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Rain'Net

Title screen from Macintosh version.

***Rain'Net**: Valentine & Cornelius* (or simply ***Rain Net***) is a puzzle game that had been included on a demo CD-ROM for the Katz Media Player 2000 console.

## Gameplay

Synopsis from Fantasoft':

> Valentine is a gourmand frog. She likes strawberries, but has a problem. When she walks, she can't stop so you must help her by putting obstacle(s) in her path. Her friend Cornelius can't eat strawberries but can stop Valentine. Help Valentine and Cornelius eat all the farmer's strawberries.
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## Release status

*Rain'Net* was developed by Freemen Software and first released in 1995 in the United States as *Rain Net* for Macintosh by Fantasoft. Version 1.1 was released on April 6, 1998.

Though a demo of the game had been prepared for the KMP 2000 in 1996, it is unclear whether a finished Pippin version had ever shipped in Europe or the United States.

## Gallery

Screenshot of gameplay from *Rain'Net* for Macintosh.Credits screen from *Rain'Net* for Macintosh.Application icon of *Rain'Net* for Macintosh.Logo / title screen of Freemen Software, the developer of *Rain'Net*.This CD-R contained a Pippin demo of *Rain'Net* for the KMP 2000.
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Katz Media Apple Pippin Development Kit by aspect, AssemblerGames. 2015-06-02.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Rain Net*, Internet Archive. 1998-04-06.
3. ↑ *Rain'Net*, Mirsoft World of game Music. 2008-05-20.
4. ↑ Pippin software, Bandai Digital Entertainment, Japan. Archived 1997-06-27.
5. ↑ PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme.

## External links

* *Rain Net* at Fantasoft (archived 1998-05-13)

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SeesawC 4: Magical Alphabet Cube 1000

Screenshot from Cool Family.

***SeesawC 4: Magical Alphabet Cube 1000** (シーソーシー4 くるくるこどもえいごずかん 1000)* is a CD-ROM-based edutainment title that had been announced for the Pippin Atmark console.

## Features

*SeesawC 4* uses rap songs with videos to teach 1000 English vocabulary words, organized into 52 categories.

## Release status

Though four volumes of the *SeesawC* series had been announced in Bandai's *Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog*, only the first two appear to have been released for the Pippin platform.

Windows versions of *SeesawC 4* were released in Japan by Synergy Works (シナジーワークス). It was selected among the 1996 Best 10 List in the "For Study" category by the CD-ROM Critic Writer's Association in Japan.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *SeesawC シリーズ* (Japanese), Third Stage. Archived 1999-09-21.
2. ↑ English, Cool Family. Accessed 2017-06-14.
3. ↑ PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme. Accessed 2017-05-03.
4. ↑ *こども英語シー・ソー・シー４*, VCDS (Japanese). Accessed 2018-09-28.
5. ↑ *シー・ソー・シー４　ぐるぐるこどもえいごずかん*, VCDS (Japanese). Accessed 2018-09-28.
6. ↑ 1996年 CD-ROM評論家協会大賞 受賞作及びベスト10リスト (Japanese) by Yasukuni Notomi, CCWA. 1997-06-29.

## See also

* *SeesawC 1: My favorite things 120*
* *SeesawC 2: My favorite places 400*
* *SeesawC 3: Paco Paco Rescue*

## External links

* *SeesawC 4* at SeesawC Land (archived 2001-03-06)
* Jobs/works by Shinya Kato (加藤慎也).

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Takahashi Kaito

CD Jacket

* King & Queen & Joker (Sexy Zone)

Concert

* JOHNNYS’ World no Kanshashai in TOKYO DOME
* Sexy Zone Japan Tour 2013
* Live House Johnny’s Ginza 2013
* Kis-My-Ft2 Snow Dome no Yakusoku
* Gamushara J’s Party!! Vol.1
* Gamushara J’s Party!! Vol.3
* Sexy Zone Sexy Second Tour 2014
* Sexy Zone Summer Concert 2014
* Gamushara Sexy Natsu Matsuri!!

## Media Appearance

**Stage Play**

* DREAM BOYS JET
* JOHNNY’S 2020 World
* DREAM BOYS 2014
* JOHNNYS’ World 2015

**Media Appearance**

**Variety Show**

* The Shonen Club
* Gamushara!

## Trivia

* **Favorite Food:** ice cream
* **Dislike Food:** eggplant, mushroom, pumpkin
* **Favorite Subject:** art
* **Disliked Subject:** physical education
* **Hobby:**listening the music
* **Ability:** dance, game, music
* **Good Point:** easy to make a friend
* **Bad Point:** shy
* **Admired senpai:** Kishi Yuta, Miyachika Kaito, Nakajima Kento, Taguchi Junnosuke
* **Closed Jr:** Matsuda Genta, Nagase Ren, Hirano Sho, Tajima Shogo, Nakamura Reia
* Same period with Morita Mahiro, Igari Soya
* Often imitated Shishimaru, Kishi Yuta’s character in Kamen Teacher.
* Learned hip hop dance since he was kindengarten school.
* Joined in filming Sexy Zone’s PV, Bai Bai Du Bai ~See you again~ one month after he accepted by Johnny’s.
* Is a winner of All Japan Super Kids Dances Contest 2012.
Software Development Kit

Pippin **Software Development Kit** (SDK) CD-ROMs were issued by Apple Computer to selected developers to facilitate creating titles for the Pippin platform. These included APIs and extensions that were based on the Macintosh operating system.

## SDK releases

* ***Pippin SDK CD*** (developer release 0, APL-1, December 1995) - Some extensions had net yet been tested due to delays of Pippin Power Player prototypes to be seeded to developers.
* ***Pippin Developer SDK*** (version 1.0, February 1996) - Requires GM ROM or later.
* ***Pippin Developer SDK*** (version 1.1, April 1996)
* ***Pippin SDK CD*** (developer release 1, APL-2, May 1996) - Includes Pippin OS ver 1.1, demo versions of *PEASE* and *Maze* that were authored with *Party*, and presentations about the Pippin platform that were authored with *Macromedia Director*.
* ***Apple Developer CD Series*** (August 1996) - Tool Chest.
* ***Pippin ROM Update*** (with SDK 1.1 additions, September 1996)
* ***Pippin SDK CD-ROM*** (November 13, 1996) - Includes Pippin 1.2 ROM Update, and AppleShare 3.5 for Pippin.
* ***Apple Developer CD Series*** (March 1997) - Reference Library.

