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MarioAllStar2600
10-10-2004, 01:38 AM
Where the original DS protos working at E3?
I wonder what happened to them if they worked. Think they'll ever pop up on ebay?
tholly
10-10-2004, 03:46 AM
if nintendo was smart, they would have destroyed them so they didnt end up on ebay....but....who knows....we may see them on there one of these days....
zmweasel
10-10-2004, 04:47 AM
Where the original DS protos working at E3?
I wonder what happened to them if they worked. Think they'll ever pop up on ebay?
Yep, they were working, and yep, I expect several of 'em to eventually find their way into collectors' hands, but not through high-profile eBay auctions.
Nintendo was also giving out T-shirts with an outline of the now-prototypical DS on the back of each, and I was lucky to score one, now filed away with my SEGA VR pin and Evil Twin figurine.
-- Z.
Brian_Provinciano
10-10-2004, 04:50 AM
What I want more than anything is the original Game Boy Advance developer's unit, the large PCB with LCD and buttons, and external SNES pad. The "AGB TS2 Dev Board" as it's called.
Ed Oscuro
10-10-2004, 05:29 AM
Nintendo was also giving out T-shirts with an outline of the now-prototypical DS on the back of each, and I was lucky to score one, now filed away with my SEGA VR pin and Evil Twin figurine.
Evil Twin! Dang! Though...neither of those last two things you mentioned were very succesful...hey!
TheRedEye
10-10-2004, 03:33 PM
Nintendo was also giving out T-shirts with an outline of the now-prototypical DS on the back of each, and I was lucky to score one, now filed away with my SEGA VR pin and Evil Twin figurine.
I got like five. Every time I left the room they handed me another one, and I was in and out of there a LOT.
Jasoco
10-10-2004, 04:52 PM
What I want more than anything is the original Game Boy Advance developer's unit, the large PCB with LCD and buttons, and external SNES pad. The "AGB TS2 Dev Board" as it's called.[Googling...]
Whoa.. that's so cool. I want one too!
JSFox
10-10-2004, 05:31 PM
Where the original DS protos working at E3?
I wonder what happened to them if they worked. Think they'll ever pop up on ebay?
Yep, they were working, and yep, I expect several of 'em to eventually find their way into collectors' hands, but not through high-profile eBay auctions.
Nintendo was also giving out T-shirts with an outline of the now-prototypical DS on the back of each, and I was lucky to score one, now filed away with my SEGA VR pin and Evil Twin figurine.
-- Z.
Evil Twin for Dreamcast?
Ed Oscuro
10-10-2004, 06:12 PM
Evil Twin for Dreamcast?
Also known as...
*shifty eyes*
The other Evil Twin for Dreamcast.
zmweasel
10-10-2004, 10:33 PM
Nintendo was also giving out T-shirts with an outline of the now-prototypical DS on the back of each, and I was lucky to score one, now filed away with my SEGA VR pin and Evil Twin figurine.
I got like five. Every time I left the room they handed me another one, and I was in and out of there a LOT.
I wish I'd had the luxury to pay multiple visits to the DS Chamber, but E3 for me is a three-day sprint. Cool that you've got a stockpile of Ts.
-- Z.
zmweasel
10-10-2004, 10:35 PM
Where the original DS protos working at E3?
I wonder what happened to them if they worked. Think they'll ever pop up on ebay?
Yep, they were working, and yep, I expect several of 'em to eventually find their way into collectors' hands, but not through high-profile eBay auctions.
Nintendo was also giving out T-shirts with an outline of the now-prototypical DS on the back of each, and I was lucky to score one, now filed away with my SEGA VR pin and Evil Twin figurine.
-- Z.
Evil Twin for Dreamcast?
The figurine was a promotional item for the unreleased North American PS2 version. I've still got the reviewable beta around here somewhere.
-- Z.
TheRedEye
10-10-2004, 11:35 PM
Nintendo was also giving out T-shirts with an outline of the now-prototypical DS on the back of each, and I was lucky to score one, now filed away with my SEGA VR pin and Evil Twin figurine.
I got like five. Every time I left the room they handed me another one, and I was in and out of there a LOT.
I wish I'd had the luxury to pay multiple visits to the DS Chamber, but E3 for me is a three-day sprint. Cool that you've got a stockpile of Ts.
-- Z.
Yeah, all I had to do was point to the word "Nintendo" on my badge, and they left me alone.