History of video games/Platforms/Watara Supervision
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[edit | edit source]
The Supervision bent.
The Supervision while flat.
The Supervision side.
Internals of the Supervision.
Variants of the Supervision side by side.
External Resources[edit | edit source]
- Video Game Kraken - Supervision by Watara page.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ a b c "TOSEC: Watara Supervision (2012-04-23)". 23 April 2012. https://archive.org/details/Watara_Supervision_TOSEC_2012_04_23. 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"]. https://binarium.de/watara_supervision. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ↑ "Watara Supervision: A Beginner's Guide" (in en). 9 November 2011. https://www.racketboy.com/retro/watara-supervision-a-beginners-guide. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ "Watara Supervision Retro Domination". 19 June 2013. https://www.retrodomination.com/watara-supervision/.
- ↑ "Feature: The Handheld Rivals Which Tried And Failed To Beat The Game Boy". 17 April 2019. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/04/feature_the_handheld_rivals_which_tried_and_failed_to_beat_the_game_boy. Retrieved 26 October 2020.