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    Don't know if this was posted already, but I thought I'd post it anyways

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    Wow, it was the first post. Man, I should just stop posting altogether.... sigh.
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    damn.. another one? How many have there been on ebay the last few days? 4-5 ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bibowski
    Wow, it was the first post. Man, I should just stop posting altogether.... sigh.
    I am pretty sure this was posted in the locked NWC thread somewhere in that mess.


    Quote Originally Posted by jajaja
    damn.. another one? How many have there been on ebay the last few days? 4-5 ?
    3 legit ones I know of and 2 scams. So yep 5 total.

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    Quote Originally Posted by captain nintendo
    Quote Originally Posted by bibowski
    Wow, it was the first post. Man, I should just stop posting altogether.... sigh.
    I am pretty sure this was posted in the locked NWC thread somewhere in that mess.


    Quote Originally Posted by jajaja
    damn.. another one? How many have there been on ebay the last few days? 4-5 ?
    3 legit ones I know of and 2 scams. So yep 5 total.
    3 scams, 3 currently up and 2 for buy-it-now at $3200 and $3500 = 8 total.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Speedy_NES
    Quote Originally Posted by leonk
    Does anyone have an NWC cart number tracking going on ??
    055
    083
    087
    137
    166
    215
    227
    240
    273
    280
    330
    343

    These are the ones that either showed up on eBay or are in collector's hands...I have pics of all of them except for the first one. I'm sure that there are other people on here with a much more complete list than this, though.

    -Speedy
    I thought this was worth bringing over from the locked thread. 283 should also be added to that list ... it is currently on ebay.
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    does anyone know the exact number of carts made did they make extra ones that didnt get used in the compitetion..and how easy would it be for someone to make repos

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    Quote Originally Posted by wrldstrman
    ..and how easy would it be for someone to make repos
    No.

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    Yeah, that is what wee need, fucking morons making repro NWCs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DreamTR
    Yeah, that is what wee need, fucking morons making repro NWCs.
    I wouldn't be in the least surprised if there's already a few out there when they go for $3500+ now.

    Shit, someone who posts in this very forum has a signature about something to do with NES reproductions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Griking
    Quote Originally Posted by DreamTR
    Yeah, that is what wee need, fucking morons making repro NWCs.
    I wouldn't be in the least surprised if there's already a few out there when they go for $3500+ now.

    Shit, someone who posts in this very forum has a signature about something to do with NES reproductions.
    I seriously doubt that leonk would repro a game/cart that was officially released .. although the 2006 Tecmo Super Bowl is bordering on just that.

    Anyhow, this question brings to the forefront the importance of uncovering who the 90 people were who originally got a cartridge, finding out what number it was, and what they did with it so that there can be an official tracking list of legitimate ones should another happen to pop up.

    By the way, wouldn't it be easier to repro the gold version since there was no numbering system used? Also, I know little about it, but wouldn't the dip switches require a repro person to make his/her own ROMs as well as own a NWC cart in order to figure out the specifications of what those ROMs would have to look like. Certainly no one is just going to give that sort of information away b/c it would drive the value of their NWC down.
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    Any other NWC auctions come up fake or real , post them here so we can track them. Hopefully the real ones we can get the numbers off of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 8bitnes
    By the way, wouldn't it be easier to repro the gold version since there was no numbering system used? Also, I know little about it, but wouldn't the dip switches require a repro person to make his/her own ROMs as well as own a NWC cart in order to figure out the specifications of what those ROMs would have to look like. Certainly no one is just going to give that sort of information away b/c it would drive the value of their NWC down.
    To make an accurate repro, you would need:

    - a grey or gold shell, wiped completely clean (easy)

    - the appropriate looking label (not so easy, but doable)

    - lookalike dipswitch dongle (if you're lucky, maybe you can order it from jameco or something)

    - the appropriate board, an EVENT board, which is only found in, you guessed it, the NWC carts (HA!)

    So if you're ever unsure of your NWC of purchase being a repro, ask them to open up the cart and give a new board pic. It would be possible to use a fullboard prototype (TKEPROM or whatnot) as a donor, but you can't hide the part name in a pic.

    Btw, I own number #215. If that ever goes up for sale, it is most definitely a scam auction.

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    Dave,

    don't be so naive. If they have reproductions of satellite cards to get your free TV, how hard do you think it'll be to reproduce this game??

    All a reproducer needs to do is get their hands on it, and it's game over.

    - cart shells - easy as hell to get
    - dip switches - a dime a dozen at digikey
    - eprom images - on the net, or desolder NWC and dump it
    - all the other IC's on the board can also be found on digikey
    - MMC1 mapper - get it from the cart you're using the shell

    All you're left with is requiring the PCB. But you already have that in the NWC. You can easily scan it into your PC, and use software to convert the scan into a PCB layout file (software from Eagle is very popular for this)

    You then email the PCB layout file to one of the dozens of PCB production houses out there, and you'll get as many new PCB's as you want of the cart. Heck.. even the Nintendo logo can be placed on it for you!

    Head over to NESDEV and see all the custom boards people already have cut by these places for just a few bucks a board!

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    oh.. forgot to mention.. for any would-be reproducer of the NWC...

    you'll be able to dump the NWC back on the market (at the price you got it or even more).. wait 3 months, and start making a ton in selling the reporduction.

    I was thinking of doing something along those lines.. but figured it won't be worth my time to do so. Plus, I can imagine all the spam hate mail from all you NWC horders once this happens because your NWC value goes down to 200$.

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    Quote Originally Posted by leonk
    You then email the PCB layout file to one of the dozens of PCB production houses out there, and you'll get as many new PCB's as you want of the cart. Heck.. even the Nintendo logo can be placed on it for you!

    Head over to NESDEV and see all the custom boards people already have cut by these places for just a few bucks a board!
    I did not know that. If it's so easy, why hasn't anyone done it already? At least it doesn't sound like someone can just pull this together overnight. You'd really need to know what you just told me to pull it off.

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    when you start making them leonk, consider this a preorder

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    Quote Originally Posted by portnoyd
    I did not know that. If it's so easy, why hasn't anyone done it already? At least it doesn't sound like someone can just pull this together overnight. You'd really need to know what you just told me to pull it off.
    Head over to NESDEV and talk to memblers on how hard it is to produce a PCB. If you know how to use photoshop, you're all set.

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    Quote Originally Posted by leonk
    Head over to NESDEV and talk to memblers on how hard it is to produce a PCB. If you know how to use photoshop, you're all set.
    So why hasn't anyone done it yet? Wasn't worth your time? To make a repro that people desire very much so?

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    Quote Originally Posted by portnoyd
    So why hasn't anyone done it yet? Wasn't worth your time? To make a repro that people desire very much so?
    Who knows.. I might do it one day. I guess it's the same reason I haven't reproduced test carts. I tend to reproduce things I want for myself. Reproductions is not a profitable business. I make more money per pay in my day job than I did the last year selling reproductions.

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