Is this a fake

[+chriswhit]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Atari-2600-Prototype-Cart-DNW_W0QQitemZ360215203018QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_Games_Games?hash=item53de7fccca Edited December 10, 2009 by chriswhit

[+Mitch]

No.

http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/33123-identify-cartridge/

 

Mitch

[+batari]

No.

http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/33123-identify-cartridge/

 

Mitch

And by no, you mean yes? It's definitely not a proto as is claimed in the auction.

 

I have found several while building Harmony carts - like this one.

 

If someone wants to give me $54.99, I'll consider it...

[Bruce Tomlin]

The best part is that this stupid glop-top board is... BROKEN!

 

but the chip is cracked so the game is not playable

 

 

Note that while it's not a typical "glop-top" because of that square on top, it's the same principle. Chip die mounted to circuit board, wired directly to board, then covered with a glop of epoxy. This is the farthest you can get from a prototype... these are for high quantity manufacturing.

 

I seem to recall there are a few unreleased games that made it to manufacturing but never got sold (Dukes of Hazzard?) and some of those may have been of glop-top boards. But they're still not prototypes, and they're basically worthless if broken.

 

EDIT: oh wow, and a 30-day auction with no BIN? Longer time to find a sucker, but long enough for them not to care.

Edited December 10, 2009 by Bruce Tomlin

[+Mitch]

No.

http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/33123-identify-cartridge/

 

Mitch

And by no, you mean yes? It's definitely not a proto as is claimed in the auction.

 

I have found several while building Harmony carts - like this one.

 

If someone wants to give me $54.99, I'll consider it...

 

Eh yes, I meant to say yes it's not a proto.

 

Mitch