TITLE
Apple’s Folly: The story of the Pippin game console
AUTHOR
Adam Volk
PUBLICATION
The Gameological Society
YEAR
2013
ARTICLE TYPE
Article
FROM THE ARTICLE
A few years ago, I found myself in a flea market in downtown Montreal. Amid dusty furniture and faded French-Canadian comic books, I saw something that piqued my interest: a large black plastic box—a cross between a Nintendo 64 and something you might pull from the wreckage of a jetliner. Placed on top of it was a pair of sleek gray boomerang-style controllers and what appeared to be a modem. The device was simple and utilitarian, yet it had a hint of style. The colorful logo on the front of the device read “Pippin @WORLD.” What the hell was this thing?
COMPANIES MENTIONED
Apple
Bandai
Bungie
GAMES MENTIONED
Marathon
Marathon 2: Durandal
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Alex Seropian
Julian Wilson
PLATFORMS MENTIONED
Pippin