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  • 00:00

    Hey, guys this is Austin.
    Hey, guys this is Austin.

  • 00:02

    Say hello to the forgotten Nintendo console.
    Say hello to the forgotten Nintendo console.

  • 00:04

    The other day my friend Armando
    The other day my friend Armando

  • 00:05

    from Pixel Vault Games hit me up
    from Pixel Vault Games hit me up

  • 00:07

    and told me he had something special come into his shop:
    and told me he had something special come into his shop:

  • 00:09

    The Panasonic Q.
    The Panasonic Q.

  • 00:11

    This was based on the GameCube,
    This was based on the GameCube,

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    but it was a little different.
    but it was a little different.

  • 00:13

    - That came out only in Japan.
    - That came out only in Japan.

  • 00:14

    It was a limited run that they actually had.
    It was a limited run that they actually had.

  • 00:17

    - [Austin] It's funny.
    - [Austin] It's funny.

  • 00:17

    You look at the front,
    You look at the front,

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    it says Panasonic DVD game player
    it says Panasonic DVD game player

  • 00:19

    and then just down on the side
    and then just down on the side

  • 00:21

    you actually see GameCube.
    you actually see GameCube.

  • 00:22

    - It does have all that
    - It does have all that

  • 00:23

    and it is also a CD player,
    and it is also a CD player,

  • 00:25

    so it has the buttons at the top right there too.
    so it has the buttons at the top right there too.

  • 00:27

    - [Austin] Oh, so you get all the dedicated buttons.
    - [Austin] Oh, so you get all the dedicated buttons.

  • 00:29

    - And it plays DVDs, which is something
    - And it plays DVDs, which is something

  • 00:30

    that GameCube didn't do here.
    that GameCube didn't do here.

  • 00:32

    - Exactly, yeah, because the GameCube used the mini DVDs.
    - Exactly, yeah, because the GameCube used the mini DVDs.

  • 00:34

    It's a weird story how this came to be.
    It's a weird story how this came to be.

  • 00:36

    The GameCube was the first main Nintendo console
    The GameCube was the first main Nintendo console

  • 00:38

    to drop cartridges for optical discs,
    to drop cartridges for optical discs,

  • 00:40

    but weary of piracy,
    but weary of piracy,

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    they opted to go with a slightly unusual mini DVD.
    they opted to go with a slightly unusual mini DVD.

  • 00:44

    This worked fine,
    This worked fine,

  • 00:45

    but it meant that it could only hold 1.5 gigs,
    but it meant that it could only hold 1.5 gigs,

  • 00:48

    which was a far cry from the 8GB DVDs
    which was a far cry from the 8GB DVDs

  • 00:50

    on the PS2 and Xbox.
    on the PS2 and Xbox.

  • 00:52

    Panasonic made the optical drive on the GameCube,
    Panasonic made the optical drive on the GameCube,

  • 00:54

    but in return Nintendo agreed
    but in return Nintendo agreed

  • 00:56

    to let me make their own version
    to let me make their own version

  • 00:57

    of the GameCube that could play DVDs,
    of the GameCube that could play DVDs,

  • 00:59

    which resulted in this bizarre
    which resulted in this bizarre

  • 01:00

    Frankenstein of a console.
    Frankenstein of a console.

  • 01:02

    Oh, wow.
    Oh, wow.

  • 01:03

    So, this is way bigger than a GameCube.
    So, this is way bigger than a GameCube.

  • 01:05

    - And you know how the GameCube has a handle in the back?
    - And you know how the GameCube has a handle in the back?

  • 01:07

    - A handle.
    - A handle.

  • 01:08

    Oh, this has the top handle.
    Oh, this has the top handle.

  • 01:10

    - Yeah, top handle.
    - Yeah, top handle.

  • 01:11

    And like I said, it is a limited run.
    And like I said, it is a limited run.

  • 01:12

    I've never seen this.
    I've never seen this.

  • 01:13

    - No, neither have I.
    - No, neither have I.

  • 01:15

    I feel like they come up every once in awhile
    I feel like they come up every once in awhile

  • 01:16

    on eBay, but like three, four, 500 bucks.
    on eBay, but like three, four, 500 bucks.

  • 01:18

    - Yeah, upwards to that.
    - Yeah, upwards to that.

  • 01:20

    Exactly.
    Exactly.

  • 01:20

    - Costing the equivalent of $440 back in 2001
    - Costing the equivalent of $440 back in 2001

  • 01:24

    compared to $200 for a normal GameCube,
    compared to $200 for a normal GameCube,

  • 01:26

    it was a huge price premium.
    it was a huge price premium.

  • 01:28

    Especially considering that both the PS2 and Xbox
    Especially considering that both the PS2 and Xbox

  • 01:30

    could play DVDs right out of the box.
    could play DVDs right out of the box.

  • 01:32

    Oh, dude it works!
    Oh, dude it works!

