SuperVision Review

[@codyworthlessthegenesisjun5869]

Your videos have got so much better (not that the early ones were bad). I love that you took the flashing checker board looking thing off the side and the TV screen boarder around the video. Good stuff man, keep up the great work.

[@Chenga990]

I have to say that your videos are BY FAR the Best videos about old gaming systems on youtube. The way you present them is not only very informative but also fun to watch :)

[@eduardomerino2028]

You are the best at reviewing systems, no body else goes so in depth , your great.

[@dave4shmups]

Excellent review of this rare handheld! Glad to see you back!

[@ReplayRetro]

System review videos take the longest to produce and the most amount of work goes into them, so it can be very difficult for me to do them as i need to know i'm going to be able to finish it and not put it on hold time and time again. I enjoy doing them but it's difficult, i also have some new shows in the works too. Hopefully i'll do another soon though. thanks for watching

[@ReplayRetro]

there's a massive number of characters at Nintendos disposal, its their most powerful weapon

[@ReplayRetro]

yeah i've heard the mario music, the good thing about it though is it proves that the supervision is capable of at least matching the Gameboy for sound, it's just a pitty nobody coding the games was any good at doing music :p

[@ReplayRetro]

Thanks for the kind words, yeah some games do have quite a bit of space but not all of them, and it could easily have been used, it's genuinely a good system really and it could very easily have been the one to take on the Gameboy its only real weakness was the lack of games, even the blurring could have been resolved by the right games

[@cobbleking7858]

anyone else notice the obvious gba sp inspiration (by this i mean gba sp was inspired by it)

[@ReplayRetro]

seems the best term for it :p, thanks for watching

[@ReplayRetro]

and what great hands to see it in, thanks for watching

[@ReplayRetro]

thanks, i'm loving the high praise :) yeah i got a great price on the pippin, and i'd wanted one for ages, Marathon is a great game, easy to see where Halo got its roots. Thanks for your comment and glad you enjoy the show

[@pferreira1983]

There is a number of issues with the Supervision and I feel it deserved to fail.

[@marcoahernandezgarcia4819]

Hi! Which cartoon show is the one that appears at 4:20? Or is it an ad about a particular game? Thx

[@ReplayRetro]

thanks, it always feels good dropping a new episode of the main show

[@caligulajodorowsky]

I can't believe they licenced a broken platformer like that while GameBoy had the brilliant Super Mario Land 2...

[@alexojideagu]

They had a fraction of the budget of Nintendo

[@caligulajodorowsky]

Yeah probably, the whole thing expected to compete at 5/9 of the gameboy's price (roughly) but the games didn't look as half as polished in my opinion.

[@1sibbo]

Great to see you back, with as allways an informative and funny video. I think this system is great and I did not know about it until today, so I might try and pick one up. Many thanks and keep up the good work.

[@johneygd]

The super vision was a great attempt of trying to overthrown the gameboy, but as alway's it failed too.

[@JakalairVG]

I had never heard of this before and I am starting to notice why. It seems that many companies went with the idea that bigger/more is always better. But, in all those games I noticed a great deal of empty space around the main part of all of those games. An outstanding show as always!

[@luketfer]

Out of curiosity are you planning to do a review of the British computer systems aka the Spectrum, the BBC series (strangely enough mentioned in the opening bit), the Acorn (yes I know the BBC series and the Acorn series were both made by the same people) etc. I find your reviews really interesting, especialy your reviews of American systems that (the Colecovision, the Atari etc.) that I've never seen in action having grown up in the UK and thus more familiar with the British ones, I just thought those across the vast Atlantic would enjoy seeing what we were doing while their console market was 'sleeping' as it were.

[@trailersic]

Why would the amount of vertical pixels eliminate the need for screen magnifiers?

[@nickdraco8435]

Hey i hope you are still on KZbin!! I own both models. I can personally say that while it could be better if it was the same horizontally, but looking at the graphics on the gameboy versus the Supervision, you can tell that there is bigger, taller sprites. It just has to to with the astetics. The gameboy's small screen is a little cramped up with a lot of detail. While the watara feels loose, like a children's art. Though...... It still sucks even if the graphics are more free. Its ugly, the music is usually ass, expensive in today's world, and it just isn't worth it getting it for play other than a laugh or some quick play. I like it, but its definitely not the best

[@Rockythefishman]

Thanks for all your hard work mate. I really enjoyed this review. The only place I ever saw one of these was in Violet berlins hands. Great review

[@HalfBlindGamer]

Interesting, I've never seen the games come in those blister packs. I've got them with small carton boxes and the text on those is totally hilarious. Cool video man, missed these!

[@ReplayRetro]

glad to introduce you :) thanks for watching

[@TrinidadJamesWoods]

A 4-button D pad is an idiotic idea. I don't see the benefit to it.