## Gallery

Cover of Pippin SDK CD
developer release 0 (zero)Pippin SDK CD
developer release 0 (zero)Cover of Pippin ROM Update
(with SDK 1.1 additions)Pippin SDK CD
developer release 1Pippin Developer SDK
version 1.1Le SDK DR1 de la PippinDemonstration video
## References

1. ↑ Hacking the Pippin by Phil Beesley, Vintage Macintosh. 2007-10-22. Archived 2017-08-17.
2. ↑ Pippin Developer Newsletter No. 4 (Japanese), Atmark Channel. 1996-01-10. Archived 1998-05-08.
3. ↑ Pippin Developer Newsletter No. 5 (Japanese), Atmark Channel. 1996-02-15. Archived 1998-05-08.
4. ↑ Le SDK DR1 de la Pippin by Pierre Dandumont, YouTube. 2019-01-31.
5. ↑ Party マルチメディア オーサリングツール, Maki Enterprise. Archived 1997-04-28.
6. ↑ Le SDK DR1 de la Pippin (French) by Pierre Dandumont, Le Journal du Lapin. 2019-02-03.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Running MacOS on a Pippin console by jt, Le AppleFritter. 2004-07-06.
8. ↑ If the disk image is rebuilt with correctly configured boot blocks, then perhaps it may load on a dev Pippin with extra RAM. The disk is intriguing as it contains a full Finder (which would have been rejected by Apple) and "AppleShare 3.5, Pippin 1.0" from the 11/96 SDK CD. by Pippin @WORLD & Atmark, Twitter. 2020-06-23.

## See also

* Game Sprockets, additional APIs to support graphics, sound, networking and game controllers.
* Party, an application authoring system by Maki Enterprise included with SDK CD DR0

## External links

* Pippin Developer FAQ (Japanese, ISO-2022-JP) at the Atmark Channel (archived 1998-05-08)
	+ Pippin Developer Newsletter (Japanese, ISO-2022-JP) (archived 1998-05-08)
* Software development kit at the Apple Wiki
* Software development kit at Wikipedia

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Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends

***Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends** (はしってあそぼう！きかんしゃトーマス)* is a CD-ROM-based edutainment title for the Pippin Atmark console.

## Releases

*Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends* was authored with Macromedia Director as a hybrid disc for Pippin and Macintosh. It was released in Japan by Bandai Digital Entertainment in September 1996. A version for Windows 95 was released separately.

## Gallery

ScreenshotThomas the Tank Engine & Friends (Pippin)Gameplay demonstration of the Japanese version.
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Soft View: *走って遊ぼう！機関車トーマス* Pippin & PowerMac & Macintosh (Japanese), Atmark Channel. Archived 1999-08-25.
2. ↑ PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme. Accessed 2017-05-03.
3. ↑ Apple Pippin scans by DFJustin, The Internet Archive. 2013-08-10.
4. ↑ Soft View: *走って遊ぼう！機関車トーマス* Windows95 (Japanese), Atmark Channel. Archived 1999-08-25.

## External links

* *Hashitte Asobou! Kikansha Thomas* at Old-Computers.com
* *Let's Hang Out!* at Thomas & Friends Wikia
* *Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends* at Universal Videogame List
* *Hashitte Asobou! Kikan Sha Toomasu* screenshots at Video Games Museum

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SurfEZ!

Promotional sheet with partner offers.

***SurfEZ!** masterCD*, also referred to as the ***Katz Media browser***, is a CD-ROM-based web browser suite with e-mail client for the Katz Media Player 2000 and Macintosh computers.

## Release status

*SurfEZ!* was scheduled for release in April 1997. It was optimized for use on television and supported Java, plug-ins, and multilingual text. It was sold by Katz Media with a 16MB memory module for US$149.

It was also bundled in a developer package which included a Katz Media Player 2000 console with a built-in SCSI port, *SurfEZ! masterCD*, *Katz Pippin Demo CD 2.0*, a Software Development Kit CD, an ADB extended keyboard, and a 16MB memory module for $1049, or $699 in multiples of 36 sets. A developer dongle was also included to allow booting from an external hard disk.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Katz Media Begins Shipping Pippins in Europe, Katz Media SARL. 1997-03-17. Archived 1997-07-17.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Combien coûtait une Pippin de développement chez Katz Media ? (French) by Pierre Dandumont, *Le Journal du Lapin*. 2019-08-04.

## See also

* *@WORLD Browser*
* *Internet Kit*
* *NetCruiser*
* *Surf Monkey*
* *WebViewer*
* *WorldTALK*

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The Cat Came Back

Cover of U.S. Macintosh version.

***The Cat Came Back** (おうちがいちばん!)* is an edutainment CD-ROM that had been announced for the Pippin platform. It is based on the illustrated children's book by Bill Slavin, which itself is based on a children's folk song by Harry S. Miller. The Japanese title *「おうちがいちばん!」* translates to *"Dear sweet home!"*.

## Release status

*The Cat Came Back* was announced in the early promotional CD-ROM *What is Pippin?* as an upcoming release from Sanctuary Woods and Bandai Visual Co., Ltd. (バンダイビジュアル株式会社). However, no other information was provided online from Bandai about the Pippin version, which is presumed to have been cancelled.

Versions for Windows 3.1 and Macintosh were released separately in the United States and Canada by Sanctuary Woods in 1994. The North American releases were localized into English, French, and Spanish and included a teacher's guide. A Windows 95 version was released in the United Kingdom by Focus Essential in 2000.

## Gallery

Title screen of Japanese Pippin demo.Main menu of Pippin demo.Win95 version (UK)
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whats is Pippin ? by Pierre Dandumont, YouTube. 2019-01-25.
2. ↑ Le CD-ROM «What is Pippin ?» et les prototypes de Pippin (French) by Pierre Dandumont, Le Journal du Lapin. 2019-01-27.
3. ↑ Pippin software (Japanese), Atmark Channel. Archived 1997-06-29.
4. ↑ PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme. Accessed 2017-05-03.
5. ↑ The Cat came back, Worldcat. Accessed 2019-01-30.
6. ↑ The Cat Came Back Teacher's Guide and Macintosh CD-Rom in English, French and Spanish, Amazon. Accessed 2019-01-30.
7. ↑ The Cat Came Back, Amazon UK. Accessed 2019-01-30.

