The "999,999,999 in 1 Super Game" system

We have no idea if this thing is real, but if it is you can probably expect to pick one up from nondescript street markets across China. With a claim to fame of one less than a billion games included, the "999999999 in 1 Super Game" should give the "big three" consoles a run for their money.

[Thanks, Rico]

[Bob @ Nov 24th 2007 3:41PM]

I've seen similar type systems that play old school NES games. Typically, It's about 50-100 unique games, with a bunch of repeats listed under slightly different names. But if it's cheap, might be a good stocking stuffer for the kids.

[brad @ Nov 24th 2007 4:06PM]

you sir, bought your kids mega blocks didnt you

[ch0rx @ Nov 24th 2007 6:22PM]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA amazing lmfao haa

[superfresh @ Nov 24th 2007 7:27PM]

Big whoop. I mean, PlayStation 3 has a billion games too, right?

[captain underpants and the bringdown gang @ Nov 24th 2007 9:38PM]

@ Brad, he also probably bought GOBOTS and Matchbox

[Richard @ Nov 24th 2007 10:56PM]

I LIKED Gobots... well, the cartoon at least. :(

[andyo @ Nov 25th 2007 5:10AM]

Gobots had Japanese toy robots that were very high quality. They were much bigger than the regular go-bots (the same difference as the big and small Transformers probably) and were mostly metal, if not all. The quality was even better than the Transformers, even if the designs weren't as cool. I think they were called super Gobots, or something.

[Eric Leung @ Nov 25th 2007 5:20AM]

what's wrong with matchbox? O_o is that a bite off of something? i dont think you understood...

[Chris Vaughan @ Nov 25th 2007 10:07AM]

But does it play ARR MEDIA?

[Richard @ Nov 24th 2007 3:44PM]

Oh well. If it had included a billion games I would have bought one. But only 999,999,999? I'll take my business elsewhere.

[mk @ Nov 24th 2007 3:44PM]

these things are out there for like 10-15 years :P

[pkpowerhouse @ Nov 24th 2007 6:12PM]

more like 5-10 year olds nowadays.

[MARSHAK @ Nov 24th 2007 10:12PM]

I believe MK is referring to how long they have existed, not their target market.

[mk @ Nov 24th 2007 11:46PM]

yeah thats what i meant

[kuade @ Nov 24th 2007 3:44PM]

this is china's feable attempt to take over the world

[sonick @ Nov 29th 2007 12:52AM]

Your feeble attempt at spelling.

[ssuk @ Nov 24th 2007 5:59PM]

Coming from a guy who has a name "sonick", that's quite ironic.

[nih @ Nov 24th 2007 6:21PM]

You misspelt "suck".

I misspelt "Horace". Badly.

[outforprophets @ Nov 24th 2007 6:45PM]

not rly

feeble troll attempt lulz

[Low @ Nov 24th 2007 9:20PM]

The ownage here is outta control!

[Sauerkraut @ Nov 24th 2007 3:45PM]

Looks like I'm going to have to buy a plane ticket to China!


-- shame on who ever buys one of these lol

[Philip S @ Nov 24th 2007 3:47PM]

I wonder how much lead is in this console.

[Drake250 @ Nov 24th 2007 3:48PM]

Here in the states that "realistic" looking gun would get banned before the 999,999,999 pirated games.

[BigTeebo @ Nov 24th 2007 5:41PM]

I have a similiar Famiclone that has a black light gun, no red tip. Pointing one of them at a cop would make him/her fill their drawers much quicker than that blue one.

Sometimes I wish these Famiclone pirates would get the multi-carts right. Instead of hacked ROMs of existing games, + repeated level games, just outright put a hundred or so unique games on them. They aren't legal any way, so why half-ass your attempt at game piracy? But whole Virtual Console collections on 'em!

[Chris @ Nov 25th 2007 3:24AM]

More like pointing one at a cop would get you shot.

