Bubsy II (Jul 12, 1994 prototype)

Bubsy II (Jul 12, 1994 prototype)
Build date Jul 12, 1994 Dump status Released Dumped by Frank Cifaldi Released by Josh Hamblin File release date December 25, 2024 Origin SHVC-4PV5B-01 cartridge Lot Steven McKay Auction Ownership Josh Hamblin (2024) Game Bubsy II System SNES

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A prototype of Bubsy II for the SNES.

Notes

• Some minor difference in the gameplay of the "De-Nile" level auto-demo

WATA certification

Certification Number: 595776-036

Analysis: Frank Cifaldi

Object Analysis:

Object is a bare circuit board displaying part number SHVC-4PV5B-01, a known Nintendo-supplied prototyping part. The board appears authentic, and the IC chips have manufacturing dates appropriate to the game's development period. Four data EPROMs are present. Two contain handwritten stickers denoting the game's title, date (7/12/94) and intended numerical order. Our resarch indicates that Nintendo either received or approved of the final game's ROMs on 9/1/94. These handwritten stickers were reinforced with tape, and I believe this modification was made by the item's submitter. The other two EPROM windows have painter's tape affixed to them: I believe this was also modified by the submitter.

Data Analysis:

CRC-32 (Ethernet and PKZIP): D2E5100A

SHA-1: 521977D3D09670FBEF98AE6342AB5F429F0DF1FA

SHA-256: 46A566421BF12395C46E449661CE3D3DE45427AED9F06B69B921175F1373D597

MD-5: FED20A59DC7B9550CD4C552712851C0D

The data does not match the retail game, and does not match any known data available online. The only gameplay difference observed was a slightly different set of inputs during the auto-demo of the "De-Nile" stage. No other gameplay, audio or visual 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 items from this McLaren auction, I have no reason to doubt the authenticity of this item.

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