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    Bandai Datach Joint ROM System

      One of only two third-party units that actually interfaced with the Famicom (the other being the Aladdin Deck Enhancer), which allowed the user to swipe cards included with the various compatible Bandai game cartridges. The unit was bundled with Dragon Ball Z: Gekitō Tenkaichi Budokai, as well as the cards needed for operation. Truly […] More

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    Hi-Saturn – An Unusual Sega Saturn Variant

    The Hi-Saturn, a Saturn variant that you don’t see every day of the week, was created by Hitachi in order to try and market the Saturn as an all-in-one media center. It built in the Video Decoder Card that the normal Saturn required to play VCD standard MPEG video, and allowed for the piggyback-style connection […] More

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    Rare Bandia Pippin Games Software

    In the early 1990’s, the price and interest in personal computers was not as it used to be. Many companies were converting their devices into so called video game consoles in order to capitalize on the industry. Even Apple fell into this category. They took their second generation Power Macintosh, and slimmed it down to […] More