## See also

* *Addison-Wesley's Real World Math*
* *Franklin the Turtle*
* *Sitting on the Farm*
* *Word Stuff*

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Sitting on the Farm

Jewelcase cover of Mac or Windows 3.1 version.

***Sitting on the Farm** (農場はおおさわざ)* is an edutainment CD-ROM that had been announced for the Pippin platform. The Japanese title *「農場はおおさわざ」* translates to *"The farm is big"*.

## Release status

*Sitting on the Farm* was announced in the early promotional CD-ROM *What is Pippin?* as an upcoming release from Sanctuary Woods. However, no other information was provided online from Bandai about the Pippin version, which is presumed to have been cancelled.

A Windows 3.1 version had been released in the United States and Canada by Sanctuary Woods in 1993 and 1994. A Macintosh version was released in March 1998 with a teacher's guide. The North American releases were localized into English and French. A UK version for Windows was released by Focus Essential and localized into English, French and Spanish.

## Gallery

Back of Windows 3.1 version (US)Cover of Windows version (UK)Screenshot of Japanese Pippin demoCloseup of screenshot
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whats is Pippin ? by Pierre Dandumont, YouTube. 2019-01-25.
2. ↑ Le CD-ROM «What is Pippin ?» et les prototypes de Pippin (French) by Pierre Dandumont, Le Journal du Lapin. 2019-01-27.
3. ↑ Pippin software (Japanese), Atmark Channel. Archived 1997-06-29.
4. ↑ PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme. Accessed 2017-05-03.
5. ↑ Sitting On The Farm (PC, CD-ROM) Sanctuary Woods - 1993 USA, Canada Release, Eli's Software Encyclopedia. Accessed 2019-01-30.
6. ↑ Storybook Software: Product List, NCIP Library. Accessed 2019-01-30.
7. ↑ Sanctuary Woods Sitting on the Farm Mac CD ROM with Teacher's Guide, Amazon. Accessed 2019-01-31.
8. ↑ Sitting on the Farm In French & English MAC (Older Version 1993) RETAIL BOXED VERSION, Amazon. Accessed 2019-01-30.
9. ↑ Sitting On The Farm, Amazon UK. Accessed 2019-01-31.

## See also

* *Addison-Wesley's Real World Math*
* *The Cat Came Back*
* *Franklin the Turtle*
* *Word Stuff*

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World's Diving Spots

Screenshot from Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog.

***World's Diving Spots*** is a CD-ROM-based travel title that had been announced for the Pippin Atmark console.

## Features

*World's Diving Spots* was developed by the Research Institute of Systems Planning (ISP), with content licensed from the BERG Corporation. It features 45 diving spots from diving destinations around the world, seen through 45 minutes of QuickTime videos. Each destination includes a sightseeing guide and information about local diving shops.

## Release status

A Macintosh version of *World's Diving Spots* was released on October 25, 1994. Though it had been announced in Bandai's *Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog* for 1996, a Pippin version does not appear to have been released by publisher Bandai Visual.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pippin software (Japanese), Atmark Channel. Archived 1997-06-29.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ISP/BERG CD-ROM (Japanese), Research Institute of Systems Planning / ISP. Archived 1997-01-21.
3. ↑ *World's Diving Spots* (Japanese), Third Stage. Archived 1999-09-21.
4. ↑ PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme. Accessed 2017-05-03.

## See also

* *Australia Diving*, a second volume with destinations from Australia.
* *Okinawa Diving*, a third volume with destinations from the Ryukyu Islands.

## External links

* *World's Diving Spots* (Japanese) at Research Institute of Systems Planning / ISP (archived 1997-01-21)

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Playdia

A Playdia controller and console.

The **Playdia** (プレイディア) **Quick Interactive System** (QIS) is a game console that was released in Japan by Bandai in September 1994, less than three months before the Pippin platform was jointly announced by Apple Computer and Bandai.

## History

In 1994, Bandai CEO Makoto Yamashina (山科誠) had predicted to *The Wall Street Journal* that the company's interactive sales would surpass that of toys by US$ 1 billion by the year 2000. The Playdia platform was first announced as the **BA-X Bandai Home Entertainment Interactive System** at the Tokyo Toy Show in June 1994 and featured new advancements, such as a CD-ROM drive and wireless "Infrared Rays" controller.

The Playdia was released in Japan on September 23, 1994, beating the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn to market. It also targeted younger audiences than the other console makers. Bandai hoped to sell 200,000 consoles and 300,000 titles within its first year.

By 1995, the Playdia had been overtaken in the Japanese edutainment market by the less-expensive Sega Pico. Bandai then partnered with Apple to develop the Macintosh-based Pippin Power Player which had been scheduled for release during the 1995 Christmas shopping season.

After the Playdia platform was discontinued in 1996, Bandai subsidiary Banpresto repurposed the unsold consoles into coin-operated kinetoscopes called **Micha King** (みちゃ王) that played anime clips in Japanese arcades.

## Hardware specifications

*See: Playdia: Hardware specifications (at the Playdia Wiki)*
## Titles

*See: List of Playdia titles (at the Playdia Wiki)*
Nearly every title for the Playdia was published by Bandai. Most took advantage of the CD-ROM format to present full motion video, though with simplistic gameplay. Launch titles were targeted towards young children and at least 8 promotional discs were given away or included with the console. However, soft sales drove Bandai to introduce releases for older audiences in 1995, which included higher-priced titles focused on Japanese pop idols. Improved sales helped Bandai mitigate initial losses on the platform.

## References

1. ↑ プレイディア, GameForest. 2007-01-12.
2. ↑ Bandai Pippin FAQ, *The Mac Geek*. Accessed 2017-04-10.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Bandai Playdia -- Bandai's Educational Home Console by Kelsey Lewin, YouTube. 2017-07-03.
4. ↑ The Playdia / プレイディア (Bandai - 1994), initially advertised as the BA-X by VGDensetsu, Twitter. 2016-04-07.
5. ↑ 'Morphing' Into The Toy World's Top Ranks by Andrew Pollack, *The New York Times*. 1995-03-12.
6. ↑ みちゃ王用ディスク。 (Japanese) by じろのすけ, Twitter. 2017-04-27.
7. ↑ Video Games Densetsu by VGDensetsu, Tumblr. 2017-04-04.

