The Story of the Forgotten Nintendo Power System - Super Famicom Console History Documentary

[@StephenGutknecht]

@7:28 - Lady Decade, your presentation and script is excellent. One thing I would suggest... "SRAM" is not Flash Memory. SRAM does not store when the power is turned off. The technical phrase in the 1980's would be "Battery backed SRAM", and you see the silver (coin shape) battery in the photos you shared earlier in the video? "Battery backed RAM" was the way we did it with microcomputers in the 1980's. Again, great video, and you script + presentation is both education and entertaining. (I"m a long term technical editor and published author on computing, back in IBM OS/2 days. Also did custom hardware design in the early PC days.)

[@StephenGutknecht]

@7:18 - you see the round battery on the right side? That has to be replaced. This is "battery backed SRAM".

[@BB-te8tc]

Sometimes I feel you've made contact with an alternate 90's timeline and are bestowing knowledge of otherworldly artifacts to us. And every time I think "she must be done" you find another.

[@tommj4365]

Actually you are constantly jumping between different timelines/universes, so there's a chance it didn't exist for you back then.

[@matthewlane518]

I think you know to much, you mite be visited by the men in black lol

[@derekwright7447]

I agree with this, so much! 🎉

[@Juanpasaenz]

That Shadow of the Ninja tune. Well done.

[@nightbirdds]

These kiosks were one of the coolest things Nintendo did over the years. If they'd brought the Power System over here to the west, it would have been massive. It would've been easy to sell parents on a cartridge that they could use over and over again and could hold several games.

[@fattiger6957]

It came out in 1997 for the snes. That was a year after the n64 came out. I don't think it would have been much of a deal over here, considering snes games could be bought for peanuts that the time.

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

@@fattiger6957 People could also rent video game cartridges from their local video rental store at the time as well, and a game writer kiosk defeats that purpose...

[@fattiger6957]

@@Justin-Hill-1987 Yes, and video game rentals were illegal in Japan. So I guess this was the substitute over there.

[@erugurara8235]

¿Why is it ilegal to Rent games?.

[@fattiger6957]

@@erugurara8235 No idea. I just remember that fact from a Gaming Historian video about Nintendo vs Blockbuster. Nintendo was used to not renting games in Japan, so when American video stores like Blockbuster started doing it Nintendo sued them.

[@6Stevo]

I love that all these years later I can still learn of Nintendo history that I didn't know about!

[@rayshaw7446]

Thanks! Lady Decade for all the retro research. Newly subed and working through your upoads🎉

[@LadyDecade]

Wow, thank you!

[@rayshaw7446]

No worries, thanks for all the rare research. Top class stuff😊

[@WrestlingWithGaming]

Great job covering this! I miss Nintendo doing weird random stuff like this. Lawson stores would also end up carrying the refill cards for the Japanese version of XBAND. Seems like Lawson had a great relationship with Nintendo.

[@iulianispas8634]

Is not weird at all, considering the cheapest super fanicom cartridge was 69.99 pounds. People in Japan have brains, sales not based on consumer stupidly , Nintendo illegal game monopoly. This system allowed the to buy games for 20-30 pounds. I didn't work for all games as many super fanicom had extra graphics cips in the cartrige

[@colinewan2320]

I never knew about any of this. This is why your channel goes on from strength to strength .

[@reagandow850]

Just when I thought I’d seen everything by Nintendo. I’ve got to give it to ya! You sure pull out some truly interesting stuff my friend.

[@daiseman]

I always make it a point to pick up a couple of these official flash carts on the used market each time I visit Japan- never know what's on them. Depending on cosmetic quality, they could be had for $5-$10!

[@erugurara8235]

Please upload the room to learn about the coding in the Game storage, always good to have to learn.

[@speedcircuit]

You've been killing it lately!

[@AcornElectron]

You keep the awesome content coming LD and we’ll keep liking, sharing and intrinsically loving it. Keep up the good work lass and stay safe x

[@Canthatcrazy]

The fact you only have under 40k subs is shocking to me!!! Your channel is top tier.

[@sajmeister]

Just when you think, she won't find anymore for the next video, you surprise us. AMAZING! Keep these coming and cannot wait for the next one!

