing to have to deal with a snot nosed kid with an inferiority complex, or people who are just too lazy (that's the same thing as stupid) to read carefully or click links. Ah well.

[Ed Oscuro]

http://www.forumplanet.com/gamespy/topic.asp?fid=1422&tid=1237054

Stupid kids.

That made my day :)

It reminds me how annoying I must be when I affirm something or other that isn't true to somebody who knows more than I do...it's really not a pleasant thing to have to deal with a snot nosed kid with an inferiority complex, or people who are just too lazy (that's the same thing as stupid) to read carefully or click links. Ah well.

[geelw]

FANTASTIC find! now if square would only release the game (and the original ff III) commercially one of these days...

[geelw]

FANTASTIC find! now if square would only release the game (and the original ff III) commercially one of these days...

[rbudrick]

Oh...wow. Damn. Do you remember what it looked like?

Yeah, it was letter size, glossy, no creases. And had a lot of puke on it, j/k! :-)

I think it had a brownish background with a gradient on it that got lighter toward the center, as the centerpiece was lit up (maybe light shining down?). I think it may have been a picture of a helmet and/or a sword....then again, my brain might just be telling me lies, as it was 11 or 12 years ago. You know what, come to think of it, I may have even saved the two pieces (I think I had to tear it off the wall, since the puke froze it to the wallpaper) in a shoebox crammed full of game posters....I'll see what I can find and get back to you....

But ya know...It may well have been the box cover picture for the game on that poster...

-Rob

[rbudrick]

Oh...wow. Damn. Do you remember what it looked like?

Yeah, it was letter size, glossy, no creases. And had a lot of puke on it, j/k! :-)

I think it had a brownish background with a gradient on it that got lighter toward the center, as the centerpiece was lit up (maybe light shining down?). I think it may have been a picture of a helmet and/or a sword....then again, my brain might just be telling me lies, as it was 11 or 12 years ago. You know what, come to think of it, I may have even saved the two pieces (I think I had to tear it off the wall, since the puke froze it to the wallpaper) in a shoebox crammed full of game posters....I'll see what I can find and get back to you....

But ya know...It may well have been the box cover picture for the game on that poster...

-Rob

[TheRedEye]

Ed: Believe it or not, the same kind of stuff is being said at Slashdot. Slashdot.

rbudrick: To be perfectly honest, I'd be honored to have a scan of a puke-stained, ripped-up poster.

[TheRedEye]

Ed: Believe it or not, the same kind of stuff is being said at Slashdot. Slashdot.

rbudrick: To be perfectly honest, I'd be honored to have a scan of a puke-stained, ripped-up poster.

[Ed Oscuro]

Ed: Believe it or not, the same kind of stuff is being said at Slashdot. Slashdot.

I never got into the whole Slashdot deal. I don't go there for news because I don't trust it, and likewise I have enough trouble at GameSpy Forums for at least one person to handle. ;)

[Ed Oscuro]

Ed: Believe it or not, the same kind of stuff is being said at Slashdot. Slashdot.

I never got into the whole Slashdot deal. I don't go there for news because I don't trust it, and likewise I have enough trouble at GameSpy Forums for at least one person to handle. ;)

[TheRedEye]

I'm not a Slashdotter myself, but 2,000 extra visitors in one day is always nice. I'll get free publicity from them anytime.

[TheRedEye]

I'm not a Slashdotter myself, but 2,000 extra visitors in one day is always nice. I'll get free publicity from them anytime.

[rbudrick]

You got it , RedEye. If I find it, I'll get you the scans, if you can post it for everyone to see (I don't have a server to upload it to).

-Rob

[rbudrick]

You got it , RedEye. If I find it, I'll get you the scans, if you can post it for everyone to see (I don't have a server to upload it to).

-Rob

[kainemaxwell]

Have you too pictures Scans from the cartridge itself? I would like too see it please. :D

I don't see why not.

Board (http://pictures.theredeye.net/scans/ff2-board.jpg)
Front (http://pictures.theredeye.net/scans/ff2-front.jpg)
Merry Christmas to you my friend!!

[kainemaxwell]

Have you too pictures Scans from the cartridge itself? I would like too see it please. :D

I don't see why not.

Board (http://pictures.theredeye.net/scans/ff2-board.jpg)
Front (http://pictures.theredeye.net/scans/ff2-front.jpg)
Merry Christmas to you my friend!!

[rbudrick]

Hey Folks,

I did some checking on that poster and I can not find it...I believe it is gone for good.

However....

I did find something I had absolutely no idea I owned. I believe it is part of the same press kit that the poster originally came from. It is a 4 page pamphlet (actually, one sheet folded in half, making a front, back, and an inside 2 page spread). It has pictures of the upcoming FF Legend games, and also a pic of the FF 2 NES box. On the back it mentions "Final Fantasy II for NES." The picture of the FF II box is different than the poster that I had....damn I wish I still had that poster. I will check some more, but I'm afraid it is a lost cause.

Red Eye...I will scan the pamphlet thingy and send it to you. What format do you want it in? I am thinking of scanning it and then doing a photomerge of it in Photoshop (since it will take probably 6 scans....should be 4 but my stupid scanner cuts off the first 1/4 inch of each border of a page when touching the edges of the scan surface).

-Rob

[TheRedEye]

This pleases me to no end. Yes yes yesss, scan that thing. Give me one huge, high-quality crop of the FF2 box, and scan everything else so it's readable, if you can.

You may have just made my entire shitty evening better. Thanks, dude.

[rbudrick]

No Prob, Red.

I will do that. I spent last night cleaning moth shit off the thing. It also seems that were a few tiny tears and a few tiny spots of water damage (lol, puke maybe...lol! j/k). No biggie at all though.

