5 BIZARRE Official Nintendo Systems! | Nintendrew

[@Nintendrew]

Hey all! Just a quick correction: It's come to my attention that the photo we used for Wei Yen was incorrectly attributed on the RGDWiki and is not the right person. The image has since been corrected on the wiki. Thanks for watching!

[@STICKOMEDIA]

Cool cool

[@dougr8646]

Thanks for the correction! Very cool! Happy to see myself getting the credit I deserve!

[@Gojiro7]

hey Drew, the music in the background at the 5:52 minute mark, do you remember where its from? its really good but I can't find it

[@DarkBowser64]

Something interesting to note about the iQue Player: they replaced the 4/8 MB of internal RDRAM, which the N64 used, with more standard, modern RAM by a different vendor. The N64's RAM was notoriously slow which is why the N64 had such laggy games that easily slowed down whenever any amount of visual effects happened. But due to this change in RAM type, the iQue runs WAY faster and with much better frame rate persistence. It runs so fast that in the Ocarina of Time tower collapse the sound actually desyncs!

[@Zormegone]

I was honestly expecting you to mention the Color-TV Game produced by Nintendo in the first generation of video games. It's weird knowing how Nintendo made one of the hundreds of Pong consoles back then.

[@dougr8646]

So wierd....

[@ZaneFowler]

Are you still open to being sent bootleg systems? Have one that I bought recently that I haven't seen in any of your bootleg game system vids.

[@TheDerpyDolphin]

I hope he takes it. I love his bootleg videos

[@ZaneFowler]

@@TheDerpyDolphin for real! i would tell ya'll details abt it, but in case he ends up seeing this i don't wanna ruin it

[@admiralAlfonso9001]

Yes

[@Nintendrew]

Absolutely! I took my PO box out of recent descriptions (just because I haven't had the capacity to cover much recently and don't wanna disappoint anyone), but it's still active. Shoot me an email ([e-mail]) if you need the details! Thanks for watching. 😄

[@BloominFleury29]

@@Nintendrew is it the same for fan art

[@tGette]

Enjoy the subtle details in your script writing, saying that the Visteon Dockable Entertainment System "didn't exactly fly off the lot" (instead of shelves).

[@Tyler16bit]

I’d like to learn more about that GBA car system as I’ve never even heard of it until now.

[@rorz999]

Same

[@mrarkansasman]

4:05mario sitting in da middle

[@LowPolyLevi]

Man, this day just gets better and better! CARL came out today, and now Nintendrew posted! Keep up the good work, man!

[@deadtbh9868]

I own 4 out of 5 of these! I think my fav is easily the IQue player. Such a neat piece of history. I also think this means that by a technicality, you could argue it is the highest quality plug-and play system. I think it's funny that the one I don't own is also the one you said was relatively easy to get (the shonen famicom mini). In fact I'd never even heard of it until this video. Hope to pick one up some day but it's not a high priority for me right now.

[@shuruff904]

So you have a Panasonic Q?

[@MrGoatYouTube]

3:45 Wow. In all my years of GBA from my youth till now, I never thought that I would be able to see a Visteon GBA actually working. God bless you, Daddy Drew. o7

[@Punmaster9001]

I find it funny that the one system you couldn't show from your actual collection is one I've gotten to see and play firsthand at a convention I help at. I didn't realize how fragile it could be, though I think I'm remembering it having issues keeping the game going after a while of just sitting there. Pretty cool otherwise.

[@marvelstarwarsfan8410]

Yay a brand new video! and you made a game and a plush you sure have gone a long way.

[@katamattyon]

Just came across this channel. I don't usually comment but Nintendrew is a fantastic name. Also happy to see the console in the thumbnail is first on the list, you come across so many clickbait videos on KZbin, putting it at #1 makes it clear that this is not clickbait

[@9ALiTY]

I remember seeing the laptop gba in an suv in a junkyard once, wish I got it.

[@tomallica420]

Congratulations on your game release! Will definitely pick up Carl on the switch!

[@chetapace79]

3:40 “oh shit it’s a game boy”

[@LevelWithUs]

Y’all NEED to play C.A.R.L.!! It’s a delightful indie title from start to finish. Our review will be up soon but the short version is that the game is G.R.E.A.T. (a Good, Really Exceptional, Amazing Time!)

