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Sabriya's Castle of Fun is a Sega Mega Drive kiosk unit produced by the Sabriya's Castle of Fun Foundation and developed in coordination with Sega of America.[1] Conceptualized as part of the Sega Foundation's more direct charitable contributions, the wheeled kiosk consists of a 20" television, NTSC Sega Genesis, AM/FM radio, VCR, dual cassette player/recorder, and a CD player[1], all housed in a child-friendly plastic casing resembling a castle and provided free to various California hospitals in the late 1990s.
Hardware
History
In 1992, the seventeen-year old Sabriya Bakewell was diagnosed with and later died of the blood cancer leukemia. While in the hospital, her family observed that beyond Sabriya's visiting hours and the in-room television, there were otherwise very few personal comforts for suffering patients. Out of this experience, and in honor of Sabriya's life and spirit, her family founded the Sabriya's Castle of Fun Foundation and partnered with Sega of America to both sponsor and collaborate on an all-in-one entertainment kiosk for child hospital patients.[1]
Hospitals generally had multiple units on hand at any time, with maintenance and servicing frequently performed by charitable volunteers.[2]
While intended by Sega of America for use with a Sega Genesis, the hardware does not require any console-specific connections, and other systems such as the Super Nintendo were often utilized instead.[3][4]
Magazine articles
- Main article: Sabriya's Castle of Fun/Magazine articles.
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Sabriya's Castle of Fun hardware
External links
- Official website (Sega of America) (Wayback Machine)
References
