Vintage tech: The Sega Saturn launched in November of 1994. As with virtually all gaming consoles, game makers were given access to developer kits (dev kits). I of the first dev kits for the Saturn was called the Address Checker, and it was enormous compared to commercial units.

A Japanese collector of vintage video game hardware and anime paraphernalia tweeted a couple of pictures showing off his Sega Saturn Address Checker. The dev kit was used to ensure games did not break any of Sega's memory usage rules.

The collector, who goes by Ranma on Twitter, says the unit is worth almost one one thousand thousand yen ($9,650). Ranma did not share too much information about the dev kit or where he got it. He claims to be a old Sega Saturn developer, so it might be one he held on to for all these years.

The nigh notable feature of the Accost Checker is its length—it is about iii-feet long. To give information technology some perspective, here is a Sega Saturn sitting inside an Address Checker chassis (below). After versions of the dev kit were not much bigger than a standard Sega Saturn.

If y'all are interested in the more technical details, the Performance Transmission is posted online.

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Paradigm credit: SSAC by Ranma, Comparison by NFG