mrjunglesack | 34 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) Another weird thing I found working at Jjgames. Edited December 3, 2020 by mrjunglesack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,488 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I'm thinking bootleg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjunglesack | 34 Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 I figured that, but didn’t want to get rid of it until a few collectors made me positive it was nothing important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,931 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Looks like a conversion for sure. Would a prototype ever have non-socketed eproms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,895 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Yeah, I'm leaning bootleg too, but IMHO, any original-era bootleg for a cart system is just as neat. Not as valuable, but pretty neat to see and own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,719 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Why's it on a Nintendo PCB though... Bootleg companies don't use official Nintendo PCBs. Tengen would have had plenty of PCBs from when they were making licensed games for Nintendo. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaMan52 | 2,439 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) I remember seeing these pictures in 2003 or so: Is it possible that the cartridge mrjunglesack found is a later prototype? Maybe a transition from a licensed game to an unlicensed game? Edited December 3, 2020 by MegaMan52 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,719 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) @MegaMan52 I think it could have been. The label on this is a little weird for me (I doubt folks back in the day would have referred to it as Tengen Tetris), but the Nintendo PCB is also quite odd. Konami was known for selling out their famicom PCBs to bootleg companies, but Nintendo and 72 pins? That's news to me. @mrjunglesack no matter what this is, I'd definitely be interested in it should you choose to get rid of it. I like odd stuff like this Edited December 3, 2020 by fcgamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjunglesack | 34 Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 I had also thought that maybe someone could have made the case later on. Maybe found it in a shell that had front cut out, or a strange label. So they put it in a new case and labeled it not knowing any better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMark0673 | 197 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Sumez said: Would a prototype ever have non-socketed eproms? Yes, absolutely. Fairly common. The "Tengen Tetris" label makes little sense, but the "Tetris" label underneath could be legit. Tetris has such a weird history on the NES, I stopped trying to figure out what the deal was. That being said, I've owned a Licensed Tengen Tetris prototype, I've owned Tengen protos on Nintendo PCBs, I've owned Tengen protos on Tengen PCBs, and I've owned one Tengen proto on an Atari PCB (hardest to find by far IMO, only seen one other and it's on eBay now). Is there any dates on any of the chips or the PCB that are far after the production of Tengen Tetris? That would be the easiest way to rule out prototype. I could be convinced either way personally. Edited December 3, 2020 by MrMark0673 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyree_Cooper | 741 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 i wouldn't be so sure this is a pirate go ask around other forums before you do anything stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Literally anyone could have burned those EPROMS and put them on that Nintendo board. If it's a prototype of a prospective licensed port of Tetris by Tengen, don't you think they would have remembered to program the "Licensed by Nintendo" onto the title screen? I am very skeptical... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyree_Cooper | 741 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 probably, unless it's older and they had not done so because they were busy with more important coding than the title screen it's unlikely but im just saying you never know until you're sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,929 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Or if it's not older and they were looking to dump Nintendo and would not bother to license anything knowing it was heading towards a black cart. They would have had leftover boards from when Pac-Man, Indiana Jones, RBI Baseball and Gauntlet were being done on the level with licensing and all that. It could be that simple and what makes it seem a little more suspect is the top sticker, but that clearly to me looks like a later addition. At face value it would alone on the outside look like any old Tetris game someone just printed an image on and taped on there as I think I see tape lines, but as to not be confusing you have the hand written bit to point out which it really is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfreakofkorn | 282 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Neat find tho . . Wonder at how many are out done up like this one . Its like counterfeit bills in a way , imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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