Just won something that I think is pretty awesome.... a STRIDER famicom cart complete with custom box and instructions!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/happy_moment555-img500x333-1334562500sjqr2s33707.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/happy_moment555-img500x333-1334562501sqnnif33707.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/happy_moment555-img500x333-1334562501w87rpg33707.jpg)
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Oh, cool. When did the FC version of Strider get found/dumped?
that is cool. You mean won as in contest or as in ebay auction? :)
won it on yahoo japan.
as far as I know there are 2 other confirmed Strider famicom protos that have been sold on yahoo japan. I archived one of the latter auctions. The previous one is archived on clovel's website. However both only came in a plain white cart with what looks like a hand drawn label.
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if you dont mind me asking, did this cost over $1,000?
are you going to dump it? Id be sure to check and make sure its not a repro, somone who owned the proto at one time could have dumped it and made a few custom carts. This looks like a legit release and I dont think it ever got that far along, not even label art....regardless, Im stunned, thats a beautiful cart right there, congratulations!!! and if you ever decide to sell or fall into a bad place and need a kidney...... Im your man! ......Yes, I would trade an organ I have 2 of for a rare videogame cartridge. ;)
Quote from: Parodius Duh on April 20, 2012, 09:20:23 am
if you dont mind me asking, did this cost over $1,000?
are you going to dump it? Id be sure to check and make sure its not a repro, somone who owned the proto at one time could have dumped it and made a few custom carts. This looks like a legit release and I dont think it ever got that far along, not even label art....regardless, Im stunned, thats a beautiful cart right there, congratulations!!! and if you ever decide to sell or fall into a bad place and need a kidney...... Im your man! ......Yes, I would trade an organ I have 2 of for a rare videogame cartridge. ;)
Yeah I know it was never officially released in Japan, that's why I'm stoked about this pick-up. They had ads and a commercial but it got cut. I also saw another amazing piece with quality like this job... so the hunt continues, haha.
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Is it legit or a repro? I thought it was a repro.
Ok I'll rephrase that so as to not downplay your find. It is a repro in terms of art etc. I recognised Genzoman's style. Certain other stylistic nods also suggested that. Its inline with the early releases.
Having said that, it looks polished and exciting!
There's another piece of art Genzoman made, I like that too;
http://www.game-art-hq.com/strider-hiryu-fan-art-by-genzoman/
So, the big question is - do you think the code is authentic or is it a translation hack?
The board will prove that - but I'd be surprised if someone recased a legit proto in that sense so I'd expect it to be a dumped cart repro, or a translation hack.
Again, not downplaying an amazing find! If I had that I'd be thrilled regardless!
I've said before I don't see inane value in protos but I do see value in creativity like this.
Quote from: L___E___T on April 20, 2012, 09:55:34 am
Is it legit or a repro? I thought it was a repro.
Ok I'll rephrase that so as to not downplay your find. It is a repro in terms of art etc. I recognised Genzoman's style. Certain other stylistic nods also suggested that. Its inline with the early releases.
Having said that, it looks polished and exciting!
There's another piece of art Genzoman made, I like that too;
http://www.game-art-hq.com/strider-hiryu-fan-art-by-genzoman/
So, the big question is - do you think the code is authentic or is it a translation hack?
The board will prove that - but I'd be surprised if someone recased a legit proto in that sense so I'd expect it to be a dumped cart repro, or a translation hack.
Again, not downplaying an amazing find! If I had that I'd be thrilled regardless!
I've said before I don't see inane value in protos but I do see value in creativity like this.
Oh I totally hear you about the possibilities and risk in this item.
It's "obviously" a repro (or at least a very, very high probability) in at least the box/label/art department. Yeah I won't know for sure about the actual ROM image used until I get in my hands.
Regardless, it's an interesting piece. Anyways... in addition to legit CIB carts, I do pick up famicom pirate carts of FDS only, US only and some hacks.
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Yes me too - I love to get those. One thing I'm working on is polished box art, label and manual for all of those - so I really like to see things like this. I'm actually pleasantly surprised that a Japanese fellow has used Genzoman's art though, I always thought it was quite Western compared to the flagship Capcom artists.
Keep us posted! This is an amazing find in my eyes.
Every time I open this thread and see that title screen music starts playing in my head.
Wow this is awesome, but the art used in the box looks like modern design...not a 80`s type
Wow, you gotta dump that thing.
