> Yes, I actually saw a screenshot. It's either a hack or genuine, but not a typo. > > However, the letter A on the labels of the chips is written in a strange way, with a > much thicker font than the rest of the texts. I asked for a clearer picture of the > board. > > Do you think this could be some kind of prototype or unreleased version?
Nope probably just an early version. It's possible it was a test location version before a wide release but I highly doubt it. Some versions are less common than others.
> Because if > it was used in actual arcades, I assume it would have been known by now, right?
No. Being an expert on the games doesn't mean you've seen the boot screens. Nobody knows much about the revisions until we find them. I had never heard anyone ever mention a World Warrior version from 1992 ever until we happened upon the board. Nobody knows all the revisions for all the Capcom 90s games as I've said a few times now. We just find them as we go. There are some websites out there that list some versions of them that are undumped but they aren't complete.
> Also, the board is in perfect condition. Totally clean. Doesn't look to me like > something that was put into a public arcade.
That doesn't mean anything. Put a board in the dishwasher and it will come out that way for example.
> The board has plastic "feet", even though I don't know if they originally belong to > it.
Collectors and operators add feet to boards all the time. You can buy them in bulk.
> There is one other reference to this game that I found, and that's only in French: > http://arcade-system.actifforum.com/t6057-version-sfii-cps1-non-referencee-sur-le-net
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