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Only 18 titles were released for the Pippin in the United States, although Bandai released as many as 80 in Japan. All Pippin titles could be used on Macintosh computers of the time, although you could not use any Macintosh software on the Pippin without certain modifications. Through heavy modification, some DOS and Windows based programs could also be used on the Pippin.
The Pippin units released in Japan were white colored and were called ATMARK units. The Pippins released in the United States were black and were called @WORLD units. Both units were compatible with numerous accessories, including floppy disk drives and printers. Through two Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) ports, up to four controllers could be used simultaneously. With a special adapter standard ADB mice and keyboards could also be used.
This short-lived multimedia device was designed by Apple and manufactured by Bandai. It is widely regarded as one of the worst video game consoles of all time.
The Pippin was a computer entertainment platform developed by Apple Computer and manufactured by Bandai co. The Pippin was based on the hardware and software architecture of the second generation Power Macintosh. It was intended to not only be a video game console, but also a complete multimedia experience. It could play music CD and other non-game software titles. It was meant to be an advanced multimedia PC that was easy to use and affordable for most households. Since most homes had a television set in the home already, Apple believed that people would be willing to invest in a low cost computer that connected to equipment that was already present in the home. The Pippin was made a platform that Apple made available to third party manufacturers under license, similar to the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer. The only manufacturers that made Pippins were Bandai in Japan and the United States, and Katz Media in Europe. The Pippin lasted only two years, and ceased production in 1997. It is widely regarded as a failure.Software
Only 18 titles were released for the Pippin in the United States, although Bandai released as many as 80 in Japan. All Pippin titles could be used on Macintosh computers of the time, although you could not use any Macintosh software on the Pippin without certain modifications. Through heavy modification, some DOS and Windows based programs could also be used on the Pippin.
Hardware
The Pippin units released in Japan were white colored and were called ATMARK units. The Pippins released in the United States were black and were called @WORLD units. Both units were compatible with numerous accessories, including floppy disk drives and printers. Through two Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) ports, up to four controllers could be used simultaneously. With a special adapter standard ADB mice and keyboards could also be used.
System Specs
- 66MHz PowerPC 603 RISC Microprocessor
- Superscaler, 3 instructions per clock cycle
- 8 kByte data and 8 kByte instruction caches
- IEEE standard Single & Double Precision Floating Point Unit
- 6 MB combined System & Video Memory
- 4X CDROM drive
- 64 kbyte SRAM Store/Restore Backup
- Easy memory expansion cards in 2, 4 and 8 MB increments
Audio
- Stereo 16 bit 44 kHz sampled output
- Stereo 16 bit 44 kHz sampled input
- Separate headphone output with dedicated volume control
Video
- 8 bit and 16 bit video support
- Dual Frame Buffers
- Support for NTSC & PAL composite, S-Video and VGA (640x480) monitors
- Up to 16.7M colors
Pippin games
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| Name | Platforms | Developer | ||
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Gundam 0079 released on May 2, 1997 |
PS1, None, MAC, PC | Presto Studios, Inc. |
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The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime |
None, PS1, MAC | Presto Studios, Inc. |
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Super Marathon released on Jan. 1, 1996 |
None | Bungie Studios |
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Power Rangers Zeo Versus The Machine Empire |
None, PC | CyberFlix |
| Platform Name: | Pippin |
| Release Date: | Sept. 1, 1995 |
| Online Support: | True |
| Install Base: | 42,000 |
| Original Price: | $599 |
| Producing Company: | Bandai Co., Ltd. |
| Total Games: | games |
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Leela first in Marathon |
1
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Tycho first in Marathon |
1
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Durandal first in Marathon |
1
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Robert Blake first in Marathon 2: Durandal |
1
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Gage Blackwood first in The Journeyman Project |
1
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Cyborg first in Marathon |
1
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Adam Park first in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie |
1
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Rocky DeSantos first in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie |
1
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Tommy Oliver first in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers |
1
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Jason Lee Scott first in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers |
1
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First-Person Perspective first in Night Driver |
2
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Tie-In first in |
2
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Melee first in |
1
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Puzzles first in |
1
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Dinosaurs first in |
1
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Nuclear War first in |
1
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Assassin first in |
1
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Alternate Reality first in |
1
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Mining first in |
1
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Full Motion Video first in Dragon's Lair |
1
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Pistol first in |
1
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Rocket Launcher first in |
1
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Shotgun first in |
1
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Assault Rifle first in |
1
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Flamethrower first in |
1
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Spaceship first in Spacewar! |
1
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Skull first in Marathon |
1
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Grenade first in |
1
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Time Machine first in |
1
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Mech first in Mobile Suit Gundam: Last Shooting |
1
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