[@erneststackhouse1133]

The NES Sharp Gaming TV would have been bigger in my opinion if it came out a year earlier. As the Game Boy was released that same year in 1989! I love the Controller for the Panasonic Q for the Game Cube I really just want the controller for my Game Cube games! Got something new to hunt for. Thanks Drew!

[@DrKoneko]

I've said this a million times before and I'll say it again here. The Panasonic Q is my favorite video game console of all time. It's a gamecube, with the most janky way to play DVDs they could possibly sell. It's sleek and futuristic, but also bold and show-y. It's also a gamecube, which is one of my favorite systems ever. I hate that it's so rare because while I'd love to own one, I wouldn't trust myself with it either. Such a cool console though.

[@gordonshumway7465]

You wouldn't trust yourself to own a console? What does that mean?

[@darktetsuya]

huh, had never heard of that DVD/TV/GBA combo system! would have definitely been cool for road trips, but that price though, yikes! may have to wishlist CARL and pick it up when I get the chance, it looks fun!

[@qwertsy1151]

Very obscure

[@CarrieMiller80]

I always found the GameCube weird. Probably as it has the oddest controller I’ve seen

[@TheDerpyDolphin]

You should see some of the pre 16-bit console’s controllers from the 70s and 80s. There’s some wacky ones out there. The N64 and Dreamcast controllers are kind of odd too especially compared to GameCube

[@rorz999]

N64 controller is weirder than the GameCube one. Most unergonomic piece of shit ever

[@Chaos89P]

The GameCube controller just won't die out, either, currently due to a quirk/bug in how the Switch accepts USB controllers. Unfortunately, only a couple of games I know of are fully compatible with the GameCube controller; every other game that doesn't rely on the buttons under the sticks are better off using something that turns the L and R buttons into ZL and ZR respectively.

[@burnum]

Both MetalJesusRocks and Gaming Historian have showcased the Panasonic Gamecube, though it is still interesting to see more units being shown off.

[@jusun2009]

Hi Drew, point out a few points related to the iQue here. Mr. Wei Yan, also known as Weiqun Yan (Chinese: 顏維群), helped Nintendo to develop N64 and Gamecube when he was in Scillion Graphics and ATi. Eventually, he created iQue to help Nintendo to expand the market in Mainland China. Most of the handheld console from Nintendo that was sold in China had the prefix "iQue" with them, with the first model being the Gameboy Advance, and the last production model being the new 3DS. iQue once planned to introduce the GameCube and the Wii in Mainland China as iQue box and iQue Wii but eventually scrapped, and there was no prototype that can be found anywhere. The iQue box (Chinese: 神游盒子) was meant to be an improved and diskless model of the Gamecube, where the players can purchase and download the game online or through the iQue Kiosk. And the iQue Wii was meant to be introduced as a "multimedia playback device" as how the Chinese PS2 edition was introduced to work around the ban on the sale and manufacture of game consoles announced around 2000 in Mainland China.

[@Silky_boi]

Just bought C.A.R.L. For Steam and can’t wait to play it this weekend, I expect a great game from a true gamer. Thanks Andrew!

[@TheSomberGamer]

Congrats on the launch of Carl!! Picking it up tomorrow on Switch

[@WoodsPrecisionArms]

Congrats on your game release! It looks REALLY GOOD

[@HollandTHG]

Wow, what are the odds that I was just checking out C.A.R.L., thinking about picking it up, and twenty minutes later I'm watching the first of your videos I've ever seen!?

[@HollandTHG]

I've played a Panasonic Cube before. It runs incredibly well, but feels like it's made out of newspaper, especially the disc drive.

[@halg3625]

Nintendrew has to be one of the greatest names I've ever heard. The name drew me in and the content got me hooked.

[@brycevo]

The Shonen Jump mini is so awesome

Hello Nintendrew! Im still watching your videos!! :) this year i started my collection of many nintendo consoles from japan and usa!

[@ThrowbackGames_]

ITS A MIRACLE! Was re-binging your videos during the hurricane we had, and today you uploaded!

