Had the pleasure to interview Darren Smith, one of the product devs who worked on this system as well as the ones you would find in old airplanes. Up until then I only knew about the inflight ones but never knew about the hotel versions that Nintendo made. Super cool.
Just an FYI. In your video you pointed out the power adapter. The plugs on the back are for the television. You still see this in the states on cable boxes. It serves a few purposes. 1) It allows hotels that may have a limited number of outlets in a room to use your system without modification. 2) It helps minimize troubleshooting calls (tv not working? Is your box on?) 3) It simplifies user interface.
Funny,i completely forgot how hotels/motels used to(maybe still do idk) have SNES controllers attached to the TV and you could rent the games...That really brings me back to the 90's
fun fact about the mega jet i was flying to japan for business and the flight had a mega jet i played sonic and super monaco gp and i decided when i got back to the states i had to have a genesis and i loved it and the dreamcast
@vivalastupidity Hey thanks. That watch I'm wearing is a Tiger Simpsons game watch. I did a review over it on my other channel NEStalgiaholic if you're curious about it.
When I went to New York last year I got delayed and spent a night in Chicago. Don't remember the hotel, only that it was only a few blocks from the airport and had a really classy looking lobby (if you think you remember the name lemme know and I might know it once I hear it). But they had the N64 hotel box!! I was so stoked and in fact was glad my flight was delayed.:) I played Gauntlet Legends, Super Smash Bros, and a few others, don't remember. But it was a good selection.
I saw another video talking about this system but when he took the system apart the controllers weren't hardwired inside, they were plugged in. So that means that you can change the controllers to any one you want.
The two AC out power plugs on the back. One is for the TV itself because these mount with a TV. The other one is an optional plug for whatever you want. Its like the Motorola Cable Boxes that we have with Comcast and Verizon Fios. They have an AC out plug on the back.
I dont mean to be off topic but does anyone know a way to get back into an instagram account? I stupidly forgot the login password. I love any help you can give me
@Soren Kane i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and im in the hacking process atm. Takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
It's been 2 years since that comment and also this video, but I'll translate the selection menu for you: 1. Play the game 2. Explanation on how to play 3. Watch a game demo 4. Pick a different game And the text at the bottom (obviously) explains how to navigate the menu itself. And Super Mario All-Stars is apparently called "Super Mario Collection" in Japan. Interesting video by the way! I saw this on eBay but didn't have a clue what it was. This helped.
This may sound strange but there is a English version of one. When I was a kid we went to a hotel in Wisconsin which had this exact box but it was in English. I know it was the same box cause it said Super Famicom Box on it and It had the same color buttons on the control as the super famicom.
The AC plugs are supposed to be for plugging in other electronics to sort of be powered by the overpowered AC unit installed within the box itself, many other electronic devices (including but not limited) to: Cable Boxes, Receivers, Stereos, and VCRs have multiple input for separate devices to power them. It was cheaper to make plugs than revamp the AC unit after the inspection was finalized. XD
The golf game was release in the U.S as True Golf Classics: Waialae Country Club. one of my favorite games for the snes, it was fun and i was blown away by the graphics at the time.
Ah I figured it was this. I didn't want to guess last video and spoil it for everyone. I'm really glad you ended up getting it. I thought it would never get to you, it seemed like it was taking forever.
@theoldschoolgamer It's up to you if you want to pick one of these up. They're not cheap, and you probably are better off just sticking with the original Super Famicom.
Not sure if you know, but it's easy to open, and some other fun stuff. Here's a video of someone on UA-cam who got it open! How To Open And A Look Inside The Super Famicom Box And Carts
@aragon85katamail Yeah it's a Tiger Simpson's game watch. I did a review over it on my NEStalgiaholic channel if you're curious about it. Nice observation for sure.
Thats cool, ive never seen that before. Something i do know which i remember seeing as a kid in the mid 90's was when flying on Singapore Airlines, they had a super nintendo built into the tv screens on the back of the seats, the controller would pull out of the arm rest one side had a telephone and the other had an odd shaped snes controller. I had real fun on my 26 hour journey i was wishing i could stay on the plane forever haha.
As soon as I saw that golf game I remembered it as one I used to play on the mighty SNES when I was in college...And maybe someone's already said this but on SNES it was called Waialae Country Club...I don't think it had the music though, just the sound FX for parts of the game... Thanks for posting...this was very cool!
