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[Atari Master]

http://www.neogaf.co...ad.php?t=161889

Very interesting. I hope it's real.

[christianscott27]

They could have at least wiped the dust off it before the pics, geesh. I dunno, whats up with them being so cryptic and vague about it?

[Bluebomber4evr]

christianscott27, on Thu Jun 7, 2007 7:45 PM, said:

They could have at least wiped the dust off it before the pics, geesh. I dunno, whats up with them being so cryptic and vague about it?

I wonder if any Playstation games would actually work on it...

[Shawn Sr.]

I don't belive it untill I see the guts.

[CPUWIZ]

Bluebomber4evr, on Thu Jun 7, 2007 9:54 PM, said:

christianscott27, on Thu Jun 7, 2007 7:45 PM, said:

They could have at least wiped the dust off it before the pics, geesh. I dunno, whats up with them being so cryptic and vague about it?

I wonder if any Playstation games would actually work on it...

Uh no, all it was, was a proposed CD-ROM add-on for the SNES. I still have the specs and a SNES shaped Sony controller somewhere in a box, back from the days.

Although, the working prototype I saw, looked nothing like this.

[Mayhem]

Given one of the guys who co-runs the site is about the biggest PS1 nut on the planet, I figure he must be certain of its authenticity to put it up on the site...

[Draikar]

CPUWIZ, on Fri Jun 8, 2007 12:23 AM, said:

Bluebomber4evr, on Thu Jun 7, 2007 9:54 PM, said:

christianscott27, on Thu Jun 7, 2007 7:45 PM, said:

They could have at least wiped the dust off it before the pics, geesh. I dunno, whats up with them being so cryptic and vague about it?

I wonder if any Playstation games would actually work on it...

Uh no, all it was, was a proposed CD-ROM add-on for the SNES. I still have the specs and a SNES shaped Sony controller somewhere in a box, back from the days.

Although, the working prototype I saw, looked nothing like this.

In a documentary I remember something like Nintendo dropped the add-on CD system, Sony was so angry they made a PlayStation systems with a Famicom cartridge port since they knew it would piss nintendo. Due to licence Nintendo signed Sony could use it but after seeing that there system was good they decided they did not want anything to do with Nintendo's cartridge port and ran the system on there own merit. I sure they made a prototype of a PS1 with Famicom cartridge port but as too how many and if that system is it I don't know. I think the prototypes or real systems ment to be sold or what ever was made was destroyed, They said in the documentary about 100 were made.

[Draikar]

I seen it on youtube but do to copy right I thing it was taken off, look up Video game systems history if its still up. It was a 5 part video talking about xbox,nintendo, Atari (I think) and Play Station with other videos about founder of sonic and mario.

[Shawn Sr.]

CPUWIZ, on Fri Jun 8, 2007 12:23 AM, said:

Although, the working prototype I saw, looked nothing like this.

Thats cause this a fake bastard creation.

[NintendoDieScreaming]

That screams fake to me.

[Dusk2600]

Shawn Sr., on Sat Jun 9, 2007 8:56 AM, said:

CPUWIZ, on Fri Jun 8, 2007 12:23 AM, said:

Although, the working prototype I saw, looked nothing like this.

Thats cause this a fake bastard creation.

i agree with shawn, it looks fake to me, someone threw a gutted playstation 1 and a famiclone in an old vcr or some shit

[Cheese007]

That's obviously not a VCR. And I see no PS parts or Famiclone pats.

[Buyatari]

I think this is one of those bootleg Hong Kong muti-game systems. One of those Famicom clones. I've seen these labeled Playstation and Nintendo before.

[Shawn Sr.]

Buyatari, on Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:01 PM, said:

I think this is one of those bootleg Hong Kong muti-game systems. One of those Famicom clones. I've seen these labeled Playstation and Nintendo before.

Ever seen the ones in the Xbox molds before? Those are funnny as hell cause it's a real Xbox shell just where you would have a dvd drive there is a cart port instead

[LarcenTyler]

I still can't believe that the PlayStation evolved from the original SNES-CD project. Why did Nintendo drop the whole thing to begin with?

[Shawn Sr.]

LarcenTyler, on Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:23 PM, said:

I still can't believe that the PlayStation evolved from the original SNES-CD project. Why did Nintendo drop the whole thing to begin with?

Nintendo started to farm out the CD based add on idea to another company and went back and forth and back and forth with Sony and (to the point) Sony said fuck yourself to Nintendo and made there own console instead.

[jbanes]

LarcenTyler, on Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:23 PM, said:

I still can't believe that the PlayStation evolved from the original SNES-CD project. Why did Nintendo drop the whole thing to begin with?

