http://nintendoage.com/forum/ -Sqooner http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=35&threadid=42903 2010-12-06T18:30:50 -05.00 TomKStones 7 Originally posted by: EWJ55Fuyuki

I can understand first party protos. But wouldnt unlicensed ones be the most expensive?
Nope, and with good reason.

Many unlicensed games contain EPROMs to begin with, so telling a prototype from a production pcb can be a chore.  Proving the prototypes legitimacy can be even more difficult. 

Unlicensed titles tend to command high prices due to their relative rarity, but in the world of prototype collecting all games are rare.  Think of it this way, if there's we're hundreds of thousands of copies of Action 52 out there, it wouldn't be worth a fraction of the current going rate.  Now imagine if the production of SMB3 was as limited as The Caltron 6-1.  The value would be exceptional.
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Good luck on the search, hope you find something cheap that you like! ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=35&threadid=42903 2010-12-06T16:58:08 -05.00 TomKStones 7
I'd like to own at least one is all. But I guess that's probably the case with everybody else. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=35&threadid=42903 2010-12-06T16:46:51 -05.00 TomKStones 7
The first question is pretty much impossible to answer with any accuracy, but common titles of unpopular and non-current series tend to go lower than most others. With enough digging and patience, you could likely get an NES proto for around $50, especially if the major proto collectors already own copies of the game. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=35&threadid=42903 2010-12-06T16:34:16 -05.00 TomKStones 7