## External links

* Playdia プレイディア IQKIDS at Bandai (Japanese, archived 1997-05-17)
* Bandai Playdia at RF Generation
* Bandai Playdia at Video Game Console Library
* Bandai Playdia – When animation and games colide *(sic)* at Super Gaijin Ultra Gamer
* Bandai Playdia (Platform) at Giant Bomb
* Playdia at Codex Gamicus
* Playdia at the Playdia Wiki
* Playdia at Wikimedia Commons
* Playdia at the Video Game Data Base (Portuguese)
* Playdia at Wikipedia
Tan-Goo

Screenshot from Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog.

***Tan-Goo** series (シリーズ)* is a CD-ROM-based edutainment title that had been announced for the Pippin Atmark console.

## Release status

*Tan-Goo* was being developed for Pippin by Media5 (メディアファイブ). It had been announced in Bandai's *Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog* for April 1996, but does not appear to have been released.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pippin software, Bandai Digital Entertainment, Japan. Archived 1997-06-27.
2. ↑ *Tan-Gooシリーズ* (Japanese), Third Stage. Archived 1999-09-30.

## See also

* *Don Quixote* (Lite)
* *Das Rheingold*
* *Shichisokusen*

## External links

* Media5 official website

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The Divine Comedy: Spime Resistance

Jewelcase cover art of the Mac/Win version.

***The Divine Comedy** (神曲): Spime Resistance* is a multimedia soundtrack CD-ROM for the Pippin Atmark console.

## Release status

*The Divine Comedy* was developed by Alchemia and released in Japan as a hybrid disc for Macintosh and Windows 95 in 1997.

A Pippin version was listed in Bandai's print marketing for release in mid March 1996, but was not released.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pippin Atmark: Soft Ware Line Up! / Pippin Price Lists (Japanese), Bandai Digital Entertainment. 1996-02/1996-06. Accessed 2018-08-26.
2. ↑ Variations of the Theme: The Divine Comedy, Toshinori Kondo Discography 1997-1998. Accessed 2018-09-03.
3. ↑ Pippin software (Japanese), Atmark Channel. Archived 1997-06-29.
4. ↑ PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme. Accessed 2017-05-03.

## External links

* *The Divine Comedy, spime renaissance(sic)* at Toshinori Kondo filmography

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Pippin sets

**Pippin** consoles were released in varying **sets**.

## Pre-release

*Main article: Pippin Power Player*
* **Power Player developer set** - Black box with green "@" emblem and marked "NOT FOR SALE", containing a prototype 14.4 kbps modem, pre-release beta software and SDKs. Seeded to developers and market testers in December 1995.

Front of Pippin Power Player box.Back of Pippin Power Player box.Side of Pippin Power Player box, marked "NOT FOR SALE".Contents of a Pippin Power Player box set.
## Japan

*Main article: Pippin Atmark*
* Special "**Network set**" (「ネットワークセット」) - Red and navy blue box, containing a 14.4 kbps modem and "Disk 6" CD-ROM set in black sleeve. Launched on March 28, 1996 through 300 retailers. MSRP JP¥ 64,800.
* "**Pippin Atmark body set**" (「ピピン＠アットマーク」「本体セット」) - Red and navy blue box, containing a "Disk 4" CD-ROM set in orange sleeve. Released on June 15, 1996. MSRP JP¥ 49,800.

Front of Pippin Atmark box.Back of Pippin Atmark box."Disk 6" CD-ROM set."Disk 4" CD-ROM set.
## United States

*Main article: Pippin @WORLD*
Set PW-20010 contained box 1 and 2 of the following for MSRP US$ 499. A larger set PW-20000 contained all three for MSRP US$ 599.

* **1: Console**
* **2: Accessories** - Contained the AppleJack controllers; larger sets also included a keyboard.
* **3: Modem & CD-ROMs** - Included a Motorola 28.8 kbps modem. Smaller sets included the modem and bundled discs in box 2, in place of the keyboard.

Pippin @WORLD 3-box set (PW-20000).Pippin @WORLD box 1 (console).Contents of Pippin @WORLD box 3.Pippin Apple's Forgotten Game Console(unboxing of a 3-box set)Pippin @WORLD 2-box set (PW-20010).Pippin @WORLD 2-box set (PW-20010) and console.CD-ROMs bundled with Pippin @WORLD sets.
## References

1. ↑ MINT Pippin Atmark Not-for-Sale Black Box Edition Bandai Japan by tokyotoyfactory, eBay. Accessed 2018-01-23.
2. ↑ Pippin Developer Newsletter No. 4 (Japanese), Atmark Channel. 1996-01-10. Archived 1998-05-08.
3. ↑ Pippin Developer Newsletter No. 5 (Japanese), Atmark Channel. 1996-02-15. Archived 1998-05-08.
4. ↑ Pippin News: Bandai Takes Responsibility for Pippin Developer Support in the United States, The Apple Pippin Market Development Group. 1996-09-01. Archived 1997-04-14.
5. ↑ ピピン＠アットマーク店頭販売、単体販売開始!!, Bandai Digital Entertainment (Japanese, Shift JIS). Archived 1997-10-25.
6. ↑ @World: Pippin shippin' by David Morgenstern, *MacWEEK* vol.10-46. 1996-12-02. Archived 1996-12-20.
7. ↑ Pippin @WORLD User's Manual p.33, Bandai Digital Entertainment. 1996.

## External links

* Pippin @ Atmark special network set  at the Atmark Channel (archived 1998-02-12)
* Extremely Rare Apple Pippin Console Black CIB PW-10001 PW-20010 NTSC US by JayP at GameLife (2017-04-27)
* Testing the Apple Pippin: Part 2. by xsuicidesn0wmanx at GameLust (2016-08-09)
* Taking a Bite of the Apple at Dizrythmia (2011-01-30)

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Mac mini

Front of Mid-2010 model

The **Mac mini** is Apple's smallest desktop computer. First introduced introduced in January 2005 with a PowerPC G4 processor, it has since been updated with Intel Core processors and an aluminum unibody enclosure.

## Home theater device

The 2010 model was the first Apple product to include HDMI video output, which combined with a built-in DVD-R drive, positioned it as an alternative home theater device to the Apple TV. Subsequent models have eliminated the built-in optical drive, adopting digital distribution of media like the Apple TV, though external drives are still supported.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Apple's New Mac Mini: A Preview of the Next Apple TV by Kit Eaton, Fast Company. 2010-06-15.
2. ↑ Mac mini review (mid 2011) by Darren Murph, Engadget. 2011-07-25.
3. ↑ Apple TV Q&A, EveryMac. 2012-04-13.

