I actually recall seeing adverts for the Supervision in gaming magazines of the early 90s. Pretty sure they were C64 magazines and C&VG but the shape of it really stood out to me. I can see why it was at least a moderate success here in the UK because it did seem to have quite an advertising push early on and they were definitely targeting those who still used older micro computers who were familiar with the Quickshot name.
My dad would bring home obscure video systems when I was young. We would play them for a week, and then sell them when we were tired of them. We had both the gamate and supervision. I remember the supervision had a very satisfying control feel, the buttons had a snap and click to them. The screen seemed better than the gameboy screen, but finding games for it was a chore, so out the door in some strangers pocket it went...
I had a SuperVision in the late 90's. It was a Christmas present from an uncle. It was a bit of a random choice of a gift, I'd never expressed an interest in a handheld system of any kind and it was way more expensive a present than I'd have expected. I was grateful, but my initial thought was "What the heck is this thing?!". I'd never heard of it. I could tell immediately that it was a Game Boy wannabe. But you know, it was alright. I liked it, it wasn't half bad. It was never my go to system, I had a SNES, Master System, C64 and Atari 2600 so I was well covered for gaming. But I liked Crystball and Grand Prix, I really enjoyed playing on it from time to time. Where it couldn't compete with Game Boy, was in must have titles. But it was a nice little system, nothing amazing but you have to remember that the Game Boy wasn't exactly cutting edge technology yet was a phenomenal success. I'd rate the SuperVision 6 out of 10, which isn't bad for a chancer from a relative minor company. The Game Child, I know I'd seen it around. I remember that the old Lewis's (Not to be confused with John Lewis.) sold them, so they weren't just in junk markets. No kid would ever have been hoodwinked by it though. It was bait for grandmas who wouldn't understand the gulf of difference between it and a Game Boy, and get conned into buying one for their grandkid who would have to fake enthusiasm out of love of their dear grandma who they wouldn't want to show disappointment to. I also used to see tons of similar LCD Game Boy knockoffs. A very common one was 'Brick Game'. Obviously a Tetris rip off, which I think used to retail for about £10. I never got to try one, but if it was done to a baseline acceptable standard for what LCD games could achieve then it might actually have made for an enjoyable budget option to play "Tetris" on the move. LCD games get a lot of stick nowadays, but there were actually some really good ones here and there. Slightly moving off topic here, but I highly recommend Systema Hero & Princess. That was a beauty of an LCD game, and really highlighted that good, if simplistic, games could be achieved on basic tech.
@@TheLairdsLair it’s a shame UA-cam makes it so difficult at times to find good content. 🙂 wondering if the lads at Retro Hour have ever chatted with you?
@@TheLairdsLair haha! All you Brit retro guys... anyway, yeh I just released I listened to you on episode 205. I’ll have to give it another go this-morning, I swear I have no memory of it despite it being marked as played.
It’s actually still a miracle that the gameboy was a success becausr most of it’s rivals did had their tetris clone om their system, Also before the gameboy there was the game pocket computer wich was 5 years ahead of it’s time. But consider it lucky for nintendo in that they did succeed.
I had no idea that Hartung was a German company. I knew of these consoles already but this definitely informed me of more of the backstory of them. Crazy how the Lynx has skyrocketed in price along with the Mega Duck, but somehow the rest of these rarely go for beyond $100. I think they're neat. Handheld consoles are super fascinating and quite diverse, which makes collecting the hardware the fun part.
I have a more detailed look at the Hartung Gamesmaster (in its British Systema 2000 guise) on my channel if it interests you. ua-cam.com/video/xWvHU_DQC54/v-deo.html&ab_channel=TheLaird%27sLair
I never heard about these video game handheld system now i know why i never heard about them because they were not popular at all but i did wish that i did heard about it back in the day because i would of love to check them out
I don't own any of the Gameboy's obscure black and white rivals. I own their more well-known competitors, Atari Lynx II, GameGear, PC Engine GT, Neo Geo Pocket Color. One day I would like to own a skeleton blue original non-color Wonderswan system with Space Invaders Cartridge....If your interested in getting one of the Gameboy's competitors, the best value is getting the system with multiple games on eBay as a bundle....Especially if the games are a rare and expensive purchase....Finding the perfect bundle could be hard.....I ended up spending another 150$ on my Atari Lynx II outside of the bundle I bought because I wanted BattleZone 2000, desperately. There were no unboxed copies or bundles with that game, so I bought a boxed copy.....Worth It....I must say the Odyssey 2 Bundle I bought for my friend was a better deal.....It was cheaper and came with many boxed Odyssey 2 games...
I actually recall seeing adverts for the Supervision in gaming magazines of the early 90s. Pretty sure they were C64 magazines and C&VG but the shape of it really stood out to me. I can see why it was at least a moderate success here in the UK because it did seem to have quite an advertising push early on and they were definitely targeting those who still used older micro computers who were familiar with the Quickshot name.
Yep, and Violet Berlin playing it on Bad Influence.
As a handheld collector I found this video fascinating. I have 2 of these, so really need to pick up the other 3.
