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I picked this Ariolasoft brochure up a few months back and noticed the strange white D pads and white hang on card in the system and thought that you guys might find it of interest.

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The quartet arcade cabinet is so cool !

Note that the cover for maksman shooting as seen on the brochure is different from the known releases

http://www.smspower.org/Scans/MarksmanShootingTrapShootingSafariHunt-SMS

Wonder if it will show up somedays

I bet someone has one (unknowingly) in their collection. I wonder why they blacked out one of the game titles (Black Belt)?

1)
The font on the system looks like my M404 prototype:
http://www.smspower.org/db/sms_prototype_m404-bios.shtml

2)
There's another detail to spot: the Hang On card in the card slot doesn't protrude much.

The card is either a mockup, it is shorter than regular cards, either the slot is deeper than regular Master System...

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Well spotted Bock! Looking at the white Hang On card a little closer, it actually looks like a sticker.

retrokevretro wrote

I wonder why they blacked out one of the game titles (Black Belt)?

The game was banned in Germany until just a couple if years ago. It seems silly now, but apparently, smashing people to bits didn‘t go down well with the authorities back then.

I wondered why the German only version of Blackbelt was so hard to find!

Also nice the screenshot of the SG-1000 version of Wonderboy.

Thanks for posting it here. I knew it would be of interest. I love these early documents that show things different to the final released versions.

Something else - the spine of the TransBot card, there isn't usually a space between Trans and Bot.

Oh yeah, I've scoured this brochure for differences but never noticed any of what you guys have mentioned!

Man why didn't my version of Enduro racer look like that!
;)

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retrokevretro Joined: 23 Jun 2015 Posts: 36 Location: Bolton, England, UK	Early Ariolasoft Brochure Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 1:32 pm
	I picked this Ariolasoft brochure up a few months back and noticed the strange white D pads and white hang on card in the system and thought that you guys might find it of interest. Cat Pg 1 (R).jpg (943.06 KB) Cat Pg 2 (R).jpg (1.23 MB) Cat pg 3 (R).jpg (1.04 MB) Cat pg 4 (R).jpg (1.55 MB)

Kenneth Joined: 20 Dec 2004 Posts: 739 Location: Lyon, France	Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 2:13 pm
	The quartet arcade cabinet is so cool ! Note that the cover for maksman shooting as seen on the brochure is different from the known releases http://www.smspower.org/Scans/MarksmanShootingTrapShootingSafariHunt-SMS Wonder if it will show up somedays

retrokevretro Joined: 23 Jun 2015 Posts: 36 Location: Bolton, England, UK	Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 8:48 am
	I bet someone has one (unknowingly) in their collection. I wonder why they blacked out one of the game titles (Black Belt)?

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8649 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:05 am
	1) The font on the system looks like my M404 prototype: http://www.smspower.org/db/sms_prototype_m404-bios.shtml 2) There's another detail to spot: the Hang On card in the card slot doesn't protrude much. The card is either a mockup, it is shorter than regular cards, either the slot is deeper than regular Master System... card game.JPG (22.67 KB)

retrokevretro Joined: 23 Jun 2015 Posts: 36 Location: Bolton, England, UK	Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:17 am
	Well spotted Bock! Looking at the white Hang On card a little closer, it actually looks like a sticker.

Kagesan Joined: 01 Feb 2014 Posts: 877	Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 11:20 am
Kagesan Joined: 01 Feb 2014 Posts: 877	retrokevretro wrote I wonder why they blacked out one of the game titles (Black Belt)? The game was banned in Germany until just a couple if years ago. It seems silly now, but apparently, smashing people to bits didn‘t go down well with the authorities back then.

retrokevretro Joined: 23 Jun 2015 Posts: 36 Location: Bolton, England, UK	Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 11:25 am
	I wondered why the German only version of Blackbelt was so hard to find!

dark Joined: 09 Jan 2012 Posts: 67 Location: Germany	Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:50 pm
dark Joined: 09 Jan 2012 Posts: 67 Location: Germany	Also nice the screenshot of the SG-1000 version of Wonderboy.

james costello Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 537 Location: England	Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:16 pm
	Thanks for posting it here. I knew it would be of interest. I love these early documents that show things different to the final released versions. Something else - the spine of the TransBot card, there isn't usually a space between Trans and Bot.

retrokevretro Joined: 23 Jun 2015 Posts: 36 Location: Bolton, England, UK	Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:28 am
	Oh yeah, I've scoured this brochure for differences but never noticed any of what you guys have mentioned!

BIG D Joined: 09 Jan 2018 Posts: 228 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 7:41 am
	Man why didn't my version of Enduro racer look like that! ;)

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