Inside the rare Nintendo PlayStation prototype: History, restoration, and technical breakdown
The discovery, restoration, and legacy of the rare Nintendo PlayStation prototype—and how it helped spark the console wars of the 1990s

Retro gaming is full of fascinating stories, especially when it comes to rare hardware like the SNES Game Wizard, but few discoveries are as surprising as the Nintendo PlayStation. A prototype from a failed collaboration between Nintendo and Sony, it combined SNES cartridge support with emerging CD-ROM technology. Believed lost for years, a working unit resurfaced in a Pennsylvania attic in 2009.