My dad would bring home obscure video systems when I was young. We would play them for a week, and then sell them when we were tired of them. We had both the gamate and supervision. I remember the supervision had a very satisfying control feel, the buttons had a snap and click to them. The screen seemed better than the gameboy screen, but finding games for it was a chore, so out the door in some strangers pocket it went...
And now said consoles are quite collectable now
I had a SuperVision in the late 90's. It was a Christmas present from an uncle. It was a bit of a random choice of a gift, I'd never expressed an interest in a handheld system of any kind and it was way more expensive a present than I'd have expected. I was grateful, but my initial thought was "What the heck is this thing?!". I'd never heard of it. I could tell immediately that it was a Game Boy wannabe. But you know, it was alright. I liked it, it wasn't half bad. It was never my go to system, I had a SNES, Master System, C64 and Atari 2600 so I was well covered for gaming. But I liked Crystball and Grand Prix, I really enjoyed playing on it from time to time. Where it couldn't compete with Game Boy, was in must have titles. But it was a nice little system, nothing amazing but you have to remember that the Game Boy wasn't exactly cutting edge technology yet was a phenomenal success. I'd rate the SuperVision 6 out of 10, which isn't bad for a chancer from a relative minor company.
The Game Child, I know I'd seen it around. I remember that the old Lewis's (Not to be confused with John Lewis.) sold them, so they weren't just in junk markets. No kid would ever have been hoodwinked by it though. It was bait for grandmas who wouldn't understand the gulf of difference between it and a Game Boy, and get conned into buying one for their grandkid who would have to fake enthusiasm out of love of their dear grandma who they wouldn't want to show disappointment to. I also used to see tons of similar LCD Game Boy knockoffs. A very common one was 'Brick Game'. Obviously a Tetris rip off, which I think used to retail for about £10. I never got to try one, but if it was done to a baseline acceptable standard for what LCD games could achieve then it might actually have made for an enjoyable budget option to play "Tetris" on the move. LCD games get a lot of stick nowadays, but there were actually some really good ones here and there. Slightly moving off topic here, but I highly recommend Systema Hero & Princess. That was a beauty of an LCD game, and really highlighted that good, if simplistic, games could be achieved on basic tech.
Great video! I found your channel mate, can’t tell you how many of your videos I have bookmarked to watch! ❤
Welcome aboard! Glad you're enjoying the content!
@@TheLairdsLair it’s a shame UA-cam makes it so difficult at times to find good content. 🙂 wondering if the lads at Retro Hour have ever chatted with you?
Yep. I know Dan and Ravi well, great guys. I've been on the podcast and chatted with them many times at events.
@@TheLairdsLair haha! All you Brit retro guys... anyway, yeh I just released I listened to you on episode 205. I’ll have to give it another go this-morning, I swear I have no memory of it despite it being marked as played.
You make awesome videos. Keep up the good work :)
Thank you very much!
It’s actually still a miracle that the gameboy was a success becausr most of it’s rivals did had their tetris clone om their system,
Also before the gameboy there was the game pocket computer wich was 5 years ahead of it’s time.
But consider it lucky for nintendo in that they did succeed.
I had no idea that Hartung was a German company. I knew of these consoles already but this definitely informed me of more of the backstory of them. Crazy how the Lynx has skyrocketed in price along with the Mega Duck, but somehow the rest of these rarely go for beyond $100. I think they're neat. Handheld consoles are super fascinating and quite diverse, which makes collecting the hardware the fun part.
I have a more detailed look at the Hartung Gamesmaster (in its British Systema 2000 guise) on my channel if it interests you.
ua-cam.com/video/xWvHU_DQC54/v-deo.html&ab_channel=TheLaird%27sLair
I never heard about these video game handheld system now i know why i never heard about them because they were not popular at all but i did wish that i did heard about it back in the day because i would of love to check them out
i am Dutch, and old so i recollet the Mega Duck and Supervision handhelds vividly. They were seen as mediocre rip-offs back then.
I don't own any of the Gameboy's obscure black and white rivals. I own their more well-known competitors, Atari Lynx II, GameGear, PC Engine GT, Neo Geo Pocket Color. One day I would like to own a skeleton blue original non-color Wonderswan system with Space Invaders Cartridge....If your interested in getting one of the Gameboy's competitors, the best value is getting the system with multiple games on eBay as a bundle....Especially if the games are a rare and expensive purchase....Finding the perfect bundle could be hard.....I ended up spending another 150$ on my Atari Lynx II outside of the bundle I bought because I wanted BattleZone 2000, desperately. There were no unboxed copies or bundles with that game, so I bought a boxed copy.....Worth It....I must say the Odyssey 2 Bundle I bought for my friend was a better deal.....It was cheaper and came with many boxed Odyssey 2 games...
Thanks for sharing!
Sold incredibly cheaply now theres something ive never heard before.....nice
Still nice vid. Its incredibly awesomly well
All these systems look really crap, but I kinda still want them.
Same
The positions of the controls on the Game Master look awkward
They are, the joypad is horrible!
"WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!?"
The TV Boy simply bundled in most well known Atari 2600 games good and bad and really low-budget lame ones at best. (4:59)