How often do prototypes show up in the wild?

[TheRedEye]

Please elaborate on Sonic 2.

[Balloon Fight]

I have found at least thirty Genesis prototypes. Among them is BZT, Sonic 2 "beta", Lobo (might be a pirate, but still), Waterworld (Also might be a pirate), Sonic 1 late beta (only known difference is the cheats, the game plays in the order of the level select, and there are a few debug oddities), and a Sonic and Knuckles that can be locked on with another sonic and knuckles, but nothing else.

Like red said, explain some more on the sonic. Do you have any pictures?

Jason: Which snes proto did you find?

[Famidrive-16]

I think this stuff might be close to Me2's beta sonic 2 game

http://sws2b.dyndns.org:1124/

[Chronodriftersx]

I think so too considering I don't know something about either

[TheRedEye]

I think this stuff might be close to Me2's beta sonic 2 game

http://sws2b.dyndns.org:1124/

Yes, I'm well aware of that particular build, and have been obsessively following it for years. I want to know about this other one, though.

[Damon Plus]

Anyone knows about the Command and Conquer Genesis proto?

[MattG/Snyper2099]

In 1999 I found an Enduro prototype for the 2600 on vacation at Panama City Beach. In 2000, I found a keystone kapers proto for atari 8-bit computers at a Goodwill in Cincy.

[Roagie]

Atari 2600:
Hangman - flea market
Computer Chess - nolan bushnell
Human Cannonball - nolan bushnell (traded to JerryG)
another one, title I forget - bushnell (traded to JerryG)
Dishaster - goodwill
Bunch of "Best protos" from Best Electronics back in '96(??)
Sorcerer's Apprentice - atari dumpster
Realsports Basketball proto boxes - atari dumpster
Atari 7800 Joust '84 boxes - atari dumpster

Atari 5200:
Goofy - atari dumpster

C64:
Jungle Hunt - atari dumpster
Galaxian - atari dumpster

NES:
MC Kids - flea market
World Championships '90 (I know, but it's hella rare) - flea market
North Vs South - flea market (found with the NWC cart above)

SNES:
Hunt for Red October - gift from ex employee

Genesis:
RBI Baseball '94 - flea market
RBI Baseball 32x - flea market

TG-16:
A ton of proto cd games - gift from ex employee

All of this is over a 10 year period
I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting, but they're out there! I found the genny protos just last year.

[NESaholic]

Damn dude, that's alot of finds,mega nice finds.I always visit the fleas too here but nothing really special turns up, ah well guess i have to keep my eyes open and go all the time to check.