  • 01:35

    Wow, so it's just like the straight up GameCube interface.
    Wow, so it's just like the straight up GameCube interface.

  • 01:37

    So, it's a full sized DVD,
    So, it's a full sized DVD,

  • 01:39

    so I guess the GameCube discs
    so I guess the GameCube discs

  • 01:40

    would just fit right in the middle?
    would just fit right in the middle?

  • 01:41

    - [Armando] Yeah, it's probably not gonna read it.
    - [Armando] Yeah, it's probably not gonna read it.

  • 01:43

    - It's probably not (sighs).
    - It's probably not (sighs).

  • 01:45

    - What if we put a DVD?
    - What if we put a DVD?

  • 01:46

    - [Austin] Okay, so we get the GameCube splash screen.
    - [Austin] Okay, so we get the GameCube splash screen.

  • 01:48

    It's come up no disc.
    It's come up no disc.

  • 01:50

    Oh, well hello!
    Oh, well hello!

  • 01:51

    Hit DVD here.
    Hit DVD here.

  • 01:53

    Hey!
    Hey!

  • 01:54

    - [Armando] Maybe it's telling you
    - [Armando] Maybe it's telling you

  • 01:55

    you can't play that.
    you can't play that.

  • 01:56

    - Guess it wasn't a big fan
    - Guess it wasn't a big fan

  • 01:57

    of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2.
    of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2.

  • 01:59

    So, we hit game mode,
    So, we hit game mode,

  • 02:00

    yep, then it reboots into GameCube OS.
    yep, then it reboots into GameCube OS.

  • 02:03

    So, it really is like two completely different pieces
    So, it really is like two completely different pieces

  • 02:06

    of hardware built into one thing.
    of hardware built into one thing.

  • 02:08

    Alright, well I feel like that's a thing right there.
    Alright, well I feel like that's a thing right there.

  • 02:11

    Alright, so it's a couple days later
    Alright, so it's a couple days later

  • 02:12

    and we've come prepared this time.
    and we've come prepared this time.

  • 02:14

    So, first of all, we have a very Japanese DVD
    So, first of all, we have a very Japanese DVD

  • 02:18

    courtesy of my good buddy Ken
    courtesy of my good buddy Ken

  • 02:20

    and we also have a Japanese Nintendo GameCube game,
    and we also have a Japanese Nintendo GameCube game,

  • 02:23

    so this is Mr. Driller's Drill Land:
    so this is Mr. Driller's Drill Land:

  • 02:26

    Dream & Adventure In Underground.
    Dream & Adventure In Underground.

  • 02:28

    With a name like that,
    With a name like that,

  • 02:29

    we're clearly gonna have a good time.
    we're clearly gonna have a good time.

  • 02:30

    So, if I remember correctly,
    So, if I remember correctly,

  • 02:32

    we need to,
    we need to,

  • 02:34

    there we go.
    there we go.

  • 02:35

    So, it restarts into DVD mode.
    So, it restarts into DVD mode.

  • 02:39

    Oh (laughs).
    Oh (laughs).

  • 02:40

    Oh, come on.
    Oh, come on.

  • 02:41

    Work with me here.
    Work with me here.

  • 02:44

    Aye?
    Aye?

  • 02:44

    Aye!
    Aye!

  • 02:45

    Okay, so it does work.
    Okay, so it does work.

  • 02:46

    It doesn't look like the GameCube
    It doesn't look like the GameCube

  • 02:47

    controller's being recognized,
    controller's being recognized,

  • 02:49

    but we can still use these top buttons
    but we can still use these top buttons

  • 02:50

    to actually still do all our normal DVD commands.
    to actually still do all our normal DVD commands.

  • 02:54

    Now, for the real test.
    Now, for the real test.

  • 02:56

    Can we play a GameCube game?
    Can we play a GameCube game?

  • 02:57

    Wow, the second I switched to game mode
    Wow, the second I switched to game mode

  • 03:00

    the fans kick up like crazy.
    the fans kick up like crazy.

  • 03:02

    For Japan only.
    For Japan only.

  • 03:05

    Sure it is.
    Sure it is.

  • 03:07

    Aye!
    Aye!

  • 03:08

    Alright!
    Alright!

  • 03:09

    Time to enter Drill Land.
    Time to enter Drill Land.

  • 03:11

    This is working surprisingly well.
    This is working surprisingly well.

  • 03:13

    I've got to say I'm pretty,
    I've got to say I'm pretty,

  • 03:13

    uh oh, what does that mean?
    uh oh, what does that mean?

  • 03:14

    According to Google Translate,
    According to Google Translate,

  • 03:15

    I did not read the disc,
    I did not read the disc,

  • 03:17

    the manual.
    the manual.

  • 03:18

    Please read (laughs).
    Please read (laughs).

  • 03:20

    As I read it's like what is this gonna say?
    As I read it's like what is this gonna say?

