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Pirate Discussion => Other Pirates => Topic started by: Mr. Sound-About on November 18, 2018, 03:28:35 AM
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Hello, all. I figure there may be two or three people here interested in this. So let's just jump right into it...
"Many years ago, a beautiful country lost all the money suddenly. It could be the poisonous spider's doing."
Holy Sssnake, it's finally here! The website that nobody demanded!
Supervision: handheld of the less fortunate
www.diskman.com/presents/supervision (http://www.diskman.com/presents/supervision/)
If you're familiar with the Supervision, you're probably laughing right now.
If you're not familiar with the Supervision... oh boy, are you in for disappointment.
This website is the result of 15 years [!] of research and collecting, and October 4th marked its world debut.
I'm sorry. :'(
There's also lots of other nifty, geeky, classic gaming stuffs on the main site, which you may enjoy a lot more than this Supervision nonsense...
www.diskman.com (http://www.diskman.com/)
Thanks for your interest, y'all.
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That's a pretty impressive site right there. I'm kinda glad to see the Supervision's library getting some proper documentation and scans well!
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Thanks, I'm glad you dig it. There's always "new" info waiting to be discovered & shared, so expect updates as I uncover more.
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This is beautiful.
EDIT: Oh snap Brandon Cobb!? YOU LEGEND
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It's been a long time I logged in here.
Well, it's good too see Watara Supervision related data, especially <Galactic Crusader>. The butterfly is really a spacecraft in Supervision version! :D
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Thanks, y'all. I'm not much of a collector, if you can believe that. But "research collecting" is something I find interesting and fun. Just a shame I chose the Supervision. :o
BTW: Today I confirmed that Cross High was indeed released by itself, separate from the 2-in-1 package, on cartridge. Just when I thought I'd had a "complete" collection, I had to go and buy this thing. So... *sigh*... guess I'll have to add a new entry to the game list on my website. Supervision = tedium.
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Ooohh that is good to know. I saw it on a SuperVision box listed by itself, but never saw it myself!
So uh... we gettin' a Super Fighter port for SV? ;)
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Yep. And while it would be nice to see some of the other "vaporware" titles surface, I'm tired of spending $$$ on Supervision stuff.
Ha! Super Fighter port, very funny. The way the Supervision's designed, it practically breaks a sweat just trying to scroll its own logo at startup. A fighting game would give it a heart attack.
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Eh! I tried. Those characters sure could use more exposure!
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Yo!
Today there's been some cool [?] updates to the site:
* Confirmation of "Cross High" existing as a standalone cartridge
* Scans of Chinese-language instructions for six games + the Supervision itself
* Scans of a damn near perfect TV-Link box, + instructions in six languages
* Scans of Watary Italia advertisements, featuring the "Supervision ninja" <-- just ridiculous
www.diskman.com/presents/supervision (http://www.diskman.com/presents/supervision/)
Merry Christmas!
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I am very glad you were able to confirm a solo release for Cross High! Thanks so much!
Merry Christmas to you too!
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Today I've added blister pack insert scans for 2-in-1 Hash Block / Eagle Plan, Alien, and Dream World. The game instructions archive has also been added to: Especially take note of the Italian version of the Honey Bee instructions, which feature hand-written corrections that were simply xeroxed into the finished product! Amazing!! Finally, the ridiculous “Supervision ninja” makes his second appearance, courtesy Watary Italia's fabulous stickers.
(http://www.superfighter.com/mbgfx/svninja.jpg)
^ - You just can't make this stuff up. :o
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Could you imagine a Supervision tabletop console that size?
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Today's tantalizing website update...
I finally picked up a sort-of-like-new, boxed Magnum Supervision. I've been wanting one of those for a while, don'cha know. I've added scans of the box and instructions now, just for you. I also managed to get the kinda elusive Sonny X'Press complete in blister pack. So in case any of you were “going ape” over the insert & instructions not being available on the website, they're here now.
What else, what else... OH! There's a scan of a Sonny sticker! Yep. It was adhered to the Sonny X'Press blister package, but I carefully removed it. No more monkey business with this last update: a rather uninteresting Hartung Supervision sticker. That's it for today.
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Most recent updates:
Holy schnikes! I was finally able to make high-quality scans of all the Supervision cartridge label variations that I own. Are you ready for a heaping helping of bad artwork? Then you've come to the right place.
Special thanks to Frank Cifaldi for suggesting an effective way to scan the uniquely shaped inconveniently humped cartridges: by laying them over the edge of a .093 inch thick sheet of acrylic. I had to use a Canon 5600F scanner to get sharp, clear images, as my Epson Perfection V39 has a severe case of nearsightedness.
