eBay: Sega Dreamcast dev controller prototype interface

[MrTeressaBond]

This is something i strangely found whilst on eBay trying to be a Sega collector:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sega-Dreamcast-dev-controller-prototype-interface-wow_W0QQitemZ230400210061QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_ Games?hash=item35a4ec348d

strange device dont you think?

[Cast128dreams]

Ha?What the heck is this?..After the zip drive here come this..It seems that it has USB controller ports...........?It supports 3D saturn controller and it says Maple bus...

[Eviltaco64]

Nice find! Hopefully this will fall into good hands. :)

[BlueCrab]

I've seen several of those units up for sale in the past. Basically, its a unit that was needed to hook controllers up to (I believe) Set4 Dreamcast Development kits. Basically, you'd hook up Sega Saturn controllers and use them instead of Dreamcast ones (since they hadn't designed them just yet).

All-in-all, completely useless unless you have a Set4 (except for collector's bragging status), and definitely not worth what its going for (considering I picked up a fully-functional Set5 (production development kit) for $250 including shipping).