Quote from: lobdale on April 21, 2012, 04:09:41 pm
Wow, you gotta dump that thing.
... and then give us a hint as to where we can find its rom. ;D
Its probably not an actual prortotype, prob just the american rom. Those Japanese rom screenshots are from a different auction I think.
Quote from: Parodius Duh on April 21, 2012, 11:20:20 pm
Its probably not an actual prortotype, prob just the american rom. Those Japanese rom screenshots are from a different auction I think.
That picture of the screenshots I took from the actual auction. The description of the auction states that those are the actual screenshots from the cart for sale.
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Quote from: treismac on April 21, 2012, 10:32:27 pm
Quote from: lobdale on April 21, 2012, 04:09:41 pm
Wow, you gotta dump that thing.
... and then give us a hint as to where we can find its rom. ;D
lol, for "evaluation" purposes only right? Such behavior isn't tolerated here I assume ;)
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That cover has a killer style, but like Strider_Hiryu said, it's not in keeping with the retro design. Hiryu is made out to his Strider 2 look:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/af/Strider_2_flyer_jp.jpg/250px-Strider_2_flyer_jp.jpg
No mask:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/54/Strider_Hiryu_arcade_flyer.png
But I'm a purist. ::) I know; stuck-up, over-analyzing, graphic-design-hat-wearing snob. I say! (http://www.websitegoodies.com/smilies/character0179.gif) <- I need to bookmark this guy
Quote from: Jedi QuestMaster on April 22, 2012, 12:06:26 am
That cover has a killer style, but like Strider_Hiryu said, it's not in keeping with the retro design. Hiryu is made out to his Strider 2 look:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/af/Strider_2_flyer_jp.jpg/250px-Strider_2_flyer_jp.jpg
No mask:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/54/Strider_Hiryu_arcade_flyer.png
But I'm a purist. ::) I know; stuck-up, over-analyzing, graphic-design-hat-wearing snob. I say! (http://www.websitegoodies.com/smilies/character0179.gif) <- I need to bookmark this guy
Oh I totally agree with the both of you about it being anachronistic in style.
However, the only other Strider famicom carts I've seen to pop up came in a plain white cassette with a plain white label. Sometimes blank. Other times it has what appears to be hand drawn in ink the kanji for Hiryu. I don't have the skill, tools or connections to have a nice box/label/instructions made so this is pretty convenient. Lastly, since I'm predominantly a CIB guy in terms of collecting, this makes it fit in well with the rest of the loot.
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Quote from: stealthlurker on April 21, 2012, 11:23:04 pm
Quote from: Parodius Duh on April 21, 2012, 11:20:20 pm
Its probably not an actual prortotype, prob just the american rom. Those Japanese rom screenshots are from a different auction I think.
That picture of the screenshots I took from the actual auction. The description of the auction states that those are the actual screenshots from the cart for sale.
well thats insanely awesome then. You might very well have found a prototype turned into a cool custom cart, I highly doubt anyone would hack the American ROM back to Japanese only to release a single cart of it and not spread the rom on the net....
I've been watching this topic with great interest. I too am very curious to know if this is the actual proto made into a repro.
That, and have any proto-to-repro Monster Party carts shown up?
I wonder if the FC proto used a different PCB type than Strider NES, or did the seller modify an FC cart to be 'SGROM' type (apparently this type was never used for FC, only NES)?
wow that's awesome even if it is a repro.
Quote from: RC2C05-99 on April 24, 2012, 03:43:51 am
I wonder if the FC proto used a different PCB type than Strider NES, or did the seller modify an FC cart to be 'SGROM' type (apparently this type was never used for FC, only NES)?
There are SGROM famicom boards:
http://bootgod.dyndns.org:7777/search.php?unif=HVC-SGROM
you guys need to check out punkpolitical's custom strider labels he just posted in the custom label art thread....
Any new info on this cart surface yet? Is it a legitimate proto or repro that's been customized?
Quote from: Dire 51 on May 22, 2012, 11:31:00 am
Any new info on this cart surface yet? Is it a legitimate proto or repro that's been customized?
Haven't received it yet. For my yahoo japan auction winnings via middleman service, I usually like to wait til I have completed about 100-150 auctions before I issue a shipment request to my house. So I let it stockpile in their warehouse until I have a "worthy" package. Also saves a bit on final shipping.... since I have to pay shipping three times basically.
