# Samurai Shodown 64 Beta Cart gameplay footage!
**URL:** https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323
**Category:** Video Games
**Created:** [March 17, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323 "2021-03-17T13:53:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@VGEsoterica](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/VGEsoterica)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/1 "2021-03-17T13:53:04Z")
Hey all,
I got invited over here by Peltz. At least thats the username he goes by over at ResetEra. I am assuming it’s the same here!
I recently came across a one of a kind beta cart for Samurai Shodown 64 and it works! Which is surprising because it was found in a field in California of all places lol
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ5E1YMoAUs)
Figured people on here would enjoy this. Also I really am into the sight layout. Love the half sized submission box. So whoever chose that…bang up job!
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### Author:  [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/2 "2021-03-17T14:16:03Z")
Welcome! And great story how that was found.
I already follow you on YouTube. Keep up the good work and great videos.
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### Author:  [@VGEsoterica](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/VGEsoterica)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/3 "2021-03-17T14:20:34Z")
Thanks!
> **[24-year-old, never-before-seen Hyper Neo Geo 64 game prototype found under a...](https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-03-16-never-before-seen-hyper-neo-geo-64-samurai-shodown-64-prototype-found-sitting-under-a-tree-in-a-californian-field)**
It made Eurogamer just now
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### Author:  [@Danexmurder](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Danexmurder)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/4 "2021-03-17T15:26:12Z")
Wow this is awesome. Welcome to the community!
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### Author:  [@VGEsoterica](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/VGEsoterica)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/5 "2021-03-17T15:42:40Z")
> Blockquote
Thanks! Happy to be here. I’ll switch this thread to a Master list of all the weird videos I do come Friday 🙂
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### Author:  [@GraveyardDuck](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/GraveyardDuck)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/6 "2021-03-17T16:18:03Z")
Welcome! What a crazy find, congrats!
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### Author:  [@VGEsoterica](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/VGEsoterica)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/7 "2021-03-17T16:37:51Z")
Glad to be here! I’m really digging the site design. Best forum I’ve used in awhile
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### Author:  [@Vespa](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Vespa)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/8 "2021-03-17T17:14:20Z")
Welcome, seen your excellent threads over on reset.
I wish there was a neo geo 64 home console, I really like the look of 3d from this era.
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### Author:  [@VGEsoterica](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/VGEsoterica)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/9 "2021-03-17T17:23:20Z")
I mean a Hyper home console was planned but when the arcade games flopped that was cancelled quite quickly. Which is a bummer
ESP considering it has the same CPU as the Nintendo 64. But the way the board handles graphics would have cost a fortune at home. It’s not a single GPU but like a bakers dozen of specialty bespoke silicon SNK / ADK developed.
Super interesting from a hardware perspective but from a “sell it for a reasonable price” perspective it would have been a nightmare
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### Author:  [@Vespa](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Vespa)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/10 "2021-03-17T17:29:03Z")
Continuing the tradition of home Neo Geo hardware and reasonableness then 😃
That’s interesting about it using the same CPU as the N64. I guess the FPGA N64 project will help in taking a small step to making an accurate recreation one day (I hope).
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### Author:  [@VGEsoterica](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/VGEsoterica)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/11 "2021-03-17T17:32:18Z")
Yeah it’s such a weird design.
They licensed an existing CPU then just went WILD with the graphics chips
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K896vc6Lts)
That’s how crazy it is
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### Author:  [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/12 "2021-03-17T17:55:09Z")
Welcome to the site! Just want to add, I really dig your videos.
How many games do you have for the hyper Neo geo 64? I’ve literally never seen one in the flesh before.
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### Author:  [@VGEsoterica](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/VGEsoterica)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/13 "2021-03-17T18:14:36Z")
I have a full set. All seven games and now this prototype. There is a full Hyper playlist on my channel covering them all and I just re-edited my Beast Busters video as a look back episode.
Glad you enjoy the videos!
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### Author:  [@VGEsoterica](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/VGEsoterica)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/14 "2021-03-19T00:24:10Z")
Wow this got bigger than I expected
> **[Decades-Old Samurai Shodown Prototype Found Buried Under A Tree](https://www.google.com/amp/s/screenrant.com/samurai-shodown-prototype-beta-gameplay-demo-cartridge-found/amp/)**
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> Pinball mechanic saves retro Samurai Shodown game.
> **[24-Year-Old Neo Geo 64 Prototype Latest Game To Be Found In A Field](https://www.google.com/amp/s/kotaku.com/24-year-old-neo-geo-64-prototype-latest-game-to-be-foun-1846505042/amp)**
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> Someone has found a never-before-seen prototype of a Hyper Neo Geo 64 game, giving us our first look at development hardware used to create games for SNK’s failed mid-’90s arcade platform. This cool discovery was found sitting undisturbed in a field,...
> **[24-year-old, never-before-seen Hyper Neo Geo 64 game prototype found under a...](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.eurogamer.net/amp/2021-03-16-never-before-seen-hyper-neo-geo-64-samurai-shodown-64-prototype-found-sitting-under-a-tree-in-a-californian-field)**
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### Author:  [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2021, 2:01am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/15 "2021-03-19T02:01:57Z")
Congrats on blowing up
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### Author:  [@VGEsoterica](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/VGEsoterica)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/16 "2021-03-19T03:09:56Z")
Thanks! The best part is it’s awesome…the worst part is tomorrow the stories fade and I’m back on the hunt for the next cool thing to find.
Which I love honestly haha
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### Author:  [@androgyne](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/androgyne)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2021, 6:50am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/17 "2021-03-19T06:50:01Z")
I think it’s incredible - the story and having a one of a kind must be a great feeling. It’s simply insane that it still exists! But at the same time it kinda makes you wonder… no one even knew it existed so would it have been missed if not found? Kind of like the sound of a tree falling in the woods with no one around! Then again, maybe we should assume these kinds of things exist somewhere for pretty much everything?
The differences are fairly minor in the grand scheme of things too. When you think of how many beta builds games must have over the course of development… it makes me wonder if that level of preservation is really “required”. In my own line of work, i’ve done so much stuff over the years that is now lost but none of it really has or even had any value. Nowadays stuff is stored in repositories so there’s some history, but even then I never have to look that far back, things push forward too fast!
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### Author:  [@VGEsoterica](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/VGEsoterica)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/18 "2021-03-19T13:50:21Z")
Yes this is tip of the iceberg stuff. For every one thing found 99 things probably get thrown out / lost sadly
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### Author:  [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/19 "2021-03-19T18:26:13Z")
The thrill of the chase!
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### Author:  [@VGEsoterica](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/VGEsoterica)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/samurai-shodown-64-beta-cart-gameplay-footage/2323/20 "2021-03-21T13:57:05Z")
lol exactly. I have two more V rare items to show in the next few months…then it’s back to hunting!
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