When the PC-Engine first debuted in Japan on October 30, 1987, it was priced at a lofty JPY24,800 or US$209.10 as of this morning's exchange rate. Adjusted for inflation, that's US$384.65 in 2007 dollars. To target a less affluent customer base, NEC and Hudson released the PC-Engine Shuttle in 1989 at JPY18,800 which shipped with a modified expansion port and wasn't compatible with the CD-Rom or Super CD-Rom. The Shuttle also didn't have any way of storing save-game data... until NEC released the Shuttle Backup Unit. Stock is new but note that the boxes have weathering from warehouse storage. Price $35 + $5 shipping.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
PC-Engine Shuttle Backup Unit
When the PC-Engine first debuted in Japan on October 30, 1987, it was priced at a lofty JPY24,800 or US$209.10 as of this morning's exchange rate. Adjusted for inflation, that's US$384.65 in 2007 dollars. To target a less affluent customer base, NEC and Hudson released the PC-Engine Shuttle in 1989 at JPY18,800 which shipped with a modified expansion port and wasn't compatible with the CD-Rom or Super CD-Rom. The Shuttle also didn't have any way of storing save-game data... until NEC released the Shuttle Backup Unit. Stock is new but note that the boxes have weathering from warehouse storage. Price $35 + $5 shipping.
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