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This Lost Castlevania Game Is Finally Up For Sale
By CORIN MJ BAE
In 2019, retro game developer Brandon Cobbs received a lost prototype cartridge for a port of the fan-favorite "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night" that was developed for Tiger Electronics' obscure handheld console, the Game.com. As of November 13, 2022, he has officially listed it on eBay for a timed auction purchase.
The Game.com boasted touch screen functionality and online connectivity, as well as multiple utility features, including built-in calculator and a free copy of "Solitaire," but it failed to live up to playable standards. As of September 2022, Cobbs had a working emulation of “Symphony of the Night” that showed the port was quite far along in development before getting canceled.
The eBay listing for "Symphony of the Night" has already climbed past $500, and will most likely be jumping in price quite a bit before the end of the auction. Cobb hypes the title as "the most impressive game.com title of them all!" and if players want to get their hands on a piece of gaming history, they will have until November 16, 2022, at 10:30pm EST to make their bid.
