Unreleased NES proto won at open auction...

VGS_MrMark0673VGS_MrMark0673
in Finders Keepers
This showed up yesterday:

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And here is the listing: http://m.ebay.com/itm/191097736371

Yup, Mike Ditka proto, clear as day, full week auction. I had a huge snipe, but was amazed no one else bid this one up. But it just goes to show that deals can still be found!

Comments

  • Ferris BuellerFerris Bueller
    Yep. I was working and forgot to bid it up.
  • VGS_foochie776VGS_foochie776
    Nice man! Thats a crazy score.
  • vern77777vern77777
    Wow. How did you find this? What search did you put in?
  • ProveauxProveaux
    Nice find!
  • PowerPlayersPowerPlayers
    Seen it as well, was kinda interested but variants aren't my cup 'o tea.



    Congrats on the pickup man
  • ne$_pimpne$_pimp
    Gloryhole!
  • icarwngs55icarwngs55
    Awesome score man!I'm sure this made your day



    How'd you spot this? What was in your search criteria
  • pats1717pats1717

    Originally posted by: icarwngs55



    Awesome score man!I'm sure this made your day



    How'd you spot this? What was in your search criteria



    I'm betting "Rare Nes Game"


  • jonebonejonebone

    Originally posted by: vern77777



    Wow. How did you find this? What search did you put in?

    Yeah I'm not sure about clear as day, no proto, promo, prototype, etc. listing in the title or description.  Clear from the photo but a casual search would have missed it.



    Good find regardless, but that would explain the "cheap" end price.




  • K.ThrowerK.Thrower
    Wow, awesome find Mark!
  • nintendopower_4_evernintendopower_4_ever
    Nice!

    I was watching the Nolan Ryan's Baseball SNES Proto they had and saw this, but it didn't jump out to me as anything special
  • coffeewithmrsaturncoffeewithmrsaturn
    Wow, that's pretty surprising!
  • TanookiTanooki
    Good job man, you do good work on getting these things and the rest so if anyone deserves a price break once in a while I'd think it should be you. Amazing it wasn't bid up, but also it never does say prototype on it so those searching (demo, proto, prototype, unreleased) would have never hit it.



    I'm not a football fan but I am curious if it's a solid game or not against what else was out at the time as 1990 doesn't seem like a prime year to be canceling games yet.
  • MAIL_BAGMAIL_BAG
    Sweet baby Jesus!
  • attakid101attakid101
    Doubt he's gonna give up his search criteria, fellas. Why invite the competition?
  • DarkToneDarkTone
    YOU won that?!



    ....meh. Went to a better collector. Congrats.
  • ElijahElijah
    this rocks, and nice find!



    This is kind of a strange one, since it kind of "has" been released by NGD although in edited form.



    do you guys plan on dumping it?
  • PowerPlayersPowerPlayers
    So many companies involved in one little ol' game.



    Accolade, Pony Canyon, Natsume- possibly the NFL and Mike Ditka's holding companies.




  • bunnyboybunnyboy
    Great job, sometimes preservation comes cheap!
  • YelirYelir
    That was weird that the initial listing was for an Earthbound cart. Did that factor into the end price?



    I'm sure somewhere there is a sports proto collector just in tears.
  • jfreakofkornjfreakofkorn
    nice find, congrats =)
  • BeaglePussBeaglePuss

    Originally posted by: JD



    this rocks, and nice find!



    This is kind of a strange one, since it kind of "has" been released by NGD although in edited form.



    do you guys plan on dumping it?



    We'll certainly be dumping and releasing this one for free within the next few months.  I didn't know that an unaltered rom had yet to be leaked, but we'll take care of that soon.



    We've got an insane about of reproductions in the works at the moment spanning multiple platforms (Genesis, SNES, NES, and Famicom), so we'll probably release this rom alongside one of our next sales to help drum up interest and spread the wealth.  Along with these paid releases, we have another 4-5 roms that will be released completely free from the get go just like Ditka. 



    We've got a really exciting year ahead of us.
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