Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog (Pippin タイトル CD-ROM カタログ) vol.1 is a digital catalog of CD-ROM titles for Pippin Atmark consoles in Japan.[1] Only the first volume was ever published.
Development[]
In a January 1996 newsletter, Apple notified developers that Bandai Digital Entertainment would show the Pippin console, still tentatively called the Pippin Power Player, at Macworld Expo Tokyo '96. Developers were requested to fill out a Pippin title description form to have their software titles included in a CD-ROM tentatively called the "Pippin Title catalog".[2]
Release[]
The catalog was released on March 28, 1996 by Bandai Digital Entertainment with the launch of the Pippin Atmark console. The disc was bundled with each console sold in Japan.[3][4]
Contents[]
The disc contains an app that was authored with Macromedia Director and presents 85 Pippin titles that had been announced by Bandai at the time. The individual listings are organized by genre and include a screenshot or sample video clip, but no interactive demos. Though not specifically identified as being Mac-compatible, the disc contents can be viewed on a Macintosh computer with Japanese WorldScript or KanjiTalk support.
With the early demise of the platform and closure of Bandai Digital Entertainment on March 13, 1998,[5] many of the listed titles never became available for Pippin consoles.[6]
Listed titles[]
Only 45 of the 85 titles (noted in green) are confirmed to have been released for the Pippin platform. 26 were released for another desktop platform, such as Mac or PC. Several were also released for other consoles, with 1 being only released on other consoles. 13 titles (noted in red) are not known to have been released.
| # | Pippin Net / Communication (通信しようぜ) | Company(ies) | Scheduled Date | Released? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Atmark Town | BDEC | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 02 | Internet Kit | BDEC / Netscape | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 03 | Curio City | Peace on Demand | 1996-Summer | Mac/Win only |
| 04 | Franky Online for Pippin | Future Pirates | 1996-03 | Yes |
| # | Pippin Personal Constructivity (お役に立ちます) | Company(ies) | Scheduled Date | Released? |
| 05 | Tarot Mystery | Visit | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 06 | TV Works | BDEC / Sonoran Blue | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 07 | Fortullia | BDEC | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 08 | Fate Horoscope: Angel of Fortune | Media Network | 1996-Spring | Mac only |
| 09 | Sento Monogatari, sono I | Ariadne Media | TBD | 3DO/PS1/Saturn |
| # | Pippin Fun (いろいろオモシロ) | Company(ies) | Scheduled Date | Released? |
| 10 | Puzzland | Ideasland | 1996-Fall | No |
| 11 | Kids Box | ASK Kodansha | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 12 | There Are Many People | Columbia Creative | 1996-TBD | Mac/Win only |
| 13 | Blue Sango | Gyro | 1996-Summer | Mac/Win only |
| 14 | Jungle Park | BDEC / Digitalogue | 1996-06 | Yes |
| 15 | Gundam Virtual Modeler Light | BDEC | 1996-05 | Yes |
| 16 | Raster-chan to Asobou | Honda Carax | 1996-TBD | Mac/Win only |
| 17 | Nemurenu Yoru no Chiisana Ohanashi | Amuse | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 18 | Dazzeloids | Voyager | 1996-04 | Yes |
| 19 | Circus! | Voyager | 1996-05 | Yes |
| # | Pippin Games (ゲーム大好き) | Company(ies) | Scheduled Date | Released? |
| 20 | L-Zone | Synergy | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 21 | Racing Days | Kitt Peak | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 22 | Clone Ranger | CyberArts | 1996-04 | Mac/Win only |
| 23 | Yellow Brick Road II | Synergy | 1996-06 ! | Yes |
| 24 | Tetsuman Gaiden: Ambition of Great Game | Teichiku | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 25 | Ultraman: The Digital Board Game | BDEC | 1996-Summer | Yes |
| 26 | Victorian Park | BDEC | 1996-04 | Yes |
| 27 | Ultraman Quiz King | BDEC | 1996-05 | Yes |
| 28 | Gundam Tactics | BDEC | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 29 | Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 | BDEC | 1996-06 | Mac/PS1/Win |
| 30 | Zukkoke Threesome: Drama Murder Case | BDEC | 1996-TBD | Yes |
| 31 | Graduation Real | Bandai Visual | 1996-TBD | Mac/PS1/Win/etc. |
| 32 | Rebel Assault | Micro Mouse | TBD | 3DO/DOS/Mac/etc. |
| 33 | Tropic Island | Momodera's Brand | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 34 | Gakkō no Kowai Uwasa: Hanako-san ga Kita!! | Amuse | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 35 | Bonogurashi | Amuse | 1996-05 | 3DO/Mac/PS1 |
| # | Pippin Knowledge (知識の小箱) | Company(ies) | Scheduled Date | Released? |
| 36 | 1995.1.17: The Great Hanshin Earthquake | Planning House | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 37 | Living on Earth series, vol.1-2 | C.P. Cenit | 1996-05 | Mac/Win only |
