Is this the only 'console' to have Nintendo characters featured in non-Nintendo publshed titles? I remember seeing the Zelda games and a Mario Hotel game or something. From what I've read it all had to do with Phillips making a deal with Nintendo to create their own Snes CD add on (which of course fell through).
I still want to pick one of these up at some point though, so I can at least play it for once.
It is true that they had a deal for Nintendo characters. I know the Zelda titles were terrible but notable in that they exist. I can't say for sure if these are the only other platform that Nintendo characters were ever on though. Probably, but there are a lot of odd Japanese systems out there that might have something on them that I don't know about. Like the Wonderswan or SuprGfx or a Playdia. I have no idea. But it sounds about right. Amazingly they were all crap on the CD-i, so maybe Nintendo did it on purpose.
Is this the one that was created to go with the N64?
no, your thinking of the nintendo DD. The nintendo DD came out for the N64 in japan and didnt do well. as for in amercica they never released it.
I belive nintendo made a deal with these guys and sony to make a CD add-on for the SNES or somthing like that. not exactly sure, i need to brush up on my video game history at wikipedia...
Not quite. Nintendo worked with Sony to make a CD add-on for the SNES. Nintendo canceled the project and Sony turned it into the PlayStation.
As far as I know, this was Philips only real attempt at entereing the game industry. And they really were pushing the new standard of interactive CD and less on this being a true game system.
From what I've read, Nintendo worked with both Sony and Phillips on a Snes Cd add-on. The Sony deal collapsed first, followed by the Phillips deal (which then allowed Phillips to use the Nintendo characters). Not sure if that's the most accurate version of the story, but it's what I've seen in the past (and currently on Wikipedia).
I didn't know that, cool. After doing some research it appears that the Philips device was never shown. It may have been on paper only. The Sony device was shown at a CES and we now know what became of it. The original PlayStation was actually 100% backwards compatible with the SNES.
The problem that Nintendo had, from what I understand, is the Super FX chip. The CD device didn't contain one. So the games for it would have been worse than Nintendo's Super FX titles. (Which was all the rage back in the day.) At which point it was determined that Nintendo didn't need CD as Super FX proved to them that they could continually adapt their cartrdiges with new technology where as CD could change the underlying hardware.
Such a big difference from the Nintendo of today.
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segamanxero At: 2:27 PM
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admin At: 9:21 AM
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segamanxero At: 1:24 AM
quick question... is their a VGN folding@home team?
segamanxero At: 12:11 AM
ya, i bought my R4 and CycloDS for homebrew. then i couldnt stop my self from downloading DS roms, then i bought a easy flash and now i pirate GBA roms too. just say no, it will turn you to the dark side....
Jedihillis At: 1:48 PM
Let the war begin..
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bigdog21 At: 2:21 AM
Shouldn't talk so negative about yourself man.
MR_COW At: 1:44 AM
Whoever buys something like a R4 for just homebrew is a fag
NutMan At: 10:08 PM
Kevin: the r4 is basically just ised to pirate ds games although it does have legit uses like running homebrew and emulators.