File:Earth Bound prototype cartridge.gif

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Description	The first prototype cartridge of Earth Bound to be publicly dumped.
Author or copyright owner	Greg Mariotti/Kenny Brooks
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: eBay.com Listing Immediate source: https://web.archive.org/web/20140103183855/http://www.lostlevels.org/200407/earth-09.shtml
Date of publication	1998/2000
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Mother (video game)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	It will illustrate and prove the existence of the TK-69 cartridge, which helped popularize video game preservation and ROM dumping
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	No such alternative exists, as a higher-resolution, non-copyrighted version would have to be supplied by Nintendo or the cartridge owner themselves
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	In one article; in one section
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The cartridge in question has never been made commercially available by Nintendo, and as such, the file will not be a detriment to Nintendo in any way commercially
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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:01, 11 July 2024		309 × 322 (73 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	03:54, 10 July 2024	No thumbnail	320 × 333 (74 KB)	NintenBOUND (talk \| contribs)	Slightly better.
	00:01, 8 July 2024	No thumbnail	310 × 322 (77 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	19:44, 7 July 2024	No thumbnail	350 × 364 (92 KB)	NintenBOUND (talk \| contribs)	Hopefully this is adequate.
	13:55, 7 July 2024	No thumbnail	402 × 418 (60 KB)	NintenBOUND (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free file using File Upload Wizard

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Mother (video game)