Hands On: EarthBound (NES) Prototype [Part 1/2]
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Part 1 of 2. It's one of the rarest video game cartridges in existence. Earth Bound (Mother) was fully ready for release on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990, but only got as far as a handful of prototypes. Roo has acquired one of these rare carts and is going in depth to give you all the info he can on it.
Where do each of the carts that have escaped Nintendo of America live now? What's on the circuit board? What does a play through look like? All this and more brought to you courtesy of the Clan of the Gray Wolf.
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I am really curious why he felt the need to put it in the box for Dragon Warrior 4.
Fun fact: Dragon Quest IV is mentioned in the Japanese version of Mother 1.
@Aidan Fields one of the kids at twinkle elementary said it
You are so lucky of having one of these copys.
your commentary, research, and your explanation of things makes this one of my favorite channels on youtube, keep up the good work Roo
Don't know why but when I watch videos with this awesome rare finds with the backgrounds included like you add Roo. I feel like I am watching the Goonies again for the first time. Love your videos man.
glad this game came out last year on the wii u as earthbound beginnings, its basically the cartridge we see here
@SKYLINE12345671 From what I understand, there are 4 ROMs floating out there all from the original 1998 prototype:
Version 1 - Original prototype, doesn’t work on NESticle.
Version 2 - Title changed to EarthBound Zero, impossible to complete (piracy screen).
Version 3 - Piracy problems solved. Word “Zero” on title screen was changed from white to blue.
Version 4 - Version 3 with corrected translations on the battle screen.
Thanks to JamesBond007 on EarthBound Central for that info.
Truly a Rare Piece of Nintendo JRPG history. Still amazed by this. I hope you're doing well Roo.
Thanks for the video, it’s great that someone has taken the time to chronicle the life of these prototypes.
I find it nice that you're being so informative about this.
Thank you for posting this! You give everyone such an interesting, technical understanding of the history of this game. Bravo
It must be very satisfying for the developers of these games to witness these techno archeological digs of the very games they made.
I am very impressed with his historical record keeping skills!
Also being the rarity of the game
Im surprised your video doesnt have more views
Shocking
Hello, I have a copy of Contra housed in a 5 screw cartridge shell with a handwritten label. It was included in my first NES System +games package my mother bought for me for Xmas '89 secondhand from a local independent video game designer/tester. I have had it since 1989 and l need to get it dumped to determine whether or not the board contained within it is actually an earlier prototype alpha/ beta test version of the game. It may only be just a sample/pre release copy that was given out shortly before final retail release. I don't know if the board i have is 4 sure a prototype or just a first print retail board but due to the Provenance of where it came from (a game tester) and the fact the label is handwritten and its contained in a 5screw cartridge type.. Contra as we know is a game released for retail in 1988 in the 3 screw/2 tabs rev.a cartridge type. The 5screw carts had been abandoned for at least a year if not longer before the retail version of Contra hit store shelves. So at the very least I believe I have the only 5 screw variant of contra in existence. Its the only one that I know of as I've never heard of there being any others. Which leads me to believe I likely have some type of early beta tester version prototype copy. Because its in a 5 screw cart I have been able to open it and take a look at the board and it definitely seems to be an early version of NES board. All dates on the board say copyright Nintendo 1985 or copyright Nintendo 1986.I think it has the oldest version of the cic lockout chip on the board too, but I may be mistaken on that. I know the cartridge itself predates contra's 1988 retail release for sure being that the game is encased in the 1985 5 screw variant. I would really like to have the game dumped and verify what exactly it is because if it is an early prototype of Contra and the only five screw known to exist I really would like to sell it at auction and try and make myself some good cash cuz I could really use the money for my mother's mounting eldercare expenses. SoCal retro gaming expo is next week do you think if I took the game there somebody would be able to dump this for me, help me verify all of this information to get an idea of what exactly I have here and then help me fundraise some big cash if i am thinking about selling this thing? What should I do or how do I go about this? can somebody help me please? thank you
Glad to know this one's in the hand of someone careful and responsible.
