The Summer of Protos!

[mrmark0673]

Hi all! Matt and I plan to release a majority of our Unreleased NES protos this summer. Check out this thread and enjoy the games!

http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/mes...threadid=52026

[Greg2600]

You guys just flat rock!

Given that so few people who own prototypes do this, what has caused you two to be the mavericks in this case?

[mrmark0673]

You guys just flat rock!

Given that so few people who own prototypes do this, what has caused you two to be the mavericks in this case?

Well...

Prototype preservation has always been our reason for collecting protos. We've release plenty of the years, but a few things have come up that have allowed us to become even more generous.

These things costs us tens of thousands of dollars. That sounds crazy to most people. What's crazier is that every time we publicly release a ROM for an unreleased game to the community, we devalue it greatly. For example, we initially paid $1,500 for Arcadia VI, now since it's been dumped, I'd put it right around the $350 mark. Because of this, I can definitely see why people would be reluctant to do something like this.

Matt and I recently made a substantial purchase of sealed games, one of which was a copy of Flintstones 2. To put into perspective its rarity, there are far fewer known sealed F2's than there are Stadium Events at the moment. With the sale of that game, we'll likely recoup the cost of much of our collection, prototype or otherwise.

In the past, we've had to release unreleased games on carts to recoup some of our expenses to get these out to the public. With this recent purchase, we're able to release these games to everyone, completely free of charge, while not putting ourselves out on the street at the same time.

These things have a limited shelf life and will be lost to time eventually. Arcadia VI will forever be preserved as a snap shot of time in the history of gaming for all to enjoy, and we've got plenty more where that came from

Enjoy guys, and thanks for all the support over the years!

[baraka]

Well...
In the past, we've had to release unreleased games on carts to recoup some of our expenses to get these out to the public. With this recent purchase, we're able to release these games to everyone, completely free of charge, while not putting ourselves out on the street at the same time.

Thats awesome that you guys are doing that for the community! You probably still know what game I'm secretly hoping to be released

[djshok]

Man you guys are my heroes. Any chance you'll be releasing any Sega protos in the future?

[mrmark0673]

Bump for a new unreleased proto! Thought we'd mix things up a bit and give something up to the Sega crowd. Without further ado, I present you: Dragon's Lair for the Sega Genesis!



Original purchase price: $800
Previous owner: Gknight

Don't ask me why, but I love this one! It's a port of the SNES game with some distinct differences in graphics and is 100% complete. The only glitch I've seen is that when you duck and fire your weapon, there is no firing animation, so you just shoot the object from your head.

Just a small taste of things to come for the summer of protos, the ROM is attached to the first post in the linked thread above. Enjoy!

[BeaglePuss]

Thats awesome that you guys are doing that for the community! You probably still know what game I'm secretly hoping to be released

We were only planning on distributing unreleased titles, but I promise to make a special exception just for you. Expect a release later in the month for that one.

Man you guys are my heroes. Any chance you'll be releasing any Sega protos in the future?

Ask and you shall receive.

[MachineGex]

Mark and Matt-
You guys are truely standup guys! Our community is lucky to have you both!
Thanks!!!