HitClips - a fun toy? A terrible music format? A way to sell music to kids too young to venture into record stores? The answer is YES. This video sorts the facts from the fiction. 00:00 The Start 02:16 A closer look 04:18 Fixing the facts 10:43 The Yahoo Downloader 12:02 Bring the Noise 13:37 HitClips Discs 17:16 There’s no business like... 19:43 That’s a wrap 21:24 Credits (audio by HitClips) HitClips on ebay (affiliated link) https://ebay.to/2FVC27W An earlier take on this idea was Pocket Rockers - here’s my video about that one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb6DOjZkvQc UPDATED INFORMATION It turns out the HitClips Disc player will play a cart if a blanking plate is removed from the device and the cart is slid in from the bottom (upside down to the orientation of the discs). Thanks to a couple of viewers who spotted this. Here’s a website article about reverse engineering a HitClip https://ch00ftech.com/2013/12/31/reverse-engineering-a-hit-clip/ Hitclips TV Commercials on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTp2vNQNcnA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltWQLu7_1H8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpTQhts_FM4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rH8hFMYVTw --------------SUBSCRIBE----------------- null ------------Merchandise---------------- https://teespring.com/stores/techmoan-merch ------------SUPPORT-------------- This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan ******Patrons usually have early access to videos****** ---------Outro Music---------- Over Time - Vibe Tracks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSSswVZSgJw -----Outro Sound Effect----- ThatSFXGuy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M3-ZV5-QDM -----AFFILIATED LINKS/ADVERTISING NOTICE------ All links are Affiliated where possible. When you click on links to various merchants posted here and make a purchase, this can result in me earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network & Amazon. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to AMAZON Sites (including, but not limited to Amazon US/UK/DE/ES/FR/NL/IT/CAN)