I went to a luxury suite in PA and it had a Lodgenet N64. I hadnt played N64 for years before that. I picked it up to play some F-Zero X. And it kept cutting out on me XP I went from gameplay to the main screen over and over again. Pissed me the hell off because I had so many memories playing my old N64 before it broke.
There Are Similar Models In the US That Has SNES And N64 Games. Embassy Suites Has a SNES Or N64 Controller That Worked As A Game Console And As A Normal TV Remote. Pressing Up And Down On the Controller Changes the channel But also Turns The TV Off And On if going from Beginning To the End of the Cable Channels. It was included as a Pay-Per-View Section For $6.95-$9.95 Demos Were only 30-60Min. Tested At The Embassy Suites Hotel In Downey,CA In Orange County.
Very awesome...I remember 2 years ago, I was at a hotel/casino, and they still had the N64 box by LodgeNet (The one you mentioned in this video). I tried it out, since I never saw one before, and it was pretty neat. They actually had a lot of games available for purchase (Most were really good ones, too).
I remember back in the N64 days a local furniture store had a SNES in the play room... Super Mario Land was on and from that day on I was a fan of the SNES. (I reached console age when N64's generation was current) Good times
I remember back in 2007 when we went to Washington DC and stayed at a hotel in Maryland not far from DC, and in the rooms they had LodgeNet GameCube controllers. I was excited about it, but when I found out you had to pay for it, my parents said no.
I didn't know they made a Super Famicom for the hotels. I knew about the Famicom one and that was actually my guess as to what you were gonna show. I just didn't comment on it, hehe. Good find, Gamester! =D
Very cool John!!! I've never seen the unit in real life! Thanks for giving us a peak at it. Looks really cool! Wished they had these in our local hotels back in the day :P
Is that a blue moon you're drinking? They got a local brew called "Snow goose" over her on the eastern shore of Maryland. If you like ale you gotta try it! Again great vids as always. Never disappoints!
I'm kinda bummed out you didn't crack that sucker open and show us what's inside. That thing have normal cartridges inside, or are the roms hardwired in?
yeah I know, it's cuz Im Super Awesome :OD actually I played the Super Famicom when I lived in Japan as a boy before it was released to the US, that was the luckiest moment I ever experienced with video games
Wow so this is the first time I knew this Super Famicom Hotel machine existed. Yeah I can see this as highly collectable, as most japenese hotels didnt have this.
Just so you know, Gamester81, the golf game in the system looks nearly identical to a game I have on the Genesis, called Pebble Beach Golf Links. You should check it out, it's almost uncanny how similar they look. :)
From what I believe, unless the GameCube was still working (and still had functional controllers) they would've kept it. Obviously most of them were destroyed by children so almost none of them have one now. I vaguely remember Sonic Adventure 2 Battle and a Tony Hawk like game on it. It had 2 screens and usually two gamecubes in one unit.
Of course, with a 25-pound console, you couldn't do that, so this needed the longer cables. Me, I have my Super Famicom right next to my computer hooked up to a 14" CRT, so if anything, I prefer the short cable most of the time (though I have a couple Super Famicom Jr. controllers as well, in case I'm in a situation where I need something longer).
what a cool system, the thing about Nintendo that bothers me the most is that they do Japan exclusives that we never get, I'm not saying this is something we missed out on, but N64DD or all the Japan exclusive games we never get or don't get till years later kinda sucks..
Hey Gamester81, Great video by the way, I was wondering if you ever heard of the PSX. It is a Playstation 2 system I think only released in Japan, but it has most of the features that a PS3 has, plus with a built-in DVR.
The Japanese is pretty simple. Probably what you imagine it says mostly. This machine must have been '93 or later, at least the cart containing Starfox since that was released in '93.
Well, I already beat SA2 Battle at the time so I never really touched them that much. I rarely go to McDonald's now but I know it was the one in the mall area (in Hagerstown, MD) had a functional one. I'm not sure about now though... and yeah, somehow someway kids managed to rip off the rubber on the control stick. As for playing Gamecube games, just purchase a used Wii and a component cable. Then maybe go on Amazon/eBay for a few controllers. It's worth it. Also, pawn shops. =)
looks like that ac adopter, would be for pluging in the tv, (if there was only one plug socket then plug in the Super Famicom Box to the wall and put the tv power through the Super Famicom Box.
Had the pleasure to interview Darren Smith, one of the product devs who worked on this system as well as the ones you would find in old airplanes. Up until then I only knew about the inflight ones but never knew about the hotel versions that Nintendo made. Super cool.
