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Roger Vega, whom we recently interviewed about his rare prototype console the Sega Pluto, has just seen in the end of his eBay auction. Ten days, 89 bids and 47 bidders later the auction ended at a staggering $15,500. However, the reserve was not met. I repeat: The reserve was not met. Maybe next…
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“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”, goes the old adage. This is certainly the case for Sega Pluto owner Roger Vega a.k.a. Kidvid666. His $1 purchase of the rare, prototype console at a flea market has put him in the focus of retro gaming enthusiasts around the globe. Of course, it was only until recently that Roger realized the significance of his…
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The Nintendo 3DS port of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers will be published in Europe this autumn thanks to NIS America. The American arm of Nippon Ichi Software, NIS America have previously worked on titles such as Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory, Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 and the first Hyperdimension Neptunia. Are any of our European readers going to be picking up Shin Megami Tensei: Devil…
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If you’ve been keeping up with the ongoing Sega Pluto saga then you’ll be aware that there are only two of the unreleased prototype consoles in existence, both originating in the U.S. and both are region locked to American Sega Saturn games. While this strongly suggests that Sega Pluto development was carried out almost exclusively by Sega of America,…
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Remember Segata Sanshiro? He was the way badass and tough mascot that the Sega Saturn had in Japan. He’d yell at children for not playing Sega games. He was a hero. In any case Japanese site/store ebten has now put up some Sanshiro themed merch including mugs, shirts, and more. Unfortunately this is Japan-only stuff,…
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Former Sega employee and owner of the rare prototype Sega Pluto console, Super Magnetic, has examined the back ports of his rare machine in order to find out more about it. He’s noted that the Sega Pluto has 461 blocks of internal memory and also has a cart slot on the back, which is probably for Sega Saturn save…
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Remember the unreleased Sega Pluto prototype console we uncovered a few days ago? Sure you do. But do you remember how we said that the one other Sega Pluto known to exist was currently MIA? Not anymore. After seeing the story over on Destructoid, a regular reader realised that the peculiar Sega Saturn he had…
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When the Sega Pluto was uncovered, it sent a shockwave of thirst through the gaming community to find out more, including the weight being investigated. One forum member may have stumbled onto another part of the puzzle in a terminal software disc. The Sega Saturn disc reads “For PLUTO” on disc and cover and the member,…
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The Sega Pluto, Sega’s unreleased prototype console, was a huge revelation when it surfaced yesterday after roughly 15 years in hiding. Those who read yesterday’s story will remember former Sega employee Super Magnetic mentioning the extreme weight of the console. Well, it turns out he might have exaggerated a bit. After weighing the console himself he found…
about 1 month ago - 8 comments
A former Sega console engineer has shown off a previously unheard of prototype console named the Sega Pluto. The machine, pictured above, is a Sega Saturn with a built in NetLink 28.8k dial-up modem module allowing for online play. It’s fully functional and is also a region locked, USA NTSC model. The Sega Pluto is…
