Weirdest system you played?

[Tupin]

I was at a gaming convention today, and I played three systems I had only heard of before.

The first was a system called the PC-FX, a Japan-only early CD system that had primarily FMV games and anime-related stuff unplayable to an English speaker. However, the game they were demoing was a rather fun shooter in which the only Japanese was in cutscenes. The system itself looked more like a PC tower than a console.

The second one I played was a Super A'Can, a Taiwan-only system from the mid-90's that was a big flop in Taiwan and never released in America. They had a platformer demoing, and it was okay.

The last and most interesting one was the legendary Bandai-Atmark Pippin. It's basically a PowerPC era Macintosh as a console. It boots up, and the game that was available was Marathon, which played very well.

What was the most obscure/weirdest system you played?

[Tupin]

Here are some videos of them, as well as a DVD player/game system called the Nuon which I also played:

Zeroigar (PC-FX)

The PC-FX is also known for, have more, um, "adult" games than any other system, but they are completely in Japanese.

Speedy Dragon (Super A'Can)

Reminds me of a mix between Sonic, Strider, Ninja Gaiden, and Space Harrier. Pretty good game, too.

Here's the Apple-Bandai Pippin's "killer app". I played Marathon, which was actually pretty awesome, so I can't say much on this one:

And, the Nuon, with Tempest 3000:

The only system that is conceivable cheap enough for me to get is either a PC-FX or a Nuon, Pippins and Super A'Cans are hard to find in America.