Bought a blister pack version of the QuickShot Supervision online, kindly asked the seller to please protect the cardstock insert against potential shipping damage. So of course, the guy crams the thing into a box an inch too short, and the insert gets bent. Well, whatever. I could still get a scan. And now, that scan is online. I also updated the grey box scans to include the Block Buster & Cross High 2-in-1. Enjoy!
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I see it's not mentionned anywhere on the site but the SuperVision was released by Tiger Electronics in Taiwan as well. (Taike, not the Tiger we know in America, they seem to have copied Tiger's old logo).
Photo credit: Blip - Retro gaming blogger in Taiwan (https://blipretro.com/).
(https://i.imgur.com/jDKOgQE.jpg)
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All righty then! The page for the single-game cartridge version of Cross High actually has some content on it now, but don't get excited 'cuz it's just some screenshots and a note about the (non-)ending.
While preparing this stuff, I've been listening to the soundtrack of the far superior Motocross Maniacs for the Game Boy: the game Cross High poorly ripped off. Irony? Or just common sense? Maybe a little bit of both.
www.diskman.com/presents/supervision (http://www.diskman.com/presents/supervision/crossh.htm)
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Hello, I'd like to say thanks for setting up this website as it's good to have a site that documents all of the games, hardware specs and such. I was always curious why several of the games have a copyright date of 1991 when the system wasn't released until 1992 though. I'm also suspicious that Bon Treasure and GTC were just pseudonyms for Watara to try and make it look like there were more companies developing games for it, though I haven't seen any confirmation of that. ???
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Recent site updates...
• November 30, 2019:
The game instructions archive on the scans page was updated to include Italian language instructions for 2-in-1: Block Buster / Cross High, Delta Hero, Space Fighter, and Super Block. Not exciting enough for ya? Well, keep your eyes peeled 'cuz I've got a few blister pack insert scans coming along shortly.
• December 5, 2019:
Surprise!! I'm back with more blister pack inserts, as promised. So... it's not really a surprise. Anyway! You get 2-in-1: Block Buster / Cross High, and Soccer Champion. Soccer Champion's instructions have also been added, in English and Italian. Urrà! Soccer Champion had proven a tough one to find complete. And 2-in-1: Block Buster / Cross High, I noticed, was imported by a firm named Cammarota S.R.L., instead of the more familiar Watary Italia. Curious!
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Wait, Italian? So that means the games were released world-wide?
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the games were released world-wide?
Yes. Isn't that awful? :o
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I'm 100% sure that aside from that there will be other languages as well. Since MLX said these were released in Taiwan, i do expect Chinese in both forms, too.
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I'm 100% sure that aside from that there will be other languages as well. Since MLX said these were released in Taiwan, i do expect Chinese in both forms, too.
Well, certainly. Look no further than my website for the proof: I have scans of game instructions in English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish... and yes, even in Chinese.
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Woah! Maybe there's other languages as well. Like, portuguese.
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Today's update:
Merry 2020, guys 'n' gals! Our first update of the year is, like the two updates that preceded it, all about scans. For one, I busted Block Buster out of its tight, repressive blister pack to get scans of the insert + English & Italian language instructions. And, two-hoo! There's scans of the Golden Free Trade Supervision box and instructions, from down Mexico way. Fab stuff, amirite?
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Today's update...
The other night I thought to myself, “I should get pictures of all the Crystball levels.” Then I laughed. Then I paused for a moment, raising an eyebrow. Then, I actually went and got all the pictures!! What is wrong with me?! (Wait, don't answer that.) Playing through Crystball again after all these years... sucked. But, I was able to notice and document some quirky details about the game's behavior. These stunning revelations are now available for you to overlook.
On the scanning front, Mark Canon (aka “stupus”) was kind enough to send in the following: blue boxes for 14 games, Galaxy Fighter and Journey to the West cartridge labels, and the official Goldnation price list and order form. W0w! Thanks, Mark!
Finally! Two more pages of Dixons ads were added to the existing PDF. Apparently the updated file had been sitting here for quite some time, waiting to be uploaded. Sorry, eh!
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Today's update:
A rather interesting update around here, for a change: I've acquired and scanned sets of instructions for Crystball and Hero Kid from the Travellmate era, aka the earliest known issue of what soon became (unfortunately) known as the Supervision.