Once from seller in Japan to middleman warehouse in Japan, then from Japan warehouse to US warehouse and finally from US warehouse to my door. Sure I could pay shipping direct from Japan warehouse to my door, but having that occur for each auction gets even more expensive. The bulk auto shipments from warehouse to warehouse is cheaper overall.
Plus it's a repro. Question is if the repro is made from a proto ROM image.
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Im assuming its a reproduction and the ROM is the one this guy made, if you translate the page he talks about the entire project, this is a few pages deep, so....
http://famicomcafe.blog47.fc2.com/page-6.html
this rom is available on Japanese sites but I have no idea where to begin seeking it out.
Maybe Manuel can find it. It looks like an extensive hack translation to me, but I'm not familair enough with the US game.
Text, title screen and sprites look adjusted to start with.
As a friend of mine said on another forum:
Quote from: Scion238There'd be a real easy way to know whether this was repro'd from the English or not, actually. The Famicom version used on-screen text rendering, while the NES actually cut to a black screen for characters' conversations. They did this because the hardware could only handle eight text characters onscreen at one time. That limitation is workable in Japanese but not in English.
So... if you see a screencap from this game and it has the kanji overlaid on the game graphics, it's been made from the proto. Most likely.
So what ever happened with this? Was the ROM found, or can we get it dumped from this cart?
I'm curious now too, since that blog with the JP ROM hack Parodius linked to shows what looks like a different hack.
http://famicomcafe.blog47.fc2.com/blog-entry-101.html
You can see the JP text is more squished and not spaced out like in the OPs shots, plus the titlescreen graphic isn't one straight color either. Could it be the winner of that last Yahoo Japan proto auction is making repros?
Surely OP will deliver and let us know........... :-\
From what I have read, this is a repro of the proto. Japanese owner had them made, in a very limited quantity, and likely watermarked the ROM. Like the Retrozone Mr. gimmick cart, it has a tring or two of code edited to watermark who it came from, thereby making it what dumpers would call "tainted" from the original file. Not that I care. I just want to see the Japanese version. If you compare Higemaru Makaijima to the US proto, you will see that they pulled the same trick for displaying text. Higemaru and Strider both display text in traditional vertical format, which had to be recoded for the English translations. Since the NES has strict sprite limits horizontally, the game needs to dump out of the gameplay to run horizontal text. If the ROM were to reach the public, that would be one simple way to tell if it is authentic, or merely a reverse translation from the US release. Also, the communication screen has text and graphics in different locations. Far too much work to hack just for a translation. The authentic ROM would display elements identical to the magazine shots currently floating around the internet, as well as the videos posted by the Japanese collectors currently in possession of the proto carts.
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Quote from: Bramsworth on December 22, 2012, 11:23:59 pm
I'm curious now too, since that blog with the JP ROM hack Parodius linked to shows what looks like a different hack.
http://famicomcafe.blog47.fc2.com/blog-entry-101.html
You can see the JP text is more squished and not spaced out like in the OPs shots, plus the titlescreen graphic isn't one straight color either. Could it be the winner of that last Yahoo Japan proto auction is making repros?
Surely OP will deliver and let us know........... :-
Pictures in the link, and a Google Translate seem to indicate that this person did a translation of the US version back to Japanese. I will have to compare his/her photos to the known magazine previews.
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http://famicomcafe.blog47.fc2.com/blog-entry-101.html (http://famicomcafe.blog47.fc2.com/blog-entry-101.html)
Compare the blog entry photos to the TV commercial
http://www.nintendoplayer.com/prototype/strider-famicom-prototype/ (http://www.nintendoplayer.com/prototype/strider-famicom-prototype/)
Title screen and menu color discrepancies. Not to mention the blogger added a new copyright date. Really makes me think this is a fan translation. Japanese collectors are notorious for hoarding their prized items. They often do not even post they have them, until they are up for sale. Makes me wonder if they even attempt to back them up.
Saw all the traffic on this thread in my emails, however right now I'm literally trying to get out the door to spend the next few days at my parents house for Christmas. But I thought I'd try to put together a little info. This is literally the first time I've fired it up since I got it. Have a huge backlog of other little test projects I've been meaning to do (too many toys too little time! haha).
