Contents of a Pippin @WORLD 3-box set (PW-20000).
Pippin consoles were released in varying sets.
Pre-release[]
- Main article: Pippin Power Player
- Power Player developer set - Black box with green "@" emblem and marked "NOT FOR SALE", containing a prototype 14.4 kbps modem, pre-release beta software and SDKs.[1] Seeded to developers and market testers in December 1995.[2][3]
Front of Pippin Power Player box.
Back of Pippin Power Player box.
Side of Pippin Power Player box, marked "NOT FOR SALE".
Contents of a Pippin Power Player box set.
Japan[]
- Main article: Pippin Atmark
- Special "Network set" (「ネットワークセット」) - Red and navy blue box, containing a 14.4 kbps modem and "Disk 6" CD-ROM set in black sleeve. Launched on March 28, 1996 through 300 retailers. MSRP JP¥ 64,800.[4]
- "Pippin Atmark body set" (「ピピン＠アットマーク」「本体セット」) - Red and navy blue box, containing a "Disk 4" CD-ROM set in orange sleeve. Released on June 15, 1996. MSRP JP¥ 49,800.[5]
Front of Pippin Atmark box.
Back of Pippin Atmark box.
"Disk 6" CD-ROM set.
"Disk 4" CD-ROM set.
United States[]
- Main article: Pippin @WORLD
Set PW-20010 contained box 1 and 2 of the following for MSRP US$ 499. A larger set PW-20000 contained all three for MSRP US$ 599.[6][7]
- 1: Console
- 2: Accessories - Contained the AppleJack controllers; larger sets also included a keyboard.
- 3: Modem & CD-ROMs - Included a Motorola 28.8 kbps modem. Smaller sets included the modem and bundled discs in box 2, in place of the keyboard.
Pippin @WORLD 3-box set (PW-20000).
Pippin @WORLD box 1 (console).
Contents of Pippin @WORLD box 3.
Pippin Apple's Forgotten Game Console
(unboxing of a 3-box set)
Pippin @WORLD 2-box set (PW-20010).
Pippin @WORLD 2-box set (PW-20010) and console.
CD-ROMs bundled with Pippin @WORLD sets.
References[]
- ↑ MINT Pippin Atmark Not-for-Sale Black Box Edition Bandai Japan by tokyotoyfactory, eBay. Accessed 2018-01-23.
- ↑ Pippin News: Bandai Takes Responsibility for Pippin Developer Support in the United States, The Apple Pippin Market Development Group. 1996-09-01. Archived 1997-04-14.
- ↑ ピピン＠アットマーク店頭販売、単体販売開始!!, Bandai Digital Entertainment (Japanese, Shift JIS). Archived 1997-10-25.
- ↑ @World: Pippin shippin' by David Morgenstern, MacWEEK vol.10-46. 1996-12-02. Archived 1996-12-20.
- ↑ Pippin @WORLD User's Manual p.33, Bandai Digital Entertainment. 1996.
External links[]
- Pippin @ Atmark special network set at the Atmark Channel (archived 1998-02-12)
- Extremely Rare Apple Pippin Console Black CIB PW-10001 PW-20010 NTSC US by JayP at GameLife (2017-04-27)
- Testing the Apple Pippin: Part 2. by xsuicidesn0wmanx at GameLust (2016-08-09)
- Taking a Bite of the Apple at Dizrythmia (2011-01-30)
