History of video games/Platforms/WOWOW

History thumb|JSB operated the Japanese WoWoW satellite broadcasting company. The WOWOW was a canceled console that would have streamed arcade games to the home over a satellite connection. This could be seen as an early example of cloud gaming. The console was co-developed by companies Taito, JSB and ASCII. Taito engineer and director of Darius Yukiharu Sambe spearheaded the project.Wowow: The 1990s Taito Console That Never Was https://www.denofgeek.com/games/wowow-the-1990s-taito-console-that-never-was/ 11 December 2020 Den of Geek 12 August 2015 At the Tokyo Toy Show in 1992 Taito announced the WOWOW. Functional demo systems were shown to the public.Life Nintendo The Tragic Tale Of Taito's WOWOW, The Console Which Promised Download Gaming In 1992 https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/08/the_tragic_tale_of_taitos_wowow_the_console_which_promised_download_gaming_in_1992 Nintendo Life 11 December 2020 11 August 2015 However the system was never released due to issues with the technology of the time. The project was shuttered early on in development, though it did lead to a successful venture into a telecommunication karaoke service. Planned games Bubble Bobble Darius Parasol Stars RastanHawken Kieren 10 Unreleased Video Game Consoles You Never Knew Existed https://whatculture.com/gaming/10-unreleased-video-game-consoles-you-never-knew-existed?page=8 5 February 2021 WhatCulture.com 9 May 2016 en Technology Compute The WOWOW was powered by a 32 bit / 16 bit Motorola 68000 processor clocked at 12 megahertz.Ago Ixindamixin #retrogaming • 3 Years Taito Wowow : The game console a little too far ahead of its time ! https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@ixindamix/taito-wowow-the-game-console-a-little-too-far-ahead-of-its-time Steemit 11 December 2020 en 7 January 2018Motorola 68000 microprocessor family https://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/68000/index.html www.cpu-world.com 11 December 2020 The system did not have enough RAM for downloaded games to be easily stored. Hardware The WOWOW would play games streamed over a satellite connection, and also had an RJ-45 jack. Uniquely for the time, games would be charged by time used. The WOWOW had a CD drive.The lost Taito WOWOW: interview with Yukiharu Sambe https://www.unseen64.net/2015/08/10/interview-taito-wowow-console/ Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! 11 December 2020 10 August 2015 Gallery References Taito Wowow ASCII Corporation 2100%__NOTOC__