## See also

* Apple Interactive Television Box (1994-1996), Apple's first effort to develop a set-top box.
* Apple TV (2007-present), Apple's current digital media player and microconsole.
* Macintosh TV (1993-1994), Apple's first attempt to integrate a computer and television.
* Pioneer MPC-LX200-TV (1996-1997), the only Macintosh clone with television capabilities.
* Pippin (1996-1998), Apple's ill-fated consumer multimedia platform.

## External links

* Mac mini at Apple
* Mac mini Specs at EveryMac
* Mac mini Index at Low End Mac
* Mac Mini at The Apple Wiki
* Mac Mini at Wikipedia
SeesawC 1: My favorite things 120

***SeesawC 1: My favorite things 120** (シーソーシー1 すきなものだけ えいたんご 120)* is a CD-ROM-based edutainment title developed by Ai Ga Areba Daijobu for the Pippin Atmark console.

## Features

*SeesawC 1* uses games and videos to teach 120 English vocabulary words, while accompanied by a character named "Paco". Printing from the Pippin is supported through a limited number of Apple printers.

## Releases

Though four volumes of the *SeesawC* series had been announced in Bandai's *Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog*, only the first two appear to have been released for the Pippin platform.

*SeesawC 1* was published in 1996 by Bandai as a hybrid disc for Pippin and Macintosh in Japan. Separate applications provided support for Macs with 68K or PowerPC processors. Windows versions were released in Japan by Synergy Works (シナジーワークス).

## Gallery

ScreenshotLet's Play Apple Pippin SeeSawC (1)(with French commentary)
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme. Accessed 2017-05-03.
2. ↑ English, Cool Family. Accessed 2017-05-21.
3. ↑ Let’s Play Apple Pippin: *SeeSawC* (1) (French) by Pierre Dandumont, Le Journal du Lapin. 2018-06-24.
4. ↑ *SeesawC シリーズ* (Japanese), Third Stage. Archived 1999-09-21.
5. ↑ Mac ou Pippin ? *SeeSawC 1 et 2* (French) by Pierre Dandumont, Le Journal du Lapin. 2019-03-03.
6. ↑ *SeesawC 1 My favorite things*, MacFan. 1996-07.
7. ↑ *SeesawC1 –my favorite things–*, VCDS (Japanese). Accessed 2018-09-27.
8. ↑  *シー・ソー・シー１　すきなものだけえいたんご 120 words*, VCDS (Japanese). Accessed 2018-09-27.

## See also

* *SeesawC 2: My favorite places 400*
* *SeesawC 3: Paco Paco Rescue*
* *SeesawC 4: Magical Alphabet Cube 1000*

## External links

* *SeesawC 1* at SeesawC Land (archived 2001-03-06)
* *SeesawC 1 - My Favorite Things Sukinamonodake Eitango 120* at RF Generation
* *SeesawC1* (Japanese) at GameFAQS
* Jobs/works by Shinya Kato (加藤慎也).

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StyleWriter

The **StyleWriter** is a line of ink-jet printers designs by Apple Computer for the consumer market, with print resolution comparable to their more expensive LaserWriter but at lower cost.

A limited number of StyleWriter models, all based on Canon's print engines, were among the few peripherals that were supported for printing from the Pippin platform.

## Supported models

If a "Pippinized" CD-ROM allowed printing, support was limited to the included drivers, typically up to Color SW 1500 or Color SW 2500. However, the more recent drivers could also be used to print to their predecessor models from the same print engine manufacturer (Canon).

* **Color SW 1500**: supports StyleWriter I/II, 1200, and Color StyleWriter 1500.
* **Color SW 2500**: supports Color StyleWriter 2200, 2400, and 2500.

StyleWriter IIColor StyleWriter 1500Color StyleWriter 2200Color StyleWriter 2400Color StyleWriter 2500
## References

1. ↑ Spec. by chemy cano, Pipp!n@Archive (Japanese). Archived 2007-02-05.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Color StyleWriter 1500, Apple Computer. 1997-01-15.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Color StyleWriter 2500, Apple Computer. 1997-01-15.

## See also

* *Epson Colorio Club Print Sample Kit*
* Category: Pippin titles with printer support

## External links

* StyleWriter at Wikipedia
* List of Apple printers: Inkjet series at Wikipedia

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Yellow Brick Road I

***Yellow Brick Road I*** (first published as *Yellow Brick Road, イエロー・ブリック・ロード*) is a CD-ROM-based fantasy adventure game developed by Synergy for the Pippin Atmark console. It is based on the L. Frank Baum novel *The Wonderful Wizard of Oz* and features elements of RPG and fighting gameplay.

## Releases

*Yellow Brick Road* was initially released in September 1995 as a hybrid disc for Windows 3.1 and Macintosh by Synergy in Japan, and in the United States in 1996 by its American subsidiary Synergy Interactive. It was released on August 30, 1996 by Acclaim Japan for the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn consoles.

In 1997, Synergy released the Pippin port in Japan as *Yellow Brick Road I* along with its sequel *Yellow Brick Road II*. A memory module with at least 2MB of RAM must be added to the default console configuration for the game to run.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme. Accessed 2017-05-03.
2. ↑ Yellow Brick Road (Saturn) by Synergy by Saturn Memories, YouTube. 2014-07-24.
3. ↑ Yellow Brick Road (PC CD-ROM game) by SYNERGY 1996 by zagrib, eBay. 2017-03-16.
4. ↑ *Yellow Brick Road* Releases, MobyGames. Accessed 2017-05-07.
5. ↑ Adding Memory to the Pippin (French) by Pierre Dandumont, Journal du Lapin. 2016-07-30.

## External links

* *Yellow Brick Road* at A for Adventure (2015-02-02)
* *Yellow Brick Road* at GameFAQs
* Let's Play Apple Pippin : *Yellow Brick Road I* (French) at Le Journal du Lapin (2018-07-08)
* *YellowBrickRoad1* (Japanese) at Maison PiPPiN (archived 2009-08-05)
* *Yellow Brick Road* at MobyGames
* *Yellow Brick Road I* at RF Generation
* *Yellow Brick Road* at Sega Retro
* *Yellow Brick Road* at Universal Videogames List
* *Yellow Brick Road I* (Japanese) at VCDS
* *Yellow Brick Road I* at the Video Games Museum

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Star Wars: Dark Forces

Box art of the Japanese "enhanced" Mac version.

