Old Scene (BBS)
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Throughout the 90s, it was very common for various groups to release ROMs on bulletin board systems (BBS). These groups (also known as the "Scene") would sometimes acquire prototypes of games before or after their release date and dump the ROMs with copiers that were available at the time. The prototypes themselves were sometimes patched with "intros" that advertise the groups that released the ROM. Groups would often go as far as to modify the ROM itself for various reasons.
| System | Archive name | Released by | File release date | Retail release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt! (Prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | CEN-AWPO.LZH | CENSOR | 5 October 1993 | JP Dec 25, 1993 US Nov 25, 1993 |
| Baby's Day Out (NAPALM prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | NPM-BDO.LZH | NAPALM | 10 March 1995 | |
| Baby's Day Out (SNEAKERS prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | SNK-BABY.LZH | SNEAKERS | 25 February 1995 | |
| Barbie: Vacation Adventure (Prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | NPM-BVA.LZH | NAPALM | 16 November 1994 | |
| Barbie: Vacation Adventure (SNES Prototype) | SNES | NPM-BARB.LZH | NAPALM | 30 September 1994 | |
| Best of the Best: Championship Karate (Prototype B) | SNES | BEST | QUARTEX | 27 September 1992 | JP Mar 5, 1993 US Nov 1992 EU May 27, 1993 |
| Beyond Oasis (Apr 1994 prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | SCX.THOR.LZH | PROGRESS | 30 April 1994 | JP Dec 9, 1994 US Mar 15, 1995 EU Mar 1, 1995 |
| Bobby's World (Prototype) | SNES | NPM-BOB.LZH | NAPALM | 10 October 1994 | |
| Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (Prototype B) | SNES | {{{origin_files}}} | PREMIERE | March 1993 | US May 1993 EU Oct 28, 1993 |
| Comix Zone (Apr 4, 1995 prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | SNK-ZONE.LZH | SNEAKERS | 30 June 1995 | JP Sep 1, 1995 US 1995 EU Oct 27, 1995 |
| Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | PR-ROBOT.LZH | PREMIERE | 14 October 1993 | US Nov 26, 1993 EU Nov 1993 |
| Dynamite Headdy (April 1994 prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | scx-head.lzh | SCOOPEX | 29 March 1994 | JP Aug 5, 1994 US Aug 4, 1994 EU Oct 1, 1994 |
| Earthworm Jim 2 (SNEAKERS Prototype) | SNES | SNK-EWJ2.LHA | SNEAKERS | 22 September 1995 | US Nov 1995 EU Jan 25, 1996 |
| Ecco: The Tides of Time (Early prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | PDX-ECC2.lzh | PARADOX | 8 June 1994 | JP Aug 26, 1994 US Aug 25, 1994 EU Aug 27, 1994 |
| Eternal Champions (Prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | SCX-ETCH.LZH | SCOOPEX | 23 November 1993 | JP Feb 18, 1994 US Dec 1993 EU Jan 16, 1994 |
| Firestriker (Prototype) | SNES | {{{origin_files}}} | PREMIERE | 15 May 1994 | JP Dec 17, 1993 US Oct 1994 |
| Gauntlet (CENSOR prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | CEN-GAUN.LZH | CENSOR | 30 September 1993 | JP Sep 17, 1993 US Oct 1993 EU Sep 17, 1993 |
| Hyper Dunk: The Playoff Edition (Prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | CEN-HYPD.LZH | CENSOR | 2 February 1994 | JP Mar 4, 1994 US Apr 1994 EU Mar 1994 |
| Illusion of Gaia (prototype) | SNES | NUM-GAIA.LZH | NUMBERS | 19 May 1994 | US Sep 1, 1994 |
| Landstalker (Feb 24, 1993 prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | M-LSTLK.LZH | MAGICAL | 4 July 1996 | JP Oct 30, 1992 US Oct 1993 EU 1993 |
