Your videos on the original D2 is what brought me to your channel, I really do hope you're able to find and preserve whatever data still exists, because otherwise it will likely be locked away and lost forever if it falls into somebody else's hands.
Exactly. We don’t want people acquiring something that may exist to black hole it from existence. There is 0 $$ on the table for any offer that won’t let us share :)
Good luck! It'd be neat to see these. Disruptor, the dolphin demo, and especially a more complete D2 would be cool to see. But, Power Stone would be just soooo cool to see running on the M2.
Great idea man! And thank you for putting in so much for the 3DO gaming community. It’s too bad that there’s actually people out there that don’t want to share software like this even for money. Good luck with this! I’d love to see the results. And my daughter is in Japan so I’ll ask if she’s got time to check out the video game secondhand stores for anything M2. Keep up the great work, and Thank You!
@@VideoGameEsoterica honestly, I completely get it man. I’d have to say it’s pretty greedy to horde the possibly “only” copy of software, so that no one else can enjoy it. Your point is valid, I have a lot of 3DO discs that were already unplayable due to disc rot. And I mean, you aren’t asking to purchase his copy for you to keep and horde it to yourself, it’s software. You just need to copy it. And maybe one day, no matter how well it’s “preserved” this other person’s copy will also become unusable as well, and then it’s literally lost to time, and then everyone loses. How sad. All I can say is I hope everyone that has an M2 opens up the case, and maybe we can find a copy of these on one of those “memory cards” or a disc in a machine that doesn’t work. Crossing my fingers for everyone man. Thank you for all your hard work and time. Love the videos and keep it going man!
That’s the goal. It might take a week. It might take a month. It might take a year…but eventually if these games still exist the info will get to the right person
On a somewhat related note, did we ever find out the full planned story in detail for the original D2 or is all we know basically what we've gleamed from the general premise?
Dammit, I want the original D2 so bad. Imagine if you can pull this off, and then a restoration project like the DNF2k1 one starts working on it. 😍😍👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻💪🏻
"I'm not rich; I'm motivated" is a brilliant quote. Hopefully D2 M2 gets found some day! Also, do you happen to have a link for the TGS footage handy? I can't seem to find it anywhere
@@VideoGameEsoterica Man, that really sucks... I tried looking for TGS 97 footage last year but came up empty. Judging by how the game was only show on the last day of the event, it's gonna be difficult to find any more footage
There was a guy on twitter claiming to have D2 and wanting someone to bug test it. He blocks anyone who volunteers. I hope we find it someday. I'd love to see it.
Hard to picture Power Stone as an M2 game. I associate it so much with the Dreamcast and Naomi. It would indeed be cool to see some kind of M2 prototype of it.
How much new old stock is there of the custom chips used on the M2? Are any of them still manufactured and/or do any of their manufacturers advertise backwards compatibility in any currently produced parts? Given the existence of things like OpenTendo and GManMods' open source N64 portable motherboard, I kind of wonder how difficult it would be to make a board replacement that would be compatible with the FZ-35S. That would definitely get more people able to play on something functionally equivalent to original hardware, and could potentially increase the size of the community of people who know and are interested in finding old software for the platform.
you might need to offer more like 10,000 dollars for D2 for the 3DO M2, thats one of those crown jewels of the console, I'm pretty sure only like a small handful of humans even have this game if not more than 1. Its also possible that when the guy who made D died the game was auctioned off or lost
@@VideoGameEsoterica hopefully somebody does uncover it, I’ve stumbled upon lost media before but I bet this is gonna be a Japan search, which complicates it
If you talked to Kenji Eno then you already know the original "D2" was never fully completed. However, there is definitely a 3DO/M2 demo disc that does exist & contains about 15 to 20 minutes or so of gameplay from the original "D2" as well as demos for a few other games on the same disc. Not sure how many were pressed, but they are out there. Sadly I don't own a copy. Just curious, do you have the Japanese special collector's edition box set of "D: Complete Graphics" for Playstation? Good luck finding those 3DO/M2 items.
@@VideoGameEsoterica Not 100% evidence. However twice on ebay the disc has popped up. Once with the prototype 3DO/M2 machine included & once with just the demo disc & a few other demo discs. The seller included screen shots from the discs. It's been a while but I seem to remember a video on here showing some gameplay from the demo disc using a CRT TV with the 3DO/M2 prototype console sitting right next to it. That video might still be up.