Just an FYI. In your video you pointed out the power adapter. The plugs on the back are for the television. You still see this in the states on cable boxes. It serves a few purposes. 1) It allows hotels that may have a limited number of outlets in a room to use your system without modification. 2) It helps minimize troubleshooting calls (tv not working? Is your box on?) 3) It simplifies user interface.
Funny,i completely forgot how hotels/motels used to(maybe still do idk) have SNES controllers attached to the TV and you could rent the games...That really brings me back to the 90's
Thanks James, and again congrats on 1,000+ subs.
fun fact about the mega jet i was flying to japan for business and the flight had a mega jet i played sonic and super monaco gp and i decided when i got back to the states i had to have a genesis and i loved it and the dreamcast
@vivalastupidity
Hey thanks. That watch I'm wearing is a Tiger Simpsons game watch. I did a review over it on my other channel NEStalgiaholic if you're curious about it.
When I went to New York last year I got delayed and spent a night in Chicago. Don't remember the hotel, only that it was only a few blocks from the airport and had a really classy looking lobby (if you think you remember the name lemme know and I might know it once I hear it). But they had the N64 hotel box!! I was so stoked and in fact was glad my flight was delayed.:) I played Gauntlet Legends, Super Smash Bros, and a few others, don't remember. But it was a good selection.
I saw another video talking about this system but when he took the system apart the controllers weren't hardwired inside, they were plugged in. So that means that you can change the controllers to any one you want.
I remember this system in Bangkok hotels and it was my introduction to snes and super Mario kart
The two AC out power plugs on the back. One is for the TV itself because these mount with a TV. The other one is an optional plug for whatever you want. Its like the Motorola Cable Boxes that we have with Comcast and Verizon Fios. They have an AC out plug on the back.
That thing must be super rare, I never heard of this system before. Thanks for sharing!
I dont mean to be off topic but does anyone know a way to get back into an instagram account?
I stupidly forgot the login password. I love any help you can give me
@Will Allan Instablaster =)
@Soren Kane i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and im in the hacking process atm.
Takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Soren Kane It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thank you so much you saved my account :D
@Will Allan happy to help :D
It's been 2 years since that comment and also this video, but I'll translate the selection menu for you:
1. Play the game
2. Explanation on how to play
3. Watch a game demo
4. Pick a different game
And the text at the bottom (obviously) explains how to navigate the menu itself.
And Super Mario All-Stars is apparently called "Super Mario Collection" in Japan.
Interesting video by the way! I saw this on eBay but didn't have a clue what it was. This helped.
I saw one of those lodgenet controllers in a hotel as late as last year, and they were still renting games!
This may sound strange but there is a English version of one. When I was a kid we went to a hotel in Wisconsin which had this exact box but it was in English. I know it was the same box cause it said Super Famicom Box on it and It had the same color buttons on the control as the super famicom.
+Tedward same for me in chicago as a kid
The AC plugs are supposed to be for plugging in other electronics to sort of be powered by the overpowered AC unit installed within the box itself, many other electronic devices (including but not limited) to: Cable Boxes, Receivers, Stereos, and VCRs have multiple input for separate devices to power them. It was cheaper to make plugs than revamp the AC unit after the inspection was finalized. XD
dude you are the ultimate gaming collector. You rule. I wish i had a man cave with all of your systems are arcade machines
@Caztro72
Yeah I think you're right about the golf game.
Right on Luke. Thank you very much for the translation. You rock!
The golf game was release in the U.S as True Golf Classics: Waialae Country Club. one of my favorite games for the snes, it was fun and i was blown away by the graphics at the time.
The music in the golf game is delightful.
Thanks for giving this system a showing!
I went to a hotel recently that still had one but it was expensive to play, like $7 an hour.
What you see on the back is pass thru, pretty cool option. You would plug the TV in to that, and the SFB to the wall.
That is really cool, I remember the days I would see those in hotels and motels in the USA growing up. Good odd piece of history.
Ah I figured it was this. I didn't want to guess last video and spoil it for everyone. I'm really glad you ended up getting it. I thought it would never get to you, it seemed like it was taking forever.
@theoldschoolgamer
It's up to you if you want to pick one of these up. They're not cheap, and you probably are better off just sticking with the original Super Famicom.
"Where does he get those wonderful toys?"
This is pretty cool and unique! Thanks for posting a video on this interesting system.
Not sure if you know, but it's easy to open, and some other fun stuff. Here's a video of someone on UA-cam who got it open!