The Crystball set is especially interesting as it includes text in the game description that doesn't seem to appear in any of the later prints. Specifically, this gem of a line appears: “The animals may disturb you in the game, you can kill them with Crystball ans you will be scored, too.” (Terrible English and misspelling of the word “and” are faithfully reproduced from the source material.) Delightful. So make a beeline for the scans page and have a laugh.
https://www.diskman.com/presents/supervision/scans.htm (https://www.diskman.com/presents/supervision/scans.htm)
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Is this even official!? Bad english in a licensed product!?
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Poor translations in licensed games were once pretty common. On NES there were countless examples of odd grammar or misspellings (Bimmy and Jimmy), but a more recent example would be the Megaman Battle Network series' notably spotty translation. For a Supervision to have an iffy translation is not that surprising. Keep in mind, almost all the games for it were made by smaller companies than the ones out in Japan. They likely did not view spending more on translation as a worthwhile investment
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Whatchoo doin' there, Momotarō?
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This is awsome i actually have the Supervision multicart for NES, sadly its just bootleg nes rom hacks. But this Supervision has its own original games. I wish someone could get the rom's and convert them to gameboy rom's to play on an actual game boy. ;)
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Howdy! Here's the first update for 2021, and boy is it a doozy! New content has been piling up for nearly a year now, but somehow I kept letting everything (and anything) get in the way of properly processing it all. Imagine that!! *wink*
Anyway! Let's itemize all the rad new scans that were added today:
- An Eagle Plan cartridge label variant.
- A better quality TV-Link Adaptor cartridge label.
- A complete TV-Link (NTSC) product set.
- An update to the TV-Link (PAL-B) product set.
- Chinese language instructions for 2-in-1 - Hash Block & Eagle Plan.
- English and Chinese language instructions for Treasure Hunter.
- English and Spanish language instructions for Crystball.
- A “new game cartridges” catalog from AudioSonic France (courtesy of Morgane Dumont).
Now if you'll excuse me, all this Supervision overindulgence has left me exhausted. I'd better go lie down.
https://www.diskman.com/presents/supervision/ (https://www.diskman.com/presents/supervision/)
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Hope you had a good nap, you deserve it!
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Did somebody say Tiger? Oh yeah!! The primary focus of today's update is the “Taike Boy” from Taiwan, a Supervision variant I have been on the lookout for since the dawn of the millennium. Naturally, I am pleased as Christmas punch to now have high-quality scans of its box, instructions, and game cartridge order form. And if you mosey on over to the scans page, you can have 'em, too!
Of hilarious note is the fact that both Street Fighter II and “Mortal Komba” are advertised on the front of the box, suggesting that these two high-profile game titles were on their way to the Supervision. Hogwash! Utter tripe! They were never on their way to the Supervision. (But then again maybe they were, it's difficult to say.) What a shameless way to try'n sell a doomed game system.
Also featured on the box is everyone's (other) favorite Supervision vaporware title, Devil Paradise. Good show, gentlemen: 3 out of 5 (or 60%) of the games shown on your packaging DON'T EXIST!
But, wait! There's more. I've also added:
- A set of Soccer Champion instructions in English, Dutch, and French.
- Scans of some French language product attention & warning labels.
- A better quality scan of the Sonny sticker.
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Today I endured the drudgery of scanning a Supervision advertisement from our good ol' bosom chums at Goldnation, as well as, of all things, an official Supervision™ “Authorized Dealer” decal: unused, of course, because who would've cursed their business by actually displaying one of these in their shop window?!
Also, please note that the acronym for Supervision Authorized Dealer is, very appropriately, SAD.
Noticing the trademark symbol on the decal, I wondered, “Did they even file a trademark, or was that just another bunch of BS?” Well, slogging through the United States Patent and Trademark database, I discovered that yes! Indeed, the trademark was legitimately registered. The filing document downloaded from said database has also been added to the scans page.
Lastly for today: Do you remember all the way back to 2009 when I used the Super Fighter Team website design as a template for... this? No, you don't. Regardless, there's irony here! Because just last month, I redesigned the Super Fighter Team website using – wait for it – this website's design to inspire me. I've come full circle, and I am finally home.
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I've been putting off an update because I didn't wanna do it, but by now y'all should know that's kinda par for the course with this website. *yawn*
So what super-de-duper stuffs were added this time round? An alternate set of Treasure Hunter instructions, for one. Those instructions, by the way, accompanied a cartridge that held an alternate version of the game. (Joy!!) It boots with the same energetic female voice crying out, “Shupavishun!” as featured in Classic Casino. It also displays a different copyright year (1993) on the title screen. Furthermore, the music is different. What (sadly) hasn't changed, however, is the fact that the game is still unwinnable: level 6 appears to be impossible to complete, and hacking the game to progress to level 7 instead gives you a glitchy mess. Excellent job as always, Bon Treasure (should be bon voyage). I've added a pic of said mess to the Treasure Hunter page, for your bewilderment.
