Super Famicom data controller

[50TBRD]

What would this SFC controller be used on? The auction said that it was a NTT data controller. I notice that it had buttons with numbers on it in addition to the regular ones. Japan and Europe got all the cool stuff!

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/50TBRD/NTTcontroller.jpg

[CosmicMonkey]

I swear there was an article about this years ago in SuperPlay mag. I definately remember seeing that pad.

Anyway, here's (http://assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2225) a threadf over on ASSEMbler, with pictures.

[Super Mario Fan]

What would this SFC controller be used on? The auction said that it was a NTT data controller. I notice that it had buttons with numbers on it in addition to the regular ones. Japan and Europe got all the cool stuff!

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/50TBRD/NTTcontroller.jpg

So we can use this crazy controller to bet on horses? I'd buy it.

[50TBRD]

It went for a best offer of 20 bucks. I would have bought it just because it was different even if I could never ever use it.

[klausien]

I believe there was a home banking and stock trading program for the Super Famicom in Japan that actually used a modem to upload information. This controller was packed with it. I most likely do not have all of my facts correct, but i remember reading about this somewhere.

[Ed Oscuro]

Might be thinking of the Famicom banking modem, Klausien.

[Japan-Games.com]

There are a few models like this, some for the famicom and some for the Super Famicom:

http://www.japan-games.com/Database/images/Nintendo/Famicom/Network/index.htm

That's the famicom network which was also used to place bets via modem on horse racing.

I have a similar one for sale now:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nintendo-Famicom-Japan-TV-Net-M-H-K8-Network-JRA-Boxed_W0QQitemZ300016440180QQihZ020QQcategoryZ6205 4QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

Mostly they were made for either banking or horse race betting.