<s>
The	O
is	O
a	O
development	B-Application
kit	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
promotion	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
computer	B-General_Concept
programming	I-General_Concept
hobbyists	O
which	O
launched	O
in	O
June	O
1996	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
1997	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
called	O
"	O
Net	O
Yarouze	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
"	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
"	O
in	O
late	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Device
creator	O
Ken	O
Kutaragi	O
and	O
priced	O
at	O
around	O
$750	O
US	O
,	O
the	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
(	O
DTL-H300x	O
)	O
package	O
contained	O
a	O
special	O
black-colored	O
debugging	O
PlayStation	B-Device
unit	O
,	O
a	O
serial	O
cable	O
for	O
connecting	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
a	O
personal	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
CD	O
containing	O
PlayStation	B-Device
development	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
has	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
personal	O
computer	O
(	O
an	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatible	O
or	O
Macintosh	B-Device
;	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
supported	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
computer	O
code	O
,	O
compile	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
send	O
the	O
program	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
was	O
neither	O
the	O
first	O
nor	O
only	O
official	O
consumer	O
console	O
development	B-Application
kit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC-Engine	O
Develo	B-Application
predates	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
WonderWitch	O
followed	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GP32	B-Device
can	O
run	O
user	O
programs	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
many	O
earlier	O
consoles	O
(	O
Astrocade	B-Device
,	O
Famicom	O
)	O
offered	O
limited	O
programming	O
capabilities	O
with	O
BASIC	O
dialects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
had	O
no	O
direct	O
successors	O
on	O
subsequent	O
PlayStation	B-Device
platforms	O
,	O
but	O
Sony	O
's	O
Linux	B-Device
for	I-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
YA-BASIC	O
offered	O
a	O
similar	O
feature	O
to	O
hobbyists	O
and	O
amateur	O
developers	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
kit	O
contains	O
the	O
following	O
items	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
a	O
standard	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
except	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
different	O
boot	O
ROMs	O
,	O
lacks	O
a	O
regional	O
lockout	O
,	O
uses	O
a	O
different	O
encryption	O
scheme	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
key	O
disc	O
,	O
required	O
to	O
boot	O
programs	O
which	O
were	O
loaded	O
from	O
a	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Access	O
Card	O
,	O
a	O
dongle	B-Device
which	O
must	O
be	O
placed	O
in	O
memory	O
card	O
port	O
1	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
boot	O
programs	O
which	O
were	O
loaded	O
from	O
a	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tools	O
included	O
vary	O
according	O
to	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
invariably	O
include	O
a	O
C	O
compiler	O
,	O
a	O
compiler	O
assembler	O
,	O
a	O
linker	B-Application
,	O
a	O
debugger	O
,	O
tools	O
for	O
converting	O
graphic	O
and	O
sound	O
files	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
format	O
,	O
and	O
programming	O
libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
document	O
the	O
programming	O
libraries	O
and	O
PlayStation-specific	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
do	O
not	O
give	O
instructions	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
program	O
;	O
the	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
kit	O
assumes	O
the	O
user	O
has	O
basic	O
programming	O
knowledge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
lacked	O
regional	O
lockout	O
,	O
the	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
console	O
exists	O
in	O
three	O
variations	O
:	O
one	O
for	O
Japan	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Europe/Australia	O
version	O
boots	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
mode	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
others	O
boot	O
in	O
NTSC	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
was	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
by	O
mail	O
order	O
;	O
but	O
Sony	O
also	O
provided	O
it	O
to	O
universities	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
France	O
(	O
EPITA	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
CodeWarrior	B-Operating_System
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
Windows	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
October	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LightWave	B-Device
3D	I-Device
was	O
another	O
consumer-level	O
PlayStation	B-Device
development	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
lacks	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
the	O
official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Software	O
Developers	O
Kit	O
provided	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
advanced	O
hardware	O
debugging	O
,	O
special	O
software	O
,	O
certain	O
libraries	O
,	O
and	O
Sony	O
's	O
extensive	O
technical	O
support	O
(	O
including	O
BBS	O
and	O
live	O
telephone	O
support	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dedicated	O
Usenet	B-Application
groups	O
,	O
with	O
access	O
restricted	O
to	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
members	O
,	O
were	O
maintained	O
by	O
Sony	O
;	O
homepage	O
hosting	O
was	O
also	O
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Yaroze	B-Device
's	O
primary	O
RAM	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
consumer	O
's	O
model	O
(	O
2	O
megabytes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
code	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
samples	O
and	O
run-time	O
libraries	O
were	O
limited	O
to	O
fit	O
in	O
the	O
2	O
MB	O
of	O
primary	O
RAM	O
,	O
1	O
MB	O
of	O
VRAM	O
,	O
and	O
0.5	O
MB	O
of	O
sound	O
RAM	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
will	O
not	O
play	O
user-burned	O
CDs	O
,	O
a	O
necessary	O
restriction	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
prevent	O
piracy	O
and	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
Yaroze	B-Device
program	O
would	O
not	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
professional	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
commercial	O
PlayStation	B-Device
titles	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Devil	B-Application
Dice	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
a	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
game	O
)	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
entirely	O
RAM-resident	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
,	O
while	O
using	O
the	O
CD	O
strictly	O
to	O
spool	O
Red	O
Book	O
audio	O
(	O
CD-DA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
set	O
up	O
an	O
online	B-Application
forum	I-Application
where	O
users	O
could	O
share	O
their	O
homemade	O
games	O
,	O
swap	O
programming	O
tips	O
,	O
and	O
ask	O
questions	O
of	O
Sony	O
technical	O
support	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
games	O
made	O
by	O
hobbyists	O
on	O
the	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
various	O
demo	O
discs	O
that	O
came	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
magazines	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
)	O
from	O
1997	O
to	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
issue	O
,	O
number	O
108	O
,	O
featured	O
a	O
compilation	O
with	O
many	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
promotional	O
disc	O
,	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
thousand	O
copies	O
and	O
featuring	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
user-developed	O
games	O
,	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
SCEE	O
and	O
sent	O
to	O
PAL-zone	O
Yaroze	B-Device
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
disc	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
since	O
it	O
requires	O
the	O
access	O
card	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
arcade	O
classics	O
such	O
as	O
Mr.	B-Application
Do	I-Application
and	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
,	O
while	O
others	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Developer	O
UK	O
Competition	O
,	O
organized	O
by	O
Scottish	O
Enterprise	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
Scottish	O
Games	O
Alliance	O
,	O
Sony	O
and	O
Edge	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
accepted	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
entries	O
;	O
the	O
overall	O
winner	O
was	O
Chris	O
Chadwick	O
for	O
his	O
game	O
Blitter	O
Boy	O
–	O
Operation	O
:	O
Monster	O
Mall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Time	O
Slip	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
February	O
2011	O
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
developers	O
moved	O
into	O
the	O
games	O
industry	O
;	O
Fatal	O
Fantasy	O
and	O
Terra	O
Incognita	O
developer	O
Mitsuru	O
Kamiyama	O
became	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	I-Application
at	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
