Pippin (Atmark): Anybody know about this machine???

[Wolverine]

i was recently reading the new and revamped retroGAMER, i was checking out the back pages and the most expensive console from the retro price listings was teh PIPPIN (ATMARK), theres a brief summary but what the heck is the machine about??? and how much should i be paying for it??? (cause i think a lot of the prices in retroGAMER are dodgy, no offense strider- i have emailed him about it!!!)

so anybody know about it????

[muddy]

i know a bit about it, was based on an Apple Mac Performa, so it's woefully underpowered. Was also know as the Bandai Pippin, lots more infor here...

http://www.macgeek.org/museum/pippin/

not sure about a price though.

[Geezer]

Expensive???

http://cgi.ebay.com/SALE-NEW-PIPPIN-ARMARK-BANDAI-JP_W0QQitemZ8238946793QQcategoryZ4315QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bandai-Pippin-JP-JAP-AT-Mark_W0QQitemZ8242110298QQcategoryZ187QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I'm pretty sure I've seen a blue version too? maybe it's just me

[anagrama]

There's also a ****-rare European version aswell the US/Jap ones. Can't remember who manufactered that one off-hand...

[Wolverine]

no way thats like a tenth of the retroGAMER price!!!!!!!! either the seller doesnt know what hes selling or price inflation of rGAMER!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

[Baseley09]

It doesnt cost more tha ?50 new or at least mint in reality, even the dev sets didnt sell for much last time on ebay.

It is interesting but it is a piece of ****. What games....hmmm Shockwave of 3DO fame, a few mac compatible Gundam games and a rare as dawn french in marathon Dragonball game. Highly doubt the last too are that playable..........oh and 3d driver "Racing Days".

The net service *Franky Online* is one of the coolest name going tho innit.

Edit : Forgot in mo RAR3 are apparent Marathon Trilogy that did go to press, info is nill but they are out there, i think one mac mag in the day did review it, ive seen the review online amongst the dust.

LOL Strider & Retrogamer in general are cool im sure, but really pfft what do they honestly know?

[Geezer]

I'm pretty sure that in the past I've seen a guy listing a blue one (maybe thats the Euro version that anagrama mentioned) and finding it difficult to sell. IIRC the guy was in Italy and trying to sell it for 200-250 Euros BIN or so.

However, my mind may be playing tricks on me-no doubt someone with better knowledge will be along soon

[Wolverine]

so forget that then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was gonna buy it!!!!!!!!! BUT ALLOW IT!!!!!

[Baseley09]

ZOMG XBOCKZ 3sixtees ripp 0ffz


LOL, inspiration for the PS3 boomerang even hehe.

[anagrama]

A quick fact-checking reveals the Euro version to have been made by Katz. A brief skim of Google suggests these were intended as developer units and not sold in stores.

[Wolverine]

A quick fact-checking reveals the Euro version to have been made by Katz. A brief skim of Google suggests these were intended as developer units and not sold in stores.

good old anagrama comes up trumps again!!!!!

[Strider]

cheers for the info guys, I'll try and update it for the next issue

[Big Al]

Expensive???

http://cgi.ebay.com/SALE-NEW-PIPPIN-ARMARK-BANDAI-JP_W0QQitemZ8238946793QQcategoryZ4315QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I'm pretty sure I've seen a blue version too? maybe it's just me

That guys a great seller, I got most of my FM Towns collection from him.

I have 2 Pippens, white one and black one. They really were not bad powered machines for there time. Severe lack of software that's playable though.

Think they carved a small niche because they had some exclusive Dragon Ball Z games or something.

Beat the dreamcast to being the first online console too.