Terra Cresta (Prototype)

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Terra Cresta (Prototype)
Dump status Released Dumped by Frank Cifaldi Released by Josh Hamblin File release date December 25, 2024 Origin NES-UN-ROM-06 cartridge Lot Steven McKay Auction Ownership Josh Hamblin (2024) Game Terra Cresta System NES

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A prototype of Terra Cresta for the NES.

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WATA certification

Certification Number: 595776-034

Analysis: Frank Cifaldi

Object Analysis:

Object is an NES cartridge with a black and white label affixed to the front containing the game's logo and publisher information.

The circuit board inside bares part number NES-UN-ROM-06, a board not typically used for prototyping but, rather, for retail manufacturing needs. A sticker on the game's data EPROM has a date of 12/28. Our research indidates that Nintendo received the final ROM data on April 13th, 1988, and that this was the game's second submission. It is possible that this ROM represents the original rejected submission.

Data Analysis:

(Hash info is for the combined headerless ROM)

CRC-32: BEE2701B

SHA-1: 1CA1DF9F25E68034E7D1C52E54508031A03CE905

SHA-256: E04A079896AB0415AC40C9FC4733FB512C77AB62D9AA91357755C31EE152F0BD

MD-5: 131E8E8C0ABB999554F673FC03CF22C6

The data differs from the final retail game, and is not a match for any known data online. No differences were observed via gameplay.

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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