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==Nintendo PlayStation==
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'''Prototype consoles''' are consoles that have had a physical build made but for some reason not been released, Such as lack of faith in the console being successful or disagreements within the company/companies.
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Some prototypes do (highly likely without permission from the developers) get sold to collectors, the exact relationship between the seller and the company is generally unknown.
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=RDI Halcyon=
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{{Infobox console
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|title = RDI Halcyon
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|logo = RDI Halcyon.png
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|logowidth = 160px
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|developer = RDI Video Systems
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|type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]
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|generation = [[:Category:Third-generation video game consoles|Third generation]]
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|release = 1985 (planned)
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|emulated = {{✗}}
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}}
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The '''[[wikipedia:Halcyon (console)|Halcyon]]''' is a [[LaserDisc]]-based, third-generation home video game console produced by RDI Video Systems.
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The System was planned to be released in January 1985, priced at {{Inflation|USD|2500|1985}}. This would have made it the most expensive console of all time. However, it does not appear that it ever reached retailers, and less than a dozen prototype units exist. Only two games for it were completed:
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*'''Raiders vs. Chargers''' (released in arcades by Bally Midway as '''NFL Football''')
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*'''Thayer's Quest''' (released in arcades by RDI, then for other systems by Interplay as '''Kingdom: The Far Reaches''').
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==Emulators==
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MAME can emulate the arcade board hardware and ROMs.
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https://n4g.com/news/2489384/the-cancelled-console-3do-m2-games-can-be-emulated-in-mame
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=Sega Jupiter=
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https://segaretro.org/Sega_Jupiter
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=Sega Neptune=
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https://segaretro.org/Sega_Neptune
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=Sega Pluto=
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https://segaretro.org/Sega_Pluto
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=Nintendo PlayStation=
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{{Main|Super Nintendo emulators#Hardware variants}}
 
{{Infobox console
 
{{Infobox console
 
|title = Nintendo PlayStation
 
|title = Nintendo PlayStation
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|image = Nintendo PlayStation.png
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|logo = Sony-playstation prototype.jpg
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|logowidth = 160
 
|developer = [[:Sony]]<br/>[[:Nintendo]]
 
|developer = [[:Sony]]<br/>[[:Nintendo]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]
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|generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation_video_game_consoles|Fourth generation]]<br/>[[:Category:Fifth-generation_video_game_consoles|Fifth generation]]
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|generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation_video_game_consoles|Fourth generation]]
 
|successor = [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
 
|successor = [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
 
|emulated = {{~}}
 
|emulated = {{~}}
 
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{{Main|Super_Nintendo_emulators#Hardware_variants}}
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The '''Super Famicom CD-ROM Adapter''' (a.k.a '''<abbr title="Super NES CD-ROM System">"SNES-CD"</abbr>''' and "'''Nintendo PlayStation'''") is a prototype add-on for the [[Super Nintendo]]. developed by Sony, in co-operation with Nintendo. It was never released to the public.
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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|NO$SNS
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|{{Icon|Win}}
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|v1.6
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==Super Famicom Play Station==
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=Panasonic M2=
 
{{Infobox console
 
{{Infobox console
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|title = Super Famicom Play Station
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|title = Panasonic M2
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|image = Super Famicom Play Station.png
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|logo = panasonic-m2.png
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|developer = [[:Sony]]<br/>[[:Nintendo]]
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|imagecaption = Pictured: FZ-21S Model
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|developer=[[3DO Company|3DO]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]
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|generation = [[:Category:Sixth-generation_video_game_consoles|Sixth generation]]
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|generation = [[:Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles|Fifth generation]]
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|successor = [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
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|release = Canceled
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|predecessor = [[3DO emulators|3DO]]
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|emulated = {{✗}}
 
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The Super Famicom Play Station is a prototype Super NES console developed by Sony, in co-operation with Nintendo. It was never released to the public.
 
  
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==See also==
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:''Not to be confused with [[Konami M2|Konami M2]], although they do share some history.''
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The '''Panasonic M2''', also known as '''3DO M2''' or simply '''M2''', is a 64-bit, fifth-generation home video game console meant to be released by Matsushita (Panasonic) in 1997. Developed by The 3DO Company, M2 featured a CPU comprised of dual PowerPC 602s clocked @ 66 MHz, alongside a custom ASIC chip codenamed "Bulldog", which handled several audiovisual elements.
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After system specifications were sold to Matsushita in early 1996, the company made a deal with Konami to produce arcade hardware based on the specifications (See [[Konami M2|'''Konami M2''']]).
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Despite this, plans for release of the home console were canceled in mid 1997, and in October of the same year, Matsushita started marketing the M2 hardware for use in other markets, such as interactive kiosks. However, several games and miscellaneous software have surfaced since, such as "''IMSA Racing''", "''PonPonLand''" and "''VizHouse''".
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==Emulators==
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{{no current emulators}}
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==Models==
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===Interactive Media Player FZ-21S (FZ-21S1TK / FZ-21S1K)===
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The system uses a case design identical to what was intended for the finalized M2 console. Additionally, it is much more rare than the FZ-35S. 
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===Interactive Media Player FZ-35S===
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Uses a completely different case design, has 16MB of RAM and features a DVD-ROM drive. Other than that, the hardware is identical to the FZ-21S.
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==Resources==
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*''Panasonic Press Releases and Operating Manuals''
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**[https://faberp.tripod.com/m2fz21spr.html Panasonic FZ-21S Press Release (June 1998)]
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**[https://faberp.tripod.com/m2fz35spr.html Panasonic FZ-35S Press Release (November 1998)]
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**[https://3dodev.com/_media/documentation/manuals/panasonic_fz-21s1k_-_operating_manual_us.pdf FZ-21S1K Operating Instructions, courtesy of 3dodev.com]
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**[https://3dodev.com/_media/documentation/manuals/panasonic_fz-35s_-_operating_manual.pdf FZ-35S Operating Instructions, courtesy of 3dodev.com]
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*''Software''
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**[https://hiddenpalace.org/Category:Panasonic_M2_prototypes IMSA Racing and 3DO M2 Shooter Demo prototypes]
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**[https://archive.org/details/3DODemoDisc 3DO M2 Demo Disc, by Video Game Esoterica]
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**[https://archive.org/details/3-dom-2-viz VizHouse, dumped by Video Game Esoterica]
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**[https://3dodev.com/software/roms FZ-35S BIOS, courtesy of 3dodev.com]
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*''Operating System''
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**[https://github.com/trapexit/portfolio_os_m2 3DO M2 Portfolio OS v3.0, released by trapexit]
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**[https://archive.org/details/m-2-src-pre-release M2 Portfolio OS 1996-11-26 Snapshot, released by EagleSoft]
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**[https://3dodev.com/documentation/development_documents/m2_releases 3DO M2 Release 2.7 Documents]
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*''Miscellaneous''
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**[https://faberp.tripod.com/M2DEV.htm M2 Development Unit FZ-DR21]
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=See also=
 
