View Full Version : AVP fpr the Lynx
ghostangelofcky
03-14-2005, 06:25 PM
I just got this game off of ebay, and I know it is a copy of the org proto but I was wondering would you still consider this are any other copy of a proto to actually be a proto?
TheRedEye
03-14-2005, 07:15 PM
I...think you're asking if a bootleg cartridge of an unreleased game would be considered a prototype?
No, it's a bootleg cartridge that happens to contain code from an unreleased game. There's a whole chapter on this in the Digital Press Collector's Guide. These are considered worthless as collectibles, but if you can't get the game any other way...why not?
LocalH
03-16-2005, 12:06 AM
The data's prototype, the cart is not. Simple as that.
Sniderman
03-16-2005, 06:16 AM
Original proto - Valuable.
Copy of a prototype - Worthless.
One of the original written copies of the Declaration of Independance - Valuable.
Xeroxed copy of The Declatation of Independance - Worthless.
Original Beatles White Album - Valuable.
A bootleg cassette you recorded off the radio when they had some Beatles special - Worthless.
Shall I go on? Originals = $$$. Copies = crap.
LocalH
03-16-2005, 03:19 PM
Original proto - Valuable.
Copy of a prototype - Worthless.
One of the original written copies of the Declaration of Independance - Valuable.
Xeroxed copy of The Declatation of Independance - Worthless.
Original Beatles White Album - Valuable.
A bootleg cassette you recorded off the radio when they had some Beatles special - Worthless.
Shall I go on? Originals = $$$. Copies = crap.
Well, that's not quite so cut and dry, although it won't affect prototype games anytime soon. Copies *can* be valuable, but only if they are the only existing copies, and especially if they are copies from extremely early in a technology's life (for example, way back in the old days of mechanical 30-line television, there were recordings made of broadcast, and those copies are extremely valuable today). I agree, this is rare, and like I said, it's unlikely that it will matter in this context, but since you mentioned the recording of a Beatles special, I figured I'd bring it up. Besides, if you had the only existing copy of a Beatles special, then it might be quite valuable to Beatles fans.
But the only way I could see it being applicable to games, is if a person made a copy of a game, didn't release the ROM, and the original prototype cart fully bitrotted. Then, said copy (whether it be the original cart reflashed, or a new cart), could potentially be worth something. But, as I said, that would be rare, and I haven't heard of such a thing happening yet.
ghostangelofcky
03-17-2005, 02:25 AM
Don't really give 2 shits what it's worth, I'm just trying figure out what it would be classified as more than anything.
But, thanks fo the opinions.
dojosky
04-10-2005, 09:02 PM
be wary of AVP for lynx I heard that most of those that are out there are just basically one level and (non playable in most places only can move a little bit around) anyone care to share more information here and I recall seeing AVP for the lynx on ebay that went for about $700 was that one complete or ??? ..
yok-dfa
04-19-2005, 06:49 AM
recall seeing AVP for the lynx on ebay that went for about $700 was that one complete or ??? ..
Have a link? I don't think it's possible that it was complete as the game was never officially finished and released. AFAIK there is no packaging and/or manual.
Also Best electronics are still selling these for around $30, so anyone shelling out $700 is either crazy, misinformed or plain stupid :)
Don't really give 2 shits what it's worth, I'm just trying figure out what it would be classified as more than anything.
But, thanks fo the opinions.
Proto = real game, worth big money.
copy of proto = worth the parts, but, as others have not made it clear, you at least have a game that you would otherwise not have. To me, that makes it valuable to the person who has it - not anyone else though. I have a decent amount of proto copies, and consider them part of my collection. Thus, the proto copy is worth something to me. How else could I get a game that has only 1 or so actually copies in existence!!!!
As for the copies on ebay, if anyone is crazy enough to pay that kind of money, they are not very intelligent. I got AVP for $30, not $700!