Mother 2 became EarthBound in the U.S., not Mother, the original shown here.
AIO inc. Hey, wait... MY orthidontist's name is Tod Curtis... Hmmm...
AIO inc. Mother 2 became Earthbound yes. But that title was originally reserved for the port of Mother 1
Eh, what the heck do I know. I'm not a 'die-hard' fan of this series, I only like the translated GBA port of Mother 1.
Im not going to lie, when he took the back off the cartridge it got me really scared. Its like smashing the holy grail and trying to glue it back together.
Not all, but you are correct most of the early releases were indeed Famicom games with an adapter. a legit Nintendo brand Famicom adapter
Wow this is fascinating stuff. I wasn't even aware that Nintendo had attempted to localize Mother 1.
yore so great!great collection of very rare games
Dude you're my hero.
I've gotta be honest, I only noticed 16 of the 17 ninjas hiding in the background at 3:09 Well played sir, well played.
Hey, Love your channel! This is a really interesting mini-series you did. I would just like to know, did you dump the ROM?
Also, subbed!
thank you for using the Devildom's cover of The Mother theme that's the greatest cover.
A nes game rarer than earthbound prototypes is NCC 1991. It was similar to NWC 1990 but there is only one cart left. Retrousb is making repros to prevent the game from extinction once the last cart gets destroyed.
If you ever came to possess one of the EarthBound 64 Beta cartridges (either Disk Drive or Nintendo 64) would you lend it to Starmen.net so that they could translate it and dump into a rom?
Have you played the prototype in the last 5 or 6 months? If so, did you notice any text or graphics differences in it( i.e. no scrolling color background when you get a melody)??
Jeez... Earthbound was big and I experienced it myself
intersting, i learned what a nintendo cartridge looks like on the inside.
Where is Joey these days? Why doesn't he do anymore interviews or videos about mother/earthbound? Or games?
Earthbound for Nes would be like trying to find a needle and a hay stack I knew they had a prototype but finding one would be like trying to find all the rare ones at the same time. I did find an Ewok Adventures Prototype for Atari 2600 once for $1.50 can you believe that lol it went for $1,680 online only 15 to 20 copies exist.
@OmegaMetroid93 Thanks, sounds about right.
One reason I can think of doing this is to dump the EPROMs online in the absence of a cart copier. I'd open a prototype for that reason if I bought one. Of course I have a ROM dumper/eraser, so I'm probably a bit biased XD.
Holy ... i need that....i need it
this video came out on my birthday
nm...."The auction for that EarthBound Zero prototype cartridge that recently popped up on eBay has ended, and the final price was approximately $1,187.56."
The nes version used to be called Earth Bound with a space and is now known as Earthbound Beginnings
@ClanOfTheGrayWolf OMG dude do you know what i found the (MAYBE) 4th prototype on ebay! i don't know if its real though should i get it?
What's up with my rom then? It doesn't have zero underneath earthbound, and doesn't say Phil's name in it either, could it be another dump from a different cartridge?
Where can i find one of those earthbound shirts?
I love the instrumental of "Wisdom of the World" from the soundtrack when you open up the cart. Where did you get it?
3:38
Makes me wish I was up an moving around with a car at that age. I swear as, a kid I've found some for the rarest gamest at garage sales such as Spider-man: Web of Fire for the Sega 32X. Ebay really brought out the Video Game hunting surplus.
And now it’s on switch as part of the Nintendo Online Subscription
LOL! Phil Sandhop, 2 other Nintendo employeeds, and 17 ninjas hiding in the background
goddam.. roo.. how much did that cost you? can you draw out a map of the circuit board? so sweet
I subbed to you just because of THIS video....
the Gold COmpetition Cart sells fer and anverage of 20K SO im guessing you paid more fer that EarthBound prototype. IF NOT YOU ARE EXTREMELY LUCKY! But I really wanna know what you paid for it. so how much did u pay to get it?
