The iQue Player (Games & Content)

Hey, guys!

So here's a thing or things that can be considered lost media.

So if you guys don't know, or for those who do know. The iQue Player is a video game console that was manufactured by iQue, a joint venture between Nintendo and Chinese-American scientist Wei Yen. iQue's Chinese name is 神游科技; traditional Chinese: 神遊科技; pinyin: Shényóu Kējì. The system's Chinese name was Shén Yóu Ji (神游机/神遊機), literally "Divine Gaming Machine". Shényóu (神游/神遊) serves a double entendre because the term also means "to make a mental journey". Although the console wasn't released in any English speaking countries, the name "iQue Player" appears in the console's instruction manual. The console itself takes the form of the controller and plugs directly into the television. A box accessory is available that allows multiplayer gaming. It was only marketed in mainland China, as the console's unusual game distribution method is an attempt to curb game piracy in that region.

Games for the iQue Player are stored on a 64 MB flash card which is contained within a cartridge that plugs directly into the controller/console. Games were purchased at a special "iQue depot", where games may be downloaded onto the cartridge and played later, in a similar manner to the Famicom Disk System, Satellaview, Nintendo 64DD and Nintendo DS Download Play. Games can also be downloaded, by connecting the iQue to a PC. Demo games that come with the iQue include The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, and Star Fox 64. These demos are time-limited versions of the games. Full versions of the three titles are available, as are other first party Nintendo titles such as Dr. Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Wave Race 64, and F-Zero X.

More information is available here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQue_Player
www.mariowiki.com/IQue
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/iQue

iQue's website:
www.ique.com/index.html

iQue's website related to the iQue Player and its online system and contents:
www.ique.com/products/M_athome.htm

www.ique.com/products/M_Player.htm

osc.idc.ique.com:16976/osc/public/iQueHome?OscAction=navigate&locale=zh_CN

www.ique.com/products/img/athomehandbook/athome.htm

Info about the iQue Online @ Home system, translated into English:
www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Glowsquid&oldid=2115963&diff=cur#Re:_iQue-related_inquiry

So, why am I making this post? well it's because on December 31, 2016, iQue officially shut down the iQue Player Online service, meaning that you cannot buy anymore games and the online system is defunct. I translated their notice via Google translate:
pastebin.com/GnnDcg5m

I downloaded the iQue@Home application and archived it here. I believe it only works on Windows XP, at least the iQue drivers do:
mega.nz/#!J8sCCaob!wUlMC4FQvRZKEnytsutr5zP1oMgPRQwMrbbTXMEn3DA
mega.nz/#!5lcURTaB!KLhTwNFP9T7-O8EUtPE35NOqZn89mCvNRxLNPvQNm1U

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQue_Player#Online_services

And because of the system's unique way and the very strong encryption, I believe that the 14 Nintendo 64 Games that were translated into Chinese and released on the system are lost media.

I think it's gonna be very hard cracking the security measures in terms of data, kiosks, etc etc.