Pokemon Snap Stations

Anyone have one of those out there, or how hard would it be to get one of those?

 

I'd be curious to see how they work precisely. I've got a few ideas and a rom dump to work with.

I do have an unused squirtle card though.

 

I remember seeing one at a flea market a few years back. Should of picked it up, since it was only $100...Anywho, best places to check locally would be goodwill or second hand stores, flea markets, online auctions, or even the places that had the unit. A friend of mine who worked at Blockbuster showed me their storage room once; It had a bunch of older display kiosks (N64, Dreamcast, etc).

 

nice. I'll try looking there sometime.

 

what's that? pictures for the masses!

 

Wasn't the Pokemon station just an N64 with a couple of extra 'add on's'?
ie: Smart card reader, printer etc.

 

0_o

 

Pokemon Snap Station (N64)

Hello

 

Were did you get those pictures?

 

the logo on the bottom right should be indicative of origin

 

Hi,

I bought it this year coming from USA.

I did not succeed in making it function.

I live in France, electrical current is in 220 Volts 50 Hertz.

 

how much did u spend on it?

you can always fit a PAL machines power converter into any console's ass.

 

Hi again,

I paid 64$US for all, and the adapter it is for circuit board.

This is description of salesman :

I found this in the back of an old store that was being torn down. It was in a box that read store demo unit not for resale. I tried to look on ebay for something like this but could not find any info. This is a N64 nintendo 64 unit looks like new with all original hookups and cables. It does not look like it has ever had a game put inside the slot. Looks like it has a red expansion pack inside it. It hooks up to a circuit board. The writing on the circuit board says "Nintendo Of America Inc./POKEMON SNAP Control Board". There is a cable that runs from the board to the n64. Also there is a small white box hooked up to the circuit boardit reads "Gemplus GCR410". I have not tried to hook all this up,I have no idea how. I did plug the n64 in and it powers on just fine. There is a yellow controller,looks like it used to be attached to something with screws. The bottom of the unit says control deck model no. NUS-001(USA)1995/1996.

 

Pardon my ignorance but what does this item do?

 

They were available on Ebay pretty consistently...

Blockbuster only had these in stores for around three months and literally, there were 2-3 on a weekly basis on Ebay for 2-3 months following their disappearance from stores. They went for around $300 each with the television, printer, N64, unit itself and extra stickers and ink cartridges. It's kind of an odd item as all it really does is allow you to print stickers of "photos" you took in-game in Pokemon Snap. The unit is metal, so it's heavy and difficult to ship. I picked one up from a local seller for $150 who had it listed in the classifieds. Neat but useless.

 

One small thing: The unit was at our Hollywood video for a good 2 years before it disappeared. Plus, it was compatible with Pokemon Stadium as well.

 

Not sure why your Hollywood Video would have one...

...the Pokemon Snap stations were a Blockbuster exclusive. It's possible that they just bought one when they were sold off, but other than that, there's no reason they should have one. I've never tried Pokemon Stadium with it as I don't really know what the point of printing stickers from that game would be. It might be compatible, I just don't know.

Here's the press release from Brand Week:

Pokemon Snap And Blockbuster Team For Consumer Contest
Nintendo and Blockbuster have teamed up to offer consumers the opportunity to enter their best Pokemon Snap snapshot for a chance to win an Australian "Outback Safari Adventure," digital cameras and more.

Pokemon Snap takes players on a virtual photo safari, where they must take photos of the different Pokemon inhabiting Pokemon Island. After players select and save their best snapshots, they can visit a Blockbuster store to print out their snapshot stickers. Players purchase a collectible Pokemon Snap Smart card for $3.00 to activate a specially designed Pokemon Snap station. Players plug in their Snap game cartridge and print out a sheet of 16 stickers. To enter the contest, contestants affix their best snapshot sticker onto a tear-off entry form at Blockbuster stores.

"As the nation’s leading renter of video games, and the exclusive retailer of the Pokemon Snap promotion, we’re delighted to continue to provide additional in-store entertainment for our members," said Steve Lundeen, V.P., Interactive Merchandising for Blockbuster.

 

Oh yeah, forgot to mention: The hollywood video here used to be another video store before they moved in, so they could have gotten it from them (I don't remember if it was a blockbuster or not. I never really go down that way). It was sitting in the back of the store, near the N64 games.

 

What did it print off stickers of when connected to stadium?

 

There is a option in the first stadium to pose Pokemon for pictures that you could print out at one of the stations.