Nintendo's contract with Sony basically sold the farm to them. All kinds of royalties and rights would have been handed over to Sony. For some reason, no one noticed this little snafu until the 11th hour.

Nintendo dropped the CD-I because Philips couldn't create a game console to save their life. Nice attempt at an early multimedia player, though.

[Bruce Tomlin]

Shawn Sr., on Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:32 PM, said:

Buyatari, on Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:01 PM, said:

I think this is one of those bootleg Hong Kong muti-game systems. One of those Famicom clones. I've seen these labeled Playstation and Nintendo before.

Ever seen the ones in the Xbox molds before? Those are funnny as hell cause it's a real Xbox shell just where you would have a dvd drive there is a cart port instead

But are they HUEG like a real Xbox?

[SINGLE TOOTH]

LarcenTyler, on Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:23 PM, said:

I still can't believe that the PlayStation evolved from the original SNES-CD project. Why did Nintendo drop the whole thing to begin with?

Ha, Its not too unlike Nintendo wanting to team up with Atari, then turned them down. Nintendo becomes huge.

Sony attempts deal with Nintendo. Deal falls through. Playstation is huge.

[Shawn Sr.]

Bruce Tomlin, on Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:03 PM, said:

Shawn Sr., on Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:32 PM, said:

Buyatari, on Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:01 PM, said:

I think this is one of those bootleg Hong Kong muti-game systems. One of those Famicom clones. I've seen these labeled Playstation and Nintendo before.

Ever seen the ones in the Xbox molds before? Those are funnny as hell cause it's a real Xbox shell just where you would have a dvd drive there is a cart port instead

But are they HUGE like a real Xbox?

Yep sure are. Only weight about 1 pound versus the 5 or so pound xbox though.

[Bruce Tomlin]

Shawn Sr., on Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:38 AM, said:

Bruce Tomlin, on Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:03 PM, said:

Shawn Sr., on Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:32 PM, said:

Buyatari, on Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:01 PM, said:

I think this is one of those bootleg Hong Kong muti-game systems. One of those Famicom clones. I've seen these labeled Playstation and Nintendo before.

Ever seen the ones in the Xbox molds before? Those are funnny as hell cause it's a real Xbox shell just where you would have a dvd drive there is a cart port instead

But are they HUGE like a real Xbox?

Yep sure are. Only weight about 1 pound versus the 5 or so pound xbox though.

Someone doesn't know the joke.

http://images.google...ges?q=hueg xbox
http://www.encyclope...matica.com/XBox (FYI, you really don't want to follow any links out of that page)

Edited by Bruce Tomlin, Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:14 PM.

[Pete5125]

Yeah if I remeber correctly nintendo has always made all their money by charging companies a commision for making their games basicly to get the seal of approval Acclaim would take their game to Nintendo then Nintendo would Charge Acclaim so much money to manufacture the game for them using all official parts charging them something like $5 to $15 a cart to produce them then Acclaim would take that same cart and mark it up to $30 to $45 to make a profit.

This is why Nintendo had so many lawsuits against them in the 80's (this and other rules).

Well Nintendo and Sony were making a deal to make basicaly a SNES with a double speed CD-Rom on top so they could compete w/ Sega and NEC oen CD rom buisness. I guess Nintendo didn't know how to mass produce optical CD Roms and NEC (turbo-16) was actualy winning the game war in Japan and Sega was #1 in America. The deal gave sony basicaly all the rights Nintendo would normaly get and gave NES a small comision per game.

When the big dogs at NES found out they were upset and at the 11th hour they made a quick side deal w/Phillips to make the system then announced at the Electronics show. With no warning to Sony.

This actualy worked out for Sony because their sailure made them stronger. Also if the Sega CD games were any indication of the games that would of been made for the SNES-CD then it was wise to be able to fail on Sega's name rather than Sony's name.

Also Sony lucked out because in the next 3 years they were able to look a (Sega-CD, CD-i, and 3Do) and figure out what not to do on a CD-Based system, and look at the success of 3-D based games in the Arcade to know that 3-D not FMV was the way to steer the system.

Think about it the move to be a 3-D only system is the reason that Saturn was a failure, Sega throwing extra 3-D chips in a system that nobody knew how to use, Sega the people that invented 3-D fighting w/ VR Fighter killed by Sony's Toshiden.

[atari5200dude]

that monstrocity is BIGGER than the 7800 or the 5200

[Jacob]

Umm, playstation is one word right?
dead give-away

[atari5200dude]

^
I noticed that too, if that picture is anything, Its a very fancy paperweight