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9 Game Boy Prototypes + Triumph!

Feb 21 at 5:45:27 PM
DillyDylan (0)
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(DILLY!!! ) < Cherub >
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So a special gem has recently hit my prototype collection- 10 prototypes for the Nintendo Game Boy! The cartridges were all used as review copies for a magazine and include:
    •    Splitz
    •    Milon’s Secret Castle
    •    Lucky Luke
    •    Super Off Road (no EPROM)
    •    Feli Cat (no EPROM)
    •    Tintin Et Tibet
    •    Starhawk
    •    The Humans
    •    Prince Of Persia
Sadly all of the working prototypes appear to be final sadly, but there’s one exception I have not mentioned yet - a late build of Hudson Soft’s unreleased Triumph.

Triumph was a chess-based strategy RPG game released only in Japan in Europe under the name Castle Quest. A North American release was planned around late 1991, but failed to see release for unknown reasons. There are noticeable differences in this version compared to the released versions.

The prototypes are currently being posted onto https://www.gamingalexandria.com, a site which I frequently contribute to.

Feb 21 at 6:22:18 PM
Splain (28)
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< Lolo Lord >
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Nice haul!! There are (at least) 2 other Triumph prototypes on NA, mentioned in this thread:

http://nintendoage.com/forum/mess...

...unless you bought yours from one of those guys.

Feb 21 at 8:12:07 PM
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Congrats! Prototypes are fun!!

Feb 21 at 10:43:01 PM
Niiue (0)
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< Little Mac >
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That's awesome!

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Owner of a wiki for unreleased games.

Feb 21 at 11:08:22 PM
BeaglePuss (41)
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(Matt Nolan) < Bowser >
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I dumped a copy of Triumph for a member here at one point. It was years ago, so I can't recall who it was exactly. Fun little game though.

Feb 22 at 12:18:35 AM
DillyDylan (0)
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(DILLY!!! ) < Cherub >
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Yeah, I knew you guys had a prototype of this game (I think a few other members have a proto too). None have been publicly released though until now AFAIK.