[@cliffx7]

I just love watching your videos! I feel like you are able to find information that no one else can!

[@mr.multiverse7686]

Wow..I Don't know about that all these years..I only known about NES, Famicom, Famicom Disk System and even Super Game Boy..but this is the best video I've ever watched..longtime fan of your channel since 3 years ago and also Top Hat Gaming Man's channel as well..longtime fan of it as well

[@ninjetti9898]

Another beast of an upload. Your channel is insanely underrated

[@jeroenvanschaik4680]

Another great video!! Keep up the good work lady decade!!

[@ultraokletsgo]

How did I go my entire life and not know about this? Awesome history lesson LD.

[@jeff97ish]

Great content and looking beautiful and dignified as always!

[@cslcastillo]

thanks, i saw some of these carts recently and had no idea what they were used for - i though maybe some test cart or maintenance for the console but this story is much better.

[@neilorr7223]

I’ve just recently found ur channel thru top hat gaming both of u are really brightening up my break in work with ur content please keep it up 👍

[@omar_padilla]

Once again you've come up with something that I've never heard of! It's so crazy wow!!!. Thank you!.

[@CardozaCreativeMinds]

Lady Decade! Your videos are always fantastic! Keep it up! Btw my daughters were all shouting in glee heading my name lol. But seriously, there are so many Patreons out there for numerous and countless things but I am more than thrilled to be able to provide a tiny part of contribution if it means we can get more epic videos/history lessons about games, consoles and everything in between. #LadyDecade #TheBest

[@Lando00100]

Its crazy that essentially rom dumping and flash carts have been around sense the begging and they only recently caught on in the rest of the world.

[@glassvial]

Oh the irony, these are the OG flash carts, that Nintendo now sues people over, lol

[@misterx6346]

Great video and amazingly cool information.

[@PalatechGaming]

Great video as always, I guess there is always something new to learn from Lady Decade!

[@marcelokodama238]

I just found your channel! Great content! Already subscribed! Keep up the good work. Greetings from Brazil!

[@BigmanDogs]

Great and informative! I havent seen a video dedicated to this! I saw someone explain it on a super surface level when reviewing the fire emblem game. But I frankly didnt really understand what it was.

[@quincy2686]

Great video as always!!!

[@dyscotopia]

I used to start my day by reading the news... But that's a terrible idea for one's crippling anxiety. Much more pleasant to hear Lady Decade ease me into the consciousness by teaching about Japan's unique video game culture. Speaking of teaching, do LD and THGM both have a scholastic background? Those would be some lucky students!

[@gpturismo]

The extra music channel was huge. Zelda, Castlevanias, the music is amazing. I wish they had implemented this in the US/EU.

[@arisdulgerian2053]

Thanks for another great video of a product I did not know existed.

[@danielruizjimenez3362]

I was aware about the internet system that you can use for download games and dumping games on a floppy disks, but I had no idea about this. Great video and keep on the good work

[@meuapelidoewill3763]

Amazing video of the History's Nintendo Super Famicom!

[@Z3r0x7]

Damn you need more subscribers! Great content.

[@UltraPixelP]

Nice Shadow of the Ninja music in the beginning. That soundtrack slaps

[@pda1799]

Studio light is getting better))) keep it up!

[@sirvypergaming]

Excellent as always! Jealous we never got anything like that in the US, legally anyway. Lots of savvy video game shops in Chicago though that had some alternative, albeit dubious, solutions.

[@iulianispas8634]

The Snes games cartrige wore 69.99 pounds here in UK new .This system allowed people in Japan to buy with 20 to 30 pounds a game

[@bretthepler722]

this seems to be a super underrated channel. Give it time I guess.

[@Risperdali]

Great episode! I knew about the Famicom disk system rewritable disks, but had no idea there was something similar for SF and GB

[@Brianycus]

Wow, we're already in the mid-1990s?! Ohhh this is getting exciting Lady Decade!

[@jaysea5804]

LOVE this channel so many things i had no clue about and that nintendo power service would have been amazing in the U.S

[@clobberonline6812]

Top video ! The lady does it again !

[@carldiamond4234]

Another great video!

