"Memories of cassette Huphu again", "Pico cassette" which can play retro games just by inserting it in a smartphone

Enjoy music and other content just by inserting it in the earphone jack "PlugAirThe startup beat robot that sells "Pico cassetteProduct is being developed. Like the PlugAir, the Pico cassette is a retro device that can play nostalgic NES game just by inserting it in the earphone jack of the smartphone and it is said that it is exhibited at the Tokyo Game Show 2015 being held at Makuhari Messe , I actually watched it.

Pico cassette official website | Memory game is in smartphone. With a cassette. |
http://picocassette.com/

I found a pico cassette booth at C21 of Hall 5 of Tokyo Game Show.


Before the booth there is a big sister with a big pico cassette.


This is a pico cassette that will be able to play NES game by simply inserting it on the smartphone.


The pico cassette is very small, and it is big enough to fit in your pocket.


It seems to be prejudiced to reproduce jagged edges on the side of the cassette.


By plugging the plug part into the earphone jack you can play the retro game on the smartphone. Anyway, I am reproducing the design of the cassette for Nintendo so far so far, it is the level to cassette hooves unexpectedly.


Pico cassette is a product under development at the time of article creation. Demonstration movies are installed in the pico cassette exhibited in the booth, so they actually showed me.


Actually inserting the pico cassette into the smartphone and seeing how the movie flows can be confirmed from the following.

"Pico cassette" capable of playing retro games just by inserting it in the earphone jack of the smartphone - YouTube


When opening a special application and inserting the pico cassette into the earphone jack, the opening of the pico cassette will flow.


The logo looks nostalgic.


In the demonstration movie, the opening scene of RPG is displayed, and if you are a NES generation, the tension should be Max.


According to the developer, he wanted to recreate the nostalgic feeling of purchasing a game by looking at the package in the store which was mainstream long ago. Instead of downloading the game crisply, by buying the product, it seems to satisfy possession desire to "actually have the product." Also, pico cassettes can be borrowed and borrowed by friends unlike download content. In the past, it was normal to lend and borrow games with friends, and there was something that I did not return with lending.


Pico cassette is a product under development at the time of article creation and it is said that it will invite investment by exhibiting it also to cloud funding in the future. In the future it is said to carry one game on one pico cassette, that is to bring it to the point where the old cassette is reproduced perfectly. When selling, packages and cassette designs can be transplanted at that time, so it is said that it is also a collector-like element.


In addition, the release is planned for 2016, and expectation will be applied for future development.