*[[Preservation projects]] (especially Hidden Palace and LostMediaWiki)
 
*[[Preservation projects]] (especially Hidden Palace and LostMediaWiki)
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*[[Development Kits]]
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*[[Console-specific_development_wikis]]
  
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=External links=
 
*[https://playstation.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Prototype_consoles PlayStation Fandom: Prototype consoles].
 
*[https://playstation.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Prototype_consoles PlayStation Fandom: Prototype consoles].
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[[Category:Consoles|*]]
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Revision as of 11:10, 23 April 2024

Prototype consoles are consoles that have had a physical build made but for some reason not been released, Such as lack of faith in the console being successful or disagreements within the company/companies. Some prototypes do (highly likely without permission from the developers) get sold to collectors, the exact relationship between the seller and the company is generally unknown.

RDI Halcyon

RDI Halcyon
RDI Halcyon.png
Developer RDI Video Systems
Type Home video game console
Generation Third generation
Release date 1985 (planned)
Emulated ✗

The Halcyon is a LaserDisc-based, third-generation home video game console produced by RDI Video Systems.

The System was planned to be released in January 1985, priced at $2500. This would have made it the most expensive console of all time. However, it does not appear that it ever reached retailers, and less than a dozen prototype units exist. Only two games for it were completed:

  • Raiders vs. Chargers (released in arcades by Bally Midway as NFL Football)
  • Thayer's Quest (released in arcades by RDI, then for other systems by Interplay as Kingdom: The Far Reaches).

Emulators

MAME can emulate the arcade board hardware and ROMs.

https://n4g.com/news/2489384/the-cancelled-console-3do-m2-games-can-be-emulated-in-mame

Sega Jupiter

https://segaretro.org/Sega_Jupiter placeholder text






Sega Neptune

https://segaretro.org/Sega_Neptune placeholder text





Sega Pluto

https://segaretro.org/Sega_Pluto placeholder text






Nintendo PlayStation

Main article: Super Nintendo emulators#Hardware variants
Nintendo PlayStation
Sony-playstation prototype.jpg
Developer Sony
Nintendo
Type Home video game console
Generation Fourth generation
Successor PlayStation
Emulated ~

The Super Famicom CD-ROM Adapter (a.k.a "SNES-CD" and "Nintendo PlayStation") is a prototype add-on for the Super Nintendo. developed by Sony, in co-operation with Nintendo. It was never released to the public.

Emulators

Name Platform(s) Latest Version FLOSS Active
NO$SNS Windows v1.6 ✗ ✗








Panasonic M2

Panasonic M2
Panasonic-m2.png
Pictured: FZ-21S Model
Developer 3DO
Type Home video game console
Generation Fifth generation
Release date Canceled
Predecessor 3DO
Emulated ✗
Not to be confused with Konami M2, although they do share some history.

The Panasonic M2, also known as 3DO M2 or simply M2, is a 64-bit, fifth-generation home video game console meant to be released by Matsushita (Panasonic) in 1997. Developed by The 3DO Company, M2 featured a CPU comprised of dual PowerPC 602s clocked @ 66 MHz, alongside a custom ASIC chip codenamed "Bulldog", which handled several audiovisual elements.

After system specifications were sold to Matsushita in early 1996, the company made a deal with Konami to produce arcade hardware based on the specifications (See Konami M2).

Despite this, plans for release of the home console were canceled in mid 1997, and in October of the same year, Matsushita started marketing the M2 hardware for use in other markets, such as interactive kiosks. However, several games and miscellaneous software have surfaced since, such as "IMSA Racing", "PonPonLand" and "VizHouse".

Emulators

THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EMULATORS FOR THIS DEVICE. ANY YOUTUBE VIDEOS CLAIMING TO OFFER THEM ARE SCAMS!

Models

Interactive Media Player FZ-21S (FZ-21S1TK / FZ-21S1K)

The system uses a case design identical to what was intended for the finalized M2 console. Additionally, it is much more rare than the FZ-35S.

Interactive Media Player FZ-35S

Uses a completely different case design, has 16MB of RAM and features a DVD-ROM drive. Other than that, the hardware is identical to the FZ-21S.

Resources

See also

External links

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