The Watara Supervision was a non-color handheld game console which was introduced in 1992 as a cut-price competitor for the Nintendo Game Boy. It came packaged with a game called Crystball.

The console had a slightly larger screen and larger buttons, and its games sold for far less. The games were not of high quality, and the console did not sell well. The original design for the console changed significantly through several iterations, and the last Supervisions were sold in 1996.

The Supervision was marketed by several different companies around the world and under several different names, including Quickshot Supervision and Hartung SV-100.

Technical Specifications

• CPU: 8-bit 65C02 processor, running at 4 MHz
• Screen: 61 mm x 61 mm (2.37 inches x 2.37 inches), 160 x 160 pixels, 4 greys LCD
• Sound: 4 Tonal and 1 Noise Channel plus additional audio DMA stereo output channel. Built-in speaker and headphone jack with stereo earphones included.
• Power: 4 x AA batteries or 6V AC/DC adapter
• Communication Port: Two Player Link using DE-9 connector.
• Cartridge port
• Controls for 1 Player
• TV adapter (optional)

Preservation

Like many consoles, the Watara Supervision has lived on through emulation, see MESS. Cowering's Good Tools includes a tool called GoodSV which catalogues 47 Supervision Games in version 2.01.

External links

• Supervision FAQ
• The Supervision Museum
• Supervision Console Information
• Some pictures of Supervision consoles
• Supervision Game Information