I also spent last night scouring my room for the old poster. I even checked the damn old wall it used to be on!!! I'm afraid it is now officially hopelessly lost.

There is actually a subtitle to the game I can't remember right now that is on the pamphlet thingy. And also, remember how the FF1 box says it comes with an 84 page booklet on the front? The FF2 box says the same thing! Also, the font for the title on the box is the same font as the font title for FF Legend II. These above items leads me to believe this was a mock-up picture and to a certain (high?) degree, preliminary. It would be good to note these facts on your site when you get them.

Here's what I'll do: I'll scan the whole thing at 600 dpi....nice high res image. Then I'll photomerge the front and I'l photomerge back so you have two images instead of 4-6 (has to be done in more than one scan). I'll scan the FFII box at 1200 dpi, as it only takes up a square inch or so of the whole thing (gotsta get that detail). As for getting it to you, we'll see how large the end up. If emailable (under a meg...doubtful), I will email. If too large, we can set up a time to instant message or ICQ it over.

I plan on trying to get it scanned tonight, now that's its as cleaned as I care to clean it (don't wanna damage it any further, ya know?).


Red, there's something else that may please you. IN searching for the FFII poster, I also found 3 copies of an old Capcom games poster. They had many pics of different Capcom games onit, but most importantly, they had pics of the California raisins box...maybe more..I didn't really check it too hard. If ya want, I can get you this too.
-
Rob

[The S]

Sweet lords of mercy... must have!

[TheRedEye]

I've set a 100mb limit to my frank@lostlevels.org account, so if yours can handle it, so can mine. If not, AIM is cool with me.

[FF6]

So is it true that final fantasy III (jap. vers.) is the only version never released in english translation??? I find this interesting. Am i wrong?

[rbudrick]

Well it would stand to reason that since FFII was barely translated into English, then it would be highly doubtful that they started on FFIII. Wasn't there a PSX version or something?

Oh, by the way folks, the scans are done and should be sent to TheRedEye soon (high Res= 111MB, so I'll hafta mail a disc, I think).

-Rob

[Duncan]

Re: GameSpy Forums, and the morons within.

Yet more proof that very little good has ever come from that foul hellhole. God damn, people are fucking stupid. x_x

[MattyXB]

So is it true that final fantasy III (jap. vers.) is the only version never released in english translation??? I find this interesting. Am i wrong?
Yes, @_@

I hope it will someday rerelease on any console. In the moment its the only FF that only released on NES. all other NES games rereleased on WonderSwan Color and PSX and the SNES games rereleased too. But 3 NES not. :(

But there is an unofficial Translation Patch avaible in the net somewhere.

[rbudrick]

Re: GameSpy Forums, and the morons within.

Yet more proof that very little good has ever come from that foul hellhole. God damn, people are fucking stupid.

Wha? Sorry..ya lost me there...

-Rob

[ragtime_tgs]

is that so? :>
http://d4s.type4.homeip.net/ff3.jpg
couldnt resist... ;)
and no, this isnt an official cart just a pirate.

[MattyXB]

is that so? :>
http://d4s.type4.homeip.net/ff3.jpg
couldnt resist... ;)
and no, this isnt an official cart just a pirate.

Yes, I know it. But its not a pirate, its selfmade. English Translation - Reproduction.

I think I have it too someday. ;)

[TheRedEye]

That's a pretty label.

[TheRedEye]

Got the scans. You rock, Budrick (http://www.lostlevels.org).

[Jorpho]

Actually, like several other FF games, FF3j was rereleased on the Wonderswan Color. Oddly enough, there is no fanmade translation patch yet for that rerelease, even though patches for FF1 and FF2j on the WSC exist.

[MattyXB]

Actually, like several other FF games, FF3j was rereleased on the Wonderswan Color. Oddly enough, there is no fanmade translation patch yet for that rerelease, even though patches for FF1 and FF2j on the WSC exist.

Are you sure? I have buy FF1 & FF2 with WonderSwan Colors, but then FF4 was released for WonderSwan Color. But not FF3, I think. Or is this later too released? Have not hear from that. O_O

[Jorpho]

Well, I've never seen the WSC FF3 rom myself. I suppose that would explain the absence of a translation patch.

Wouldn't it be odd if it was skipped over, though? I've heard it's one of the better ones.

[MattyXB]

I think it was announced, but is never completed or sell. Or I am wrong? I have too no ROM, and I have found it not on eBay. I find only FF1, FF2 and FF4 on eBay.com for WonderSwan Color.

So I think it was not produced. @_@

[rbudrick]

Got the scans. You rock, Budrick.

Thanks for the props, Red! Glad I could contribute...thing was just gonna rot over the years, so it needed to be scanned anyway....I'm just glad you reminded me to look...I forgot all about the whole FFII poster, etc.

Glad it arrived safely.

-Rob

[Simplynes]

Have you too pictures Scans from the cartridge itself? I would like too see it please. :D

I don't see why not.

Board (http://pictures.theredeye.net/scans/ff2-board.jpg)
Front (http://pictures.theredeye.net/scans/ff2-front.jpg)

RedEye any chance of Sunman scans?. :)

[TheRedEye]

Check the directory those are on, buddy.

http://pictures.theredeye.net/scans

[Simplynes]

Thanks. :D

[link1110]

FF3 for WSC never came out. In japan, the people apparently still hold out hope since its STILL on Famitsu's 20 most wanted games list.

[FF6]

Is there any website that talks about ff3? I wonder what this game was about and how different it was to ff1 and 2.

[Jorpho]

I only recall that it was supposed to be quite a good game, using a version of the "jobs" system from FF5.

[portnoyd]

From what I've heard it's FF1 + FF5. Also, since I haven't play it, and this is hearsay, but from people who've played all 10 FF games, that 3 is the best one.

dave