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Sonic crackers proto arrived! \o/
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06-05-2010 12:27am#1Master of the UniverseJoin Date:Posts: 34760
Just thought I'd celebrate my 10,000th post by dedicating a thread to what will perhaps be the pinnacle of my ridiculous videogames purchases.. :pac: There are few things that pop up for sale in which I would be kicking myself if I let slip by. This was one of them.
Nobody really knows how many of these carts are in existence, but some reckon between 10 and 15.
This particular cart came out of a proto find back in 1997. The guys were mainly after 2600 games and this came lumped in with the find. It was sitting in storage for 10 years and then went into the posession of the guy I bought it from over on sega-16.
It hasn't been dumped, but they reckon it's similar to the other protos out there. It has the same serial number on the 'Sonic Crackers' screen. Still, I might try to dump it at some point.
Anyway, on to the photos!
It has one of those Sega boot up logos where each letter zooms in. You have to press start really quickly or it'll crash at A like so -
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Do I want to know how much you spent on it?
Also if it is a unique rom you really should find some one to dump it. There's nothing I hate more than collectors sitting on stuff like dreamcast protos.
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Retr0gamer wrote: »Do I want to know how much you spent on it?
Well lets just say there goes my Radiant Silvergun money for the moment anyway
Ah well, there are lots more opportunities to buy that. Not so much the case with this.Retr0gamer wrote: »Also if it is a unique rom you really should find some one to dump it. There's nothing I hate more than collectors sitting on stuff like dreamcast protos.
Aye, you're right. I'm going to look into getting one of those MD backup systems like the Famicom one I have. Could dump it with that. If I can't find one there's also a way of dumping carts using a Mega CD.0 -
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atavan-halen wrote: »I wonder what would happen if you popped onto sonic & kuckles? :pac:
:eek:
/back in a jiffy!
/edit - awh, nothing might be able to do something interesting with a Game Geanie though. 0 -
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Well you can try out radiant silvergun on saturday but it might not be a good idea. As a shooter fan your bank manager might be meeting you discussing a loan for an 'investment' in a rare videogame :P
I wonder what the channels are to get a proto rom distributed? Maybe the Guru rom dumper or ask on the HG101 forums???
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Retr0gamer wrote: »Well you can try out radiant silvergun on saturday but it might not be a good idea. As a shooter fan your bank manager might be meeting you discussing a loan for an 'investment' in a rare videogame :P
God damn it man, can you accidentally leave it at home please?!Retr0gamer wrote: »I wonder what the channels are to get a proto rom distributed? Maybe the Guru rom dumper or ask on the HG101 forums???
I haven't a clue! Not something I thought I'd ever have to do.
I had a reread through the thread and although it hasn't been dumped, the prior owner said it seems similar to the dumped rom. The only difference I can see so far between mine and the rom is mine crashes on the main menu when the others dont. (a unique glitch, hurrah!
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Butch Cassidy wrote: »Sorry, I'm new. What the hell is this? Aside from retro game porn
I know Sonic, have the PS2 collections as well as some Mega Drive games. I'm terribly confused....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Crackers0 -
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Butch Cassidy wrote: »Sorry, I'm new. What the hell is this? Aside from retro game porn
I know Sonic, have the PS2 collections as well as some Mega Drive games. I'm terribly confused....
In a nut shell, it's an unreleased Sonic Sega Megadrive game.
The idea was scrapped and the game mechanic was used for Knuckles Chaotix on the 32X instead. There were a few early development prototypes the team made to see if the game would work. This is one of them
Game wise, there are only a couple of levels, and they're pretty glitchy. But it's still a pretty interesting thing to own!0 -
Hah I just did a search and came across this - http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11147
Wow you must be a Fianna Fail banker to afford that
I'm assuming I could download this for an emulator or something?0 -
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Butch Cassidy wrote: »Hah I just did a search and came across this - http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11147
Wow you must be a Fianna Fail banker to afford that
Okay well it wasn't THAT much. Was a lot less than I was expecting it to be when I clicked on the thread. Would be why I contimplated buying it 
Butch Cassidy wrote: »I'm assuming I could download this for an emulator or something?
