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| Dropzone (Oct 23, 1992 prototype)
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| Build date |
Oct 23, 1992 00:51:18
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| Dump status |
Released
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| Dumped by |
Video Game History Foundation
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| Released by |
Hidden Palace
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| File release date |
January 1, 2022
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| Origin
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EPROM cartridge (original) Floppy disk -> Compiled ROM file (alternate)
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| Files |
DZGB
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| Game
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Dropzone
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| System |
Game Boy
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| Genre |
Action
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| Final build |
EU Feb 15, 1993
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| Release date |
EU 1993
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A prototype of Dropzone for the Game Boy.
Notes
- Late prototype, few differences.
- An alternate dump of this prototype, sourced from a backup disk originally belonging to Archer Maclean, was released by Games That Weren't on December 18, 2025.
Screenshots
Files
| File
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Type
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Date
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Size
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Comment
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SHA-1
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| Dropzone (Prototype).gb
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ROM file
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2021-07-10 02:07:44
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128 KB
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ROM file.
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ac64c854dfea6387f262a2870f85c369d2cd14f5
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Acknowledgments
From the Hidden Palace release:
- Special thanks to Frank Cifaldi at the Video Game History Foundation and the anonymous donor for this part of the lot! A huge thanks to Hwd45 for researching this prototype!
From the Games That Weren't release:
- With huge thanks to Chris Wilkins (Fusion Retro Books) for the loan of Archer’s disks to preserve and permission to add executables to the site, Alan Hammerton for hardware help.
- In memory of Archer Maclean – 28 January 1962 – 17 December 2022.
See also