The Real Sega Pluto

Uranus perhaps not the best codename for a system lol

 

Wow this is really cool to see. Thank you for sharing information on this console. My condolences to you on the loss of your friend.

 

Jupiter is a 32 bit standalone cartridge system that predates the Sega CD, mars is of course the final 32x.

edit: scratch that Sega CD bit. Brainfart.

 

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RIP Monkfish

 

Wow sega seemed to have a load of ideas doing the rounds back then. Really want to see more pics of this.

Sorry to hear about your friend, my condolences

 

Amazing, thanks for sharing, just shows there is still stuff out there undiscovered. Look huge!!!!! Just like the others be good to see inside.

Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.

 

Wow! Really great that you took the time to share. I know I speak for everyone here when I say thanks! I sure hope you either work up the courage to take a screwdriver to that bad boy someday, or find someone willing and able to help you get a look inside at some point. I'm sure you'd make a lot of us dorks very happy people

 

I now need to change my pants once again.

 

There is one myth put to rest.

Also, RIP monkfish.

 

Great share, thank you very much.

I'd also love to see internals if you feel confident enough (or should that be brave enough) to open her up...

 

fantastic pictures ... thank you!

 

That would make sense considering the Sega CD Model 1 Bios screen is the space scene which features the moon in the background.


This is a really cool piece of hardware, and thank you for sharing with us. You can kind of see the roots of the Dreamcast with it's built in modem here. It seems like this was probably going to be a final revision of the Saturn with all the bells and whistles. If it have as VCD or MPEG card built into it I'm sure it would be the king of consoles back then.

Do you have any neat stories to relate about your times with Sega?

 

Sorry about your friend Super Magnetic. Monkfish sounds like a pretty cool guy.

This machine is huge! And they couldn't put in two more controller ports?

 

Agreed =]

 

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Wow, this is the stuff of legends. The fact that only two exists makes me want to see this in a museum.

 

Look's Nice

Sorry about your friend

 

Thanks for the kind words and great responses, everyone! I'll answer some of your questions below:

Monkfish passed away after a long battle with brain cancer. He was a mere 40-years-old, and left behind two young daughters. A very sad situation. He was one of the nicest guys you could ever meet, and we still feel his loss. I don't think him clearing stuff out had anything to do with his illness (he was a hardcore gamer, and liked to share), but I'm not sure. I appreciate everyone's kind words in regards to him.

Lots of request to open this thing up -- softcore pics ain't enough for you, eh? It looks like the screws are all Phillips-head, so I have the tools to do it. I might make that a project for the weekend, and we can all see what's inside.

Not sure if it plays backups, as I don't have any on hand. I could give that a try too, though.The round thingy on the bottom is just a plastic indentation. 461 blocks of memory seem to be available. The top panel in the back wouldn't come off when I removed the one screw, so I assume it's held in place internally. I did shoot this pic of the open battery compartment, and it looks like there's a cart slot in there of some sort.



I didn't really plan on hiding the device away from the world, per se. I did want enough time to pass (and enough Sega regimes to come and go) before unveiling it, so that it would truly be a forgotten relic. And then I moved to Japan, and the device stayed in America until recently. I actually remember someone posting a pic on this site of a device that looked very similar, so I thought maybe someone had additional information. Here's that link:http://www.assemblergames.com/forum...u-want-to-know&p=483385&viewfull=1#post483385

I'm not really planning on selling it, but if I was made an offer I couldn't refuse, well, I guess I wouldn't refuse then.

Did I miss anything?

 

Thank you for sharing!

And R.I.P. Monkfish.