***Star Wars: Dark Forces*** is a first-person shooter game for MS-DOS and Macintosh that was later ported to PlayStation, PlayStation Portable and Windows. A Pippin version had been described in media coverage as being in development, but is not known to have been released.

## Release status

Developed by LucasArts, the game was first released separately for MS-DOS and Macintosh in February and June 1995, respectively. The PlayStation version was released on November 30, 1996 in the United States and January 31, 1997 in Japan. The Japanese DOS and Macintosh versions were released by Micro Mouse (マイクロマウス).

A prototype Pippin port of *Dark Forces* is known to exist, but only as rare demo discs that have turned up in museum or private collections. One specimen notes that 8MB of RAM is needed, requiring a memory module upgrade for most default Pippin console configurations. Pippin authentication will need to be bypassed with a developer dongle or *Pippin Kickstart'* since *Dark Forces* is not known to have been authenticated by Apple or Bandai.

*Dark Forces* was otherwise a major success for LucasArts and launched the long-running *Jedi Knight* series.

## Gallery

Jewelcase cover with obi of the Japanese PlayStation version (January 1997).This CD-R from Katz Media contained a Pippin demo of *Dark Forces*, which required 8MB of RAM.
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Star Wars: Dark Forces* Releases, MobyGames.
2. ↑ Playtime for Pippin by Carolyn Bickford, *MacUser* p.27. Ziff-Davis. 1995-09.
3. ↑ PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme.
4. ↑ スターウォーズ ダークフォース (日本語版) at Suruga-Ya (Japanese).
5. ↑ Katz Media Apple Pippin Development Kit by aspect, AssemblerGames. 2015-06-02.
6. ↑ Artifact Details: Dark Forces by Rahoul Puri, Computer History Museum.
7. ↑ #apple #pippin with good games?! by Sam Bo, Twitter. 2019-12-01.
8. ↑ History, LucasArts. Archived 2006-06-23.

## External links

* *Star Wars: Dark Forces* for PC/PS1 at GameFAQs
* *Star Wars: Dark Forces* at GameSpot
* *Star Wars: Dark Forces* at Giant Bomb
* *Star Wars: Dark Forces* at IMDb
* *Star Wars: Dark Forces* at MobyGames
* *Star Wars: Dark Forces* at Wikipedia
* *Star Wars: Dark Forces* at Wookieepedia

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SCSI

**Small Computer System Interface** (also known as **SCSI**, *skuz-ee*) is a parallel interface standard pioneered by Larry Boucher of Shugart Associates and later Adaptec.

## SCSI in the Pippin

The SCSI interface was first adopted by Apple Computer with the Macintosh Plus and was in use across the Power Macintosh line at the time the Pippin platform was in development. An internal 50-pin SCSI interface on the Pippin console's motherboard is used to connect to a 4x-speed or faster CD-ROM drive, set to SCSI ID #3.

A Pippin expansion dock can also be used to add an external SCSI port to a Pippin console. Examples include the Deltis 230 MO Docking Turbo or unreleased SCSI expansion dock. However, Pippin ROM revision 1.2 or later would be required to support SCSI devices (besides the CD-ROM) connected to the internal bus or through the dock's X-PCI expansion port.

In some KMP 2000 consoles from Katz Media, the SCSI interface is daisy-chained through the CD-ROM drive to an external Centronics connector on the back of the unit. Some developer consoles were modified with passthrough ribbon cables to support additional SCSI devices. On such consoles, a SCSI2SD adapter can allow the use of a Secure Digital (SD) card in place of a hard disk drive. The Pippin Atmark-PD and EX would have offered a built-in DB-25 SCSI port, but were never seen past the prototype stage.

### Discontinuation

SCSI and several other legacy technologies were eventually phased out by Apple, starting with Steve Jobs' introduction of the iMac G3 in May 1998.

## Gallery

Rear panel of a rare KMP 2000 variant with a Centronics connector for a SCSI port.Diagram of the back of a Pippin Atmark-PD prototype with a built-in DB-25 SCSI port.Back of Apple CD-ROM mechanisms with internal 50-pin IDC SCSI interfaces.A X-PCI to SCSI adapter board from a Deltis 230 MO Docking Turbo expansion dock.
## References

1. ↑ How Computer Storage Became a Modern Business by Computer History Museum, YouTube. 2005-03-09.
2. ↑ Technical Notes: Creating Pippin CD-ROMs, Apple Computer. 1996-05-10.
3. ↑ Useful Notes / Pippin, TV Tropes. Accessed 2017-04-20.
4. ↑ SCSI接続その１ (Japanese) by Kankoba, MAISON PiPPiN, GeoCities. Archived 2002-11-15.
5. ↑ Hacking the Pippin by Phil Beesley, Vintage Macintosh. 2007-10-22. Archived 2017-08-17
6. ↑ replacing scsi cd-rom drive with scsi sd card adapter?  by defor, Arcade-Projects. 2015-10-13.
7. ↑ Atmark-PD (Japanese), Atmark Channel. Archived 1997-06-29.
8. ↑ Atmark-EX (Japanese), Atmark Channel. Archived 1997-06-29.
9. ↑ #1 Temporal Loop - Birth of the iMac by Thomas Hormby, *The Mac Observer*. 2007-05-25.

## See also

* Apple Desktop Bus
* GeoPort

## External links

* Exploring the Pippin ROM(s), part 4: Enter the SCSI Manager at Blitter.net (2018-09-20)
* How SCSI Works by Jeff Tyson & Tracy V. Wilson at How Stuff Works (2001-05-18)
* SCSI termination Q&A at Microsemi (formerly Adaptec)
* SCSI at the Apple Wiki
* SCSI and SCSI connector at Wikipedia
World Builder

***World Builder*** may refer to:

## Authoring software

* *World Builder*, predecessor to *DreamFactory*, both created by William "Bill" Appleton.
* *World Builder*, created by Bob Bell for *The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime*.

## External links

* World Builder (Appleton version) at Wikipedia

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Vehicle Wonderland

Screenshot from Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog.

***Vehicle Wonderland** (のりものワンダーランド)* is a CD-ROM-based edutainment title that had been announced for the Pippin Atmark console.

## Release status

*Vehicle Wonderland* was being developed for Pippin by Crosstalk (クロストーク). It had been announced in Bandai's *Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog*, but does not appear to have been released.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pippin software, Bandai Digital Entertainment, Japan. Archived 1997-06-27.
2. ↑ *のりものワンダーランド* (Japanese), Third Stage. Archived 1999-09-21.

