This exact copy has been recognized and displayed by the Classic Gaming Expo.Just looked it up, and it is a legit cart,made for use by Nintendo Repair Centers. Still not sure if these count as actual prototypes or just test copies of the game.
EDIT: Nevermind, I'm looking at a different cart. This one is confirmed legit though.
Confirmed how? By whom?
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This seems like a cool site you have. This is my auction so I wanted to clear the air. First and foremost I do not expect 150K for this item. Sheimi is correct in their being no known material changes because Zelda was a direct port from the FDS version. It was not meant to be different. This is an absolute legit proto 100% authentic. I do apologize for the blurry board pic but I really don't want to keep taking this apart to get better pics. I understand the people who question the legitimacy. However I am a regular at nintendoage.com and yes maybe 182 feedback is not crazy but I am ID verified and my account is more than a decade old. I am a collector and seller of vintage videogames. Awesome site and if you want to track the history of this please google "Zelda Yello Proto Cart" Thank you guysIt's between the FDS and the NES release. Most likely it won't have any beta content in it at all. I'm guessing there are minor text font differences.
You can't fake the test board dude. It is legitSince nobody else is, I'm calling bullshit. There's no reason why anyone couldn't have just gotten a black case from the factory and just stuck a edited rom of Zelda and put it on an NES chip and into the case. I'm pretty sure its more then possible at this point.
Ahh ok, then its just a rip-off to who ever doesn't collect these.You can't fake the test board dude. It is legitSince nobody else is, I'm calling bullshit. There's no reason why anyone couldn't have just gotten a black case from the factory and just stuck a edited rom of Zelda and put it on an NES chip and into the case. I'm pretty sure its more then possible at this point.
Shut up and take my Rupees!
If this is real, I would pay anything to have it.
I don't have enough things to sell that cost that much moneyShut up and take my Rupees!
If this is real, I would pay anything to have it.
You can.
It's on ebay!
Ahh ok, then its just a rip-off to who ever doesn't collect these.You can't fake the test board dude. It is legitSince nobody else is, I'm calling bullshit. There's no reason why anyone couldn't have just gotten a black case from the factory and just stuck a edited rom of Zelda and put it on an NES chip and into the case. I'm pretty sure its more then possible at this point.
The thing that was posted on here for a while? Just google it, I don't have the exact name for it at the moment, but I think you could search "NTR Debugger NDS" and find it pretty fast. I have it, and it's not really that great.Stuff like this is so interesting. A bit off topic, but whatever happened to that NDS debug cart that had the Donkey Kong images on it?
Exactly, this is def not an item for everyone. I understand that. I know what it's worth to me, maybe that's more than it is to most collectors and less to others. Some people would value Air Raid or Turf Masters highers others will think it's the rarest item in video games. I'm in the latter group. Coming from someone that collects Protos getting a First Party Proto is EXTREMELY difficult. A flagship title brings thing to a whole new level. There is only one Zelda NES Proto in the world and part of me just wants to share it with the colleccting world...eBay is a nice way to do that and listing it insanely high ensures I dictate what it could sell for. Unless of course someone clicks BIN ;-)Ahh ok, then its just a rip-off to who ever doesn't collect these.You can't fake the test board dude. It is legitSince nobody else is, I'm calling bullshit. There's no reason why anyone couldn't have just gotten a black case from the factory and just stuck a edited rom of Zelda and put it on an NES chip and into the case. I'm pretty sure its more then possible at this point.
Anyone not collecting these carts will steer well clear of the auction in the first place.