Sega Master System / SG-1000 / SC-3000 prototypes

[Bock]

I've posted various topics with pictures on my website SMS Power, so I'm not going to copy all their content, but you can read on the following links:

SMS Choplifter Japanese Prototype (unreleased)
http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6475

SG-1000/SC-3000 Prototype/Sample Cartridges
http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6476

SMS Donald Duck Lucky Dime Caper prototype
http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6478

And, not a prototype but somewhat interesting:

SMS 4-in-1 pirate cartridge
http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5900

I'll be posting more pictures and releasing something new within the day.

Needless to remind that I'm always looking for any Sega 8-bit sample/prototype/development stuff. I'm gathering them in a warm home. Not doing any market and dumping everything I can for sharing and release.

Take care and happy new year.

[ArnoldRimmer83]

Those are very cool finds you have there. The most interesting one to me is the Choplifter proto, cause of its history. (Predating Fantasy Zone as a cart.)

Aside from Lucky Dime Caper, any of the protos differ from their released counterparts?

[Bock]

Those are very cool finds you have there. The most interesting one to me is the Choplifter proto, cause of its history. (Predating Fantasy Zone as a cart.)

Aside from Lucky Dime Caper, any of the protos differ from their released counterparts?

The SG-1000/SC-3000 cartridges looks like final or near-final builds. Hustle Chumy has a noticeably slighty different title screen, and Flicky doesn't run, so it may be the EPROM losing their data.
Dumping them will tell the difference. If they are near-final builds, the game may have been tuned in various ways and only a good player of the game can tell =)

[Ed Oscuro]

Ooh, cool. Thumbs up, way up!