@@VideoGameEsoterica Yeah, well that was almost 20 years ago. Probably not surprising the video is no longer available. Sure I'll let you know if I ever find any more info. Kenji Eno & his games have fascinated me pretty much since the beginning. So I know just how passionate you feel about anything related to him, especially concerning the 3DO/M2 version of "D2".
There used to be a forum "assemblergames" with crowd sourced funding to source prototype games from time to time. Anything like that to help out with the funds? Good luck in your hunt.
Man, it stinks that there are so many collectors that just want to have that one-of-a-kind item (not sharing it with anyone). Games were meant to be played and shared. I personally just don't understand that mentality.
Maybe off topic but 3do related I’v seen videos of a cancelled bevis and Butthead arcade game that was made on 3do hardware and I wonder if you think this will ever be able to play on an emulator ?
About D.. the only thing that comes to mind is for you to get in contact with the page From Yellow to Orange Inc. Their original name as you know was WARP. Probably the game is on a old pc from someone from the old team (if they still work there) but I highly suspect there should be at least 1 person there or someone with contacts with the family of the late Kenji Eno. Maybe give them a offer or something to a employee or that person can pass the message to one of the family members of Kenji ? Im sure they will enjoy more the 3500 than a old game that will never see the lights of day. If by some chance you go that route, and have success, maybe even offer a little more if you can afford it and purchase the whole old computer or just the hard drives in order to get the engine ,tools source files. That should open a nice door for a fan community to tweak the thing . I know, i make it sound too easy when typing haha. Good luck mate ! Cheers 👍 Edit: I was too quick to type before watching the whole video.Apologies. Still, not a bad idea to search if someone from the company is still there and may have something.Also, there is always the possibility that Kenji either forgot something or just said it was destroyed because he was on other projects. No company eliminates assets that fast! Normally they even try to keep them safe as reference for sequels so there is the possibility that Kenji probably didn't gave the full inside info. Just speculating here though.
@@VideoGameEsoterica thanks, im gona check it out there. I hope you find those M2 prototypes you are looking for. I think that you have the right motivation, charing is a big part of that, i think like you about that. Regards my friend
People don't talk about Kenji Eno enough His games were weird, out there, and have some of the best of the best worst video game moments... I for one loved every second of his D trilogy I called him, with the upmost respect possible, the Tommy Wiseau of video games. Mind you, I found the games n 2019 when testing a PS1 mod, and needed a short game with multi discs so I could test the disc swap....and this began my journey with D.... So nothing he was doing was groundbreaking or anything in our minds at the time ... But it was all very "out there", from the crazy story concepts to the questionable mostly monotone voice acting.. But me and my friends had a 3D party...that last three weeks, and every Friday we'd play and beat a D game
@@VideoGameEsoterica my man! Feel free to ping me with any questions or comments needed, maybe I'll try to do a replay of at least d and enemy zero before then.. D2 may be rough with the kiddo since my house is 100 years old and my toddler wakes up when I even think about walking on our creaky floors
In all my years of life experience, and with the wise advise of my pastor, life coach, and therapist I’ve learned one simple rule of life = money fixes everything! Best of luck on your search
8 bitdo indy game Devs 2d 3d games fpga versions ports exp port hdd or hardware exp like the amiga community. All on that M2 if people get the ends and outs of the hardware. I hope it will be done even steam ports
It’s appreciated and yep Power Stone started life on M2. Capcom and Konami were the two companies that licensed the hardware for arcade usage. Obv only Konami finished the job
Your videos on the original D2 is what brought me to your channel, I really do hope you're able to find and preserve whatever data still exists, because otherwise it will likely be locked away and lost forever if it falls into somebody else's hands.
Exactly. We don’t want people acquiring something that may exist to black hole it from existence. There is 0 $$ on the table for any offer that won’t let us share :)
@@VideoGameEsoterica remember the story behind IMSA and how that got leaked.
Yep. More hoarding and lying
Love video game preservation. Thank you for doing your part!
Thanks. We do what we can!
This is really exciting! I hope somebody comes forward with this prototype and shares it online so I can later watch a video about it on your channel.
Fingers crossed!
Good luck! It'd be neat to see these. Disruptor, the dolphin demo, and especially a more complete D2 would be cool to see. But, Power Stone would be just soooo cool to see running on the M2.
Power Stone is that real outlier and I'd love to see it too
Good luck on your quest, great to see you go to such lengths to unearth this stuff!
We do what we can!
