Fantomex | 12 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 So I was surfing ebay the other day and this MBR caught my eye. I thought it looked different. The label was a little different from a normal one. Wasn't sure what I was looking at. I couldn't find any other examples like it so I went with my gut and bought it. Just came today and I noticed it was really heavy. So I opened it up. I don't have a regular copy of this game to compare but i've seen prototypes and owned one in the past. Can someone confirm what exactly I have here? The stickers over the windows say MBR Ver. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,817 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Well this is interesting? I know 25-30 year old games can float around the US, but where did you get it from? What state/city did it ship out of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantomex | 12 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 It came from Tucson Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,002 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 It's a CAN code game, do we know if the Canadian games were different from USA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantomex | 12 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) are you referring to the SNS-USA/CAN-1 on the back label? or am i missing it somewhere on the board? Edited November 19, 2020 by Fantomex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,002 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 label Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantomex | 12 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 all back labels are like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfreakofkorn | 282 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Thats a cool snag , congrats These game cart(s) dont surprise me anymore . Its like playing with cards , you either take a risk or you dont . And when you do , it can be rewarding . . . Jmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincoln | 230 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 It's possible its a proto, but my impression is no. Looks like a retail label, and for a game like this with relatively low distribution this kind of thing can happen. It could be a bugfix version though, or just hand assembled to replace someone's faulty cart. I would get it dumped and compared to known roms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantomex | 12 Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 i thought if anything maybe a very late proto. given that it says Ver. 4. and the label doesnt have the code on it either. But i dunno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 918 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Its gotta be a proto as the PCB is slotted for EPROM chips, and not retail mask roms. Not sure why its in that shell though, unless this proto was being developed for a region where the game was released after the NTSC version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,002 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Send it to Frank Cifaldi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Tank | 928 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Fire up the signal! @theirontoupee 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintendopower4ever | 88 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 We had a discussion on Nintendoage about these. I have one too with the same label and board and so does theirontoupee. I don't think they are prototypes, but they are pretty neat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantomex | 12 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 thats cool to see someone else with one! yeah its a weird situation. the label really throws it off. I see a seller on ebay listing a bunch of "prototypes/sample" that have identical boards. I dont know much about the bike itself, were there maybe store displays to show it off and maybe this cart was used for the store display? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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