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Super Famicom Prototype Carts - 2009

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There were a variety of Super Famicom prototypes that popped up on Ebay and Yahoo Japan auctions this year. Here I highlight some of the ones I remembered to save. Thanks to Kiddo from the Unseen64 forums and byuu for translating some of the titles.

By: Evan_G
Last updated: December 1, 2009

Yahoo Japan user spike_b posted the following prototypes in late November. He was reselling some prototypes that were posted in July 2008, but these ones are new.

The Japanese love their Horse Racing game. This is the third incarnation of Derby Stallion, which seems to be one of the most common SFC games out there.

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Derby Stallion III - Front
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Derby Stallion III - Back

Super Pinball - Behind the Mask is a pretty crappy pinball game. Obviously spike_b doesn't have much love for it either, and didn't even bother to take pictures of the back of the prototype.

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Super Pinball - Behind the Mask

Ganba League 3 is one of many super deformed baseball games for the SFC. The first one was released in North America as Extra Innings.

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Hakunetsu Pro Yakyuu '94 - Ganba League 3 - Front
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Hakunetsu Pro Yakyuu '94 - Ganba League 3 - Back
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Hakunetsu Pro Yakyuu '94 - Ganba League 3 - Screenshots. There appears to be some minor differences in this prototype from the final version.

Shounen Ninja Sasuke appears to be a beat-em-up similar to River City Ransom.

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Shounen Ninja Sasuke - Front
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Shounen Ninja Sasuke - Back
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Shounen Ninja Sasuke - Screenshots. The prototype version doesn't have the Sunsoft copyright

I was shocked at the number of slot machine games there are for the SFC, let alone the presentation that seems to include a storyline. Here is Big Ichigeki! Pachi Slot Daikoryaku.

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Big Ichigeki! Pachi Slot Daikoryaku - Front
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Big Ichigeki! Pachi Slot Daikoryaku - Back
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Big Ichigeki! Pachi Slot Daikoryaku - Screenshots. You can see that the final version uses English options rather than Japanese.

Yet another unrelated slot machine game, Pachi-Slot Land.

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Pachi-Slot Land - Pachipachi Coin no Densetsu - Front
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Pachi-Slot Land - Pachipachi Coin no Densetsu - Back
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Pachi-Slot Land - Pachipachi Coin no Densetsu - Screenshots. It looks like in the prototype you start with 100 more credits, and the intro screens don't have the background behind the characters, and the text boxes are black.

La Wares appears to be an RPG featuring giant robot mechs. Don't have much info beyond that, as it does not have a fan translation.

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La Wares - Front
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La Wares - Back
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La Wares - Screenshots. The beta version has a smaller mask in the intro.

Emerald Dragon is a RPG with a more action-oriented fighting system than your typical RPG. This prototype was being sold by cheaplightning on Ebay in late November. The seller states there are differences from the final version, but does not say what they are.

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Emerald Dragon - Front

3x3 Eyes - Juuma Houkan is a side view adventure game. It was on sale by ebay seller cheaplightning back in July. It was purchased by Dizrythmia.

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3x3 Eyes - Juuma Houkan - Front

These two Konami prototypes, Goemon 3 and Parodius were on sale on Yahoo Japan auctions by ta_suite. Sold in July.

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Goemon 3 and Parodius prototypes
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Goemon 3 and Parodius prototypes

Here are some more prototypes sold by spike_b back in October. This one is Milandra, and RPG by ASCII.

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Milandra - Front
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Milandra - back

Eien no Filerna is an RPG by Tokuma Shoten Intermdia that reminds me of Final Fantasy Mystic Quest. Based on the light novel series, Eternal Filena.

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Eien no Filerna - Front
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Eien no Filerna - back

Mortal Kombat was big in the US, but probably not as much in Japan. This prototype sold for a higher price than many of the ones in this October lot, and I suspect a certain person from the US who loves Mortal Kombat and prototypes got this one.

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Mortal Kombat - Front
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Mortal Kombat - Back

Samsara Naga 2 is an RPG by Victor. Features smallish graphics.

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Samsara Naga 2 - Front
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Samsara Naga 2 - Back
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Samsara Saga 2 - Screenshots. The prototype has an extra menu item.

Champions World Class Soccer is a soccer game by Acclaim. This is different than the prototype sold by the same seller last year.

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Champions World Class Soccer - Front
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Champions World Class Soccer - Back

Down the World: Mervil's Ambition is an RPG by ASCII with a grid-based fighting board.

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Down The World - Front
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Down The World - Back

Nekketsu Tairiku Burning Heroes is an RPG by Enix with some nice graphics.

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Nekketsu Tairiku Burning Heroes - Front
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Nekketsu Tairiku Burning Heroes - Back

Aretha II is an RPG by Japan Art Media.

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Aretha II - Front
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Aretha II - back

Another prototype of Derby Stallion III

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Derby Stallion III - Front
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Derby Stallion III - Back

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