  • 03:22

    Alright, it says exactly what I think it's gonna say.
    Alright, it says exactly what I think it's gonna say.

  • 03:24

    I do actually worry a little bit about the drive here.
    I do actually worry a little bit about the drive here.

  • 03:27

    It was able to play the DVD alright,
    It was able to play the DVD alright,

  • 03:29

    but the actual tray itself is really getting stuck.
    but the actual tray itself is really getting stuck.

  • 03:31

    It doesn't wanna come in and out.
    It doesn't wanna come in and out.

  • 03:32

    It's being really inconsistent.
    It's being really inconsistent.

  • 03:34

    I'm afraid, oh no.
    I'm afraid, oh no.

  • 03:36

    No, the disc itself looks fine.
    No, the disc itself looks fine.

  • 03:37

    Now it's time to see if we can get any kind
    Now it's time to see if we can get any kind

  • 03:39

    of better result with Luigi's Mansion,
    of better result with Luigi's Mansion,

  • 03:41

    which for the record should actually not work,
    which for the record should actually not work,

  • 03:43

    but I'm just curious to see if it's the same error
    but I'm just curious to see if it's the same error

  • 03:45

    or we're gonna get something else.
    or we're gonna get something else.

  • 03:47

    Oh, look at that.
    Oh, look at that.

  • 03:47

    We did get a different error.
    We did get a different error.

  • 03:48

    What's weird is that it knows
    What's weird is that it knows

  • 03:50

    that Mr. Driller's Drill Land is in there
    that Mr. Driller's Drill Land is in there

  • 03:52

    and it gives us an error
    and it gives us an error

  • 03:53

    that when we try to take it,
    that when we try to take it,

  • 03:54

    it's like hey, put the game back in,
    it's like hey, put the game back in,

  • 03:56

    but when we actually try to load the game,
    but when we actually try to load the game,

  • 03:57

    it doesn't work.
    it doesn't work.

  • 03:58

    This is not happy with me right now.
    This is not happy with me right now.

  • 04:00

    It is just locking up and freaking out like crazy.
    It is just locking up and freaking out like crazy.

  • 04:02

    (sighs) I've got to admit,
    (sighs) I've got to admit,

  • 04:03

    I'm really disappointed right now.
    I'm really disappointed right now.

  • 04:04

    I was so hoping that we were gonna be able
    I was so hoping that we were gonna be able

  • 04:06

    to get this guy up and running.
    to get this guy up and running.

  • 04:08

    To be fair we were able to play a DVD with it,
    To be fair we were able to play a DVD with it,

  • 04:10

    it does output, so at least it works somewhat.
    it does output, so at least it works somewhat.

  • 04:12

    However, I think there's still some more kinks
    However, I think there's still some more kinks

  • 04:13

    that we would have to work out,
    that we would have to work out,

  • 04:15

    but who knows?
    but who knows?

  • 04:16

    Maybe we'll have a part two where we
    Maybe we'll have a part two where we

  • 04:17

    get this guy fully back up and running.
    get this guy fully back up and running.

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The Forgotten Nintendo Console

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Austin Evans

Video Language:

  • English

Caption Language:

  • English (en)

Accent:

  • English (US)

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  • Science & Technology

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Intro:

Hey, guys this is Austin.. Say hello to the forgotten Nintendo console.. The other day my friend Armando. from Pixel Vault Games hit me up. and told me he had something special come into his shop:
The Panasonic Q.. This was based on the GameCube,. but it was a little different.. - That came out only in Japan.. It was a limited run that they actually had.. - [Austin] It's funny.. You look at the front,. it says Panasonic DVD game player. and then just down on the side. you actually see GameCube.. - It does have all that. and it is also a CD player,. so it has the buttons at the top right there too.. - [Austin] Oh, so you get all the dedicated buttons.
- And it plays DVDs, which is something.

Video Vocabulary

special

/ˈspeSHəl/

adjective noun

Different, better or greater than normal. Heavily discounted sales item.

optical

/ˈäptək(ə)l/

adjective

relating to sight.

forgotten

/fərˈɡätn/

verb

To not remember something.

limited

/ˈlimədəd/

adjective verb

restricted in size, amount, etc.. To stop or prevent an increase past a point.

because

/bēˈkəz/

conjunction

For a reason.

actually

/ˈak(t)SH(o͞o)əlē/

adverb

as truth or facts.

cartridges

/ˈkärtrij/

noun other

container holding spool of photographic film, quantity of ink, etc., designed for insertion into mechanism. Container holding ink, etc. for putting in machine.

dedicated

/ˈdedəˌkādəd/

adjective verb

devoted to task or purpose. To give your energy, time, etc. completely.

something

/ˈsəmˌTHiNG/

adverb pronoun

used for emphasis with following adjective functioning as adverb. thing that is unspecified or unknown.

buttons

/ˈbətnz/

noun other verb

nickname for liveried pageboy, now normally only in pantomimes. Switches activated by pressing. To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat.