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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
@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.
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.
@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.
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.
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 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
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.
@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.
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?
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
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.
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.
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 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
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.
i still have my n64 and gamecube and my local mcdonalds still has a gamecube to play the funny thing is that no young kids play on it only adults. i am 13 and use it because i remember getting when i was younger
SQRLNUTZ666 keep the fire alive 4 ever kid dont ever let them take that McDonald's GameCube down tell that next time you go there to lol. 💯🤣💰🔥🕹🎮😎, 4 real though brody.
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!
@Vintagevideogamegeek Yeah that'd be cool to get a N64 hotel controller, but I don't think it'd work without the menu to download games. I got this system on ebay. =)
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
I've read about the LodgeNes SNES, I don't know if they were available outside of the US, for example I don't know if they made it to Australia where I live. Do you have or are you thinking about getting a LodgeNet system to review?
I’m trying to get mine to save games. I’ve replaced the battery but it makes no difference. Does anyone know a way to get save files to stay after power off?
I remember a system like this. but only in the states. in 1999 i was in hawaii. i vaguely remember playing like mario kart there. was there an american version, or did this hotel have the same thing, but with us games.
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.
at 6:39, on choice 1, I think the katakana has been translated as "game". or something like that since there was a hyphen in between the "ge" (sometimes the e is interpreted as a hard-vowel a like in many languages) and the "mu" symbol which is treated like a "m" sound without a vowel. Its hard to explain how japanese is romanized (i.e. interpreted as english); its also hard to understand how english is represented in japanese characters.
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).
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.
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 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.
No S-Video output and the hardwired controllers would kill this thing for me. But I am curious what would happen if you opened it up and stuck a standard SNES game in there. As for the Super Famicom controllers being so short, I think that has to do with how games were played in Japan. Original Famicom and PC Engine also had really short cords, but the AC adapter cable and AV/RF cables were long as hell, so you could move the console close to the player(s) and avoid tangled controller cables.
@MarkNESStarFox I had something like that happen with some dvds I ordered off eBay. The weird thing is that the guy I originally bought them from (I told him I was waiting for them and it had been over three/four weeks) so he sent me another package and eventually I got them...and then like a few days later another copy of them. Not sure what happened but gave the extra copy to a friend of mine. Weird stuff happens I suppose.
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.
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.
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.
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
I went to a hotel recently that still had one but it was expensive to play, like $7 an hour.
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.
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
That thing must be super rare, I never heard of this system before. Thanks for sharing!
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I remember this system in Bangkok hotels and it was my introduction to snes and super Mario kart
Thanks James, and again congrats on 1,000+ subs.
@Caztro72
Yeah I think you're right about the golf game.
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
@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.
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.
dude you are the ultimate gaming collector. You rule. I wish i had a man cave with all of your systems are arcade machines
@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.
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.
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.
"Where does he get those wonderful toys?"
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.
@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.
Right on Luke. Thank you very much for the translation. You rock!
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
I saw one of those lodgenet controllers in a hotel as late as last year, and they were still renting games!
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.
@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.
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
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
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.
Awesome video. I never new this existed. You learn something new everyday.
Great video man. Really awesome piece for the collection.
This is pretty cool and unique! Thanks for posting a video on this interesting system.
@MightyCollector
I picked it up on ebay. . . I got lucky finding it at a good price.
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
The music in the golf game is delightful.
@twizid6667 Wow great find. Where did you find it for that price at?
the Super Potato store in Akihabara, Tokyo has this system as a demo system . Ive played it multiple times there
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 is a really special system you have there. By the way, Blue Moon is my favorite beer, good to see you enjoying it!
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.
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!
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.
I think that was wailei country club golf. I had that game for SNES back in the day. It was quite fun.
Thanks for giving this system a showing!
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.
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.
thanks gamester81, you are the 'king of consoles'
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 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.
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.
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 :)
i still have my n64 and gamecube and my local mcdonalds still has a gamecube to play the funny thing is that no young kids play on it only adults. i am 13 and use it because i remember getting when i was younger
SQRLNUTZ666 keep the fire alive 4 ever kid dont ever let them take that McDonald's GameCube down tell that next time you go there to lol. 💯🤣💰🔥🕹🎮😎, 4 real though brody.