Yep, you can. As I said, don't be expecting much. It's pretty much one level with no enemies with Sonic and tails tethered together similar to Knuckles Chaotix.
There's also another isometric type level where you wander about. I think theres another level, I just haven't been able to access the level select menu on this as it crashes. Should be able to on the rom though.0 -
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Meh.
Jealously doesn't become you AmacachiButch Cassidy wrote: »Eh ok... you're mad buying something that's not even worth playing :pac:
For a collector, a very warm feeling comes from the fact of knowing that you own something of which there are only a handful of in existence...
Edit -o1s1n, if your stuck I can dump the cart via the Tototek programmer. Its as simple as pressing "Read". For the sake of completion, you should def dump the cart and submit it for inclulsion into the goodsets.0 -
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Edit -o1s1n, if your stuck I can dump the cart via the Tototek programmer. Its as simple as pressing "Read". For the sake of completion, you should def dump the cart and submit it for inclulsion into the goodsets.
Cheers! I didn't know the Tototek could do that?
I'm after ordering a Sega Mega CD transfer cable from Tototek. I don't know if you've seen one, but they connect the Megadrive controller port 2 to a PC serial cable. It allows you to dump the Mega CD bios, but also any game that's plugged into the Megadrive.
I'll see how I go with that. If it doesn't work then I'd be up for dropping it out to you. Armed gardai accompanying of courselandsleaving wrote: »Wowzers, that's one impressive piece of collectable goodness. Probably gonna be worth a fortune in the future. I hope you have some sort of ridiculous security set up around it with tripwires and an alarmed glass case and lasers.
/gets solid snake outfit and pack of smokes.
Unfortunately not, the height of my security is a Megadrive clamshell saying 'Sonic Crackers prototype'.
Perhaps I should change the label to 'Generic Sega Megadrive game'. or even put it in an old Championship Manager case. Nobody would ever dream of looking in that....Congrats on the purchase, that could be the investment of a lifetime, depending on how desirable the game becomes of course, but fingers crossed!
Don't tell Sera, she'll be outside you gaff in a raccoon/ninja suit, ready to swoop in and swipe it, Swiper No Swiping! Swiper No Swiping!
OMG! I knew there was a sinister reason why Sera couldn't come to the beers! :eek:That is sweet. Never heard of that before. But more importantly, did ya get any of the 2600 games that it had the honour of sharing a box with??!!:)
There was a prototype for something called Air Raid. It looked pretty stupid so I cast it to the bin.
In all seriousness though, it shows you how collecting has changed. Originally this prototype was just thrown in as a novelty freebee with the 2600 stuff.
'Ah would you look at that, an unreleased Sonic game..I guess we might as well hang onto it...' /throws into a box for ten years0 -
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Retr0gamer wrote: »Compliment her by telling her she is the panzer dragoon saga of women
Or the Sonic Crackers of women - rare, desireable, only a handful of good ones...but temperamental 0 -
If the ROM hasn't been dumped before and you have a SegaCD, why not dump it for the world
http://retrodev.com/transfer.html
(didn't realise that it would be so simple btw)0 -
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If the ROM hasn't been dumped before and you have a SegaCD, why not dump it for the world
http://retrodev.com/transfer.html
(didn't realise that it would be so simple btw)
Already have one on the wayRetr0gamer wrote: »Bring it on saturday, I'll hold on to it for you :P
I'm worried Sera will use the opportunity to sneak into my house while I'm gone, so I may have to! :eek:0 -
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Yes. Though I will not be responsible for you crying your eyes out and wanting to put butter knives up your hoop to block out the hurt you will suffer.
It's so bad that even when you walk to the next screen the music suffers slowdown.
It's probably my favourite version of the game and one of my favourites of all time. I suggest playing it on your cab, just for the hoot. 0 -
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