[@M64bros]

Looks like Nintendrew has grown himself a beard!

[@rolandoomar10]

"If you know me you me you know im all about really weird and obscure stuff" Not the best choice of words...

[@bimper2213]

Great vid, can’t wait to get home so I can start downloading CARL.

[@alekszandor]

Hasn't the Panasonic Q become easier to fix with the advent of 3d printers? I've seen videos on KZbin of people replacing the broken tray with a new 3d printed one.

[@_smb4568_]

4:04 that render of mario in the car playing the visteon gba has potential to be a poster

[@CaptainCat101]

You know Nintendo, it's either their way or a cease and desist

[@qubequbik595]

The shonen jump famicom looks cool

[@supermariostudios_sms]

There’s actually a TV that can play Super Famicom games, it was released exclusively in Japan

[@NekoArc]

I'm honestly surprised you didn't cover the Super Famicom Naizou TV SF1!

[@RufusTheRed]

dude congrats , im not subbed but your gba video video has you in my recommended all the time now , just wanted to say congrats on the game release , i'm a subscriber as of 2 seconds after i posted this.

[@rrshier]

WOW, when the Gamecube came out, I went out of my way to get my hands an a panasonic Q. I actually have put (sadly) not that many hours on it, but I do still have it! I guess I didn't realize how limited they were.

[@wolfetteplays8894]

If C.A.R.L gets a sequel, please make it physical exclusive. I feel bad so many royalties get taken over the e-shop ;_; you deserve the world, homie 😮😮

[@_The_Worst_]

These are always fun to see...🤘🏼💯✔️

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

These may all be bizarre but I can say that these are also quite interesting products

[@stephenwilson8625]

I love my Panasonic Q...and yep the disk drive was in a billion pieces when I got it along with I had to repar part of the logic board but its fully working now and plays US and JP DVDs now!

[@THE-CRT]

Bouta get that sharp TV and a flash cart, and make an AIO NES-OS computer

[@FlameRat_YehLon]

Although not obscure, IMO the way the Switch got launched in mainland China is also interesting. Basically giving how obscure consoles are in China, the way Tencent do it is to target the intermediate market, that wants higher quality games but isn't hardcore enough to import a console. The interesting part is that, both Xbox and PSX basically isn't trying to promote their regional service, but rather rely completely on people knowing that they can use obscure ways to connect to the online service of another region (in order to buy games and DLCs). Meanwhile the Tencent Switch would actually promote their service without offering any way to connect to another region, while allow foreign region cartridges to be used without online services (the only exception is patching) probably as a stepping stone. Basically this means the Tencent Switch is more like a service than a console (kinda like Stadia except there's no cloud render), and wherever this will ended up going, it should be an interesting additon to the gaming history.

[@AtrixRBX]

I’ve been watching this channel since I was a kid. It’s just like I remember.

[@ThunderDragonRandy]

Among these, I never heard of a Game Boy Advance Portable DVD Player. Wow. Besides that and the Shonen Jump Famicom Mini, I'm aware of these other obscure Nintendo-related gaming products.

[@kaypete8471]

Glad you are back Nintendrew

[@UltraPoyoColt]

Those are some obscure systems, it’s cool to see you cover them! I’ve been watching the channel since several years ago but I can say hi now that I have an account! Great content!!

[@animosiity]

Dude I havnt been getting notifications for your videos for over a year now 😢. I’m so glad I stumbled across your channel again

[@DrKoneko]

I saw carl reccomended to me on steam, I had no idea it was made by you! That's awesome!!

[@KrowsGraveyard]

Hey Drew, is C.A.R.L. planned to get a Physical release on Switch? I'd like to add it to my collection.

[@catriamflockentanz]

I knew three of these. And whilst the golden Shonen Jump Famicom Mini isn't that interesting the Car-Laptop-GBA Frankenstein by Visteon is absolutely wild I never heard of it before.

[@SuperNicktendo]

Heh the only thing I have on this list is a Panasonic Q. My friend gave it to me when he got a complete in box one with the Gameboy Player. It is a royal pain to repair. We had to wait 2 years for someone to make replacement rails. And then when I put it back together the tray rubberband broke 😭. It's just a display piece nowadays but I do think it would be worth it to put a GC Loader or Pico boot in it to lessen wear on the tray.

