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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Pointless but cool: Panasonic Gamecube


Just something neat that I've always wanted to get my hands on.  This is a Panasonic Gamecube, or basically a Gamecube that could play regular DVD's.  IMO, this is something that should have came standard with all GC's, but unfortunately was never released in the US, only Japan as far as I know.  I love obscure hardware, and this is one of the coolest looking, even though I'm not a fan of Nintendo products in general.  Note the awesome digital display screen, and blue LED lights.  It puzzles me that something like this wasn't made available to the US market, perhaps to preserve Nintendo's carebear kiddy image, or maybe they didn't want to up the price on the system because I remember one of Nintendo's selling points is always that thier stuff(crap usually) is cheaper than Microsoft and Sony.  What I like about this system so much is it looks less like a toy, and more like a Gaming machine that could turn into a Transformer and kick your ass.  Anyway, if anyone is lucky enough to own one of these, feel free to share your opinions on it.
Posted by Isaac at 1:39 PM
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55 comments:

  1. MarnieFebruary 3, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    I have never seen one of these before. I'm with you, I wonder why they didn't release it in North America...

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  2. UnknownFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    When Xibit gets into "pimping my wii" I'll laugh. But still, chromed out consoles always rock.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    This game cube looks sweet

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  4. Con QuesoFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    Hmm...I'm having mixed feelings about the design. The attempt is admiral but the overall look is a bit ugly to me. I'd prefer my old jet colored gamecube.

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  5. MetatronFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    I ain't gonna lie. I want it.

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Dam, that thing is crazy! Wish I had one. Love this blog, always something odd whenever I visit

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  7. Shelby FoxFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Pointless? It plays games, doesn't it? That's a point. Very cool though.

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  8. Kicking RocksFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    nice!

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  9. Mr. InsaniumFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    It looks like a cheap ass cd player you can buy from a flea marker for like $5 XD

    Never knew this existed until now, so nice post dude

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  10. TimFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    Fucking sweet, I love my Gamecube but unfortunately I can't play it on my PC screen so it resides in the cupboard for now :(

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  11. Mister SharafFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    great

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  12. Clarence MillerFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    gamecube was probably one of the worst consoles ever sadly

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  13. Choms1337February 3, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    I never see this thing, but thx for info about it :D

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  14. JordanFebruary 3, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    dang i didnt even know they made GC's like that!

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  15. UnknownFebruary 3, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    It looks like a droid/printer/toaster/dvd player/console

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    That's so cool, but really weird at the same time. Not sure if want, haha.

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    If they came out with one in US I would have bought this just for the looks!

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  18. WorldCraftFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    If Nintendo had released this, I would have certainly bought it. That is one of the coolest systems I have ever seen!

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  19. SnickelsoxFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    I would love to have one of these but knowing Nintendo it probably would not play all DVD formats.

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  20. ZakkFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    That's really awesome, wish I owned one :<

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  21. systemAdminFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Looks epic. But most people already had dvd players, so not much reason to add that function and increased price...

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  22. A Beer for the ShowerFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    I've never even heard of this. Very cool idea though. I absolutely love the cheesy digital display screen.

    Fun fact, I still play my Gamecube. On an almost nightly basis.

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  23. Aaron The BaronFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    aww dude that's sick!! unfortunately though, I am not one of those fortunate enough to actually own one...

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  24. and then there was METALFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    it is a rather sexy piece of machinary

    -Heavy Metal Playlist

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  25. World of ZeroFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    This is interesting. It doesn't seem like it came out this decade. If it wasn't for the glowing "GAMECUBE" I wouldn't have known what it was.

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  26. UnknownFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    Yeah but no. Nintendo was never good. Except for Pokemon. I do like me some Pokemon

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  27. Public ConfessionsFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    what was the retail price?

    -anonymous public confessions

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  28. BartFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    lol at first i was like "Wtf is a gamecube" then i was like "oh yeah that fail console" then i lol'd. nice post :D

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  29. OverthinkerFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    Wow that's so weird!
    I kind of want one...

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  30. PawawanpiFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Ok. That looks so awesome.

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  31. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 10:30 PM

    lol. panasonic gamecube. What a wonderful product

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  32. Gw2guidesFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    Hahah, liked what you said about it turning into a transformer... nice. Looking forward to seeings more stuff like this. :D

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  33. teampl4yerFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:08 PM

    I still love my gamecube dearly, metal gear solid the twin snakes was definitely awesome

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  34. krgriefFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    Haha, oh boy. Gamecube brings back a lot of great memories.

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  35. Futile PhenomFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    that is pretty freakin sweet, but for now i will have to stick to playing mario golf and watching my tremors collection on different pieces of hardware

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  36. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    Yeah, my cousin gave me his before he left for the army. It wasn't bad. Resident Evil and Metroid were pretty cool, other than that hardly touched it. Played the PS2 more.

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  37. Lendo KharFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:18 PM

    Well it feels less like a toy, however dvd players were popular at the time and I bet they were cheaper.

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  38. FunkyTechDudeFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    if that is not neat. great blog bud.

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  39. tigeyFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    looks weird, maybe it wasn't that successful for international distribution

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  40. kittersFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    lol this is real? looks like a newfangled cookie machine :3

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  41. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:34 AM

    Wasnt a big fan of the gamecube. Didn't like the controller. But cool post.

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  42. ootoriFebruary 4, 2011 at 2:49 AM

    Man, you find some cool stuff!

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  43. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:30 AM

    Wow! I loved reading about this. I'd love to have a go of this too. Keep up the sweet posts!
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  44. Arek SałataFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:51 AM

    I love the look

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  45. iRage120February 4, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    Yeah, i didn't like the fact that i couldn't play regular dvds in my gamecube

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  46. AssortedNewsFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    Sony also had a version of the ps2 that was a DVR

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  47. MixedNutsFebruary 4, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    Looks cool.

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  48. Nie MandFebruary 4, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    I did not know that the Gamecube is already retro...

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  49. T. BanacekFebruary 4, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    Japan always gets the good stuff.

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  50. tyroneFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    jesus that thing looks like it could kill you irl if you died in the game

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  51. mrecanFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    it looks like alien technology. definitely awesome

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  52. DesignAndLaughFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Wow, I've never heard of this. Great find!
    I should go get one.

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  53. GeekwankerFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    japan has lots of cool stuff on the market so sad they dont shere all of the stuff

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  54. AnonymouseFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    that is really cool, i kind of want one and i'm not even that big of a gamecube fan

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  55. JoeFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    There's lots of cool old pointless video game hardware... There used to be a rare video game museum online. Perhaps it's still there?

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