To tell you the truth I don't care if this is a repro of a hack or proto. I'm just happy to have a really nice looking repro of Strider on the famicom period for my FC collection. ;D
Here are some crappy cellphone shots I just took. Fired it up for 5 minutes. Further testing will have to wait next week when I get back.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/Strider/IMG_1696.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/Strider/IMG_1693.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/Strider/IMG_1694.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/Strider/IMG_1695.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/Strider/IMG_1697.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/Strider/IMG_1698.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/Strider/IMG_1701.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/Strider/IMG_1702.jpg)
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That's genuine. Not the same as the Japanese bloggers hack. Would you be willing to have it dumped?
Well that's pretty neat, where did you find out the auction winner was making repros? I have to wonder how much he was selling them for. I couldn't help but notice there's now yet another cart up for auction, at a pretty high price:
http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r94658884
Well, have a nice holiday stealthlurker. If you decide to dump it and no one here can do it personally, kevtris would be the guy to go to. He's dumped some of my games, and has dealt with tons of Famicom stuff.
Quote from: Bramsworth on December 24, 2012, 07:42:09 am
no one here can do it personally
not sure if you know all the power of FW
Who are our resident dumpers? Might be food to know for the future.
Quote from: Pemdawg on December 24, 2012, 07:04:48 pm
Who are our resident dumpers? Might be food to know for the future.
anyone who can use shift registers/latches/bus transceivers and can spare them to computer ports with adding some MCU-based logic if necessary and has ability to read some 6502 assembly listings
I really have no idea, mostly because I've only ever really used this place for the buying/selling forum, rarely have ventured out and gotten to know any other parts and who does what around here :)
Quote from: Bramsworth on December 24, 2012, 07:42:09 am
Well that's pretty neat, where did you find out the auction winner was making repros? I have to wonder how much he was selling them for. I couldn't help but notice there's now yet another cart up for auction, at a pretty high price:
http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r94658884
Well, have a nice holiday stealthlurker. If you decide to dump it and no one here can do it personally, kevtris would be the guy to go to. He's dumped some of my games, and has dealt with tons of Famicom stuff.
What is so special about this game?
As about dumping - if someone spent few hundreds on cart, but can't afford CopyNES... oh, well ::)
Japanese version was cancelled, and the ROM has never been publicly released.
stealth, how do you like that tea4two famicom? I find those fascinating. What upgrades does yours have?
Overall I'm pretty happy with the Tea4Two. Sure it's no RGB modded system, but at the time I only knew of RGB mods that needed a Playchoice or Titler PPU and I just don't like the idea of sacrificing one of those just to RGB mod something. I don't know if there is a new option these days that doesn't require a sacrifice.
The Tea4Two I had done has all the mods offered. I also had them supply the unit. It's one of the nicest "A/V" famicoms I have. I also have a Twin, official FC A/V fami and a couple old style famicoms modded with A/V. I especially like it because it retains the old school famicom look unlike the official A/V fami. Too bad they could use a repro Family Computer sticker in front due to legality issues and or out of respect for Nintendo.
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Quote from: stealthlurker on December 26, 2012, 11:31:19 am
Too bad they could use a repro Family Computer sticker in front due to legality issues and or out of respect for Nintendo.
You can always remove the front label from a junk famicom its not that hard
I found a difference in the title screen look at this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v8rG6lEJNM
Then look at your title screen, the thing that highlights "GAME START" and "PASS WORD" is different.
The commercial one looks like the one in higemaru makajima but the one in your version is hiryu's cipher.
Also, could you show more gameplay about it like images or a video?
Sorry if I'm bothering you.
It could still probably be a prototype and not a hack of the US version, just a later revised version from what was shown in Japanese magazines and TV commercials. The guy who won the Japanese Monster Party prototype released these carts in limited quantity I believe. You should definitely try to dump it, its something very special you have and it would be nice for the community. If you can not do it yourself theres many trustworthy folks who would for you. Id even buy you a retrode and send it to you if you wanted to dump this but dont want to send it off to anyone else. This is my most wanted to see Japanese game of all time, supposedly theres quite a few differences in gameplay from the US version!
Looks like he will be making repros of the Japanese Monster Party proto next: http://blog-imgs-45.fc2.com/f/a/m/famicomcafe/pmp.jpg
Someone needs to buy a copy and dump it or we may never get to see the Japanese version!
I will buy a monster party proto repo cart in a second. if anyone could please help me find out how to get one i would be forever in your debt i disire this cart more then any. since i dont speak japanese i cant find out how to get one please help someone.
Thanks
the person making them is the guy who owns the blog that the pic is linked to. Maybe a Japanese member here can help give you more information.
