History of video games/Platforms/Watara Supervision
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The Watara supervision in a tilted position. -
A different version of the Supervision.
History
[edit | edit source]Not to be confused with the earlier, but unrelated Bandai Super Vision 8000.
The Watara Supervision launched in 1992 at a cost of $49.95.[1] Despite product placement on Nickelodeon shows, the system did not sell well.[2] Hartung also made a version of the Supervision.[3]
Technology
[edit | edit source]Compute
[edit | edit source]The Watara Supervision used a Western Design Center (WDC) 65C02 8 bit CPU clocked at four megahertz.[4][3]
The Watara Supervision has eight kilobytes of RAM.[5]
Hardware
[edit | edit source]The screen of the Watara Supervision has a resolution of 160 by 160 pixels, a size of 61 by 61 millimeters and could display four shades of grey.[3] The screen of the Watara Supervision is described as low quality.[1] A display cable allowed the Watara Supervision to use a television instead.[6]
The Watara Supervision has a communications port.[3]
The system is powered by four AA batteries.[3]
Notable games
[edit | edit source]68 games were released for the Watara Supervision.[1]
Gallery
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The Supervision bent. -
The Supervision while flat. -
The Supervision side. -
Internals of the Supervision. -
Variants of the Supervision side by side.
External Resources
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- Video Game Kraken - Supervision by Watara page.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ a b c "TOSEC: Watara Supervision (2012-04-23)". 23 April 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ "Rise of the Wannabes: The Game Boy's Many Uninspired Knockoffs" (in en). www.vice.com. https://www.vice.com/en/article/kz3gjy/rise-of-the-wannabes-the-game-boys-many-uninspired-knockoffs. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ↑ a b c d e "Watara SuperVision / Hartung SuperVision [BINARIUM]". binarium.de. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ↑ "Watara Supervision: A Beginner's Guide". RetroGaming with Racketboy. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ "Watara Supervision Retro Domination". 19 June 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Feature: The Handheld Rivals Which Tried And Failed To Beat The Game Boy". Nintendo Life. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.