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Cheap hobiest console dev kit.

Drakonite · 2002-04-05T19:24:36

How many people out there would be interested in a cheap dev kit for a console? Specifically an older one, such as the SNES. Yeah, I know, old, very old. However, wouldn't it make sense that if a large interest suddenly arose for dev kits for the SNES for hobiest programmers to play around with, and impress friends, that the big N might be willing to sell some out-dated dev kits at low prices? Probably not, but isn't it worth a shot? I say we orginize a mass-emailing (not spam, just a ton of DIFFERENT people) to Nintendo asking them to sell cheap dev kits for the SNES to hobbiest programmers, either that or start a petition of the same to send, full of thousands of signatures. If anybody is interested in participating, post your support here! HEY read this: Somethings have changed since the beggining of this thread, so before you post or email me, please read all the messages, (or atleast my posts on page 4) thank you Drakonite [Insert Witty Signature Here] Edited by - Drakonite on July 23, 2001 3:09:52 AM

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Started by Drakonite July 18, 2001 02:02 AM

131 comments, last by Drakonite 22 years ago

Zoe15

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April 05, 2002 05:31 AM

I ''ve got a SNES and I reckon that would be a great idea! With you all the way, pal!

Xanth

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April 05, 2002 11:27 AM

Agh, NM =D

[edited by - Xanth on April 5, 2002 12:30:31 PM]

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Arek the Absolute

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April 05, 2002 07:24 PM

Sorry if this has already been brought up, but I don''t feel like reading seven pages of this thread. However, has anyone considered that these dev kits might not be readily available to Nintendo? What says they keep them in stock six years after the last US game? (And yes, Fire Emblem Thracia 776 came out in ''99 or something sick like that in Japan...) But I have a feeling Nintendo couldn''t managae it even if it wanted to. It''d probably have to produce whole new rounds of ''em, for people who aren''t even going to be producing commercial products.

Am I in? I''d like to see it happen, and it really depends on the cost. But first, I have to wonder why it''s even reasonable.

-Arek the Absolute

-Arek the Absolute"The full quartet is pirates, ninjas, zombies, and robots. Create a game which involves all four, and you risk being blinded by the sheer level of coolness involved." - Superpig

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