[@AlexanderScott66]

The Panasonic Q isn't actually difficult to repair persay, it's just an annoyance being stainless steel with clips and literally a dozen screws on the back panel alone. But the usual disk repair fix just requires either a new belt and/or some 3d printed drive rails in 99% of cases. And it's not difficult to get to that area, just a huge time waster.

[@sierracomix]

The Panasonic Q is my holy grail. I'll own one someday, mark my words

[@nicO98123]

Fun fact: you can use the Staks Sky Gamepad as a controller for the Vinzeon GBA.

[@MrEandc4life]

Congratulations on the game release! Gonna try and get it on both switch and Xbox,

[@baltazard133T]

FYI for your Visteon GBA automotive combo system issue of not having any controllers I'm pretty sure you can get remanufactured or third party made controllers off of eBay... If not I'm pretty sure you're smart enough to make your own controller considering most of the information is available in the public domain to make one.....

[@goomba-64]

Woah Ique controller isnt as cool as The OG N64 one but a little more comfortable!

[@Chaos89P]

So far, I literally had to stop myself playing C.A.R.L.

[@francismendoza7997]

Can't wait to meet you at the convention in November

[@JerrJang316]

There was an american version of the iQue as well, at least in Canada. At the Travelodge hotel in my hometown they had them in the rooms. Never used them much tho, couldn't just rent a game for the night, u had to pay per rental AND by the half hour when playing

[@minibluetv4295]

At a retro game store I saw on a protective glass case they have a Panasonic GameCube

[@suntannedduck2388]

Knew about all but the Shounen Jump system. All interesting products in their own way. Though no mention of the SNES TV only the NES one huh. Cool your game launched, quite the project undertaking I bet.

[@frankduxvandamme2]

Am i hearing the C.A.R.L. music in the background of this video? BTW, i bought the game on the switch and it's a lot of fun! A great homage to 16 bit platformers! Nice work!

[@Nintendrew]

Yep, good ear! 😄 Thanks so much for your support!! Have fun!

[@Glynallaway]

Nintendrew, have you heard of a channel called Chase After The Right Price? He hunts down old games systems & games to sell & has had a couple of the Panasonic GameCubes in recent times. Might be worth hitting him up as he bought a games barn, 5 game styles merged into a barn, quite recently.

[@Padgriffin]

I’m surprised that the 3DS “Starter edition” wasn’t here. It was a standard JP O3DS with online features disabled. Sold in Hong Kong, for some reasons And since it was technically a JP system, it only had Japanese as its display language. Hong Kong does not speak Japanese. It flopped pretty badly.

[@MrWrightWay]

Nice video. I found my Panasonic Q in a pawn shop.

[@fasty93]

the only plug and play I have had (as of now) is the megaman 2 one for one of my birthdays

[@SturmAH]

I still wonder if GC-Loader would work with the Panasonic Q, circumventing the faulty disc tray.

[@AlexanderScott66]

Almost everything for the gamecube works with the Panasonic Q, except the Gamecube Player, but only because of the different bottom pattern. But the Lan adapter, SD2SP2, the (special) Gameboy Player and, of course, GC loader work with the Panasonic Q, though I do believe you would lose the functionality of the DVD player if I'm not mistaken

[@nickolaswilcox425]

ive got three of these and can note from experience a few things, the visteon you can replace the controller with a sky gamepad, a satellite game streaming service from the uk, they are cheap and readily available, the only catch is that it has some modified behavior with the buttons and anything needing you to hold b in combination with another button wont work, but otherwise is a perfect replacement, the ique, not a handheld, it still needs an external screen and power supply and the panasonic, time isnt the factor that breaks the drive, its made of very brittle plastic and any small impact can shatter it

[@Gojiro7]

5:52 hey that music in the background really slaps, any clue where its from?

[@Nintendrew]

It's from my game, C.A.R.L. 🙂

[@IllusionMaster17]

I want a Panasonic Q unironically. More than anything.