[@mikesilva3868]

Great review 😊

[@saoirsepup]

Man you crank out so much great content so consistently! You should have 500,000 subscribers…

[@arcadeutopia3035]

Bravo Lady Bongos that was an amazing piece of gaming history 👏

[@Rich77UK]

Its amazing how many adverts for Nintendo our beloved Rik Mayall was in...I dont ever remember him advertising consoles or games!

[@frodobagholdins2277]

Thanks for covering up :)

[@begcoins]

Love these videos

[@gamingquarterly6353]

very cool video. Nice work.

[@kooliad101dead]

Never seen such variant nice video 📹

[@Novelblue]

Does anyone else feel like Lady Decade is playing a villian in the videos, like the way she speaks into the camera?

[@nicholasdavidson5683]

Wow i love the cart system. I would still use and play these games today

[@vicejoy9392]

Another classic video! Love these cool things we never got 😀

[@EvaFull]

My favorite console to import for. So many awesome games that never came out in The West.

[@greenisnotacreativecolour]

Did not know of this! Thanks!

[@greenkoopa]

I'm back b!tches 🐢 Time for the kooping to recommence

[@wickeduploads]

thank you for the videos you make

[@fristytron]

im blown away these videos..

[@btobaby5372]

this channels is amazing. thank you algorithm gods. have a sub :D

[@JuniperMe]

I love Picross on the switch online service, didn't know there was more! Wish they would bang those onto the service as well.

[@travisnicholas5840]

Another great vid

[@Rwirwi1]

Great vid... thank you 👍

[@jamescameron149]

Lady Decade uploads. I watch and thumbs up. That is all...

[@burntreynolds1068]

NGL, got a little bit of a crush on Lady Decade :3

[@Run187]

You would have to fight her husband. He would hit you with a kapow, bop and a flump and you would be bested..

[@maverickhunter24]

@@Run187 🤣🤣🤣

[@burntreynolds1068]

@@Run187 I hear that Wesley Willis whupped you. ;-)

[@tmcttf8087]

.....guess this video showcases that I still have much to learn when it comes to the history of gaming as a whole.

[@marccarter1350]

Thanks for this 😎

[@ChronoMoogle]

There are some pretty cool exclusive Super Famicom games on it, video was good but mentioning a few more of them would have made it even better. Personal favorites: Famicom Bunko - Hajimari no Mori Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo Genjuu Ryodan Metal Slader Glory Director’s Cut Power Lode Runner Super Famicom Wars

[@RetroSetJoe]

This is super fascinating!! Great work Lady!!! Nintendo (and all game devs) need to get better about preserving this history... instead of releasing incomplete games and constant updates...

[@LNSLateNightSaturday]

Random actor sighting: in the N64 ad @ aprox. 3:57, Scott Adsit, who played Pete Hornburger on 30 Rock

[@donny4182]

Fascinating!!! Had no idea.

[@lopony7944]

📣 The way she sings the end of her sentences reminds me of this radio lady " who used to talk that Waaay" ... hey, it's better than Vocal Fry!😂

[@jaggedj2510]

Love this video

[@オールマイト-y1f]

back in the 90's there was pc's that had a sega built into them in the UK, probably elsewhere. Would be good to see a video on them

[@STICKOMEDIA]

9:10 "now your playing with power... Nintendo power"

[@icollectstories5702]

I would have offered serial video content, such as anime episodes, Nintendo marketing promos, etc. This would have a great way to contact Nintendo fans during the Slow Internet days. Promotional tie-ins with Lawsons would have been cool.

[@trackmastersdj]

Another great video. I enjoy watching your content. I have a request though: Can you make a comprehensive video explaining what RPG games such as Shining Force, Final Fantasy, Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, and Secret of Mana are truly about? I love classic 8 and 16 bit video games, but I cannot understand why these types of RPG games are so special and cherished by so many. These games undoubtedly have huge fan bases, but I don't see why that is. I can't even understand how these types of games are supposed to be played. I feel like I'm missing out on something incredible, but I don't even know where to begin to gain the required understanding on how to play these types of titles. When I start the game where am I supposed to go, what am I supposed to do, what does all the stuff on the screen actually mean, what's the object of the game, etc . . .

[@LosCardenitas]

Ty for this hidden gem.

[@wokeupthismornin1056]

Anyone know the song from 3:45 ?

