Interesting, prototypes are always VUE (E) BA3A with boards twice the size extended beyond the case.
Your cart is VUE (F) BA3A and also a normal sized board, which means it’s probably a finalized cart. I would estimate that it was likely used to show reviewers right before release.
The only real way to know is to either rom dump it for comparison or just play it.
So the project is really starting to become exciting, though it’s never gonna be an affordable option. It’s expensive no matter how you look at it, but once you own one it’s internal storage can support any future games projects. It’s also truly portable for the first time, and that’s the appeal for someone like me.
Well that would unfortunately break out of my low cost hopes, so I guess I will go full Nintendo as they tend to use GameCube controllers for everything. Lol
So the Pocket C.H.I.P route is definitely the way to go, but I have run into a snag. The fellow that was gonna help me design the shell has backed out, so I’m hoping to find someone to modify the already existing Pockulus Chip files to look more VB like (once these files become available anyone will be able to make themselves one). Then I’m gonna hopefully find a VB to USB adapter so it can use a real VB controller.
Honestly though this is definitely starting to look like a great project.