Prototype, or not?

[keiffer01]

I recently bought the game Impossible Mission 2 for NES for 5$,. When I arrived home, I quickly opened it up, to see it had 2 eproms inside! So I was wondering if anybody knows if this game might be a proto or it was manufactured this way? And how do we insert pictures in a message? I would like to show the game but I don't know how to insert the pics on this...

[JC]

On the "reply" page, you have to click the "Additional Options" feature underneath the text box. That'll give you the option of attaching photos. You can also use a photo hosting site like Photobucket and then insert the "[img]" code here.

If the game has the same label as other Impossible Mission 2s, then it's likely not a proto. Most, but not all, protos have a plain white label. Could also be a sample cart. We'd need pics of it all to know for sure.

[keiffer01]

Well, it has a white label made of almost the same as printer paper with black ink saying the title and from who it was made(SEI). No it's not like the normal Impossible Mission 2 cartridges at all. By the way, I tried to add my images, but I don't know how to make my image smaller so it doesn't exceed 128kp.

[JC]

Resize the image in an editing program, or just e-mail the image to me and I'll post it.

[keiffer01]

sent you the pictures...now all you have to do is post them thanks!

[madman]

Sounds like a proto or perhaps a review copy sent to a magazine.  Those types of labels were common on NES carts back in the day.

[keiffer01]

Well, if it is a proto, then I just got myself my first proto for 5$! Yipee!

[JC]

Looks like a sample cart from the pics, like madman mentions. Heck of a deal. We'll see if someone can confirm it without a doubt. I don't have much of a clue about protos and samples. Nice screws, by the way.

[keiffer01]

Yeah. The screws, the label and the weight is what really made me buy the cartridge.

[JC]

I'm hearing from at least one dude who knows a hell of a lot about this type of stuff that this is likely not a proto or sample. He says it's a variation of the IM2 title, even the board is the same as ones others have. That's not 100%, but it's close.

[keiffer01]

Yeah, this one dude also told me that, but he wasn't quite sure...Maybe were talking about the same guy

[madman]

Not a proto or sample, it's the SEI version w/the black and white label.  A somewhat rarer title, maybe worth $10 loose.

[JC]

Yeah. I heard about that same amount, maybe plus a couple dollars.

[keiffer01]

Well if it's not a protoype or a sample cart, why in the world would SEI use eproms to manufacture the game?

[madman]

EPROMs were commonly used in games with low production runs.