Can u post a link to the blog please
http://famicomcafe.blog47.fc2.com/page-1.html
Quote from: VinylDracula on February 12, 2013, 10:31:19 pm
Id even buy you a retrode and send it to you if you wanted to dump this
Retrodes don't dump NES/FC :-[ Only has cartridge ports for SNES and Genesis.
That's cool he's doing Monster Party now. I wonder what the average price he's selling these at is. Doubt he's doing it cheap.
Well...whatever may dump famicom/nes carts then. :D
Definitely going to be $300 or more a piece for sure, thats what the strider carts were going for and judging by the legend around this game, Im sure its going to be insanely priced. We should all chip in to get one and dump it just to rub it in his face. Payback for rubbing it in the entire famicom/nes communities face when he won the original prototype. That and I REALLY want to play this game! ;)
I've got some on this as we speak. if they are available i will have one in my collection. :redcart:
My Japanese friend talked with the blog owner, he is NOT making reproductions to sell, except for the one pictured which is for a close friend of his. :'(
My friend is trying to talk the guy into making one other for him. If it happens the game will be immediately dumped.
Quote from: VinylDracula on February 14, 2013, 01:40:33 am
Well...whatever may dump famicom/nes carts then. :D
Definitely going to be $300 or more a piece for sure, thats what the strider carts were going for and judging by the legend around this game, Im sure its going to be insanely priced. We should all chip in to get one and dump it just to rub it in his face. Payback for rubbing it in the entire famicom/nes communities face when he won the original prototype. That and I REALLY want to play this game! ;)
That attitude stinks - payback for making an awesome blog? You just sound jealous and it doesn't look good.
Quote from: VinylDracula on February 14, 2013, 01:40:33 am
Well...whatever may dump famicom/nes carts then. :D
Definitely going to be $300 or more a piece for sure, thats what the strider carts were going for and judging by the legend around this game, Im sure its going to be insanely priced. We should all chip in to get one and dump it just to rub it in his face. Payback for rubbing it in the entire famicom/nes communities face when he won the original prototype. That and I REALLY want to play this game! ;)
if you really want to play so how much are you going to pay for it?
what's the community you are talking about?
nicknames list please
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Quote from: VinylDracula on February 14, 2013, 02:14:13 pm
except for the one pictured which is for a close friend of his. :'(
that's okay to be gay :-X
LET and famifan comments are always incredibly assheaded, if you knew the entire story you would understand my attitude towards the situation..... And the amount of money I have "to pay for it" is none of your business. Its certainly plenty though.
Calling it like it is. I'm not usually outspoken on here but have noticed you can be, maybe you don't mind looking and sounding vexed, but the blog itself is nice to see and the guy isn't under some obligation to make repros for you.
It's fine to not be a fan of that, but making him out like he's some sacrilegious community hating fella just makes you look sour. Instead of taking a step back and considering that, you just lash out with little insults. I didn't pretend to know any story, you slate the guy on a public forum and then complain people don't know your background story.
Not exactly surprised, you seem pretty quick to judge others' viewpoints against your morals like they're gospel.
Quote from: VinylDracula on February 15, 2013, 01:56:20 pm
LET and famifan comments are always incredibly assheaded, if you knew the entire story you would understand my attitude towards the situation..... And the amount of money I have "to pay for it" is none of your business. Its certainly plenty though.
don't know why you are masturbating on 3+ digits priced games and even ignoring that the game itself is real crap.
http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=8981.msg128894#msg128894
not sure if you will enjoy the noticeable differencees between US and JP release. It is not Contra (hello some additional background animation), It is not Akumajou Densetsu (hello additional sound).
that's true it is none of my business :)
Quote from: VinylDracula on February 14, 2013, 02:14:13 pm
My Japanese friend talked with the blog owner, he is NOT making reproductions to sell, except for the one pictured which is for a close friend of his. :'(
My friend is trying to talk the guy into making one other for him. If it happens the game will be immediately dumped.
Why he should be bothered to do repros? Tell us the reason, please.
It would be simpler to just send the dumped rom data so you could make it yourself.
Quote from: L___E___T on February 15, 2013, 04:36:12 pm
Calling it like it is. I'm not usually outspoken on here but have noticed you can be, maybe you don't mind looking and sounding vexed, but the blog itself is nice to see and the guy isn't under some obligation to make repros for you.
It's fine to not be a fan of that, but making him out like he's some sacrilegious community hating fella just makes you look sour. Instead of taking a step back and considering that, you just lash out with little insults. I didn't pretend to know any story, you slate the guy on a public forum and then complain people don't know your background story.
