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Super Mario Prototypes

AllYourBass — 2009-12-13T22:02:09 -05.00

Marios whacky worlds for cdi

Super Mario Prototypes

AllYourBass — 2009-12-07T15:56:06 -05.00

Yeah, I still get a lot of my info from The Warp Zone. Many of the picture links are disappearing at an alarming rate though, I worry about some of the stuff there that hasn't been touched in a while.

I would love to add pics and screen caps of all of our recent stuff to the database over there. I'd upload them there, but I feel like they'd more than likely get passed over.

Super Mario Prototypes

AllYourBass — 2009-12-07T14:52:06 -05.00

It's definitely an unusual piece...but I always end up with weird stuff from this guy...

I wish I could have more pictures of stuff to show people, but I need PSerge or NGD to come in and take pics (HINT HINT) of all the stuff, and we really need the old Warp Zone website that NGD now has access to so the protos you guys have obtained and the whole prototype database can be updated. It really needs an overhaul, definitely had a lot of useful startup information on where stuff came from...

Super Mario Prototypes

AllYourBass — 2009-12-07T07:59:08 -05.00

Wow, that board really is odd.

The first thing that crossed my mind was a repair job, especially with the printing on the EPROM stickers. But then again, what are the odds of having TWO chips factory repaired, and then that board ending up in the hands of someone with a ton of dev stuff?

Another indication that it would be something other than a repair job is the sticker residue found on the CHR chip. Of all the repair job PCB's that have come through my hands, I don't think I've ever seen one that had a used EPROM. It's extremely common to see a reused EPROM on a prototype though, so that has me thinking this could be something different.

Very cool piece regardless, glad we had a chance to take a peak at it.

Super Mario Prototypes

AllYourBass — 2009-12-07T00:29:03 -05.00

I don't think there were any changes cart to cart from those two...I'm pretty sure it's the real deal just because I got it with a group of 8 protos that came with the Mario Kart proto from the same source....but that date thing always got me a little...I just don't think there would be any differences...

Super Mario Prototypes

AllYourBass — 2009-12-07T00:17:58 -05.00

Oh I know I was just saying that the famicom version was from 85 they got it before us then we got it in 86 prooving that that could be a real deal proto if they did any changes to the game although I have no idea on that to get it ready for the North american release....

Super Mario Prototypes

AllYourBass — 2009-12-07T00:12:58 -05.00

It came out in September on the Famicom but this is a US game and US release we are talking about...

According to Wikipedia, the game must have "trickled out" for release because there is no official US release date for it...

JP September 13, 1985
NA by March 1986

North American release "by" March 1986...so that makes a lot more sense to me and actually answers my questions about this game I have...

What confuses me is the disk system version being a launch title February 1986...that game has the capabilities of passing minus world and going to -3 and -4....the cart versions never had that and the arcade version takes out the blocks and other things so you can't do any "glitches"

Super Mario Prototypes

AllYourBass — 2009-12-06T23:40:19 -05.00

was it not released in September of 85 on the famicom though?

Super Mario Prototypes

AllYourBass — 2009-12-06T23:30:02 -05.00

I'm confused, why does 1986 make Super Mario Bros. invalid? I was not under the impression that it was a 1985 launch game, I thought it was released during the second major run in early '86?

Super Mario Prototypes

AllYourBass — 2009-12-06T23:07:39 -05.00

I'm stumped too...I'll see if I can get a pic of it....

EDIT:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i217/DreamTR/023.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i217/DreamTR/024.jpg

I don't really think it is anything special unless it was like the Super Mario Bros Famicom Disk game...that would be pretty neat if the PCB looked like the Zelda one but it's an NROM game, so I should not be expecting much:

http://www.neswarpzone.com/x113.html