Great idea man! And thank you for putting in so much for the 3DO gaming community. It’s too bad that there’s actually people out there that don’t want to share software like this even for money. Good luck with this! I’d love to see the results. And my daughter is in Japan so I’ll ask if she’s got time to check out the video game secondhand stores for anything M2. Keep up the great work, and Thank You!
I don’t get the not sharing either. If you enjoy something
If you enjoy something don’t you want others to enjoy it with you?
@@VideoGameEsoterica yeah, some people just live to see the world burn unfortunately…
Apparently. I want more people to have the fun I am having so I share everything I come across. It boring to be “the only one” who can play something
@@VideoGameEsoterica honestly, I completely get it man. I’d have to say it’s pretty greedy to horde the possibly “only” copy of software, so that no one else can enjoy it. Your point is valid, I have a lot of 3DO discs that were already unplayable due to disc rot. And I mean, you aren’t asking to purchase his copy for you to keep and horde it to yourself, it’s software. You just need to copy it. And maybe one day, no matter how well it’s “preserved” this other person’s copy will also become unusable as well, and then it’s literally lost to time, and then everyone loses. How sad. All I can say is I hope everyone that has an M2 opens up the case, and maybe we can find a copy of these on one of those “memory cards” or a disc in a machine that doesn’t work. Crossing my fingers for everyone man. Thank you for all your hard work and time. Love the videos and keep it going man!
Best of luck to finding these! I’d definitely love to see original D2
Thanks! We’re gonna need a lot of luck. But we’ve been really lucky up till now so
Really admire your passion man. 6 degrees of kevin bacon can turn up the damndest things so here's hoping!
That’s the goal. It might take a week. It might take a month. It might take a year…but eventually if these games still exist the info will get to the right person
I hope these are found, and I'm glad you are doing this and that you have a preservationist mentality unlike some people who just want to hoard stuff
We hope so too!
On a somewhat related note, did we ever find out the full planned story in detail for the original D2 or is all we know basically what we've gleamed from the general premise?
This is something I've always wanted to see! Kenji Eno's games need to be preserved.
1000% and the extra 0 isnt a mistake lol
Dammit, I want the original D2 so bad. Imagine if you can pull this off, and then a restoration project like the DNF2k1 one starts working on it. 😍😍👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻💪🏻
D2 is the big goal here but all is worth finding so we bountied it all
"I'm not rich; I'm motivated" is a brilliant quote. Hopefully D2 M2 gets found some day! Also, do you happen to have a link for the TGS footage handy? I can't seem to find it anywhere
that footage you see is the totality of what is left...those few seconds
@@VideoGameEsoterica Man, that really sucks... I tried looking for TGS 97 footage last year but came up empty. Judging by how the game was only show on the last day of the event, it's gonna be difficult to find any more footage
That’s the only footage of that area that exists. That and a few screenshots
Thank you for doing this, game preservation is important.
Very important. We do what we can :)
Good luck! Already been sharing this video where I can!
Would be amazing if you can find any of old software and thanks for sharing it!
Thanks. Super appreciate that!
There was a guy on twitter claiming to have D2 and wanting someone to bug test it. He blocks anyone who volunteers. I hope we find it someday. I'd love to see it.
Yeah that was just straight up lying
Hard to picture Power Stone as an M2 game. I associate it so much with the Dreamcast and Naomi. It would indeed be cool to see some kind of M2 prototype of it.
I know right? But it would have been great on M2 I’m sure
How much new old stock is there of the custom chips used on the M2? Are any of them still manufactured and/or do any of their manufacturers advertise backwards compatibility in any currently produced parts? Given the existence of things like OpenTendo and GManMods' open source N64 portable motherboard, I kind of wonder how difficult it would be to make a board replacement that would be compatible with the FZ-35S. That would definitely get more people able to play on something functionally equivalent to original hardware, and could potentially increase the size of the community of people who know and are interested in finding old software for the platform.
Maybe you could get PowerPC 602s. Bulldog ASIC…zero
well dang I didn't know what the 3D0 m2 was until I watched your video but now I guess I should learn about it, I'll see if I can help out at all
The more help the better!
自分も M2D2 が遊びたかった。
せっかく M2 持ってるんだから手に入ると良いですね。
I am using Google Translate : いつか見つけてほしい
I hope to god you get even just one solid lead from this, I wish you the best of luck.
