Xerxes sent me a message to request starting up the prototype ownership thread, and I agreed to do one for SNES prototypes. For those who don't know, I run
SNES Central, a website dedicated to documenting anything related to the SNES, including prototypes. On every game page, I am listing known prototypes of games, and I also have a
list of dumped prototypes that differ from the final version. Note that these are not comprehensive lists (I haven't even finished with my own), and my offline archive actually has many hundreds of prototypes that are not yet documented. EPROMs are a temporary storage medium, so I highly recommend dumping your prototypes and getting them documented, even if you do not intend to make the dump publicly available.
There have been a recent threads that revealed a couple fake prototypes, so documenting them is a good way to ensure that fakes are revealed. I'd recommend posting pictures, and any other information, and I will put it up on SNES Central when I get the chance.
In my list, I have a short description of the prototype. If the prototype ended up being identical to the commercially released game, I note it as "final version". If you need help analyzing a prototype, let me know! I promise not to release anything without permission.
Note that this is
not a sales thread. Please do not send unsolicited requests to buy things here. Especially me.
Ownership list:
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