CAMERICA -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Camerica was founded in Canada in 1988 and released 13 game cartridges, including 3 multi-game carts, for the NES. Some Camerica games appear in silver cartridges, and some in gold. There are no variants, each game is either one color or the other. Just as the company was going out of business at the end of 1992, it created a new product called the Aladdin Deck Enhancer that supposedly offered superior processing and graphics and worked with smaller proprietary game cartridges. The only new game developed for this device was Dizzy the Adventurer, their 14th title. The other 6 games made for the ADE (Big Nose Freaks Out, The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy, Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade, Micro Machines, Quattro Adventrue, & Quattro Sports) were re-issues of existing Camerica games. It turned out that this device did absolutely nothing and the games were identical to the original releases.
Bee 52
Big Nose Freaks Out
Big Nose the Caveman
The Fantastic Adventures
of Dizzy
Firehawk
Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade
Micro Machines
Mig 29 Soviet Fighter
Quattro Adventure
Quattro Arcade
Quattro Sports
Stunt Kids
The Ultimate Stuntman
Dizzy The Adventurer
with Aladdin Deck Enhancer
Dizzy The Adventurer & Aladdin Deck Enhancer
Disassembled
It's unclear whether or not the Aladdin Deck enhancer was ever actually sold in stores, or if the unsold inventory found its way into the hands of collectors after being wholesaled following Camerica's closing.
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There is a hardware variant of the Aladdin Deck Enhancer. Version 1 has a compatibility switch labeled "AB" next to the pins. Version 2 does not have this switch. Version 1 also included an instruction sheet in the box that explained how to use the ADE, and the compatibility switch. Version 2 did not include this.
Aladdin Deck Enhancer V1
Compatibility Switch
Aladdin Deck Enhancer V1
Instruction Sheet box insert
Aladdin Deck Enhancer complete set
There is a lot of dead stock available of the Aladdin Deck Enhancer, and you can tell which version is in the box by looking at the UPC. Version 2 hardware will have a label under the UPC that reads: (V2) MADE IN THE U.K.
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Sealed V2 models are common, while V1 models are pretty hard to find.
Aladdin Deck Enhancer V1 & V2 packaging
In an aggressive marketing move, Camerica hired 1990 Nintendo World Championships winner Thor Aackerlund as its official spokesperson.
Thor Aackerlund
Camerica promotional card