## External links

* Crosstalk (Japanese, archived 1998-05-24)

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Sanrio Tiny Park

Jewelcase cover art of vol.2 (Mac/Win)

***Sanrio Tiny Park** (サンリオ タイニー・パーク)* is a series of CD-ROM-based children's edutainment titles. Gameplay involves minigames with various Sanrio characters including Hello Kitty, Keroppi, Badtz-Maru, Tābō, Pochacco, Monkichi and the Rururugakuen. It was also advertised for its feature, the Sanrio Tiny Viewer.

*Volume 2* had been announced for the Pippin Atmark console, but its release status is uncertain.

This series originally consisted of the first four volumes, "Sanrio Tiny Park Vol. x" during the 1990s.

However, during the 2000s a number of sub-series and re-releases have appeared; Sanrio Super Tiny Park, Sanrio Tiny Park Music (Ark Information Systems), Sanrio Tiny Park Boys Collection, Sanrio Tiny Park: Bangai-Hen: Bad Badtz-Maru "Gorgeous Town wa Daisawagi!", Sanrio Tiny Park Collection, and reprints of the originals, with the involvement of Interchannel Holon (now simply Interchannel) as a republisher.

## Release status

The *Sanrio Tiny Park* series was produced by Sanrio, the creators of Hello Kitty. The first volume was originally released in Japan as a hybrid disc for Macintosh and Windows on February 16, 1996. *Volume 2* was released on October 25, 1996. In total there are four known volumes.

A Pippin port of *Sanrio Tiny Park vol. 2* was listed in Bandai's print marketing for release in November 1996, but does not appear to have been released.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pippin Atmark: Soft Ware Line Up! / Pippin Price Lists (Japanese), Bandai Digital Entertainment. 1996-02/1996-06. Accessed 2018-08-26.
2. ↑ *サンリオ タイニー・パーク v1.0*, Suruga-Ya (Japanese). 型番: RS-7. 定価: 3,990円 (3,800円).
3. ↑ *サンリオ タイニー・パーク Vol.2*, Suruga-Ya (Japanese). 型番: RS-9. 定価: 3,990円 (3,800円).
4. ↑ サンリオ　タイニー・パーク　Vol.2　SANRIO TINY PARK Mac/Win (Japanese) by blue8meteors, Yahoo! JAPAN. 2018-09-04.
5. ↑ Pippin software (Japanese), Atmark Channel. Archived 1997-06-29.
6. ↑ PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme. Accessed 2017-05-03.

## External links

* Sanrio Japan official website
* Sanrio official website
* Article about the Sanrio Tiny Park series on Hello Kitty + Sanrio Wiki
* Sanrio Wiki at Fandom
* Hello Kitty Wiki at Fandom
* *サンリオタイニーパーク２* (Japanese) at VCDS

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SD Ultraman's Challenge! Maze Island

***SD Ultraman's Challenge! Maze Island** (SDウルトラマンの挑戦！　迷路アイランド)* is a CD-ROM-based children's edutainment title for the Pippin Atmark console, based on "super-deformed" versions of characters from the *Ultraman* television series.

## Release

*SD Ultraman's Challenge! Maze Island* was released in Japan in 1996 by Bandai Digital Entertainment as a hybrid disc for Pippin and Macintosh.

## References

1. ↑ *SDウルトラマンの挑戦！迷路アイランド* (Japanese), Third Stage. Archived 1999-09-30.
2. ↑ PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme. Accessed 2017-05-03.
3. ↑ Soft View: *ＳＤウルトラマンの挑戦！迷路アイランド* Pippin & PowerMac (Japanese), Atmark Channel. Archived 1999-08-25.

## See also

* *Action Designer: Ultraman Tiga*
* *Ultraman Quiz King*
* *Ultraman: The Digital Board Game*

## External links

* Let’s Play Apple Pippin : *SD Ultraman’s Challenge! Maze Island* at *Le Journal du Lapin* (2020-12-20)
	+ Mac ou Pippin ? SD Ultraman’s Challenge! Maze Island by Pierre Dandumont (2020-12-27)
* *SD Ultraman no Chyousen! Meiro Island* at RF Generation
* ＰＣソフト: ピピン by Musiba at Yahoo! Geocities (Japanese, archived 2019-02-02)

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Word Stuff

Cover of U.S. hybrid version for Mac and Windows

***Word Stuff** (ワードスタッフ)* is an edutainment CD-ROM that had been announced for the Pippin platform.

## Release status

*Word Stuff* was announced in the early promotional CD-ROM *What is Pippin?* as an upcoming release from Sanctuary Woods. However, no other information was provided online from Bandai about the Pippin version, which is presumed to have been cancelled.

A hybrid version for Windows 3.1 and Macintosh was released in the United States and Canada by Sanctuary Woods in 1994. It had been localized into English and Spanish. A UK version from Focus Essential was localized into English, French, and German. A teacher's guide by Addison-Wesley was included in a Mac Lab Pack in March 1998.

## Gallery

Back of hybrid version (US)Cover of Windows version (UK)Screenshot of Japanese Pippin demoCloseup of screenshot
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whats is Pippin ? by Pierre Dandumont, YouTube. 2019-01-25.
2. ↑ Le CD-ROM «What is Pippin ?» et les prototypes de Pippin (French) by Pierre Dandumont, Le Journal du Lapin. 2019-01-27.
3. ↑ Pippin software (Japanese), Atmark Channel. Archived 1997-06-29.
4. ↑ PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme. Accessed 2017-05-03.
5. ↑ Word Stuff -Jewel Case- (PC, CD-ROM) Sanctuary Woods - 1994 USA, Canada Release, Eli's Software Encyclopedia. Accessed 2019-01-30.
6. ↑ Word Stuff, PMJ Computers. Accessed 2019-01-30.
7. ↑ Sanctuary Woods Wordstuff Mac Lab Pack (With Teacher's Guide), Amazon. Accessed 2019-01-30.

## See also

* *Addison-Wesley's Real World Math*
* *The Cat Came Back*
* *Franklin the Turtle*
* *Sitting on the Farm*

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SeesawC 2: My favorite places 400

***SeesawC 2: My favorite places 400** (シーソーシー２ すきなところでえいたんご 400)* is a CD-ROM-based edutainment title developed by Ai Ga Areba Daijobu for the Pippin Atmark console.

## Features

*SeesawC 2* uses games and videos about places to teach 400 vocabulary words. Printing from the Pippin is supported through a limited number of Apple printers.

