Little Nemo (Prototype)

Little Nemo (Prototype)
Dump status Released Dumped by Frank Cifaldi Released by Josh Hamblin File release date December 25, 2024 Origin NES-TKEPROM-01 cartridge Lot Steven McKay Auction Ownership Josh Hamblin (2024) Game Little Nemo System NES

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A prototype of Little Nemo for the NES.

Notes

WATA certification

Certification Number: 595776-041

Analysis: Frank Cifaldi

Object Analysis:

Object is an NES cartridge with a handwritten front label identifying the game's title.

The circuit board inside bares part number NES-TKEPROM-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.

Data Analysis:

(Hash info is for the combined headerless ROM)

CRC-32: 3C1BD539

SHA-1: 3540774BEACF58316FB7054CE909B1B62E923635

SHA-256: C45300E62B15CF347D14AD64CF37909EFE7BC203C07E592972A7C3F02759761A

MD-5: A06E78436D655FBBA1F9D32D1A84AAC5

The data differs from the retail game, and does not match any known data on the internet. No gameplay differences were observed. Our research indicates that the game was submitted to Nintendo for manufacturing five times, so it is possible that this is a build submitted for manufacturing that was later revised.

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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