Originally developed as part of a joint venture between Sony and Nintendo to make a CD-equipped SNES console, PlayStation is now one of the world’s most recognized brands. In honor of its 25th anniversary, we got our hands on the unit that started it all, the Japan-only SCPH-1000 model. And we’re celebrating the only way we know how—time to tear it down!

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