## Releases

Though four volumes of the *SeesawC* series had been announced in Bandai's *Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog*, only the first two appear to have been released for the Pippin platform.

*SeesawC 2* was published in Japan by Bandai as a hybrid disc for Pippin and Macintosh in 1996. Separate applications provided support for Macs with 68K or PowerPC processors. Windows versions were released in Japan by Synergy Works (シナジーワークス).

## Gallery

ScreenshotLet's Play Apple Pippin SeeSawC (2)(with French commentary)
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme. Accessed 2017-05-03.
2. ↑ English, Cool Family. Accessed 2017-05-21.
3. ↑ Let’s Play Apple Pippin: *SeeSawC* (2) (French) by Pierre Dandumont, Le Journal du Lapin. 2018-07-01.
4. ↑ *SeesawC シリーズ* (Japanese), Third Stage. Archived 1999-09-21.
5. ↑ Mac ou Pippin ? *SeeSawC 1 et 2* (French) by Pierre Dandumont, Le Journal du Lapin. 2019-03-03.
6. ↑ *こども英語シー・ソー・シー２*, VCDS (Japanese). Accessed 2018-09-28.
7. ↑ *シー・ソー・シー２　すきなものだけえいたんご 400 Words*, VCDS (Japanese). Accessed 2018-09-28.

## See also

* *SeesawC 1: My favorite things 120*
* *SeesawC 3: Paco Paco Rescue*
* *SeesawC 4: Magical Alphabet Cube 1000*

## External links

* *SeesawC 2* at SeesawC Land (archived 2001-03-06)
* *SeesawC 2 - My favorite places - Sukinatokorode Eitango 400* at Video Games Museum
* Jobs/works by Shinya Kato (加藤慎也).

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WonderSwan

The **WonderSwan** (ワンダースワン) is a handheld game console that was launched in Japan by Bandai on March 4, 1999, about a year after the discontinuation of the Pippin platform.

## History

The WonderSwan was originally developed as a grayscale device by Koto Laboratory, the company founded by former Nintendo engineer Gunpei Yokoi (横井 軍平). Bandai showed off the new handheld system at the 1999 Tokyo Toy Show.

It was soon followed by the WonderSwan Color (ワンダースワン カラー). A range of accessories were produced, such as the WonderWave infrared communicator and the WonderBorg robotic kit, which were shown at the 2000 Tokyo Toy Show. The active matrix SwanCrystal (スワンクリスタル) was unveiled by Bandai at the 2002 Tokyo Toy Show. Though well-received, the WonderSwan line was unable to fend off competition from Nintendo's Game Boy Advance and was eventually discontinued in 2003.

## Legacy

Though sold only in Japan, the WonderSwan remains Bandai's last and best-selling console to date. Over 3.5 million units of the consoles were sold and over 10 million games were sold.

In 2018, a scene in the Blu-ray release of *Evangelion: 2.22* depicted the character Asuka with a fictitious handheld console that resembled the back of a WonderSwan bearing Bandai and Pippin platform logos.

## Titles

*See: List of WonderSwan titles and WonderSwan Color titles (at the WonderSwan Wiki)*
## Gallery

WonderSwan with attached WonderWave accessory and a compatible PocketStation (right)WonderSwan ColorSwanCrystal
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bandai WonderSwan 101: A Beginner's Guide, Racketboy. 2007-07-06.
2. ↑ Bandai Says Goodbye to Pippin by Chris Johnston, GameSpot. 1998-02-27. Archived 1998-12-05.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hardware Classics: Bandai WonderSwan by Damien McFerran, Nintendo Life. 2014-03-11.
4. ↑ 1999年東京おもちゃショー　ゴーゴーファイブ　ウルトラマンガイア (Japanese) by kbigstone, YouTube. 2013-01-25.
5. ↑ 2000東京おもちゃショー開幕 (Japanese) by funatsu, PC Watch. 2000-03-16.
6. ↑ Swan Crystal debuts at the Tokyo Toy Show 2002 by Yukiyoshi Ike Sato, GameSpot. 2006-05-17.
7. ↑ Device solution: WonderSwan, Koto Laboratory. Archived 2016-03-03.
8. ↑ Definitely a Wonderswan, however the art most closely resembles Donkey Kong, from the Famicom Pulse line. Also, they also threw the Apple/Bandai Pippin logo on there for maximum easter egg weirdness. by EvaMonkey, Twitter. 2018-12-27.

## External links

* Swan of Wonders at Weebly
* Bandai Wonderswan at Kultboy
* Bandai WonderSwan at RF Generation
* Bandai WonderSwan at Rooster Teeth Gaming Bits
* The Bandai Wonder Swan FAQ at Digital Press
* WonderSwan (Platform) at Giant Bomb
* WonderSwan at Retro Gamer
* WonderSwan at the WonderSwan Wiki
* WonderSwan at Wikipedia

### Archived links

* WonderSwanWeb official site (archived 2003-12-23, 2001-05-15, 1999-01-25)
* Bandai Wonderswan Series Wiki at Fandom (archived 2015-05-10)
Tarot Mystery

***Tarot Mystery** (タロットミステリー)* is a CD-ROM-based entertainment title for the Pippin Atmark console. The card gameplay is based on the Rider-Waite tarot deck.

## Releases

*Tarot Mystery* was originally released in Japan by Visit for Nintendo's Super Famicom console on April 28, 1995. In May 1995, Japanese magazine *Famicom Tsūshin* rated the Neo Geo version a 20 out of 40.

The Pippin version was released in March 1996.

## Gallery

Early mis-translated title screen.Title screen from Pippin demo.Box of Super Famicom version.
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *タロットミステリー* (Japanese), Third Stage. Archived 1999-09-16.
2. ↑ *Tarot Mystery*, GameFAQs.
3. ↑ NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: タロットミステリー. *Weekly Famicom Tsūshin*. No.333. Pg.31. 1995-05-05.
4. ↑ PIPPIN@MARK software release list (Japanese), Retrogeme. Accessed 2017-05-03.

## External links

* *タロットミステリー* at Visit (Japanese, archived 2005-02-28)
* *タロットミステリー* at Super-Famicom (Japanese)
* *Tarot Mystery* at Encyclopedia Gamia
* *Tarot Mystery* at GameSpot
* *Tarot Mystery* at Giant Bomb
* *Tarot Mystery* at Universal Videogame List
* *Tarot Mystery* at Wikipedia

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