This super-rare Nintendo PlayStation Super NES CD-ROM prototype is coming to auction, and as long as you can afford it, it can belong to you.
It was co-developed by Sony and Nintendo around 1992, which is said to be the last of the 200 prototypes that the two companies allegedly made.
The others are either lost or destroyed, but the rest can be snapped up through the Heritage Heritage Auctions in Dallas.
The prototype has a slot for Super Famicom and Super Nintendo games, and a CD-ROM drive for playing discs. When the drive didn't work when it was discovered in 2009, it was repaired and could play music discs.
You can find more information directly from the devices in the auction list:
The prototype small screen at the top of the console shows users the music tracks currently playing on the CD, allowing users to listen to their own music and play cassette-based games at the same time. It's also on the front of the console, to the left of the two controller ports, with a headphone port and a separate volume dial. Turn the console to the bottom and it has a label with the handwritten "2" on it. The meaning of this number is unclear. From the back of the console, it has standard AV outputs, S-Video and Multi-out ports for Super Nintendo. However, it also has a mysterious port, simply labeled "NEXT", whose purpose is considered unknown.
One of the most interesting aspects of the prototype is the controller, which has a Super Nintendo controller in Super Famicom color design. But this is not an ordinary super Nintendo controller! Although the design itself is familiar to many, the brand is what sets it apart. Instead of Nintendo, "Sony PlayStation" was boldly printed on the front of the controller, although the back of "Nintendo" is made of plastic.
Both the console and controller show signs of aging that are unique to some super Nintendo. Presumably, these parts are made of the same plastic as Super Nintendo, while Super Nintendo is made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene or ABS. This plastic is naturally flammable and is therefore often treated with flame retardants, with bromine being the most common. When bromine is exposed to ultraviolet radiation, it oxidizes and causes yellowing. Because the shell of the console is composed of different parts, the ABS to flame retardant ratio of some shells may be more accurately mixed than others.
Many products also include something commonly referred to as a "launch cart" or "debug cart", which enables the system to activate the CD-ROM port and access the console's Super Disc operating system. The case is in the shape of a Super Famicom cartridge, and "Nintendo Super Famicom tape" is engraved on the back part of the case. Handwritten labels decorate where commercial labels usually go. It shows the date as October 6, 1992 or June 10, 1992. The date has not been confirmed.
The initial bid was $ 31,000, but the current bid is $ 48,000. We hope that the price will be higher before the auction ends on February 27.
