Holy Grails?

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  1. GigaDrive

    GigaDrive Enthusiastic Member

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    So many holy grails still, in 2014....



    Yeah Rave War / Tekken prototype looked kewl:

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  2. sabre470

    sabre470 Site Supporter 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015

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    I was quite shocked when I saw that video, I was always drooling on the magazine pictures back in the days, I knew they were renders of some sort, but still hoped to see the game come out. I making a little blog post about this...

    I've never seen videos or pictures of Tengai Makyou III Namida for PC-FX, I agree it would have been similar to IV, there are videos of the intro but that's about it, I think :( don't think it reached a very advanced stage of development.

    I still have these PC-FXGA videos on my hard drive, I can re-up them, I need to rebuild my PC-FXGA PC at some stage, there are more videos to make ;)
     
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  3. sabre470

    sabre470 Site Supporter 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015

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    Here is another one of my holy grails (like many people), the SFC CD, here is a mockup made by a chap called Haru (http://haruko-maru.blogspot.co.uk/). Pretty cool hey?

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  4. Celine

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    The irony here is that the SNES CD addon was supposed to use the same exact CPU which would eventually power on the PC-FX.
    Another piece of Nintendo hardware however did really end up using it although slightly underclocked: Virtual Boy.
     
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  5. arnoldlayne

    arnoldlayne Resolute Member

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    That picture above has got me thinking.... Has anyone ever seen a branded electronic device with 'two' brand names printed on it?

    I honestly can't think of any.
     
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  6. sabre470

    sabre470 Site Supporter 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015

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    I guess you learn something everyday, I didn't know the SNES CD was to be powered by a V810, I knew about the VB. It would have interested to see how they would have architected the games with 2 different CPUs. Intereting :)
     
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    My cablebox says "Comcast" & "Motorola" on it. My old phone says "Verizon" & "Samsung" on it.

    This korean AES has "SNK" and "vic-a" on it http://www.neostore.com/v/vspfiles/photos/products/systems/korean-aes.jpg

    You're right though, I expected things like the Panasonic Q, that Sharp TV with the built in famicom, V- & Hi- Saturns, X'eye, etc, to be dual branded.
     
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  8. lolzvid

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    More footage of Hi-Ten Bomberman, w/ screen capture;
    Prototype of Super Mario Bros, concepts and more;
    The Brown Box;
    Sonic 1 and X-Treme Beta;
    And an flash-cart for my Pokémon mini...
     
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    XboxSurgeon Site Supporter Since 2013

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    Hardware: Xbox 360 XNA Development Kit, E3 Trade Show version (With the XNA logo's on the sidecar)
     
  10. Lyth

    Lyth Spirited Member

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    Nintendo 64DD, anyone? I have one with the original shipping box. :)

    Chrono Trigger: Resurrection? I know it never saw the light of day, and doesn't have a physical copy... but you never know who may have a copy. ;)

    PS2 Dev kit?
     
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  11. Shadowlayer

    Shadowlayer KEEPIN' I.T. REAL!!

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    Speaking of the VirtualBoy, I still have to see prototypes particularly the early ones before the specs got toned down to make it cheaper and a companion rather than a alternative to the Ultra64

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  12. ave

    ave JAMMA compatible

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    Does this actually exist as a physical prototype?
     
  13. sabre470

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    I'm bringing them back up, I've uploading 2 of them on Vimeo, will do more but I need to do some editing first, shouldn't be too long though:

    https://vimeo.com/88180437

    https://vimeo.com/88180436
     
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  14. isunshin

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    My holy grail isn't ultra obscure or rare, but I would someday really like to own a CIB copy of All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. for the Famicom Disk System (with all original paperwork, sticker on floppy disk etc.)
     
  15. Punch

    Punch RIP AsssemblerGames, never forget.

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    Asian Exclusive Games (Zemina I'm looking at you); Not only they're hellishly hard to find but they have moonrunes as written language locking out 99% of the westerners to enjoy most of the games.
     
  16. n1nty

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    Any boxed gp32 games that I don't already own , takes blimming ages finding just one
     
  17. ave

    ave JAMMA compatible

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    Oh, me too! It's the last version of a Mario game for the Famicom which I'm missing :)
    I think it's pretty rare though. Would be one of the holy grails for FC for sure!
     
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    I'd love to get that one too!
     
  20. ave

    ave JAMMA compatible

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    Even if I somehow had the $1000 to waste on this item, I'd still be reluctant because it's on disk. All you need to ruin your purchase is a guy on the post office having fun with magnets lol.
     
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