Neo Geo strong | 68 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) Back in the Nintendo age days there was no one better to deal with then DreamTR when it came to buying prototypes. Now that Nintendo age is dead does anyone know what happened to him? i have a itch to buy a prototype and I’d love to buy one from him or another well know legitimate prototype person. Whats the market for prototypes these days? Back in the day around 7 years ago you could grab a decent snes prototype for like $125-$350ish. ( not including unreleased or rare games of course) You can show off or brag about what prototypes you have or have had! Edited February 27, 2020 by Neo Geo strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skorp | 383 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Prototypes do sell quite a bit higher than in the past at least in auctions. Even some random/unpopular titles still fetch a couple hundred. I still haven't been able to get one in my budget in recent years as they always sell for so much now and most are coming from international countries, so that extra shipping adds on. I did remember getting a lot of them for around $100 many years ago, so the market has increased greatly since then. As with DreamTR/Jason, he is still active on eBay and even selling a couple of prototypes right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romiked2689 | 120 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 4 hours ago, Neo Geo strong said: Back in the Nintendo age days there was no one better to deal with then DreamTR when it came to buying prototypes. Now that Nintendo age is dead does anyone know what happened to him? i have a itch to buy a prototype and I’d love to buy one from him or another well know legitimate prototype person. Whats the market for prototypes these days? Back in the day around 7 years ago you could grab a decent snes prototype for like $125-$350ish. ( not including unreleased or rare games of course) You can show off or brag about what prototypes you have or have had! https://www.obscuregamers.com is a great place for prototypes! I tried to get stuff started here but no one cares lol. They said no one posts about prototypes.... it’s just not as widely collected and honestly I don’t think many feel comfortable buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calan87 | 45 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Skorp said: Prototypes do sell quite a bit higher than in the past at least in auctions. Even some random/unpopular titles still fetch a couple hundred. I still haven't been able to get one in my budget in recent years as they always sell for so much now and most are coming from international countries, so that extra shipping adds on. I did remember getting a lot of them for around $100 many years ago, so the market has increased greatly since then. As with DreamTR/Jason, he is still active on eBay and even selling a couple of prototypes right now. do you happen to have a link @Skorp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A. | 1,139 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 He did sign up here, not at all active. Last I heard he is more into pinball now. If you send him a PM he might get the email notification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaglePuss | 80 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Dream still regularly post over on KLOV. It’s generally arcade and pinball related stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,400 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) The last post I remember from him on NintendoAge was something like "Sticker seals sell for what?" then he put a bunch up at ridiculous BINs on Ebay, lol. He wheels and deals pinball machines on Pinside pretty regularly too. Edited February 27, 2020 by DefaultGen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romiked2689 | 120 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 52 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: The last post I remember from him on NintendoAge was something like "Sticker seals sell for what?" then he put a bunch up at ridiculous BINs on Ebay, lol. He wheels and deals pinball machines on Pinside pretty regularly too. You know the funny thing about that is dream set so many price ranges with his sales and with the amount of stuff he collected to be late to this hype and then clean up hahah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,005 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 The best? The Nolans had way more prototypes and better selection too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,708 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 12 hours ago, Romiked2689 said: I tried to get stuff started here but no one cares lol. They said no one posts about prototypes.... it’s just not as widely collected and honestly I don’t think many feel comfortable buying. I mean, I care, I think they’re interesting. I like to read about them if you want to post. Maybe there’s not enough discussion fodder to warrant a dedicated subforum, I would get that. And they’re beyond my games budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romiked2689 | 120 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 20 minutes ago, Link said: I mean, I care, I think they’re interesting. I like to read about them if you want to post. Maybe there’s not enough discussion fodder to warrant a dedicated subforum, I would get that. And they’re beyond my games budget. There should be an area dedicated for prototypes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineappleLawnchair | 88 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 13 hours ago, Romiked2689 said: https://www.obscuregamers.com is a great place for prototypes! I tried to get stuff started here but no one cares lol. They said no one posts about prototypes.... it’s just not as widely collected and honestly I don’t think many feel comfortable buying. I imagine it's less a morality thing, and more nobody wanting to, say, spend hundreds to get a slightly different prototype of Blues Brothers 64(one of the worst), let alone thousands for the good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Geo strong | 68 Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Wow so I guess it’s all bad news then. I guess it’s for the best since the market is so high now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,909 Events Helper · Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 I would be interested to see/read about prototypes, but I can in no way afford anything that pricey right now. I am looking to buy games I played and enjoyed, or experience ones I wanted to as a kid. If that becomes "finished" for me then I could dabble in the prototype scene eventually. The more I see of them, the more interesting they seem.......why a long cart for n64 or gameboy? Was that just something they did? I think it would be cool to have something early on for a