Apples Forgotten Game Console: The Apple Pippin

Almost Something Retro Gaming examines the 1996 partnership between Apple and Bandai that produced the Apple Pippin, widely regarded as one of the 1990s' biggest home-console failures. The video outlines how the collaboration aimed to create a multifunctional entertainment hub. Instead, the device struggled to find a market.

The Pippin attempted to merge home gaming, internet browsing, edutainment and multimedia playback into a single unit. By trying to satisfy every segment, the console ended up satisfying none, leading to its catastrophic failure.

The Pippin joins a list of forgotten titles that have resurfaced in recent retrospectives, such as the 2010 action-adventure series Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. Both examples illustrate how ambitious projects can fade from public memory despite notable development efforts. The video delivers a concise overview of the console's design goals and market reception for collectors and historians.

Check out the full look at the Apple Pippin in this new video:

Comment highlights:

"It's one of those devices where you know you're going to have a subpar experience because the technological infrastructure isn't ready yet and when it is a few years later, the device will be outda..." - @Msus-dd9jd

"Small fact check because I have to: The exchange rate in March 1996 was 105 yen to the dollar, so basically even, which means 64,000 yen was about $610 USD at the time... That's over $1300 today, a..." - @thedude3445