For #RandomGameSaturday how about a weird one - Sufami Turbo SD Gundam Generation series; six games on Sufami Turbo mini-carts that can be used together two at a time to mix and match your army! A novel idea that didn't really grab people, or reach its potential. Still cool, though. - ThreadSky

danatheelf.bsky.social • 33 days ago

For #RandomGameSaturday how about a weird one - Sufami Turbo SD Gundam Generation series; six games on Sufami Turbo mini-carts that can be used together two at a time to mix and match your army!

A novel idea that didn't really grab people, or reach its potential. Still cool, though.

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lom.bsky.social•33 days ago

I have to admit I had no clue this peripheral even existed. So thank you for that.

Of course it would be Bandai. I guess the Datach Joint ROM System did well enough for them to try something else?

danatheelf.bsky.social•33 days ago

There's actually a rather comprehensive video exploring the whole situation - highly recommend it!
It's a very obscure little thing, and I have always loved it for its novel concept; shame it really went nowhere.

https://youtu.be/jQakYlDFixA?si=4ql9506iaOT2FAWI

lom.bsky.social•33 days ago

Thanks for sharing that video! DidYouKnowGaming puts out some good content that I've watched and this is no different.

Multiple factors were really against the Sufami Turbo, weren't they? The biggest one looks like it was timing. Even if it was gimmicky it really wasn't a bad idea.

danatheelf.bsky.social•33 days ago

Yeah, timing seems to have been the major nail for it - if it had hit the market a bit earlier, and had some more compelling games, it really could have been an excellent way to offer cheaper games, with the unique interoperability as a further selling point.

danatheelf.bsky.social•33 days ago

Imagine a series of platform adventure games with anime brands like (just for example) Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon, that could link together to allow you to play as Sailor Moon characters in the Dragon Ball game and vice versa; I would have loved things like that as a kid!

lom.bsky.social•33 days ago

Yeah! That would of been amazing. Even as the video said getting more broad appeal by tapping Nintendo properties would have had huge potential.
If only they had more development time and not rushed the games to market. The possibilities were there, the time wasn't.

diligentdodo.bsky.social•33 days ago

Not the Great Battle Series?

danatheelf.bsky.social•33 days ago

I have a bunch of those, but they're not the same weird, fun novelty as the Sufami Turbo set with its mix & match two-cart system.

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