MegaManFan Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 I was the winning bidder for more than a week on these two. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...me=STRK:MEDW:IT Now I'm really boggled that two users with ratings under 10 would bid this up over $250 (my limit was $150, they are known games and probably not different from the final versions) so either they are two stupid sh#%s who got in a bidding war or these are mult accounts for some other more well known proto collectors (but not two that I recognize). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK WOMBLE Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 I was watching these as well, but as you said they went toohigh, I was only looking to go a little over $150 myself, and when I looked earlier and saw you'd been outbid at that amount I decided to leave it.. Theres not even any guarantees about whats on them either... Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 (but not two that I recognize). Isn't that the whole purpose of having multiple accounts? No, it wasn't me, Activision protos like that are worth $50-$75 a piece in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Lot of money for some LVAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted September 25, 2004 Author Share Posted September 25, 2004 Isn't that the whole purpose of having multiple accounts? No, it wasn't me, Activision protos like that are worth $50-$75 a piece in my opinion. That's exactly the basis I was going on. $75 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600 Forever Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Lot of money for some LVAR. No kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xot Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 So those are legit protos, huh? I figured as much, but it still strikes me as odd that they'd actually say the word "prototype" on them. Heck, even AtariAge's protos don't have the word Prototype on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted September 25, 2004 Author Share Posted September 25, 2004 Hey if CPUWIZ says they're legit, that's enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Wow! I didn't think those would go for nearly that much. Hell, I got an unreleased prototype (Sabotuer) for only $150 last week! I can pretty much guarantee that those are the final versions too. Maybe the demand for prototypes is back? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted September 25, 2004 Author Share Posted September 25, 2004 That's just what I want to hear. There go my dreams of EVER getting a prototype for under $100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Im not real familiar with prototype stuff but I hope to own at least one someday.But do the eventually die or something?Like the program erases of the eprom or something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Im not real familiar with prototype stuff but I hope to own at least one someday.But do the eventually die or something?Like the program erases of the eprom or something like that? It's always possible, but in my experience pretty unlikely. I've seen prototypes that haven't been shielded inside a cart and even without labels over the EPROM windows they still can be read fine after 25 years. Obviously it's a good idea to dump the prototype just in case, but odds are pretty good that if you get your hands on a prototype you'll be able to read it. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
privateers69 Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Im not real familiar with prototype stuff but I hope to own at least one someday.But do the eventually die or something?Like the program erases of the eprom or something like that? but odds are pretty good that if you get your hands on a prototype you'll be able to read it. ..Al Unless you happened to buy it from a certain dealer in Vegas that decides to take it apart to just look at it, and then put it back together bending the pins in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari2600guru Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Im not real familiar with prototype stuff but I hope to own at least one someday.But do the eventually die or something?Like the program erases of the eprom or something like that? I think I read that when these EPROMS were made, they were specified to hold their program for at least 20 years. Personally, I haven't had any die on me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 I think I read that when these EPROMS were made, they were specified to hold their program for at least 20 years. Personally, I haven't had any die on me... I've never had an EPROM die on me. I've had one where the board had traces cut (so I assumed it was a dead EPROM until I took a closer look) and one where the pin was broken (you all know that story). However I've never had a proto where the eprom had bit rot, and I've handled ALOT of protos over the years. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Wow,I need to buy one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirantho Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 I've never had an EPROM die on me. I've had one where the board had traces cut (so I assumed it was a dead EPROM until I took a closer look) and one where the pin was broken (you all know that story). However I've never had a proto where the eprom had bit rot, and I've handled ALOT of protos over the years. At the moment I'm trying to fix a Mission Survive cart but the Video Gems people used a particularly unusual type of EEPROM (a 2332 IIRC) so I can't find a way - yet - of reburning the data. I think I'm going to have to use a compatible 2532 or something. The cart itself shows every sign of bit rot, though - the EPROM looks fine, the connections are fine, but it consistently does the wrong thing. Maybe the EPROMs used by Atari bods are a better quality than the EEPROMs used by small volume publishers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Isn't a 2332 a PROM? They also have bit rot problems because the blown fuses could have crystal growth on the metal edges and over time could bridge back together. It's the old zinc whisker problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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