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'm pretty sure the "AC adapter" you pointed out would be to plug in the hotel's television.
wow you always blow my mind with some rare system..
rockin man
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.
@Vintagevideogamegeek
Yeah that'd be cool to get a N64 hotel controller, but I don't think it'd work without the menu to download games. I got this system on ebay. =)
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 could listen to that golf music all day.
i remember all the ones in the us and mexico in hotels. migth be worth looking for more in small towns across america
Nice review Gamester. Thanks again.
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
That is an amazing find Gamester81, I never knew about these things =D
you're the man Gamester81 !
I've read about the LodgeNes SNES, I don't know if they were available outside of the US, for example I don't know if they made it to Australia where I live. Do you have or are you thinking about getting a LodgeNet system to review?
I want the music from that golf game now, sounds great to use in videos
I’m trying to get mine to save games. I’ve replaced the battery but it makes no difference. Does anyone know a way to get save files to stay after power off?
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'm pretty sure that golf game was released in the US, as Waialae Golf.
@Ianwison1978
Hey Ian, I actually picked this up on ebay. Here in the States we don't have Yahoo auctions for some reason.
I remember a system like this. but only in the states. in 1999 i was in hawaii. i vaguely remember playing like mario kart there. was there an american version, or did this hotel have the same thing, but with us games.
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.
Shouldn't the console have a copywrite notice on the bottom of it or something?
Usually it'd have the year there.
this is very cool man , Never saw one of these ever too sweet man
Really cool video, great review. Brings back fond memories of one time I was on vacation and played Donkey Kong Country for three hours =)
I'm pretty sure that golf game did come out in the US. It was called True Golf Classics or something?
Search for lock bumping video, please I want to see the insides.
I would say those two power outlets on the back are for the tv and vcr to plug into?
at 6:39, on choice 1, I think the katakana has been translated as "game". or something like that since there was a hyphen in between the "ge" (sometimes the e is interpreted as a hard-vowel a like in many languages) and the "mu" symbol which is treated like a "m" sound without a vowel. Its hard to explain how japanese is romanized (i.e. interpreted as english); its also hard to understand how english is represented in japanese characters.
great vid gamester. i always love watchin ur vids man!!! great channel
If something has a plug in the back of its for stuff they think u would need a extension cord your cable box has one I use to use it for my vcr
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).
Is it just me or did star fox look better framerate? Also, I remember a n64 hotel system in the early 2000's
Why awesome man! Never even knew this thing existed.
It has power button?? I had a same sfb, but I couldn’t shut down, pls help!
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.
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 going to a few hotels that had a modified N64 controller to rent N64 games on.
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.
so is it possible to play regular snes cartridges on this beast? or u haven't found an appropriate screwdriver so far?
That golf game is Waialae Country Club. I have it for SNES.
No S-Video output and the hardwired controllers would kill this thing for me. But I am curious what would happen if you opened it up and stuck a standard SNES game in there.
As for the Super Famicom controllers being so short, I think that has to do with how games were played in Japan. Original Famicom and PC Engine also had really short cords, but the AC adapter cable and AV/RF cables were long as hell, so you could move the console close to the player(s) and avoid tangled controller cables.
I want that!LOL! Great find man and as always very informative.I've done the Japan snail mail myself...one time I had to wait 3 months!
@MarkNESStarFox
I had something like that happen with some dvds I ordered off eBay. The weird thing is that the guy I originally bought them from (I told him I was waiting for them and it had been over three/four weeks) so he sent me another package and eventually I got them...and then like a few days later another copy of them.
Not sure what happened but gave the extra copy to a friend of mine. Weird stuff happens I suppose.
great video, thanks for sharing
I love seeing stange old gaming technologies
Just a guess for the next reveiw is it the gamecube panisonic lcd screen.
Lock is easy to bypass. I can replace it with a push button switch. Old video I know, but thought I'd say!
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.
I once saw one that was a N64 hotel room system. Do you have one of those?
Hi, i am just wondering. if you used ac step down for the unit?
That's the Super Famicom version, later remade on the Virtual Boy as Golf.