Collection list (just for phun)

From: Tom Owad <owad_at_applefritter.com>
Date: Thu Apr 12 21:02:07 2001

>Hmmm, I just recently came across one for the first time (not for sale, it
>was part of a collection I was appraising). How many games were actually
>made for this thing?

I think at least 40 titles shipped for it in Japan. Just about any
Macintosh application could run on the Pippin if placed on a boot CD with
the appropriate system software.

>Did it ever make it to market? If not, why?

Yes. Quite a few were sold in Japan. It was on the U.S. market for
hardly any time at all before Apple killed it. The version marketed in
Japan was platinum and called the "Bandai Pippin Atmark". The U.S.
version was black and labeled "Bandai Pippin _at_World". The American
version (and I presume the Japanese, too) came with a subscription to
Bandai's online service. Of course, that doesn't work any more.

The Pippin was a Macintosh PowerPC with 4 MB RAM. Ever try running a
Power Mac with 4 MB RAM?

It's got SCSI, though. The Playstation and WebTV can't boast that!

Tom

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