Fellow Atari Man Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Was the Supercharger released as to having two different designs? I have an article from a JoyStik mag where it showed another version of the Supercharger, which looked like just a long gold cartridge, without the handle at the end. Does anyone know? (I'd put up a pic here but I don't have a scanner, unfortunately.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 I found this ad on one of AA members website. (can't remember and no bookmark) It looks like it had a yellow label in the ad, but that most likely never got released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellow Atari Man Posted February 9, 2004 Author Share Posted February 9, 2004 Wow, that makes THREE then! That's just the label though; it has the blue end grip like the one that I--and most people, I imagine--have. This was a flat cartridge, which I'll try to get a shot of it up, but my digital camera can't really focus on small images (like magazine ads) very well, plus I have to take it in natural light or else the flash will always go off. (Maybe tomorrow.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapdash Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 I don't believe the "no-handle" cart was ever released, nor was the label in that ad, but there ARE label variations (at the very least, Arcadia vs Starpath). I'm not aware of any prototype versions either way having shown up either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellow Atari Man Posted May 26, 2004 Author Share Posted May 26, 2004 Was the Supercharger released as to having two different designs? I have an article from a JoyStik mag where it showed another version of the Supercharger, which looked like just a long gold cartridge, without the handle at the end. Does anyone know? (I'd put up a pic here but I don't have a scanner, unfortunately.) Heh, I've since figured out how to get around it...so here it is! My guess(es) is that that was either a model mock-up for publicity and ads only or they changed the design of it...probably since the one that I have (along with everyone else; the one with the handle on it) is easier to grab, and it won't leave someone's fingerprints on the label as easily as this other one would (I'm assuming). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 The plug on the Arcadia version has a slightly larger gauge plug than the Starpath plug does. Good to know before trying to shove one into you computer's audio out jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongbeat Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 I found this ad on one of AA members website. (can't remember and no bookmark) It looks like it had a yellow label in the ad, but that most likely never got released. You are right I have 2 superchargers (one ntsc the other one is Pal) both have the same design but the ntsc have the package you are speaking about and it's the standard one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.FoodMonster Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Well, reading what little I could from that article, the guy says that it has a handle on the actual thing. So, yeah, publicity shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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