Fingers crossed!
you might need to offer more like 10,000 dollars for D2 for the 3DO M2, thats one of those crown jewels of the console, I'm pretty sure only like a small handful of humans even have this game if not more than 1. Its also possible that when the guy who made D died the game was auctioned off or lost
It’s seemingly lost. There is zero evidence it exists. But that doesn’t stop me from looking
@@VideoGameEsoterica hopefully somebody does uncover it, I’ve stumbled upon lost media before but I bet this is gonna be a Japan search, which complicates it
There is barely a 3DO M2 scene in Japan either
@@VideoGameEsoterica damn have you tried like reaching out to the creators of the hardware directly or any documented game developers existing
I spoke with Kenji Eno before his death and unfortunately he did not have anything involving the game. Bout as far as I’ve gotten
Best of luck!!
We will need it!
If you talked to Kenji Eno then you already know the original "D2" was never fully completed. However, there is definitely a 3DO/M2 demo disc that does exist & contains about 15 to 20 minutes or so of gameplay from the original "D2" as well as demos for a few other games on the same disc. Not sure how many were pressed, but they are out there. Sadly I don't own a copy. Just curious, do you have the Japanese special collector's edition box set of "D: Complete Graphics" for Playstation? Good luck finding those 3DO/M2 items.
Do you have any evidence of this disks
@@VideoGameEsoterica Not 100% evidence. However twice on ebay the disc has popped up. Once with the prototype 3DO/M2 machine included & once with just the demo disc & a few other demo discs. The seller included screen shots from the discs. It's been a while but I seem to remember a video on here showing some gameplay from the demo disc using a CRT TV with the 3DO/M2 prototype console sitting right next to it. That video might still be up.
Checked. No video. If you ever find evidence lmk
@@VideoGameEsoterica Yeah, well that was almost 20 years ago. Probably not surprising the video is no longer available. Sure I'll let you know if I ever find any more info. Kenji Eno & his games have fascinated me pretty much since the beginning. So I know just how passionate you feel about anything related to him, especially concerning the 3DO/M2 version of "D2".
Good luck man, no way I'm gonna find any of this stuff
Haha maybe someone will see this and know where it is
Oh, I really hope these games surface!
I put you down for kicking in. One gallon of maple syrup
@@VideoGameEsoterica I'll happily pitch in a gallon of maple syrup to the cause!
Dark syrup. None of that Grade A Fancy
@@VideoGameEsoterica of course. Only the darkest most flavorful maple syrup.
Delicious
There used to be a forum "assemblergames" with crowd sourced funding to source prototype games from time to time. Anything like that to help out with the funds? Good luck in your hunt.
We have a little pool. If someone showed up with something and wanted more than the video states…I’m sure we’d find it
Thank you for your work!
Happy to do it!
I shared your wanted list and this video with some of my people
Appreciate it :)
i had no idea power stone was a M2 title
Yep. Started life on M2 before moving to NAOMI / Dreamcast. So of course if it still exists we want to find it and share it :)
@@VideoGameEsoterica so M2 was gonna be arcade hardware too? ive read bits about the M2 years ago back on the assembler forums but had no idea
It is arcade hardware. 5 released games. I have videos of them all up on my channel and 12 M2 arcade boards in my closet :)
My uncle works at Nintendo and he says he has a copy of D3!
Just kidding, obviously, but I really hope this vid generates some leads for you!
Haha plenty of uncles out there working for Nintendo
Man, it stinks that there are so many collectors that just want to have that one-of-a-kind item (not sharing it with anyone). Games were meant to be played and shared. I personally just don't understand that mentality.
Yes I don’t get it either. But what can you do
Maybe off topic but 3do related I’v seen videos of a cancelled bevis and Butthead arcade game that was made on 3do hardware and I wonder if you think this will ever be able to play on an emulator ?
The cabinet for that is at Galloping Ghost about 45 minutes from where I live. We’d need a dump of it to even start trying to emulate
I wonder how far along Power Stone was.
A very good question and honestly outside that quote no info has ever appeared
What a baller! Jokes aside I hope someone comes through for D2
Haha I am NOT made of money. Contrary to popular belief
I'm still waiting for your video of the rare images of M2 D2
I’ve shown a bunch in videos already. I think all of them?
I will help spread this video. Time to go on a posting spree
Super appreciate it!
Good luck!
We will need it...and fistfulls of cash!
M2 console games can run on arcade m2 with some mod? Or the hardware is very different?
Currently no. Theoretically yes
About D.. the only thing that comes to mind is for you to get in contact with the page From Yellow to Orange Inc. Their original name as you know was WARP. Probably the game is on a old pc from someone from the old team (if they still work there) but I highly suspect there should be at least 1 person there or someone with contacts with the family of the late Kenji Eno.
