Calgary guy finds prototype NES in the garbage

[em2ab]

Damn, why can't I find shit like this?
I was on the nintendoage.com forums and a local guy was asking about this system he pulled from an electronics recycle bin. It was a Nintendo but had a strange controller and even weirder cartridge labelled with Q Sound.

Link: http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=105512

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I've been texting with him all week, hoping to go over there and see it tomorrow. If you Google Q Sound, it's a Calgary company and rumor is the system was developed at the University Of Calgary in the 80s. He mentioned his friend had talked to the ex CEO of Q Sound and the ex CEO had confirmed it was a one of a kind prototype which never got released and would be worth more to an audio collector than a game collector. The guy also said it had been used to master songs by Madonna and Michael Jackson.

He has received offers up to $20,000 for it. I'm guessing it could be worth 6 figures.

I forgot to mention, Q Sound did go on to do video games after this, I believe they did the sound upscaling in Street Fighter for SNES and probably 20 other titles. Or more. Any game with an emulation of surround or other high quality elements is probably running Q Sound hardware inside.

[hurrdurr]

That's fucking sweet

[ercchry]

that one controller looks like its for sega :confused:

[rage2]

Originally posted by em2ab
The guy also said it had been used to master songs by Madonna and Michael Jackson.
Madonna's Immaculate Collection was the first album to feature Q Sound. Pretty revolutionary at the time. I doubt it'll be worth much to audiophiles, Q Sound didn't really last too long, when better technologies came out shortly after.

[D'z Nutz]

Originally posted by em2ab
He has received offers up to $20,000 for it.

No he didn't. Re-read the thread.

[01RedDX]

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[D'z Nutz]

Originally posted by 01RedDX
How many NES rarity threads do you need, Mar?

Wrong guy. Mar has 88 user points, not 91.

[em2ab]

Originally posted by ercchry
that one controller looks like its for sega :confused:
It is, the system works with both a NES and Genesis.



Originally posted by D'z Nutz
No he didn't. Re-read the thread.
Wait for it.


Originally posted by D'z Nutz
Wrong guy. Mar has 88 user points, not 91.
I have 91 now? That didn't take long.

[hurrdurr]

Larry should have stuck with Jimmy Iovine and not bought the Stampeders

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by hurrdurr
Larry should have stuck with Jimmy Iovine and not bought the Stampeders

:werd:

That would have stopped the chain of events that subsequently lead to the prototype being tossed in the bin. The wrong people will havd it in their hands soon, and then we're all doomed....

[ipeefreely]

Originally posted by hurrdurr
Larry should have stuck with Jimmy Iovine and not bought the Stampeders
Originally posted by Tik-Tok


:werd:

That would have stopped the chain of events that subsequently lead to the prototype being tossed in the bin. The wrong people will havd it in their hands soon, and then we're all doomed....
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

You got a good chuckle out of me Tik-Tok! :rofl:

Pretty interesting! :thumbsup: Thanks Mar! :rofl:

[em2ab]

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They're on to me.

[GTS4tw]

Man, I remember Q-sound selling a lot of Nuance at International Stereo back in the day, what a scam! That demo was hilarious and sad at the same time, people were really amazed by it. This Larry guy should sue Mark Yusishen and George Baker, they made millions lying about his technology.

Edit - Just remembered George Baker is dead....I think?