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Remember that fabled SNES-PlayStation prototype that popped up on Reddit earlier this year? The one that was a result of an ill-fated Nintendo-Sony partnership to bring CD games to the SNES, and where all units were supposed to have been destroyed? Well, the owners of said prototype are back with a fresh set of photos, a teardown, and a video of the SNES-PlayStation in action—if this thing is a fake, it's one hell of an elaborate one.
The folks over at Engadget had the privilege of turning on the console, which boots up to a "Super Disk" splash screen unlike anything previously seen from Nintendo or Sony. Unfortunately, while the unit plays SNES games just fine via its cartridge slot, the CD drive isn't functional. An X-ray and disassembly found that the CD drive was still receiving power, leading to speculation that perhaps it had been purposefully disabled.
Other cool titbits from the disassembly include the discovery of joint Sony and Nintendo branded chips on the circuit board, as well as a number "2" label on various components, indicating that perhaps the prototype is the second out of the alleged 200 units made.
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