Typing of the Dead Keyboard
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Typing of the Dead Keyboard
Does anyone have any information about this colored keyboard? If it came standard like this or if its a custom??? I think this is my second time seeing one like this?? Maybe it was a first run edition of the game then they switched over to the all clear version??? Any information would be great and thank you in advance !!!!!
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Wow, that is single-handedly the coolest Dreamcast keyboard I have ever seen!

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killer-elite wrote:Does anyone have any information about this colored keyboard? If it came standard like this or if its a custom??? I think this is my second time seeing one like this?? Maybe it was a first run edition of the game then they switched over to the all clear version??? Any information would be great and thank you in advance !!!!!
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yea of courseCornerb0y wrote:killer-elite wrote:Does anyone have any information about this colored keyboard? If it came standard like this or if its a custom??? I think this is my second time seeing one like this?? Maybe it was a first run edition of the game then they switched over to the all clear version??? Any information would be great and thank you in advance !!!!!
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I remember seeing this controller variant years ago but I didn't pay it any mind being I wasn't interested in Japanese Peripherals at the time...I wish I would of saved the photo to compare it to this one....Anthony817 wrote:Wow, that is single-handedly the coolest Dreamcast keyboard I have ever seen!
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killer-elite wrote:Does anyone have any information about this colored keyboard? If it came standard like this or if its a custom??? I think this is my second time seeing one like this?? Maybe it was a first run edition of the game then they switched over to the all clear version??? Any information would be great and thank you in advance !!!!!
I've a clear TOTD set and I've never known about this existing till now. Only ever thought it was clear and white ones that existed.
I'd take this with a pinch of salt but could be genuine all the same.
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the little famitsu mascot might be a good lead; i tried searching "famitsu keyboard dreamcast" but i could only find a dead blog post that mostly talks about the standard clear keyboard.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190630035 ... board.html
the box shows the regular clear keyboard too.
genuine or not, that rainbow keyboard sure looks neat. thanks for sharing!
https://web.archive.org/web/20190630035 ... board.html
the box shows the regular clear keyboard too.
genuine or not, that rainbow keyboard sure looks neat. thanks for sharing!
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I love that place. I live about a mile away from it! Love visiting it!killer-elite wrote:I remember seeing this controller variant years ago but I didn't pay it any mind being I wasn't interested in Japanese Peripherals at the time...I wish I would of saved the photo to compare it to this one....Anthony817 wrote:Wow, that is single-handedly the coolest Dreamcast keyboard I have ever seen!
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killer-elite wrote:Does anyone have any information about this colored keyboard? If it came standard like this or if its a custom??? I think this is my second time seeing one like this?? Maybe it was a first run edition of the game then they switched over to the all clear version??? Any information would be great and thank you in advance !!!!!
just had a closer look at this and it's FAKE. The type on the keys have been added on top of the "picture". ESC for example should all be in caps but the E should be larger than the SC like ESC. you'll also notice that the type on the keys is far too straight. it doesn't curve with the top of the keycap. https://consolevariations.com/variation ... itty-model here's a decent pic of a real DC short keyboard for comparison.
I have a feeling someone got a pic of a clear keyboard and altered the colour on the keys, then added the type back on, after it had been colourized. Looks convincing from a distance but up close, it falls short.
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I'm not saying you are wrong, but the NVM has a tendency to get a lot of un-released/prototype/promotional items donated, and this very well could be one.fraggle200 wrote:killer-elite wrote:Does anyone have any information about this colored keyboard? If it came standard like this or if its a custom??? I think this is my second time seeing one like this?? Maybe it was a first run edition of the game then they switched over to the all clear version??? Any information would be great and thank you in advance !!!!!
just had a closer look at this and it's FAKE. The type on the keys have been added on top of the "picture". ESC for example should all be in caps but the E should be larger than the SC like ESC. you'll also notice that the type on the keys is far too straight. it doesn't curve with the top of the keycap. https://consolevariations.com/variation ... itty-model here's a decent pic of a real DC short keyboard for comparison.
I have a feeling someone got a pic of a clear keyboard and altered the colour on the keys, then added the type back on, after it had been colourized. Looks convincing from a distance but up close, it falls short.
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