[@zorcoremusic]

Looks like fun!! I want the C.A.R.L plushi

[@unnam3d__]

just wait till this guy gets a famicom box or a super famicom box (yes they are official nintendo products and they can play multiple famicom or super famicom games, depends if you have the famicom box or the super one)

[@krillen64]

I remember you showing off the iQue off in a video before. I remember you saying before it was only in China but I think it was just a photo of it you shewed off as you didn't have one at the time.

[@MoneyHoneyBunny]

Your room looks kinda like mine except it's not just nintendo stuff, its every console and PC games just stacked, plus a lot of non gamer stuff I dont wanna mention all of and sound like a braggart lol. But i love the setup, being a collector is something I take seriously. It's our legacy, and the games we have? I don't care about the monetary values, the money, I'll never sell them! And when I die, my will is set to leave them to those who I know would never sell them either!

[@Nintendrew]

Hey, Drew Crew! BIG NEWS: My game project C.A.R.L. launches TODAY for PC and consoles! Steam ▶ bit.ly/carlsteam Nintendo Switch ▶ bit.ly/carlswitch Xbox ▶ bit.ly/carlxbox PlayStation ▶ bit.ly/carlplaystation Please wishlist the game and share it with your friends if you can! Thank you SO much for your support. 🤗❤ I can't wait to hear what you think of the game!

[@millenniumfalconpunch5719]

Is the game available in Europe

[@Nintendrew]

@@millenniumfalconpunch5719 Yes!

[@PWPictures67]

I watched you and your friends play the Carl video game on Minus World, it looked pretty neat.

[@STICKOMEDIA]

I will check it out, no wonder you've been gone for so long, hope life is going well

[@th4nkspete]

Yay!! Im soo excited nintendrew!! Your such a awesome youtuber!!

[@fredericksweet]

Had a Panasonic GC that was region 0 I bought in Thailand. I liked the fact I could burn games to DVD and play them. Shame it did not make the trip back to the US since it got lost along with 2 trunks of my stuff thanks to DHL.

[@BulletproofKuloodporny]

Did they pay you

[@BulletproofKuloodporny]

For the stuff you lost

[@fredericksweet]

@@BulletproofKuloodporny Insurance only. 2K

[@tdata545]

Our first Conversion Van or whatever those awesome yet giant vans were of the 90s, had an NES in it. BUT the car having terrible shocks in it made NES not super playable. Since it was also the original front loader one. THOUGH it was fun to play Mario 3 on that tiny TV in the back row and if you wanted entertainment, you had a tv in the middle row for VHS. That car was great.

[@nothingcankilldagrimace]

They also had a Super Famicom Sharp television, but that one sold even less than its NES counterpart (probably due to a heftier price tag)

[@Petitephysiquebarre]

Congrats on the release for CARL! Physical release via limited run or Iam8bit or fangamer? 🤞

[@matthewLkidder]

I must be a real nerd since I knew all but number 2 on the list, never new a in car dvd player had gameboy compatibility.

[@Nozxaj]

Nice Moley in the background!

[@th4nkspete]

I cant wait to get C. A. R. L!!!! I bet its gonna be superb! Also, how did you get the ique? I am guessing it was on ebay.

[@sethbessinger2025]

Awesome! I’ve been looking for a Panasonic Q locally (Bowling Green, KY and Nashville, TN area). It’s definitely hard to find! I wish more were produced. Such a cool system!

[@UltraPoyoColt]

I’ve also wanted to know if there was any sort of revival service for the ique player to get games.

[@georged7627]

What about the Super Famicom TV 🙏🏽👍🏾it's the Sharp SF1 👍🏾

[@Ikes_online_video_space_78]

Question: can you play GBA video on the Visteon GBA? I’m just wondering because the thing can connect to a tv and the gameboy player blocks those cartridges so yhea do those cartridges work?

[@MrEandc4life]

Never heard of the giant gba thing, cool video 🎃🎃

[@gregmaestas2069]

I played one of those Sharp NES at a party when i was little

[@Stonepotwaffles]

Apparently they make replacement controllers for the visteon thingy

[@the1trueblue361]

Wow! Can't wait to try your game. Looks so fun too.

[@jumby4784]

They have a Panasonic Q at my local game store I’ve been ogling for like 3 years… someday. Someday.

[@tommythrowback]

Fantastic content!! I just subbed.