game, not something close to retail. But therein, i am sure they are way higher the earlier they are......maybe I am wrong, but I wouldn't mind learning while I collect other stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuriatsu | 65 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Jeevan said: I would be interested to see/read about prototypes, but I can in no way afford anything that pricey right now. I am looking to buy games I played and enjoyed, or experience ones I wanted to as a kid. If that becomes "finished" for me then I could dabble in the prototype scene eventually. The more I see of them, the more interesting they seem.......why a long cart for n64 or gameboy? Was that just something they did? I think it would be cool to have something early on for a game, not something close to retail. But therein, i am sure they are way higher the earlier they are......maybe I am wrong, but I wouldn't mind learning while I collect other stuff if you play your cards right/get lucky, not all of them are expensive. Some are very affordable. I've gotten a couple for 50$(technically) and others were 175$ and yet others were about $1500, and others were obnoxiously overpriced at 50,000$-500,000. so it really just depends on what you want. I started documenting them, so that's the predominant reason for my collecting them. Edited February 28, 2020 by kuriatsu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romiked2689 | 120 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Jeevan said: I would be interested to see/read about prototypes, but I can in no way afford anything that pricey right now. I am looking to buy games I played and enjoyed, or experience ones I wanted to as a kid. If that becomes "finished" for me then I could dabble in the prototype scene eventually. The more I see of them, the more interesting they seem.......why a long cart for n64 or gameboy? Was that just something they did? I think it would be cool to have something early on for a game, not something close to retail. But therein, i am sure they are way higher the earlier they are......maybe I am wrong, but I wouldn't mind learning while I collect other stuff Actually nes and snes would have long boards also compared to the retail releases. Snes they would just chop up the top so it’d fit. Nes well most nes games are small in those big carts. also earlier is always the best stuff and top of the price range 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkatron | 13 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Hes nashvillearcade on ebay, and has cib stadium events for sale on there so hes easy to find... his prices are also hard to find lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,708 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 7 hours ago, Romiked2689 said: There should be an area dedicated for prototypes ok, well, good luck with that. I was trying to be encouraging but your flat statement without detailing the justification doesn’t help. I think it would be silly if there’s not much content. Most forums are happy to create a new section, when warranted by a sufficient mass of posts on such topic. So, fluff up the discussion generate more interest and make your case, I’m sure Gloves et al would be happy to create it if it would be somewhat lively. Meanwhile, it fits easily under collecting category, and we have tags and clubs here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skorp | 383 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 20 hours ago, Calan87 said: do you happen to have a link @Skorp? Like another poster said, his account is *nashvillearcade* https://www.ebay.com/usr/*nashvillearcade* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romiked2689 | 120 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Link said: ok, well, good luck with that. I was trying to be encouraging but your flat statement without detailing the justification doesn’t help. I think it would be silly if there’s not much content. Most forums are happy to create a new section, when warranted by a sufficient mass of posts on such topic. So, fluff up the discussion generate more interest and make your case, I’m sure Gloves et al would be happy to create it if it would be somewhat lively. Meanwhile, it fits easily under collecting category, and we have tags and clubs here. Dude Nintendoage had a great section of prototype stuff how is something that is niche but still very important. I have zero time interest in fluffing up this site so that people can realize what they are neglecting? i asked gloves when this first started about this and the thing is most prototype collectors don’t wanna be bothered about them so on average we are private. oh don’t forget all the hype around a prototype right now... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,909 Events Helper · Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 to the tune of 300k ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romiked2689 | 120 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 17 minutes ago, Jeevan said: to the tune of 300k ya? It’ll go up way higher they have like a live online auction block. I mean yeah I want that thing but it just shows how important the development of these games are! everyone loves sealed cardboard that was sold at retail. I love stuff that was ordered to trashed/ returned to the company!same note let’s chat about them but not drive the price up more:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,909 Events Helper · Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 for sure on the price lol......keep them in my price range hahahhaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTR | 9 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 On 2/27/2020 at 3:22 PM, Code Monkey said: The best? The Nolans had way more prototypes and better selection too. I don't think there was a competition ever for people with protos. My counts on cart when I was collecting were well over 1,200. 450 NES protos among those. I had 2,000 or so disk betas as well. I got rid of a lot of my stuff years ago. Lately everyone has been asking me for protos for some reason though. I still have some stuff but I don't think anyone ever tried to be the "best" proto collector lol 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead | 2,813 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 3 hours ago, DreamTR said: I don't think there was a competition ever for people with protos. My counts on cart when I was collecting were well over 1,200. 450 NES protos among those. I had 2,000 or so disk betas as well. I got rid of a lot of my stuff years ago. Lately everyone has been asking me for protos for some reason though. I still have some stuff but I don't think anyone ever tried to be the "best" proto collector lol The “best” proto collector out there is the people without any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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