| Lotus II: RECS (Prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | PR-LOTU2.LZH | PREMIERE | 27 October 1993 | US Dec 1993 EU 1994 |
| Marko's Magic Football (Prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | PR-MARKO.LZH | PREMIERE | 18 May 1994 | US Sep 1994 EU Jul 1994 |
| McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (Prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | MCDONALD.LZH | INDEPENDENT | 28 September 1993 | JP Sep 23, 1993 US Dec 1993 EU Mar 1994 |
| Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse (Jul 1994 prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | SNK-MICK.LZH | SNEAKERS | 9 August 1994 | US Nov 1994 EU Oct 1, 1994 |
| Mickey's Playtown Adventure: A Day Of Discovery! (Prototype) | SNES | NPM-MPHA.LZH | NAPALM | 25 January 1995 | |
| Ninja Gaiden (Mega Drive Prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | NJGAIDEN.LZH | INDEPENDENT | 6 August 1992 | |
| RHI Roller Hockey '95 (Prototype) | SNES | snk-rh95.lzh | SNEAKERS | 19 April 1995 | |
| Rally: The Final Round of the World Rally Championship (Prototype) | SNES | SNK-RALY.LZH | SNEAKERS | 4 May 1995 | |
| Ren & Stimpy: Stimpy's Invention (Prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | PR-RENST.LZH | PREMIERE | 14 October 1993 | JP Unreleased US 1993 EU Mar 1994 |
| Run Saber (LEGEND prototype) | SNES | L-RSAB.LHA | LEGEND | 20 April 1993 | US Jun 8, 1993 EU 1993 |
| Sonic Crackers (Apr 1, 1994 prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | MOR-SONC.LZH | MORGOTH | 15 July 1995 | |
| Sonic Spinball (Aug 1993 prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | {{{origin_files}}} | PREMIERE | JP Dec 10, 1993 US Nov 23, 1993 EU Nov 15, 1993 | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (CENSOR prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | SONIC2.LZH | CENSOR | 9 November 1992 | JP Nov 21, 1992 US Nov 24, 1992 EU Nov 24, 1992 |
| SpellCraft (Aug 1993 prototype) | SNES | {{{origin_files}}} | MAGICAL | August 1993 | |
| Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (Turbo prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | BS-SF2U.LZH | The Boss | 2 June 1994 | JP Sep 28, 1993 US Sep 27, 1993 EU Oct 29, 1993 |
| Sub-Terrania (July 1993 Prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | FLT-SUB | FAIRLIGHT | 14 July 1993 | US 1994 EU 1994 |
| Sub-Terrania (October 1993 Prototype A) | Sega Mega Drive | SCX-SUBT | SCOOPEX | 26 December 1993 | US 1994 EU 1994 |
| Super Shadow of the Beast (Prototype) | SNES | PR-SSOTB.LZH | PREMIERE | 14 September 1993 | |
| The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (Prototype A) | SNES | CSL-SMM | CRYSTAL | 8 October 1992 | JP Nov 20, 1992 US Dec 1992 EU Mar 18, 1993 |
| The Shadow (Prototype) | SNES | FU-SHAD.LHA | FUCK | 6 March 1995 | |
| Total Football (Prototype) | SNES | NPM-TTFB.LZH | NAPALM | 6 September 1995 | |
| Universal Soldier (Prototype) | SNES | UNVSOLDR.LZH | PONG | 26 August 1992 | |
| Vectorman (SNEAKERS Prototype) | Sega Mega Drive | SNK-VMAN.LZH | SNEAKERS | 15 September 1995 | US Oct 24, 1995 EU Nov 30, 1995 |
| Wile E's Revenge (Feb 16, 1995 prototype) | SNES | ATX-RRN2.LHA | ANTHROX | 26 July 1995 | |
| World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck (Prototype A) | Sega Mega Drive | UNKNOWN | MAGICAL | JP Nov 19, 1993 US Feb 22, 1993 EU Jun 1993 |