How To Open And A Look Inside The Super Famicom Box And Carts
@aragon85katamail
Yeah it's a Tiger Simpson's game watch. I did a review over it on my NEStalgiaholic channel if you're curious about it. Nice observation for sure.
Thats cool, ive never seen that before. Something i do know which i remember seeing as a kid in the mid 90's was when flying on Singapore Airlines, they had a super nintendo built into the tv screens on the back of the seats, the controller would pull out of the arm rest one side had a telephone and the other had an odd shaped snes controller. I had real fun on my 26 hour journey i was wishing i could stay on the plane forever haha.
As soon as I saw that golf game I remembered it as one I used to play on the mighty SNES when I was in college...And maybe someone's already said this but on SNES it was called Waialae Country Club...I don't think it had the music though, just the sound FX for parts of the game...
Thanks for posting...this was very cool!
I went to a luxury suite in PA and it had a Lodgenet N64. I hadnt played N64 for years before that. I picked it up to play some F-Zero X. And it kept cutting out on me XP I went from gameplay to the main screen over and over again. Pissed me the hell off because I had so many memories playing my old N64 before it broke.
That is a really special system you have there. By the way, Blue Moon is my favorite beer, good to see you enjoying it!
They used to have it when you used to be able rent video game systems at like Movie Gallery. Any remember that? It was in the states!
wow you always blow my mind with some rare system..
rockin man
There Are Similar Models In the US That Has SNES And N64 Games.
Embassy Suites Has a SNES Or N64 Controller That Worked As A Game Console And As A Normal TV Remote.
Pressing Up And Down On the Controller Changes the channel But also Turns The TV Off And On if going from Beginning To the End of the Cable Channels.
It was included as a Pay-Per-View Section For $6.95-$9.95
Demos Were only 30-60Min.
Tested At The Embassy Suites Hotel In Downey,CA In Orange County.
thanks gamester81, you are the 'king of consoles'
I think that was wailei country club golf. I had that game for SNES back in the day. It was quite fun.
you're the man Gamester81 !
Awesome video. I never new this existed. You learn something new everyday.
the Super Potato store in Akihabara, Tokyo has this system as a demo system . Ive played it multiple times there
Very awesome...I remember 2 years ago, I was at a hotel/casino, and they still had the N64 box by LodgeNet (The one you mentioned in this video). I tried it out, since I never saw one before, and it was pretty neat. They actually had a lot of games available for purchase (Most were really good ones, too).
i remember all the ones in the us and mexico in hotels. migth be worth looking for more in small towns across america
I remember back in the N64 days a local furniture store had a SNES in the play room...
Super Mario Land was on and from that day on I was a fan of the SNES. (I reached console age when N64's generation was current)
Good times
I saw this at Days Inn during my summer at Kings Island. But it was a Super Nintendo Hotel System not a Famicom one, and it was red with gray buttons.
you can plug a tv into the back, sort of like old school computer power supplies that had a pass through plug for the monitor
I could listen to that golf music all day.
I want the music from that golf game now, sounds great to use in videos
Great video man. Really awesome piece for the collection.
@Edistinenton
Yeah I have heard of the PSX. It's on my wanted list at the moment. It's hard to find a working one at a good price.
I totally remember using one of those, or something similar. You had to pay a certain amount of money for every hour or whatever set time they had.
this is very cool man , Never saw one of these ever too sweet man
Yeah you were half right. It's the "box". You guessed better than everyone else though. =)
I remember back in 2007 when we went to Washington DC and stayed at a hotel in Maryland not far from DC, and in the rooms they had LodgeNet GameCube controllers. I was excited about it, but when I found out you had to pay for it, my parents said no.
Why awesome man! Never even knew this thing existed.
I didn't know they made a Super Famicom for the hotels. I knew about the Famicom one and that was actually my guess as to what you were gonna show. I just didn't comment on it, hehe.
Good find, Gamester! =D
Nice review Gamester. Thanks again.
i have a restaurant near me that opened like a few months ago and they rock some ps2's with some hockey game and skate games on there
I remember an N64 hotel system being at a place I stayed when I was about 8 or 9...God I wish I would have would have gotten my hands on one of those!
That is an amazing find Gamester81, I never knew about these things =D
Very cool John!!! I've never seen the unit in real life! Thanks for giving us a peak at it. Looks really cool! Wished they had these in our local hotels back in the day :P
I'm pretty sure the "AC adapter" you pointed out would be to plug in the hotel's television.
