Super Nintendo *The Terminator* SNES Prototype Wata Early Version of the Game

Super Nintendo The Terminator SNES Prototype Wata Early Version of the Game

Name: Super Nintendo The Terminator SNES Prototype Wata Early Version of the Game
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Original Super Nintendo Prototyp
The Terminator
(Frühes Produktionsdatum!)
(Nur das Modul)
Wata gegradet und überprüft durch die "Video Game History Foundation"
Hier der Bericht von Frank Cifaldi:
Frank Cifaldi's Report:
MD5: 6B70FA1813606DEA185A2C53AC83C90F
History:
The
Terminator for SNES was a game unique to its platform. It was published
by Mindscape, and was developed by Gray Matter Studios in Ontario,
Canada. The Terminator appears to be the studio's third game for the
system, following James Bond Jr. and Wayne's World.
Object Analysis:
Object
presents as a cartridge intended for either the Japanese Super Famicom
or the Super Nintendo in European regions. On the shell is a simple
label with "Terminator" written in blue pen.
Inside of the
shell is a PCB, part number SHVC-2P3B-01, a known Nintendo-supplied part
used for product development, and not for retail games. The board is
populated by two M27C4001 EPROMs containing the game's data. The
manufacturing dates of these EPROMs is from early 1992, which is well
before this game's retail debut in 1993.
Data Analysis:
The data is very clearly and substantially different than either the U.S. or European retail versions of the game.
Of
note is that the game's header information, which is required by
Nintendo for manufacturing, is incorrect. It reports the game as being
512kb in size when it is 1MB, and it reports the game as using HiROM,
when it needs to use LoROM. This does not affect the cartridge on real
hardware, but it does affect its ability to run via emulation. In order
to fix that, the header must be edited to make it a LoROM game:
specifically, address 7FD5 must be changed from 30 to 31.
Notably, the game's header has the game title as "TERMINATOR VERSION 1." The final game simply reads "THE TERMINATOR."
Text present in the binary data suggests that a level select may be functional in this ROM. The text reads as follows:
Welcome
To select Level one press X
Level two press Y
Level three press A
Level four press B
Level five press L
Level six press R‚
STAY FROSTY
However, I was unable to find a way to trigger this screen, nor warp to levels by pressing these buttons.
There is no metadata present in the game's code that pinpoints a build date.
Gameplay Analysis:
After
the Mindscape logo, the game immediately starts level 1, skipping the
title screen and copyright text present in the final retail game.
Gameplay
reveals several notable differences. Graphically, the UI uses a
slightly different color palette, easily observable when pausing the
game, where the "PAUSE" text here is gray rather than the final game's
blue.
The game also starts the player with 5 bars of health, rather than the final game's four.
audio is generally lower pitched than the retail game. Additionally,
the song that plays during level 1 is different. A similar, but not
identical, version of this song is present in the final game's ROM, but
is unused during gameplay.
No differences in gameplay, enemy
placement, or item placement were observed in levels 1-1 or 1-2. Level
1-3 is impossible to complete, due to a software bug that places the
player in the incorrect Y position.
Conclusion:
Given
the appearance of an authentic development part, as well as the game's
unique code, we have no reason to doubt the authenticity of this item.