As was already stated on the Hero Kid page, this game is also unwinnable. Though a congratulations graphic is printed on the game's instruction page, the game crashes after a certain amount of levels are played. Thus the player never sees this graphic in all its “glory.” But, never fear! The infamous congratulations graphic is indeed stored in the game binary and I've plucked it out, adding it to the website.
Ooh!! I hope you're ready for this last one, 'cuz you'll be pounding your chest in primal excitement over it for sure: a crinkled, full color advertisement... showcasing SONNY X'PRESS! Hooray!!
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Whoa, Nelly! With the selfless assistance of Dante López, I've recently acquired a crapload of previously unpreserved Supervision stuffs. This was especially helpful as I grow tired of seeking out all this junk on my own. (Hint, hint.)
So without further a-doo-doo, let's break down what's been added to the website...
* New box scans:
- Small boxes for Block Buster, Brain Power, Chimera, Final Combat, Hero Kid, Penguin Hideout, Super Block.
- Small box top featuring an early, “Game & Watch-esque” Travellmate screen simulation.
- Game Prince Supervision protective case
- Vini-Spil Supervision box and instructions, direct from Denmark! Det er fedt!
- Vini-Spil game boxes for Happy Race, John Adventure, Juggler, Pacboy & Mouse, Penguin Hideout.
The protective case is from Taiwan. The traditional Chinese reads “Game Prince,” despite the fact that even a beggar prince would turn up his nose at the Supervision.
* New cartridge label scans:
- Alien (alternate artwork)
- 4-in-1: Happy Race, Jacky Lucky, Space Fighter, Majong
- Hash Blocks (earliest known label)
Weirdly, the 4-in-1 cart's label doesn't come close to accurately reflecting which games are actually included. This may have been a generic design created for use with a variety of different game compilations. Who knows?
The Hash Blocks label is the one depicted on the Travellmate box. It features an enthusiastic little fellow who reminds me of Krillin from Dragon Ball Z. I've been after this label for A LONG TIME, and am very relieved to have finally found it.
* Improved cartridge label scans:
- Crystball (earliest known label)
The Crystball cartridge contained an alternate game binary with an early Travellmate logo, and pathetic attempt at an accompanying beep sound. Naturally, the binary has been properly archived, and an update has been made to the Crystball game page.
* New instructions scans:
- Brain Power, Chimera, Final Combat, Pacboy & Mouse, Penguin Hideout, Sssnake (Spanish)
- Happy Race, Juggler, Pacboy & Mouse, Penguin Hideout (English, Danish)
- Hero Kid (English, Dutch, French, German)
In addition, I also got my mitts on the earliest known model of the Travellmate, whose outer casing is a total ripoff of the original (DMG) Game Boy. And, much to my surprise (and confusion!), the previous owner installed a backlight in it. Seems he doesn't value his spare time. But who am I to talk?
Whew, what a whale of an update! And what a wail I let out whilst preparing it!
www.diskman.com/presents/supervision/scans.htm (http://www.diskman.com/presents/supervision/scans.htm)
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Nice. It's a bit strange that the protective case doesn't say Taike Boy on it
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Back in the 90's my friends and I would drive to indoor flea markets in New Jersey every weekend. There was one big one and one sort of smaller.. they both eventually closed. A third one opened and we went there. There was a guy who sold some stuff, I forget what, but he had a few video games.. hidden in a cabinet (you had to know / ask) he had Atari 2600 adult games brand new in a box. I should have bought them all.
One day he got in the Supervision and what seemed like an endless amount of different games. My friends got me a system for my birthday. I forget what the price was, not that expensive. Around $50 or $60. Man, that screen sucked and was blurry and I couldn't really play it. :( I had the cooler one that had the tilting screen.
I had Crystball that came with it, and maybe one or two other games I bought. I regret not buying EVERY darn game. They were only $10 or $20 each I forget.
If the system could be upgraded with a better non blurry screen, even though the games probably suck I'd probably give it some plays. I'd buy another one if that non blurry screen could be a reality today.
There's a Supervision with box on eBay right now and 37 games most NIB and a watch and pn for $1999. I'd love to make him an offer if I had an excess of money, which I never will.
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More Supervision scans?! To quote Charlie Brown, “AAUGH!”