[@someinterwebguy]

Thanks to you, I've learned about yet another obscure system I've never heard of before, including the reason(s) why it is obscure. Great review as always. Does the other button allow your character to run? Perhaps that is the secret to get over the fire. A system like this could have been more successful if it had a bunch of RPG games, and if the build quality hadn't declined (lack of software can be fixed - hardware not so much). One suggestion - Radio mike for better clarity of voice.

[@ReplayRetro]

Good luck, hope you manage to get a decent bundle, glad you enjoyed the show

[@Mr.madmight266]

I actually figured out what is wrong with that Hero Kid game. You have to hold Up when jumping so that way you jump higher.

[@aqmechbob]

Have you reviewed the Atari lynx yet?

[@electricadventures]

Good to see you back, really interesting video on a handheld that I had not heard of. You are right, no software meant failure no matter how good the hardware was and Nintendo had extremely aggressive contracts with developers, locking them into their platforms.

[@HalfBlindGamer]

I'll need to dig them out sometime, I've got a bunch of them. I might make a video on it then.

[@mendyc158]

Which are the consoles down the PS2 and original Xbox? And the one to the right of you (up the N-gage)? And the one down the SuperFamicon, and up the Supervision?

[@ReplayRetro]

Wow thanks for the high praise! really glad to have your support, thanks

[@Serros13]

I'm glad you're back Matt. I missed your show!

[@grimmah1978]

Good to see you back again, and ill say as i have before, and others have. You are the best retro gaming reviewer on youtube. You go into depth, and keep things informative and funny, without making it obvious. And i see you've found yourself a pippin! I wanted one of those but my economy wouldnt allow me. Now they are too pricey to justify for me.. Looking forward to a review of that one!

[@P5ychoFox]

Great to see you covering this machine. For my sins I do collect loose carts for the Supervision & own 2 tilt screen versions of the console (One with kickstands and one without). I do like the system but the music on all games is dire. One game (Super Block I think) is a Tetris clone with looping music ripping off Super Marioland!

[@ReplayRetro]

to be fair there are only so many basic game types, even today games take their basics from other games, but yeah it doesn't exactly scream of creativity. Chimera looked really cool though, i'd not seen anything like that on a handheld before

[@pimpingmrli]

You should use Novus Plastic Polish or something similar on your screen. You can buff it back to looking brand new w/o any scratches. Ive heard you can use toothpaste also...but it would probably take several applications.

[@OldManTheseDays]

I was going to recommend the same. It would take about 20 minutes of polishing to make that look brand new. Good recommendation.

[@mogrady2006]

Thanks for another good review video. Continue the good work!

[@LuffyMcDuck]

And another console I´ve never heard of. Thanks for the review.

[@keelbyman]

is that the chimera game that firebird released for the speccy??

[@Azwel]

looks cool. i would have wanted one as a kid, but now I know that 3rd party support is everything. No clue what kind of 3rd party companies, if any, this thing had.

[@grimmah1978]

How much did you pay for it? Was it new in box? I just checked ebay and prices on these things have gone down noticeably. Quite a few brand spanking new on there, most from japan but also a few from europe, and within EU too.

[@ccb3500]

Awesome show. Great reviews, very informative and professional. Subscribed.

[@ReplayRetro]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it

[@ReplayRetro]

i'm still here :) hope you enjoyed the show

[@ReplayRetro]

Yeah Nintendo were very aggressive with their grip on 3rd parties and to support another handheld would mean losing your valuable gameboy business, not a risk anyone would take lightly

[@MegaAstroFan18]

'toilet paper instructions' hm? Ashens reference perhaps?

[@shockz16]

Good to see you back with another review Matt :) I can't say that I've heard of the SuperVision. I can't say that after this review I'll be rushing out to get one either lol. I guess if it had some good marketing behind it plus some good games to go with it then it might of been a contender but going up against Nintendo with the library they had at their disposal you're gonna need more than some cheap clone games. That Hero Kid looks absolutely terrible haha

[@SpecialColector]

nice video man, this is my favourite reviews channel

[@ReplayRetro]

I didn't go for a boxed one as they tend to be £200+ i went for unboxed and paid significantly less, altho i won't say exactly how much, it was a great deal

[@dumbass3000]

missed ya brotha. good to see you back!!

[@ReplayRetro]

The machine isn't all that bad, the bigger screen is a major advantage over the Gameboy and is absolutely fine for games which don't have lots of fast full screen movement. There's a few decent games too, nothing mind blowing but some great time wasters. If you see one cheap with a good bundle of games it's well worth trying it out

[@ShinjuNLG]

Could this be moddable into a raspberry pi system?

