The elusive Twin Famicom branded Sharp TV

Started by dado2095, October 02, 2019, 06:49:13 am

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dado2095

Looking at a Twin Famicom flyer I noticed that the TV they use in the photos is Twin Famicom branded! it's called the Sharp M14-S50B or M14-S50R ("B" and "R" for the color of the TV I suppose), and was sold for 59,800 Yen. I've only seen this TV in Sharp flyer and ads, and also in a very old photo of a tournament (that I'll upload the moment I find it). I was not able to find any modern photo or auction regarding this kind of TV.

Does anyone have any additional information regarding this TV? It seems to have vanished into thin air!

Thanks in advance!  :)


dado2095

Wow, thanks for the informations and the video (and very good channel)! It's always cool to find this kind of material!  :o

Yes, this could be the case. As you said, it was a normal TV with a Famicom badge on it and nothing more, and I always wondered why they even bothered to produce such a thing. Still, it's very strange that not a single one has ever come up for sale in all these years.

In the Hudson Caravan Competition (of which I found the photo that I was missing!), judging by the numbers on the TVs, you can count at least 14 televisions, but I suppose there were a few more. And in another photo that I found it's presented on a cabinet on a catalogue of some sort.

For a TV that probably never saw a commercial release, it had an unexpected "media coverage"!