Bobby Blackwolf on Mythryl: “I worked at Blockbuster Video when this rolled out and they gave one…”

I worked at Blockbuster Video when this rolled out and they gave one employee at each store the modem. I have the Genesis version. Played NBA Jam on it. It still boots up, but the battery died so it basically factory resets every time you turn on the console.

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Via the E3 1995 Show Daily (https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/ac3901f6-d3c6-47f5-8a0e-290c46fc0a86), here's a news story about the XBand 'video modem', which allowed Genesis & SNES multiplayer over phone lines. (Yes, it rolled out: no, it wasn't very popular.)

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