[@iulianispas8634]

Without this service, no one will ever buy games in Japan for 69.99 pounds, the cheapest Super famicom game wore very expensive.

[@Mega-mt6ut]

Nice touch using Lufia 2 boss music..

[@Sinn0100]

Stop taunting me with your much better looking Super Nintendo Lady Decade. I mean, that thing still looks like a nice piece of electronics today. Meanwhile our Snes looks like something you'd pull out of a lego set 20 years ago. At least the Sega Genesis/Sega CD (Gen 1) combo still looks high-end today. ;) I love your show and have never heard of these kiosks. This would have likely kept the Snes going for a long time after its demise had they released it here in the states. Now I want my own kiosk (not happening) filled with Snes games. I wonder how much a working one would cost to buy and ship?

[@ysensei587]

Very interesting video

[@cliffjumper1984]

Subbed This is very interesting. Thanks Thanks the video. I love anything nintendo. Plus you brought up my favorite video game series few, which is fire emblem. And that one is the next one I need to play after I finish 4/ holy wars. I'm on the final stage on the game.

[@wastelander138]

I knew about the disc system and kiosks but had no clue about the SNES service. Very interesting.

[@vherostar]

This would have been revolutionary and took over the world if they released it earlier and worldwide. We take downloading games to sd cards and hard drives for granted now but as a kid I would have LOVED this service as it would have been the first way in the world to get around stock issues.

[@abdullakc]

During that Time 1997. In Kuwait. U could go to a store in the super market at download music or midi or games on ur phone that way it would cost less than half usd

[@RedLetterDavid]

I’m confused, I remember Super Mario Bros. deluxe being a GBC exclusive? Was the version released on this service just an enhanced GB color palette, or could the cart also support GBC?

[@yougottowinsometime7470]

New upload lets go

[@azurehydra]

In my mind I always hear "This is Lady Decay".

[@SilverXTikal]

Who else remembers bringing a DS to Walmart while their parents did their shopping, and going to the Video Game area to download the latest game demos? I spent more hours playing the Wario Ware Touched demo than any other game on DS besides Rhythm Heaven: Tap Into The Rhythm. That game was became my DS 👀 (PSP was my main choice because it of console graphics and capabilities like MP3 player but Nintendo was the best snack of gameplay until phones…..)

[@JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate]

I was to busy camal toe hunting.

[@SilverXTikal]

@@JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate You Madd Ladd

[@kevinhaggerty8144]

you freaking rule, love from, Australia x

[@PowerPandaMods]

Between this and the Satteleview, there are too many games that were lost!

[@bes03c]

Interesting. I had no idea about this.

[@sheik124]

Isn't it a shame how "downloadable" games ended up being priced once they went mainstream? Nintendo in Japan in the 80s: Sure, the cartridge is arguably the most expensive part, take 80% off if you download it to disk! Still want a physical manual? $1! Play it forever, you own it! Trade it! Sell it! Re-write it and put a new game on it! Nintendo in Japan in 1996: Now for the Super Famicom! Manuals are still $1! Nintendo in Japan in 2000: Now for the Game Boy! Pre-order and get Warioland for free! Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony today: Optical discs cost pennies when manufactured at this scale. No discount for buying online. No manuals. No resale. No trading. "Oh, you bought Street Figher 2 HD Remix on your Xbox 360 and want to play it on your Xbox One? Too bad, Capcom says no." "Oh, did you buy a physical game for your Xbox? Or a Capcom or Square Enix game for your Switch? Go download the rest of it. Oh, you have a metered internet connection? Too bad, f*** you." Greedy bastards. And Nintendo were _on top_ when they offered those cheap games for the FDS!!!

[@TheGodOfAllThatWas]

I love you're pronunciation of Daiei.... We had a Daiei at the appreciate time... No Kiosks for us though..... Dear Nintendo, Sega, and Sony. When you do a neat tie in with a Japanese company that has out of country locations. Please test the waters outside the motherland. Maybe you'll stumble on a huge hit. And if not it won't have cost you much at all to try. (plus hey, a lot of these places are on the west coast, or Hawaii... Who wouldn't like an excuse to send some execs out to Hawaii).

[@johnnylochs6704]

Those 50 in 1 carts make a lot more sense now