The Aladdin Deck Enhancer is an Obscure NES accessory released in 1992 by Unlicensed game
| Aladdin Deck Enhancer | |
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Publisher |
Camerica |
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Developer |
Codemasters |
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Year Released |
1992 |
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Year Discontinued |
1993 |
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Type |
NES Accessory |
Publisher Camerica and Developed by Unlicensed game Developer Codemasters. The accessory is very highly sought after with collectors.
Purpose
The Aladdin Deck Enhancer's Purpose was to make it easier for Unlicensed Developers to produce games. It does this by holding the necessary components for bypassing the NES Lockout Chip (10NES CHIP) in the Aladdin Cart that comes in the box. The Aladdin Cart also contains the NES Graphics chip and memory control chip. This made it cheaper for Developers since the Aladdin Game Carts would only need to contain the parts specific to that game. It made it cheaper for consumers aswell because it Meant that companies could charge a much cheaper cost than a normal NES game.
Failure
Despite the Aladdin Deck Enhancer being very useful to consumers and Developers, the accessory would fail. Mainly due to the fact that the accessory was an issue of bad timing. This is because it was released in 1992. Which was very late into the NES life. The Super Nintendo had already been out for a few months. Because of this not many Aladdin Deck Enhancers were ever sold and it is very easy to find a sealed copy online. Due to the Aladdin Deck Enhancer's failure it had a very short life and was discontinued very shortly after its release resulting also in Camerica going bankrupt the same year. This was because they did not have enough money to recover from the fall of The Aladdin Deck Enhancer.
Aladdin Deck Enhancer Games
| Name | Publisher | Developer |
Year Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Nose Freaks Out | Camerica | Codemasters | 1992 |
| Dizzy The Adventurer | Camerica | Codemasters | 1992 |
| The Fantastic Adventures Of Dizzy | Camerica | Codemasters | 1992 |
| Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade | Camerica | Codemasters | 1992 |
| Micro Machines | Camerica | Codemasters | 1992 |
| Quattro Adventure | Camerica | Codemasters | 1992 |
| Boomerang Kid | Camerica | Codemasters | 1992 |
| Super Robin Hood | Camerica | Codemasters | 1992 |
| Treasure Island Dizzy | Camerica | Codemasters | 1992 |
| Linus Spacehead | Camerica | Codemasters | 1992 |
| Quattro Sports | Camerica | Codemasters | 1992 |
| Baseball Pros | Camerica | Codemasters | 1992 |
| Soccer Simulator | Camerica | Codemasters | 1992 |
| Pro Tennis | Camerica | Codemasters | 1992 |
| BMX Simulator | Camerica | Codemasters | 1992 |
Camerica and Codemasters were planning on releasing all 22 of the unlicensed games they released as standard NES carts on the Aladdin Deck Enhancer, but due to the Aladdin Deck Enhancer's failure, only 15 of them were ever released as Aladdin Carts. Infact, a library of 24 games were planned for to be released by 1993. Of course, this goal was never met. This is a list of all the unreleased Aladdin games.
Unreleased Aladdin Deck Enhancer Games
These games were announced but soon cancelled after.
| Name | Publisher | Developer |
|---|---|---|
| Bee 52 | Camerica | Codemasters |
| Big Nose The Caveman | Camerica | Codemasters |
| CJ's Elephant Antics | Camerica | Codemasters |
| Dreamworld Pogie | Camerica | Codemasters |
| F16 Renegade | Camerica | Codemasters |
| Go! Dizzy Go! | Camerica | Codemasters |
| Metal Man | Camerica | Codemasters |
| Mig 29 Soviet Fighter | Camerica | Codemasters |
| Stunt Kids | Camerica | Codemasters |
| Team Sports Basketball | Camerica | Codemasters |
| The Ultimate Stuntman | Camerica | Codemasters |
Other Facts
- Baseball Pros has a glitch which is only on the Aladdin cart when it always plays 10 innings rather than ending after 9 if it is not tied. This issue is only on the Aladdin cart and not on the original Unlicensed Camerica Cartridge.
- Dizzy Prince of Yolkfolk, which was an Unlicensed game released by Camerica on an original Unlicensed Camerica cart, was slightly enhanced an renamed "Dizzy the Adventurer" for the Aladdin Deck Enhancer version. The game was bundled with the Aladdin Deck Enhancer at purchase.
- Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy is the only Aladdin Deck Enhancer game to be modified for its Aladdin release. It had a faster character and increased the number of stars to collect from 100 to 250 stars to collect.
