Aladdin Deck Enhancer (partially found games for NES peripheral; 1993)
Aladdin Deck Enhancer Flyer.
Status: Partially Found
The Aladdin Deck Enhancer' is a peripheral created by Camerica and Codemasters in 1992 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Created by Richard Darling, the add-on allows software from Compact Cartridges to be played on the NES. The peripheral is noted to be extremely rare due to a limited run and it not being endorsed by Nintendo. Most of the original versions sold were found in a New Jersey store called VideoGameConnections in 1996.[1]
24 games were announced at Winter CES 1993 at Booth #6329 with only 7 being released, Dizzy the Adventurer, Micro Machines, Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy, Quattro Sports, Quattro Adventure, Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade and Big Nose Freaks Out.[2]
Unreleased Games
The next three-quarters of releases in 1993 featured previously released games made without the Enhancer, along with completely original games.
Dreamworld Pogie is currently the only dumped game, while Adventure World Dizzy is theorized to be an early name for the dumped Wonderland Dizzy.
| # | Game Title | Previously Released | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go! Dizzy! Go! | Yes | Found(?) |
| 2 | Bee 52 | Yes | Lost |
| 3 | CJ's Elephant Antics | Yes | Lost |
| 4 | Team Sports Basketball | No | Lost |
| 5 | Stunt Kids | Yes | Lost |
| 6 | The Ultimate Stuntman | Yes | Found (Released in Europe) |
| 7 | Big Nose The Caveman | Yes | Lost |
| 8 | MIG-29 Soviet Fighter | Yes | Found (Released in Europe) |
| 9 | Dreamworld Pogie | No | Found |
| 10 | Metal Man | No | Lost |
| 11 | Dizzy Pinball | No | Existence Unconfirmed |
| 12 | F-16 Renegade | Yes | Lost |
| 13 | Puzzled | No | Lost |
| 14 | Adventure World Dizzy | No | Lost |
| 15 | Firehawk | Yes | Found (Released in Europe) |
| 16 | 5 Pack Sports | No | Lost |
| 17 | 5 Pack Dizzy | No | Lost |
Gallery
Screenshots from the Aladdin Deck Enhancer Box.
The prototype of the Aladdin Deck Enhancer, shown at CES 1992.
Offical mock-up of 5 Pack Dizzy, one of the unreleased games.
Additional screenshots of Metal Man.
References
- ↑ The peripheral's small development history on NESWorld. Retrieved 29 Aug '18
- ↑ An old article on the peripheral from "The Codemasters Zone". Retrieved 29 Aug '18