It's all the variations, damn it. If it weren't for all the different, seemingly endless versions of the packaging, instructions in a half-dozen languages, et Cetera, then I'd, very likely, have been done with all this stuff and nonsense by now. But, nope! No such luck. The Supervision will likely continue to haunt me – and waste countless amounts of my time – until my dying day. *sigh*
OK!! So, buoyed by that cheery introduction [!], let me tell you what was added to the ol' website today:
* New box scans:
- Small boxes for Fatal Craft, Jaguar Bomber, Tasac 2010, Witty Cat.
* New instructions scans:
- Fatal Craft, Witty Cat (Chinese)
- Jaguar Bomber (English, Italian)
- Pacific Battle (English, Italian)
- Tasac 2010 (English, Dutch, French, German)
- Tasac 2010 (Italian, Spanish)
* Improved insert scan:
- TV-Link (PAL-B) instruction sheet (Italian)
* New insert scan:
- TV-Link (PAL-B) warranty information (Watary Italia)
* New advertisement scan:
- Watary Italia ad featuring a Watara-branded watch & a goofy looking fish (with an overbite?)
And that's all. For now.
http://www.diskman.com/presents/supervision/scans.htm
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Nice. Have you seen this 4 in 1 Supervision cartridge (https://twitter.com/AlfaroOrueta/status/1620225231947431936?cxt=HHwWgIDQ5fOQmfwsAAAA) that was discovered recently?
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Nice. Have you seen this 4 in 1 Supervision cartridge (https://twitter.com/AlfaroOrueta/status/1620225231947431936?cxt=HHwWgIDQ5fOQmfwsAAAA) that was discovered recently?
Indeed. Me 'n' the fellow who bought it are in regular contact.
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Hope you had a good nap, you deserve it!
Sure did! But unlike with alcohol, you can't sleep off the debilitating effects of the Supervision. :(
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Nice. Have you seen this 4 in 1 Supervision cartridge (https://twitter.com/AlfaroOrueta/status/1620225231947431936?cxt=HHwWgIDQ5fOQmfwsAAAA) that was discovered recently?
Indeed. Me 'n' the fellow who bought it are in regular contact.
Oh, cool. The fact that there are still new Supervision carts being discovered today really impresses me
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An ePay auction for an issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly recently caught my eye, as the seller claimed it mentioned the Supervision. Consulting a scan of the issue, I quickly realized said seller was full of snot.
BUT!!
This made me wonder: Had EGM sullied their mag at some point, by including the Supervision amongst its pages? Wasting even more time, consulting scans of later issues, I soon found the answer: Yes. Yes, they had. Thankfully it was only a quick mention, nestled within the reader Q&A section. Hopefully, it didn't inspire any of their readers to actually buy the damned thing.
So anyway, I bought the mag just so I could make a higher quality scan of the (hopefully) innocuous announcement, which I've now added to the website.
www.diskman.com/presents/supervision/scans.htm
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Nice. Have you checked Asian Sources Electronics for Supervision stuff? It seems like the sort of magazine that would cover it
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A Supervision prototype cartridge appeared!! (Cue cricket orchestra.)
Oh. My. God. Which scintillating game could it possibly be? Happy Flappy? No. Devil Paradise?? Of course not, don't be ridiculous.
It's... *sigh* ...Sonny X'Press. Because of course it is. Yep. Sonny, that parasite-ridden scooter jockey, has found a way to capture the dim Supervision spotlight once again. Blech.
You'll have to excuse me for not going ape-solutely bananas over this out of the blue discovery, but after wasting TWENTY YEARS [!] on painstaking Supervision research (with an emphasis on pain), I was hoping for something far better to surface. Can't a Marpol Brother catch a break?!
But, whatever. At the end of the day, a lackluster prototype is better than no prototype at all. And just think: Next time, it could be Wonder Fish!
Anyway, the Sonny X'Press page has been updated, noting several differences between prototype and final version.
diskman.com/presents/supervision/sonny.htm (https://www.diskman.com/presents/supervision/sonny.htm)
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Nice! I remember hearing about that auction being found in the discord. I'm glad to hear you were able to get it
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I scanned the Sonny X'Press prototype cartridge label today, and added it to the scans page. That is all. *burp*
On a truly unrelated note: I was recently on vacation in New Zealand. While there I contacted every arcade I could, just to ask one simple question: “Do you have the game The NewZealand Story?” They answered with a resounding NO. Throwing my hands up in the air in disbelief, I bellowed, “Then what's the point of even having an arcade?!” This world makes no sense.
www.diskman.com/presents/supervision/scans.htm (http://www.diskman.com/presents/supervision/scans.htm)