Where can I buy the Earthbound shirt you have on?
yea the two people 2 people i go to if i need to know anything earthbound roo for the history and chugga for things in the game
@SKYLINE12345671 zero was added to the title screen by hackers, the original title was "Earth Bound" why would they call it "Earthbound Zero" when there wasn't an Earthbound yet? Silly human....
holy crap that board is huge! is there really that much to that game software wise too?
Did you sell it to someone after that video.
Darn, that is one big circuit board
Have you finally decided to sell it?
3:13 Is that 17 ninja joke a reference to anything in particular?
God damn I'm so jealous.
@mistertitanic: "So a hobby that really seemed to become into it's own"...
Something like that it sounds like.
I thought you have to use a special NES in order to run prototype games.
EB Yourself shirt. A fellow Fangamer!
he wasn't lying, all he said was "friend of Andrew DeRouin"
Subscribed!
thats a lie, the first prototype sits at my friends house on shelf in a protective sheet. so as of today Kyle Myers owns it.
Heh, cool shirt bro. I have one in grey.
It's beautiful~ Although I just stumbled upon this video randomly I have to ask how you get all the information of the buyers.
I've got a black market one of those it's red but it only goes for about 120 dollars.
damn the earthbound prototype was in my country ?! (netherlands)
Why was Earthbound in your Dragon Warrior 4 box? :)
Are you sure your friend wasn't lied to and found a duplicate counterfeit?
So what's the problem? What sites do you frequent?
its kind of a win-win and lose-lose situation with this game.Reproductions and the internet rom are now available to evryone,which is great,but then again,even though the prototypes are so rare,the rom and reproduction carts are probably decreasing there value by alot.
Because it's not hard to put it back together, unless you break it.
Man, how much did you buy that for?
I dont care about authentic prototypes really. I just want a copy of this game on a cartridge. There are lots of reproduction carts for it right?
how much did that cost you?
i went to my favorite video game store, they told me to hold on and they show me a the prototype probably someone else made it but it is all in english and works great. at the same store i saw star fox 2 I am Not KIDDING HERES THE LINK TO THE STORE.......
OBSESSION.
Nice
don't worry, he's a pro.
I so need to meet Roo in real life xD
if you're talking about youtube lag, OH MY GOODNESS I FEEL YOUR PAIN.
@labrynianrebel I don't think you understood me xD
I'm saying my downloaded rom.. doesn't say zero on it! I thought there was only one rom and it was hacked to say zero on it.. if you see what i'm trying to say :)
... wow.
It's actually not dangerous if you know what you're doing. I'm a tech major, and I open electronics all the time.
Once Roo offered me the prototype in exchange for $15 and a soda. Unfortunately he wanted DIET soda.
I have no idea what you said from 0:00 to 0:05
I think I have the first prototype I have a pitcher of it on my page.
SOMEONE TLL ME WHERE HE GOT THAT SHIRT I HAVE TO KNOW!!!
Mother 2 is what it was called
WOWOWOW!!!!
Did you ever manage to get this gem dumped?
jaytea33 I dunno if he did, but it's on the net now.
*Simon .G*
bruh don't waste your time it's a four year old comment..
Relax he sounds like a wikipedia article so he must know what hes doing
After I finish MOTHER2, I am going to play the first one. I use an emulator for my older games... P.S. I refuse to play MOTHER3... Too sad...
Lol, turn on transcribed subtitles. IT IS GLITCHED!
Oh god.
holy shit i have a tengen tetris cartage
... To replace the battery and play it again. :D
Okay how much do you want for this game. I want it so bad. I will do anything or pay anything for it.
I'm not trying to convert you or to deny you access to funnyjunk, it's just my oppinion, and I never meant to impose it on anyone.
How much did you pay for the game?
Seemed* the better investment