Maybe give them a offer or something to a employee or that person can pass the message to one of the family members of Kenji ? Im sure they will enjoy more the 3500 than a old game that will never see the lights of day.
If by some chance you go that route, and have success, maybe even offer a little more if you can afford it and purchase the whole old computer or just the hard drives in order to get the engine ,tools source files. That should open a nice door for a fan community to tweak the thing .
I know, i make it sound too easy when typing haha. Good luck mate !
Cheers 👍
Edit: I was too quick to type before watching the whole video.Apologies.
Still, not a bad idea to search if someone from the company is still there and may have something.Also, there is always the possibility that Kenji either forgot something or just said it was destroyed because he was on other projects. No company eliminates assets that fast! Normally they even try to keep them safe as reference for sequels so there is the possibility that Kenji probably didn't gave the full inside info. Just speculating here though.
Yes Eno sadly did not have anything left from that time. I’ve tried to get in contact with ex-devs from WARP with no success
I tweeted this vid on Twatter.
Appreciate it. The more eyes the more potential
If i find these games can i be paid in Lego and toothbrushes instead?? :D
Duplo only
😂😂😂🤣🥹
How bout Playmobil?
Is there no way to run konami m2 arcade games on m2 console?
Not yet. One day. It’s being poked at
D no Shokutaku 2. is this the same game? which version? japanese, usa?
nevermind. i looked at the dreamcast version :/.
Yep. Totally did
Diff
Hi my friend.
Theres any way to emulate M2?
MAME does the arcade games. It’s not perfect though. Maybe 60%
@@VideoGameEsoterica thanks, im gona check it out there. I hope you find those M2 prototypes you are looking for.
I think that you have the right motivation, charing is a big part of that, i think like you about that. Regards my friend
I did a video on M2 emulation late last year. Check it out
@@VideoGameEsoterica i didnt saw it.
I will defenetly try to find it to watch
RUclips tagged you with Diablo 2. They are too young for D2 I think.
Lolol they always love to guess at random games
People don't talk about Kenji Eno enough
His games were weird, out there, and have some of the best of the best worst video game moments... I for one loved every second of his D trilogy
I called him, with the upmost respect possible, the Tommy Wiseau of video games.
Mind you, I found the games n 2019 when testing a PS1 mod, and needed a short game with multi discs so I could test the disc swap....and this began my journey with D.... So nothing he was doing was groundbreaking or anything in our minds at the time ... But it was all very "out there", from the crazy story concepts to the questionable mostly monotone voice acting.. But me and my friends had a 3D party...that last three weeks, and every Friday we'd play and beat a D game
Maybe someone is planning a retrospective this fall...
@@VideoGameEsoterica my man! Feel free to ping me with any questions or comments needed, maybe I'll try to do a replay of at least d and enemy zero before then..
D2 may be rough with the kiddo since my house is 100 years old and my toddler wakes up when I even think about walking on our creaky floors
Don’t let your toddler see you play D2. They will never go near plants again
In all my years of life experience, and with the wise advise of my pastor, life coach, and therapist I’ve learned one simple rule of life = money fixes everything! Best of luck on your search
haha this is very true. Especially while traveling to off the path places. Money solves problems
8 bitdo indy game Devs 2d 3d games fpga versions ports exp port hdd or hardware exp like the amiga community. All on that M2 if people get the ends and outs of the hardware. I hope it will be done even steam ports
I'll add $100 to the D2 bounty. So whoever finds it can get $1100.
Good luck!
Its up to $2100 now. I couldn't recut the video but Fixel added a grand
@@VideoGameEsoterica That's awesome! Ping me if you ever find it and I'll send over my portion.
👍
3DO is retro gaming nirvana.
It’s a fun time for sure
If someone finds D2, I‘ll throw $50 into the pot. Not much, but I‘m offering it.
I had no idea Power Stone was on the M2, I‘d love to see that too…
It’s appreciated and yep Power Stone started life on M2. Capcom and Konami were the two companies that licensed the hardware for arcade usage. Obv only Konami finished the job
Same here, big fan of the Dreamcast game. Would kill to try that game out
Let’s hope it’s out there somewhere
where do we even look?
Anywhere. Japan probably
They could have been easily destroyed
Don’t say that lol
Your Autism is showing...but i appreciate it.
Lol except I don’t have it but ok 🤷🏻♂️
Yes you are rich
More like foolish lolol
OCD
Eh?