Day of the (Lab) Loaner

Atari!

Protos (aka Lab Loaners):
Atari CRAZY Prototype Lab Game Crazy Climber

I don’t think that everybody knows what these “lab loaners” and protos are exactly. Quick and symplified description: these were done to test the games, to show them before releasing (mass production) and for previews-reviews in magazines. That’s why you must consider them one-of-a-kind: these are handmade.

Atari * Donald Duck PAL Cartridge * Game Prototype

Atari Moon Patrol Prototype

Atari Battlezone Cartridge Prototype

Atari BUGS Prototype Lab Game

Jaguar Alpine-dev item upgraded:
6MB ALPINE development cart for the ATARI JAGUAR

Nintendo!

Prototype:
NES G.I. Joe Prototype

Genuine NES-TKEPROM board!

2 M82 Display Units:
M82 Nintendo NES System 12

NINTENDO NES M82 PRODUCT DISPLAY UNIT

2 of them at once! These were used in shops etc to let players test games before buying.

N64 demo:
JET FORCE GEMINI NINTENDO 64 demo

Sega!

Interesting badge:
Sonic Promo Badge Tec Toy

From the Brazilian Tec Toy, official Sega distributor.

demos for Sega-CD and DC:
SEGA MEGA-CD DEMO FIFA CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION

SEGA MEGA-CD DEMO SOULSTAR + BATTLECORPS

Choukousenki Kikaioh matching service PROMO Dreamcast

2 PlayStation 2 LE with very different prices…
SONY PS2 PLAYSTATION CONSOLE BLUE LIMITED EDITION

SONY PLAYSTATION 2 PS2 SYSTEM SILVER LIMITED EDITION

TI99/4A cheap demos:
TI99/4A TOMBSTONE CITY DEMONSTRATION CARTRIDGE

TI99/4A CHISHOLM TRAIL DEMO CARTRIDGE

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