Not exactly surprised, you seem pretty quick to judge others' viewpoints against your morals like they're gospel.
HA! You think thats why Im pissed, cause he wqont make me a repro? There you go assuming you know whats really going on again. Actually Im pissed because after this guy won the game multiple people from all over the world asked him if he would share it, if hed accept donations then share it, etc. His respo0nse was basically "For as long as this is in my collection, which will be until Im dead, nobody will see anything more than a few screenshots." Nah nah, I have it and you never will."
Thats why Im pissed, I could give a shit about him making me a repro, nor did I say he was obligated to make anybody one. But being offered WAY over the price you paid just to dump the rom and refusing too AND THEN BE A DICK ABOUT IT, thats why this guy is a MFer and I want nothing more than for his precious game to end up dumped online. . Only time Im sour is when people think they know everything and try to be tough like you or go off insulting good members.
Quote from: 80sFREAK on February 16, 2013, 03:50:18 am
Quote from: VinylDracula on February 14, 2013, 02:14:13 pm
My Japanese friend talked with the blog owner, he is NOT making reproductions to sell, except for the one pictured which is for a close friend of his. :'(
My friend is trying to talk the guy into making one other for him. If it happens the game will be immediately dumped.
Why he should be bothered to do repros? Tell us the reason, please.
I never said he has to make me a repro nor did I ever state I wanted a repro made. I saw the picture, it hinted towards reproductions, my Japanese friend asked and found out hes only making one. Read all my posts next time, Thanks.
Unfortunately for me I do read all your posts. It's not assumption to try and fill in the gaps, you don't present the whole story. I think you like the drama, I do not try and 'act tough', this is an internet forum, I'm amazed you said that, are you in your teens? I don't think my comments are assheaded and I don't have folks making mountains out of molehills like you do.
You should have bid more, sounds like he might be a bit of a tool but it still sounds like you're pretty a jealous little net warrior looking for an excuse to complain. No wonder some people hold back favours.
Quote from: 80sFREAK on February 16, 2013, 03:25:55 pm
Quote from: VinylDracula on February 16, 2013, 02:12:22 pm
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Yum, yum, yum....
Look, it's his thing and he can do whatever he want.
NO SHIT. You just love making things up dont you? I never said he was obligated to do anything. It was his RESPONSE to the matter that pisses me off.
As stated already, the cash offer between collectors including myself was WELL OVER what he paid for the game. It was an offer a normal person wouldnt have been able to refuse.
I dont understand what youre trying to say, he stated the price of purchase? As in anyone can look at the final auction and see what it ended for? so thats why he wont accept the offer?? That makes NO SENSE AT ALL.
You don't understand or don't want to understand? Need example?
hehe, whenever it pops up again.... it's the same 3 pictures every time. :)
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Is the ROM not out there yet? Pretty clear these are repros from an original sample.
Meh, I recently found the American version on a Famicom cart, and that is good enough for me. If I were to own the Japanese version, I would want the real proto, heh.
Quote from: L___E___T on March 29, 2014, 04:42:34 am
Is the ROM not out there yet? Pretty clear these are repros from an original sample.
The reproductions, including the one featured in this thread, are most definitely different than the prototype rom pictured in the YJ auction. That much I'm sure of.
I would guess that the reproduction featured in this thread is likely a translation of the English rom, but I'd need to see more in-game pics to be sure.
Quote from: MrNorbert on April 02, 2014, 11:44:45 am
There is no ROM for the japanese version, exepet mine's.
Quote from: BeaglePuss on March 29, 2014, 07:27:01 pm
Quote from: L___E___T on March 29, 2014, 04:42:34 am
Is the ROM not out there yet? Pretty clear these are repros from an original sample.
The reproductions, including the one featured in this thread, are most definitely different than the prototype rom pictured in the YJ auction. That much I'm sure of.
I would guess that the reproduction featured in this thread is likely a translation of the English rom, but I'd need to see more in-game pics to be sure.
I did not win the auction. The guy that won the auction is an AWESOME guy though, and he'll make sure the rom and game get a fitting release. It couldn't have gone to a better person, myself included.
Did you were able to pick it up?
did we ever found out if this repro is a translation hack or a proto?
Well, Stealthlurker would have to compare it to the dumped Proto that has since been released. You can find out more on the front page of the site.