King Arthur's World (Oct 21, 1992 prototype)

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King Arthur's World (Oct 21, 1992 prototype)
Build date Oct 21, 1992
Dump status Released
Dumped by Frank Cifaldi
Released by Josh Hamblin
File release date December 25, 2024
Origin SHVC-1PON-01 cartridge
Lot Steven McKay Auction
EPROMs 1x NEC
Labels K.A.W. 10-21-92 [B54B] PRG
Ownership Josh Hamblin (2024)
Game King Arthur's World
System SNES
Genre Strategy
Release date EU 1993
JP Oct 10, 1993
US Sep 4, 1994
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A prototype of King Arthur's World for the SNES.

Notes

WATA certification
Certification Number: 595776-037

Analysis: Frank Cifaldi

Object Analysis:

Object is a bare circuit board displaying part number SHVC-1PON-01, a Nintendo-produced PCB typically used for retail manufacturing, as opposed to prototyping. The board appears authentic, and the IC chips have manufacturing dates appropriate to the game's development period. A handwritten sticker on the game's singular data EPROM denotes the game's title, checksum, and a date of 10-21-92. Our research indicates that Nintendo either received or approved of the final game's ROM on 1/8/93.

Data Analysis:

CRC-32 (Ethernet and PKZIP): 1CA687B7

SHA-1: B2F26A67658D28BDE2F6716652170404603BF1D1

SHA-256: A66596BECD2ABB468B7BA6A345E3CE28EB0CBF4AAD9708CF06934488AA904ADE

MD-5: D63F640A74E5EE298947A1FEE723604C

The game's data does not match the final retail game, and does not resemble any data known to be available online as of this writing. No differences were observed in gameplay. A prototype ROM is available online (No-Intro entry 1350, "King Arthur's World (USA) (Beta) (1992-08-21)") containing documented differences not present here. It appears this item was created between that prototype, and the final game.

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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