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The | 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.<ref>[http://www.nesworld.com/article.php?system=nes&data=nes-aladdindeckenhancer The peripheral's small development history on NESWorld.] Retrieved 29 Aug '18</ref> | ||
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. | '''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''.<ref>[http://100codemasters.freeservers.com/all.htm An old article on the peripheral from "The Codemasters Zone".] Retrieved 29 Aug '18</ref> | ||
The | |||
Dreamworld Pogie is currently the only dumped game, while | ==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 [http://www.wonderlanddizzy.com/ ''Wonderland Dizzy'']. | |||
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|1||Go! Dizzy! Go!||Yes|| | |1||Go! Dizzy! Go!||Yes||<span style="color:green;">'''Found(?)'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2||Bee 52||Yes||Lost | |2||Bee 52||Yes||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3||CJ's Elephant Antics||Yes||Lost | |3||CJ's Elephant Antics||Yes||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4||Team Sports Basketball||No||Lost | |4||Team Sports Basketball||No||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5||Stunt Kids||Yes||Lost | |5||Stunt Kids||Yes||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6||The Ultimate Stuntman||Yes||Released In Europe | |6||The Ultimate Stuntman||Yes||<span style="color:green;">'''Released In Europe '''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|7||Big Nose The Caveman||Yes||Lost | |7||Big Nose The Caveman||Yes||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|8||MIG-29 Soviet Fighter||Yes||Released In Europe | |8||MIG-29 Soviet Fighter||Yes||<span style="color:green;">'''Released In Europe '''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9||Dreamworld Pogie||No|| | |9||Dreamworld Pogie||No||[http://www.dreamworldpogie.com/<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10||Metal Man||No||Lost | |10||Metal Man||No||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|11||Dizzy Pinball||No|| | |11||Dizzy Pinball||No||<span style="color:grey;">'''Unconfirmed'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|12||F-16 Renegade||Yes||Lost | |12||F-16 Renegade||Yes||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|13||Puzzled||No||Lost | |13||Puzzled||No||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|14||Adventure World Dizzy||No||Lost | |14||Adventure World Dizzy||No||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|15||Firehawk||Yes||Released In Europe | |15||Firehawk||Yes||<span style="color:green;">'''Released In Europe '''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|16||5 Pack Sports||No||Lost | |16||5 Pack Sports||No||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|17||5 Pack Dizzy||No||Lost | |17||5 Pack Dizzy||No||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Gallery == | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | <gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | ||
C9C57C9B-FB9F-4F18-8541-C4607CB5FFCC.jpeg|Screenshots from the Aladdin Deck Enhancer Box. | C9C57C9B-FB9F-4F18-8541-C4607CB5FFCC.jpeg|Screenshots from the Aladdin Deck Enhancer Box. | ||
A5538913-35B0-44AC-A0F5-0EE7CC61F21B.jpeg|The prototype of the Aladdin Deck Enhancer, shown at CES 1992. | A5538913-35B0-44AC-A0F5-0EE7CC61F21B.jpeg|The prototype of the Aladdin Deck Enhancer, shown at CES 1992. | ||
28D1C7CB-91DD-4288-8A02-1103D4CCF9B4.png|Offical mock-up of 5 Pack Dizzy, one of the unreleased games. | 28D1C7CB-91DD-4288-8A02-1103D4CCF9B4.png|Offical mock-up of ''5 Pack Dizzy'', one of the unreleased games. | ||
2EE67443-D693-496C-B36D-A480D743605D.jpeg|Additional screenshots of | 2EE67443-D693-496C-B36D-A480D743605D.jpeg|Additional screenshots of ''Metal Man''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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|description2 =The Angry Video Game Nerd's episode on the deck enhancer, reviews the games that were released for the peripheral. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Lost video games]] | [[Category:Lost video games]] | ||
[[Category:Partially found media]] | [[Category:Partially found media]] | ||
Revision as of 12:00, 1 October 2020
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 | Released In Europe |
| 7 | Big Nose The Caveman | Yes | Lost |
| 8 | MIG-29 Soviet Fighter | Yes | Released In Europe |
| 9 | Dreamworld Pogie | No | Found |
| 10 | Metal Man | No | Lost |
| 11 | Dizzy Pinball | No | Unconfirmed |
| 12 | F-16 Renegade | Yes | Lost |
| 13 | Puzzled | No | Lost |
| 14 | Adventure World Dizzy | No | Lost |
| 15 | Firehawk | Yes | 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