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#REDIRECT [[VRU]] |
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The Voice Recoginition Unit (VRU) is a microphone for the N64 developed by Ambrella. |
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The VRU prototype was built from parts in Akihabara. |
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The VRU is region locked, and known as the VRS (voice recognition system) in Japan. |
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It was released December 12, 1998 in Japan and November 6, 2000 in North America. |
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In North America, the only game supporting the VRU (and includes and requires it, in fact) is ''Hey You, Pikachu!'' |
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In Japan, the game ''Densha de Go!'' (meaning "Go by train" in english) supports the VRU as well. |
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The VRU consists of a microphone covered in a yellow foam ball with a 3.5mm audio jack. |
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The microphone can be clipped onto the N64 controller and clamped around the Controller Pak port. |
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Alternatively, the VRU can he hung from the neck. |
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The VRU is calibrated for higher pitched voices. |
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The VRU plugs into controller port #4 and the cable is 6 feet long. |
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The VRU unit has 4 tripoint screws and contains the following chips: |
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* NEC d9930g |
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* VRD-NUS |
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* VCI-NUS |
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At this time, only speculation on the purpose of each chip is known. |