[@sos.gamers]

480p????? Come on!!!! We want 720p at least

[@totalrandomtechnolog]

Funny you showed that HeroKid game, i just got it on mail today along with Tasac2010 still boxed. I had it when i was a kid back in 1994 or 1995 and really don't remember having so much trouble jumping across those obstacles :P I can't wait to try it later on when i get home, it's been nearly 20 years o_O. The supervision was actually a good handheld console hardware wise, it's a shame the games sucked leading it to its downfall.

[@JMFSpike]

17:22 Pushing both A and B buttons at once allows you to suicide. Sadly, with the exception of Hero Kid, you showed off some of the best games for the system. However, you didn't show off the very best one(in my opinion), and that is Delta Hero. That is a really cool little game. If only Nintendo would have made it, then it would have been so much better. Actually, I'm sure it's a cheap rip-off of some NES or GameBoy game, as most of the Supervisions games are. I just haven't discovered what game that ones ripping off. As soon as I do, I'll definitely be playing that no doubt superior version. Anyway, I've found that the best games are almost all made by Bon Treasure.

[@antoniorsoftware]

Carrier is a very good game, it is a Sokoban clone. It also has probably the best music.

[@rincewindthewizzard6594]

AntonioR Software, lol, saw you comments on gpd win2 videos and now i'am randomly bumped into your reply again on a random comment under the video of a very small youtube channel on which i'am not even subscribed :D What was the odds? :)

[@tigersingh2818]

you gotta review the FM towns marty!

[@ReplayRetro]

thanks, hope you enjoyed the show

[@ReplayRetro]

not many mate at all, there were a few but nothing like you really need for a launch, still a great machine though

[@daniels.ikigai]

Cool console, i have never see one os those things in brazil... thanks for the review

[@ReplayRetro]

thanks, glad i've been able to show you something new

[@ReplayRetro]

thanks, i'm sure it'll get reviewed one of these days

[@deengew]

are you in The Horrors?

[@ReplayRetro]

thanks, high praise indeed

[@ReplayRetro]

thanks, glad you enjoyed it

[@emojo1990]

great reviw matt, lovin the swan beneath the vboy

[@jcaseyjones2829]

Oh my god the blister packed games

[@ReplayRetro]

thanks, i hope this was worth the wait

[@SegaCDUniverse]

Is "flexy screen" the scientific term LOL ; ) great video!

[@ReplayRetro]

thanks, glad you enjoyed the show

[@swampdonkey4919]

Were these just random generic games and knockoffs? Did they have any licensed games or popular franchises? Probably wouldve been better if it were actually game boy compatible.

[@ReplayRetro]

No it doesn't i tried that lol, i WILL get over that fire one day!, yeah RPGs would be ok for the screen, the text could be big and clear too, would love to see pokemon ported to this by someone

[@ReplayRetro]

hope it was worth the wait

[@ReplayRetro]

thanks, i'll try

[@stupidbluebird]

Haven't seen you in quite a while

[@yazeed_0o0]

would someone believe that I am here?

[@richanater99]

dude. can you like, upgrade the quality of the video and sound? this looks like it was recorded with a rock.

[@JohnSmith-xg9ns]

It's retro, duh. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@menhyras]

great show. i never heard about SuperVision before.

[@ReplayRetro]

the screen isn't quite as useless as the Game.com screen, and the sound capabilities are fine it's just the actual game music that's poorly made

[@ReplayRetro]

thanks

[@skins4thewin]

Jesus Christ!! The beginning few seconds of the vid is horrid! Bout made me jump out of my skin! Wtf is that even there for?? I thought my phones sound was messed up...

[@pferreira1983]

You never seen static before?

[@tubularmonkeymaniac]

Keep up the great work.

[@randomletters39393]

Well worth the wait, great video.

[@radicaledwards3449]

only 1hinge allowed

[@CloudDistrictEnjoyer01]

Do a review of the ripoff Lexi Book with Nintendo like mini games, i.e Tetris!

[@sparticus214]

that's the best console ever

[@Dagobertrules1]

Dude, you can dubble jump (jump while jumping). You actually did that at 11:54-11:55 in your video... You must be the worst gamer ever... :D

[@secondchancemann7574]

Great vid cnhr1

[@FiniteZeroStudios]

Large blurry screen, poor sound, and lack of true quality games? Game.Com, is that you?

[@ReplayRetro]

ahh that's cool, i've never seen those maybe you could drop me a pic via twitter sometime? thanks

[@jcaseyjones2829]

I hate the buttons

[@gato712]

Finally!!!

[@spuky201o]

the music of treasure hunter is awful and makes my ears bleeding

[@sparticus214]

magnifying a 160by160 screen makes it look rubbish

[@rjnash2610]

erm..... maybe run and jump? you jumped normally... Also, you seriously are wasting your time putting all this effort into your reviews, and then record using a crappy mic. Invest £20-30 and thank me later.... Apart from that big issue, well done!

[@ReplayRetro]

thanks, i'll try