| 38 | Asakusa Monument | CLIP | 1996-Spring | No |
| 39 | Honshū-san Kumagera ecological report | THINK Logic | 1996-03 | No |
| 40 | EncycloMedia: Lotus series (Lotus Elan, Lotus Seven, All that Lotus) | THINK Logic | 1996-03 | No |
| 41 | EncycloMedia: Japanese Jindai Moji Characters | THINK Logic | 1996-Spring | No |
| 42 | EncyChronicle: Ryoma Sakamoto | THINK Logic | 1996-Spring | No |
| 43 | Symbiotic Earth | Taihei Printing | TBD | Mac only |
| 44 | Ocean Life: Hawaii Compilation | Universal Magic | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 45 | World's Diving Spots | Bandai Visual | 1996-TBD | Mac only |
| 46 | Australia Diving | Bandai Visual | 1996-TBD | Mac only |
| 47 | Kenji | Megasoft / Candybox | TBD ! | Mac/Win only |
| 48 | Shichisokusen | Media5 | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 49 | Welcome to Minakata Kumagusu Mandala Hall | Yanocom | 1996-Summer | No |
| 50 | "Mechanical Watch Collection" | Rocks | 1996-Summer | No |
| 51 | Yellows | Digitalogue | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 52 | Yellows 2.0 1993 Tokyo | Digitalogue | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 53 | Picture Book of Mission School Uniform 'R' (tentative) | Bandai Visual | 1996-06 | Yes |
| # | Pippin Sound (音を楽しむ) | Company(ies) | Scheduled Date | Released? |
| 54 | Chisato Moritaka CD-ROM Watarase Bashi | Oracion | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 55 | Music ISLAND vol.1: Peter and the Wolf | Oracion | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 56 | Music ISLAND vol.2: The Nutcracker | Oracion | 1996-Spring | Yes |
| 57 | Music ISLAND vol.3: The Four Seasons | Oracion | 1996-Spring | Yes |
| 58 | Music ISLAND vol.4: Carnival of the Animals | Oracion | 1996-Spring | Yes |
| 59 | GM Instrument Chart (tentative) | Sunward | 1996-Summer | No |
| 60 | Kids Sound Master | CELSYS | TBD ! | No |
| 61 | Tunin'Glue | BDEC | 1996-03 ! | Yes |
| 62 | Making Music | Voyager | 1996-Fall ! | Mac/Win only |
| 63 | Orgotto | Megasoft | TBD ! | Mac/Win only |
| 64 | Music Forest Ritmo, vol.1 | Machina | 1996-Spring ! | No |
| 65 | Funky Funny Aliens | Amuse | 1996-03 ! | Yes |
| # | Pippin Books (クリックして読書) | Company(ies) | Scheduled Date | Released? |
| 66 | Pop Up Computer | ASK Kodansha | TBD ! | Mac/Win only |
| 67 | "Inadvertently a Witch Maid" | Alice F. | TBD ! | Win only |
| 68 | Japanese Folk Tales, vol.1-3 | High Technology Communications | TBD ! | Mac only |
| 69 | Fair, then Partly Piggy | BDEC / Studio Flagship | 1996-04 ! | Yes |
| 70 | Pod | Peace on Demand | 1996-Summer ! | Mac/Win only |
| 71 | Bravo Books! | Ryomo Systems | TBD ! | Mac only |
| # | Pippin Study (遊んで勉強) | Company(ies) | Scheduled Date | Released? |
| 72 | SeeSawC series | Ai Ga Areba Daijobu | 1996-TBD | Yes (vol.1-2) |
| 73 | Agnes Chan's Childrens Dinosaur Museum | Apollon Create / Koala Books | 1996-04 | Yes |
| 74 | Chibikko Club, ver.3 | Gakugei | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 75 | Randoseru Shougakkou 1-Nensei, ver.3 | Gakugei | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 76 | Vehicle Wonderland | Crosstalk | TBD | No |
| 77 | Blessed by the Sun, vol.1 | Nankin | 1996-Spring | Mac only |
| 78 | Narabete! Tsukkute! Ugoku Block | BDEC | 1996-04 | Yes |
| 79 | SD Ultraman's Challenge! Maze Island | BDEC | 1996-04 | Yes |
| 80 | Densha Daishuugou: Driving Train | BDEC | 1996-05 | Yes |
| 81 | With Open Eyes: Images from the Art Institute of Chicago | Voyager | 1996-03 | Yes |
| 82 | Kazuya-kun series (addition & subtraction), (multiplication & division) | Media Art | TBD | Mac/Win only |
| 83 | Tan-Goo series | Media5 | 1996-04 | No |
| 84 | Don Quixote (Lite version) | Media5 | 1996-04 | Mac/Win only |
| 85 | Das Rheingold | Media5 | 1996-TBD | Mac/Win only |
- ! Denotes dead external link.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Apple Pippin scans by DFJustin, The Internet Archive. 2013-08-10.
- ↑ Spec. by chemy cano, Pipp!n@Archive (Japanese). Archived 2007-02-05.
- ↑ ピピン＠アットマーク店頭販売、単体販売開始!!, Bandai Digital Entertainment (Japanese). Archived 1997-10-25.
- ↑ Bandai Says Goodbye to Pippin by Chris Johnston, GameSpot. 1998-02-27. Archived 1998-12-05.
- ↑ The unreleased games of Pippin by Pierre Dandumont, Journal du Lapin. 2016-08-06.
See also[]
- List of Pippin titles
- List of unreleased Pippin titles
- B no Kaidan
- Katz Pippin Demo CD
- Mac Fan PiPPiN SPECIAL
- Pippin Atmark Demonstration Disk
- Playdia Quick Interactive System Sample Soft (at the Playdia Wiki)
External links[]
- Pippin software (Japanese) at the Atmark Channel (archived 1997-06-29)
(corresponds with the contents of the Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog) - Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog at Progetto Emma
- Let’s Play Apple Pippin : Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog (French) at Le Journal du Lapin (2018-09-09)