F-117A Stealth Fighter (Jul 9, 1992 prototype)

F-117A Stealth Fighter (Jul 9, 1992 prototype)
Build date Jul 9, 1992 Dump status Released Dumped by Frank Cifaldi Released by Josh Hamblin File release date December 25, 2024 Origin NES-TKEPROM-02 cartridge Lot Steven McKay Auction EPROMs 4x Hitachi HN27C301AG-17 Labels MPS F117A 7/9/92 Ownership Josh Hamblin (2024) Game F-117A Stealth Fighter System NES Genre Vehicular combat Release date US Dec 1992

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A prototype of F-117A Stealth Fighter for the NES.

Notes

WATA certification

Certification Number: 595776-021

Analysis: Frank Cifaldi

Object Analysis:

Object is an NES cartridge with a handwritten label identifying the game's title and a date of 7/9/92. According to our research, Nintendo received the final ROM data on 8/5/92, which was the game's second submission. It is possible that the ROM data present here represents the original, possibly rejected, submission.

The circuit board inside bares part number NES-TKEPROM-02, a known Nintendo-supplied prototyping part. The board appears authentic, and the IC chips have manufacturing dates appropriate to the game's development period. Painter's tape appears over the game's four data EPROMs, though I believe this to be a modification made by the submitter.

Data Analysis:

(Hash info is for the combined headerless ROM)

CRC-32 (Ethernet and PKZIP): C8A65B82

SHA-1: E92CAD6AA29ED122803740BA077B20088F2B28D6

SHA-256: 51CB8442E7901CC8FF2E4DCBC23862CCA98871D38991A71F2BCC2DB968AD15C2

MD-5: 9F0A6AE91A0D231D7438597B56852EB7

The game's data differs from the retail version of the game, and does not match any 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 items from this McLaren auction, I have no reason to doubt the authenticity of this item.

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