[kev @ Nov 25th 2007 9:38AM]

Well, you see, in America, kids are DUMB. So they get SHOT. That's their own damn fault. (And their parents, too)

The cops are our friends. They will be yours when you get mugged, too.

[Alex M @ Nov 24th 2007 3:54PM]

999,999,999 to 1 chance that this will beat out the big 3?

[mushrooshi @ Nov 24th 2007 4:31PM]

You mean 1 to 999999999?

[Alex M @ Nov 24th 2007 4:52PM]

Yes...I'm not thinking today that much. I'm not in school right now.

[Chuckles McGee @ Nov 24th 2007 4:02PM]

The games are very likely all crap, but I still wonder how they managed to get enough "games" to call it one off of a billion? A few hundred million tetris/pacman variants?

[Adam Bergstein @ Nov 26th 2007 3:22PM]

More than likely, yes. Cheap clones, probably jsut reusing sprites and shifting the color pallette a bit.

[James Troi @ Nov 24th 2007 9:49PM]

How many versions of "Tetris" can there be?

[jd @ Nov 24th 2007 10:25PM]

lol. you obviously didn't play any of those crap before.

there are at least more than 100 versions, probably between 100 and 1000.

here are some variation: different background, different brick, different dificulty, differnt producers.

lets say we have 5 in each variable: that's 5x5x5x5 = 625, and this is the minimal estimate.

[o29 @ Nov 24th 2007 4:06PM]

So what's the point of having a cartridge-based console if there's only one cartridge that works on the system?

[Travis @ Nov 25th 2007 1:40AM]

Next year they're selling the expansion cartridge that then gives you ability to plan 1 BILLION games.

Only $19.99 if you act now!

[Aniket @ Nov 28th 2007 1:41PM]

hmm....we used to hav such crap systems here in India abt 10 to 15 years ago offcourse "made in china" only & they were called "Terminator" for some 800 Rs. thats around 20 USD !!!

[jd @ Nov 24th 2007 4:07PM]

meh, i used to own one of this.

i tell you what i saw: 1 single game can have like 5-20 version. for example:there are could be more than 100 mind sweeper games, only slightly different backgrounds.

so, i say, 999 million games can only mean 100-1000 unique games, everything else is replica of the original game.

[Scooter @ Nov 24th 2007 4:28PM]

hmmm, I see no variation in this comment. I reckon it's not two comments, but one.

[jamma @ Nov 24th 2007 4:40PM]

And scooter gets the prize for the most amazing display of stating the obvious.....

[Ethyriel @ Nov 24th 2007 5:24PM]

I do believe Scooter's comment was aimed at the irony of a double post considering the original poster's statement.

[jd @ Nov 24th 2007 4:07PM]

meh, i used to own one of this.

i tell you what i saw: 1 single game can have like 5-20 version. for example:there are could be more than 100 mind sweeper games, only slightly different backgrounds.

so, i say, 999 million games can only mean 100-1000 unique games, everything else is replica of the original game.

[Nicnac @ Nov 27th 2007 8:58PM]

right, it's like comcast claiming they have 1000 HD channels because every movie and episode of a TV series you can get on demand is somehow a channel.

[waiownsyou @ Nov 24th 2007 4:07PM]

999,999,999 games and it still has a game cartridge? WTH

[Tiptup300 @ Nov 24th 2007 4:09PM]

Who needs halo when you've got a billion games!? Too bad they're missing one.

[Bean989 @ Nov 24th 2007 4:09PM]

hmmm interesting
8bit games...but interesting

[thethirdmoose @ Nov 24th 2007 4:13PM]

haha... opposite of the PS3

1 game in 999999999 SKU's

[mushrooshi @ Nov 24th 2007 4:14PM]

YES! Thanks Engadget! I tipped them on it!

[Manuel @ Nov 24th 2007 4:56PM]

fail

[Meltz; @ Nov 24th 2007 4:15PM]

Is that mario i see on the cartridge?

[mmh @ Nov 24th 2007 4:17PM]

They ran out of space for ten digits on the cartridge sticker, so had to make do with one less.