High Speed (Prototype)
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A prototype of High Speed for the NES.
Notes
- No press start, high scores, or number of players select
Analysis: Frank Cifaldi
Object Analysis:
Object is an NES cartridge with a typewritten front label identifying the game's title and manufacturer information.
The circuit board inside bares part number NES-TQROM-01, a part typically used for retail game manufacturing, as opposed to prototyping. Specifically, this part was used for exactly two games, High Speed and Pinbot, both by developer Rare. The board appears authentic, and the IC chips have manufacturing dates appropriate to the game's development period. Labels on the data EPROMs indicate a date of 2/28/91. Our research indicates that the final game ROM was submitted to Nintendo for manufacturing on 5/7/91, and was the second submission.
Data Analysis:
(Hash info is for the combined headerless ROM)
CRC-32: 265A91B5
SHA-1: AB807DC72DE95AEB4AF0CB7FD880801EEC56E9F9
SHA-256: A1823327753E48D0C8F54CEA804E72FD44F5D0ACD78B0FFD5A4CD9106A91DAA8
MD-5: 0C3202A2DF6A2F5ACA404346A05DA3F2
The data differs from the retail version of the game, and does not match any data available on the internet. Several menu-related differences were noted through gameplay, including a lack of "PRESS START" text and the absence of a high score screen during the game's attract mode.
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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