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While a slew of hotels feature sad, generic video game controllers ready to play whatever crappy IP-streaming games the chain may offer, many Japanese hotels were once stocked with these coin-op Famicom (NES) systems. A 100 yen coin would buy you 10-15 minutes of play, which is a pretty great deal compared to the mini bar or, uhh, "video on demand" services. To check out the Super Famicom (SNES), hit the jump.
With the more advanced Super Famicom, players only scored 5 minutes for 100 yen—or not quite long enough to meet Yoshi in Super Mario World. So the next time we stay at the Four Seasons, the concierge can anticipate our request (a coin-op SNES with an unlimited stack of quarters...along with our standard hooker suspended in a giant mold of green Jello). [Business Use Home Consoles via Kotaku]
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You know, it's almost a shame that the Phantom was a)conceived and marketed by criminals, and b)incredibly bungled. It should have been solely marketed to the service hotel industry, much like this idea, except with a single central database of every old game. PS1, NES, Neo-Geo, C64, Atari, etc. How many of those games would you actually play for more than 5 minutes anyway now? ^_^
This actually would be a great device at home for parents. Not only does it limit time on video games, you can make some money anytime it is used. Of course, my ungrateful kids would complain about not having enough yen in their piggy banks while I am complaining about the hooker being surrounded in lime green Jell-O.
I hate lime green Jell-O.
Do you still have to blow on the disks to get the things working... cuz if it's not the 100% Nintendo experience if you don't have to blow in the bottom of the cartridge until it whistles.
@Monty: Me too, can I get the my hooker suspended in cherry Jell-O instead?
@Joseph: One problem, you'd have to call hotel management, because only the owner of the system knows how to do it right. Everyone knows that.
Who needs magic fingers when your hotel offers this:
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What? No sega? But me the Hedgehog want to play for 5 minutes
where can i buy one? hehe
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