It was nice to hear you mention Luke :) I've got you and luke subbed. And I love all the videos you both put up :)
great video, thanks for sharing
I love seeing stange old gaming technologies
Is that a blue moon you're drinking?
They got a local brew called "Snow goose" over her on the eastern shore of Maryland. If you like ale you gotta try it!
Again great vids as always. Never disappoints!
I'm kinda bummed out you didn't crack that sucker open and show us what's inside. That thing have normal cartridges inside, or are the roms hardwired in?
***** he said he'll try to get a locksmith to open the lock
@MightyCollector
I picked it up on ebay. . . I got lucky finding it at a good price.
power outlets on the back are just that. power outlets. had a stereo amp with outlets on the back and i'd use one to charge my phone.
2:55 Nintendo should really consider adding that feature to a future video game console.
the famicom box is another interesting box
yeah I know, it's cuz Im Super Awesome :OD
actually I played the Super Famicom when I lived in Japan as a boy before it was released to the US, that was the luckiest moment I ever experienced with video games
I remember going to a few hotels that had a modified N64 controller to rent N64 games on.
Wow so this is the first time I knew this Super Famicom Hotel machine existed.
Yeah I can see this as highly collectable, as most japenese hotels didnt have this.
Just so you know, Gamester81, the golf game in the system looks nearly identical to a game I have on the Genesis, called Pebble Beach Golf Links. You should check it out, it's almost uncanny how similar they look. :)
@Ianwison1978
Hey Ian, I actually picked this up on ebay. Here in the States we don't have Yahoo auctions for some reason.
old computers have case for another hdd in front and when you put hdd there you must close it using key like this in front on it.
That's the Super Famicom version, later remade on the Virtual Boy as Golf.
@XMaskedMagicianFanX
Hey thanks for the translation.
I have that golf game. It's fun after a while.
From what I believe, unless the GameCube was still working (and still had functional controllers) they would've kept it. Obviously most of them were destroyed by children so almost none of them have one now. I vaguely remember Sonic Adventure 2 Battle and a Tony Hawk like game on it. It had 2 screens and usually two gamecubes in one unit.
Wow very cool, thanks for showing us this.
Yeah I remember seeing the N64 ones but my dad never allowed me to play it at the hotel because it was so expensive. 12 bucks/hour is insane! lol
Of course, with a 25-pound console, you couldn't do that, so this needed the longer cables.
Me, I have my Super Famicom right next to my computer hooked up to a 14" CRT, so if anything, I prefer the short cable most of the time (though I have a couple Super Famicom Jr. controllers as well, in case I'm in a situation where I need something longer).
Needs moar room service lol.
This is a beast, indeed. Where do you get those bizarre and obscure gaming systems from? Truly a "Gamester".
Very cool find John!
what a cool system, the thing about Nintendo that bothers me the most is that they do Japan exclusives that we never get, I'm not saying this is something we missed out on, but N64DD or all the Japan exclusive games we never get or don't get till years later kinda sucks..
i remember i played this in our hotel . My mother was pissed
Very interesting indeed!
Hey Gamester81, Great video by the way, I was wondering if you ever heard of the PSX. It is a Playstation 2 system I think only released in Japan, but it has most of the features that a PS3 has, plus with a built-in DVR.
The Japanese is pretty simple. Probably what you imagine it says mostly. This machine must have been '93 or later, at least the cart containing Starfox since that was released in '93.
That golf game is Waialae Country Club. I have it for SNES.
Lock is easy to bypass. I can replace it with a push button switch. Old video I know, but thought I'd say!
I want to mod my SNES to vibrate my bed!
Great system, never heard of it before!!
Thank you for sharing
Well, I already beat SA2 Battle at the time so I never really touched them that much. I rarely go to McDonald's now but I know it was the one in the mall area (in Hagerstown, MD) had a functional one. I'm not sure about now though... and yeah, somehow someway kids managed to rip off the rubber on the control stick. As for playing Gamecube games, just purchase a used Wii and a component cable. Then maybe go on Amazon/eBay for a few controllers. It's worth it. Also, pawn shops. =)
Really cool video, great review. Brings back fond memories of one time I was on vacation and played Donkey Kong Country for three hours =)
looks like that ac adopter, would be for pluging in the tv, (if there was only one plug socket then plug in the Super Famicom Box to the wall and put the tv power through the Super Famicom Box.
Couldn't agree more!
Blue moon, excellent choice my good sir