1943: The Battle of Midway (Prototype C)

1943: The Battle of Midway (Prototype C)
Dump status Released Dumped by Frank Cifaldi Released by Josh Hamblin File release date December 25, 2024 Origin HVC-UNROM-03 cartridge Lot Steven McKay Auction Ownership Josh Hamblin (2024) Game 1943: The Battle of Midway System NES Genre Shooter Release date JP Jun 20, 1988 US Oct 1988

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A prototype of 1943: The Battle of Midway for the NES.

Notes

WATA certification

Certification Number: 595776-006

Analysis: Frank Cifaldi

Object Analysis

Object is an NES cartridge with a handwritten label onf the front identifying the game's title.

The circuit board inside bares part number HVC-UNROM-03, a part typically not used for prototyping but, rather, in the manufacturing of retail games for the Family Computer system (the Japanese equivalent of the NES). The board is connected to another board, NES-JOINT-01, a known Nintendo part for converting Family Computer games to work on the NES. The EPROM containing the game data has been modified with soldered wiring, something often necessary to use rewritable EPROMs on non-prototyping boards.

Data Analysis

(Hash info is for the combined headerless ROM)

CRC-32: 7E4C477A

SHA-1: ED242F19EAAF3938F478D5A7179F21806761150E

SHA-256: C73E723E342B63E10521B2F4C3F0205E42DD20D122E9424C1B177368F55EFA98

MD-5: 285BE4E17632D8DB534A2B0419DF7CEF

The data differs from the retail version of the game, and is not a match for any known data on the internet. No gameplay differences were observed

Provenance Notes

According to the submitter, this item was purchased from the McLaren Auction Services "Vintage Nintendo Online-Only Auction," which ran from March 25 to April 1, 2022. McLaren claims that these items came from Steve McKay, former "General Manager of the Mexico Division" at Nintendo. Approximately 97 items from this auction were submitted to WATA at once. Given that the auction listings are not archived on McLaren's website, I was unable to verify each individual item as having come from the auction. However, I did view this auction when it was live, and can attest that the scope of this collection is in line with my memory of what was available.

Conclusion

Given the authentic parts used, the provenance, and the unique data available across the lot of items submitted, I have no reason to doubt the authenticity of this item.

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