DeepEnigma
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That video had me wincing like 100 times. Imagine if he had dropped it.
Needed some shots of whiskey on a few of those moments.
That video had me wincing like 100 times. Imagine if he had dropped it.
No kidding. Who knows if the capacitors are dead, or the motherboard fried, or any number of things. Just hooking it up to a power line could irreparably damage it if the internals have a short. Hand the thing over to an expert, pronto!
Then put it into a museum.
Clearly a fake or a VERY internal prototype... not any Nintendo logo? Right...
The known prototypes didn't have any either.
Clearly a fake or a VERY internal prototype... not any Nintendo logo? Right...
Does anyone have a clearer pic? What does it say on the accessory that's in the cartridge port?
"_______ DISK(??) SYSTEM CARTRIDGE"
Again, it leads me to fear that he might be missing an important component that makes the CD part of the console work. I'm hoping it turns on and he can prove otherwise.
I'd love to see this as well as the full potential of Secret of Mana.Real or fake, I'd love to have a peak into the present of the alternate reality where this project and jointventure actually moved forward.
Does anyone have a clearer pic? What does it say on the accessory that's in the cartridge port?
"_______ DISK(??) SYSTEM CARTRIDGE"
Again, it leads me to fear that he might be missing an important component that makes the CD part of the console work. I'm hoping it turns on and he can prove otherwise.
The owner of the system is talking about it here.
It came from a man named Olaf that used to work for Nintendo. The owner is currently seeking a power supply to boot it up.
If it's a complete prototype and not just built for looks, then it should be able to run SNES games and SNES CD games (the Sony-branded ones which pissed Nintendo off). When you plug the "CD cart" into the cart slot, the system should know to check the CD drive.Thanks for the link, i still dont know if thats an pretty good fake or is this thing is real...
What if it runs both Snes cartridges and PS1 games for real?
That was what had Nintendo worried, the reason they canceled the deal and pissed Sony off, forming a rivalry. Sony was going to manufacture and sell the CD systems all by themselves, and get all the licensing fees for the CD games, with Nintendo not being involved in them at all.Clearly a fake or a VERY internal prototype... not any Nintendo logo? Right...
That's the Phillips CD addon. When Nintendo canceled the Sony deal because that was giving Sony too many rights to basically sell their own game console, they switched to Phillips and instead had theirs be a separate addon so that it wouldn't be such a bad deal.I never read that this was supposed to succeed the SNES. I've always thought it was intended as a pure add on device to the SFC.
Does anyone have a clearer pic? What does it say on the accessory that's in the cartridge port?
"_______ DISK(??) SYSTEM CARTRIDGE"
Again, it leads me to fear that he might be missing an important component that makes the CD part of the console work. I'm hoping it turns on and he can prove otherwise.
First word seems to be SUPER to me. I actually think the second may be NES, although by itself it looks more like DISK.
But SUPER NES SYSTEM CARTRIDGE is my hunch.
Dude calls it Nintendo 'SuperDisc' in the video.
Watch Sony shows up at that guys house demanding that he returns their property.
My gut says this is fake as hell. Particularly due to the fan holes on the sides of the device. Nintendo wouldn't let Sony design something that needed that type of ventilation back then. Its too modern-looking and too large to really need that.
Sony wanted to sell an all-in-one combined unit. Nintendo could keep on making SNES units and CD add-ons. Sony would control the CD games, while Nintendo would control the cart games (this was the part that pissed Nintendo off, once Nintendo realized, because they had assumed they would control everything).I never read that this was supposed to succeed the SNES. I've always thought it was intended as a pure add on device to the SFC.
Nintendo had no control over Sony's unit. Nintendo's name is not on the box. The only control Nintendo managed to get was threatening to go to war.My gut says this is fake as hell. Particularly due to the fan holes on the sides of the device. Nintendo wouldn't let Sony design something that needed that type of ventilation back then. Its too modern-looking and too large to really need that.
There were sooo many "SNES CD" units. Not counting minor revisions, there was the Sony all-in-one, the Sony add-on, the Nintendo-Phillips add-on, the Phillips CD-i (I think there was talk of the Nintendo-Phillips add-on being CD-i compatible, which would make the CD-i count as an SNES CD), and finally the vaporware Nintendo-controlled merger of the Sony and Phillips devices.That's the Phillips CD addon. When Nintendo canceled the Sony deal because that was giving Sony too many rights to basically sell their own game console, they switched to Phillips and instead had theirs be a separate addon so that it wouldn't be such a bad deal.
I never read that this was supposed to succeed the SNES. I've always thought it was intended as a pure add on device to the SFC.
My gut says this is fake as hell. Particularly due to the fan holes on the sides of the device. Nintendo wouldn't let Sony design something that needed that type of ventilation back then. Its too modern-looking and too large to really need that.
The 30 days of the Unicorn.
Shenmue III
The Last Guardian
FFVII: Remake
Sony Play Station prototypes.
WHAT IS COMING NEXT
He posted a year ago that he had one of these and was downvoted..
The 30 days of the Unicorn.
Shenmue III
The Last Guardian
FFVII: Remake
Sony Play Station prototypes.
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WHAT IS COMING NEXT
Does anyone have a clearer pic? What does it say on the accessory that's in the cartridge port?
"_______ DISK(??) SYSTEM CARTRIDGE"
Again, it leads me to fear that he might be missing an important component that makes the CD part of the console work. I'm hoping it turns on and he can prove otherwise.
The 30 days of the Unicorn.
Shenmue III
The Last Guardian
FFVII: Remake
Sony Play Station prototypes.
WHAT IS COMING NEXT
Polygon has a fascinating interview up.
http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/3/8889237/Nintendo-Play-Station
Also noticed in the comments user 'oldtaku' translated the cart and it says its a demo from Oct' 92. (holy crap if that works)
Wasn't PlayStation two separate words (As in 'Play Station') when Sony was in bed with Nintendo?
God Dammit we've all been wasting our lives in the wrong universe where this thing never made it to market!
The 30 days of the Unicorn.
Shenmue III
The Last Guardian
FFVII: Remake
Sony Play Station prototypes.
WHAT IS COMING NEXT
I hope they photograph or record video of opening it, powering it on, etc.
Hard to say... probably wasn't a big deal to him - maybe he had a few other prototypes or forgot about it - who knows.Seems strange that Olaf would take it with him when he went from Sony to this new company, hold on to it until 2009, and then it ends up in a box of junk destined for the Dumpster. You'd think that by 2009 this thing would be regarded as more than mere junk.
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