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Message started by mikeroach113 on 09. Apr 2007 at 22:45

Title: About the "Aladdin Deck Enhancer".
Post by mikeroach113 on 09. Apr 2007 at 22:45
Okay, what is the difference between a normal Camerica/Codemasters cart, and an Aladdin Deck Enhancer one? The only Camerica cart I have (at the moment) is "Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy", so I downloaded a ROM of the ADE version, and I can't find anything different about it. What's the ADE supposed to do?

Title: Re: About the "Aladdin Deck Enhancer".
Post by Jedi QuestMaster on 10. Apr 2007 at 02:41
I read they do nothing, just cheaper to make.  But I also read testimony that the ADE versions run better somehow. :-/

Either way, there should be some differences in the games regardless, like level layout or something.  I'm not quite sure.

Title: Re: About the "Aladdin Deck Enhancer".
Post by NESaholic on 10. Apr 2007 at 11:21
It seems the graphics are a tad better on the deckenhancer games.

Title: Re: About the "Aladdin Deck Enhancer".
Post by NationalGameDepot on 10. Apr 2007 at 13:41
That was the clame, that graphics were supposed to be better.  I think that is impossible cause the NES can only handle 8 bit.  The main reason for it was money.  Inside every NES cart it has 2-3 chips usually.  The Aladdin Deck Enhancer had 1 of those chips inside it, so there carts didn't have to both from my understanding.  Plus the carts are smallers using less plastic, plus a smaller label, less ink.  The ADE itself was being used to play the game and making it chaper to make future game (never happened, they went bust first).  This was a great idea cause from what I have seen there price point on there games was only going to be like 19.99 or something compared to the 39.99 or 49.99 of regular NES games.  They hope to make up for price with volume of sales.  Unfortunatly they never had the chance and coudln't pay for the ADE.
~~NGD

Title: Re: About the "Aladdin Deck Enhancer".
Post by Atomizer2000 on 10. Apr 2007 at 15:51
I had an Aladdin Deck Enhancer a few years ago.  The carts ran a bit quicker and slightly smoother, but that was about it.  The game quality was terrible.  I actually sold mine because it was just crap and not worth the time or money involved with it (unless you collect all NES, not just liscensed stuff like I do).

Title: Re: About the "Aladdin Deck Enhancer".
Post by Great Hierophant on 19. Apr 2007 at 05:04
The Aladdin Deck Enhancer's hardware is no better than a particular game's standalone-cartridge hardware.  The only game that has any appreciable difference from its cartridge version is The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy.  In that game, Dizzy walks faster and there are more stars to collect.  On the other hand, Dizzy the Adventurer was only released in the NTSC countries as an Aladdin cart.  

I strongly disagree with the previous poster that the Aladdin games are crap.  Camerica's games in general had a consistently high level of quality, even though many were ports of games for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and the Commodore Amiga.  

Title: Re: About the "Aladdin Deck Enhancer".
Post by NationalGameDepot on 19. Apr 2007 at 05:19
I like them as well.  Mirco Machines is prob the best racer on the console IMO.  Dizzy is fun too.  Now the Quattro games are not so great though.
~~NGD

Title: Re: About the "Aladdin Deck Enhancer".
Post by mikeroach113 on 19. Apr 2007 at 06:26
Quattro Adventure does suck indeed, but there's a sequel to Linus Spacehead (a game in that collection) called "Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade", which is MUCH better than the original, but it's not a masterpiece by any means.

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