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Thank you guys! Unfortunately I have no much information about the Brazilian Superchargers, but as soon I collect some info I'll put in the site. Thank you for the suggestion.

I updated and moved my old site to: http://vgmuseum.8bitcomp.com/

It is really a Master System (not just another NES clone from Taiwan), because Tec Toy was authorized by Sega to sell their consoles and games in Brazil. I found this page using Google. It seems this system isn't so new (message posted in August), but I only found it once, this weeked. http://www.smspower.org/forum/messages/19046.html

"The most sucessfull videogame in Brazil is now much more versatile. With 27 super games in memory, the Master System Handy brings new challenges, fun, and emotion to their players. The Master System Handy follows the concept of portability and low weight. Weighting only 193g (without batteries) it is easily connected to the TV through the supplied A/V cable. With his anatomic and comfortable format, the Master System Handy allows a better playability, giving more realism to games. And the easy handling, that allies high performance and precision of commands to the precise and fast answers. The Master System Handy works with 4 AA batteries, or with any external 5V-25VCC power supply available in market." Some additional info: This weekend I went to a store and saw this console for the first time. Unfortunately I don't remember if it features a slot for external games. Cost approx. US$ 35-45. It seems to be available only on popular stores with cheaper electronics.

Yes, probably it uses the PAL-M system, showing a b&w image on NTSC-only TV sets, unless they created a NTSC product because it has A/V output and most modern TV sets in Brazil support both PAL-M and NTSC.

Master System Handy http://www.tectoy.com.br/noticias/handy.asp

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Hi, After a long time I updated my trade list. Some things are still missing in both trade and want lists, soon I'll complete them. I'm always looking for 8-bit computers I don't have. trade.8bitcomp.com For the friends who lost contact with me, my old e-mail address ([email protected]) is no longer active. You will find my name (charin) in the recommended traders list. Thanks, Sergio

Well, I live in Brazil and I can offer some Brazilian carts for trade... Some people are very trustable (like bonacorsi on eBay, he sometimes sells on ML too), but other not. Unfortunately there are a lot of people on Mercado Livre that don't give a full, honest description of the items they are selling. Some just say the "carts are tested", but don't give details about the labels. Some sellers has bad communications too, and most of them don't use PayPal... Note: Most Brazilian carts have some kind of label damage/wear. There are only a few in the wild that looks new. Most Brazilian Atari 2600 carts are loose, some types of boxes/manuals are rare (e.g., Polyvox). Warning: before bidding ask for the international shipping prices and if he accepts PayPal. Also ask if there is any additional cost to use PayPal to pay him (some time ago a guy asked extra 20% to pay him using PayPal!). Remember the seller to use a good packaging. Packages from Brazil usually takes 3-5 weeks to arrive. Warning 2: Mercado Livre don't give any warranty to you. eBay is more secure. There is not much security control in ML, anyone can sign up and post a fake auction. Personally I have bad experiences with Mercado Livre. Some months ago I purchased a small lot of Atari 2600 cartridges from a guy on ML. He took a lot of time to send it (since I live in same country), and some carts came not working, and a couple of carts also came physically damaged. Best regards, Sergio www.charin.org

Hi! I'm looking for the following (loose) Atari 2600 (can be NTSC or PAL) and Atari Lynx cartridges. I prefer trading. I live in Brazil, and can offer Brazilian Atari 2600 carts and other stuff. I'm also looking for other stuff too, I collect several systems. Please check my trade/wants page in Trading Post area. Some references about me (charin) can be found in the "Clean list of recommended traders" topic. Thanks! Sergio Atari 2600 ------------ Snoopy and the Red Baron Taz H.E.R.O. Pitfall II: Lost Caverns Infiltrate (Apollo) Spitfire Attack Montezuma's Revenge Krull Moon Patrol Sorcerer's Apprentice Outlaw (picture label) Warlords Chopper Command (standard label) any Konami cartridge any Sega cartridge Atari Lynx ------------ Toki Viking Child Warbirds

My trade list of Atari 2600 and NES/Famicom carts: http://member.newsguy.com/~charin/collection/sale.txt My trade list of other stuff (I must update this one): http://member.newsguy.com/~charin/collection/trade.htm My want list: http://member.newsguy.com/~charin/collecti...tion/wanted.htm Please check the "Clean list of recommended traders" topic for references. Sergio

My updated list of great traders: Benjamin Brinkley Joel Park Michael Dougherty Marco Kerstens Ianoid Jon Quick Ron Slaminko Scott (Club Ninja) sku_u Keir Howell Rodney Siddall ATARI TROLL Kepone (sorry if I forgot someone) Sergio

Hi Marco, Unfortunately, I already found in a local flea market a Brazilian Imagic cart with a very unusual label... When I come back to home I checked it and the label was actually printed by someone with a laser printer, over a red paper. The glue side of the label was very white and clean for a 18-year old cart... And the cart was not working too. Best regards, Sergio

Yesterday I received 3 cartridges purchased in eBay and shipped by regular mail from Canada. It arrived pretty fast here in Brazil, when compared to other international packages. But larger packages (like a console or a large set of carts) from Canada tend to take a long time to arrive here, something like 3 months! Sergio

Great people to deal with, here and in DP: Benjamin Brinkley Joel Park Michael Dougherty Marco Kerstens Ianoid Jon Quick Ron Slaminko Scott (Club Ninja) sku_u Keir Howell Currently working on a good trade with Rodney Siddall. Really sorry if I forgot someone.

Marco, Very interesting article! Best regards, Sergio

A: Worst Adaptation of an Arcade Game - Zaxxon B: Worst Activision Game Ever - Freeway C: Worst Imagic Game Ever - D: Worst Game Ever Produced for the 2600 - E: Worst Sports Game Ever - Football F: Worst Graphics - Air-Sea Battle G: Worst Game Company - Froggo

My dad liked: - Robot Tank - Chopper Command - Wizard of Wor - River Raid - Enduro - Keystone Kapers - Video Chess - Othello - Space Invaders - Seaquest - Air Raiders - H.E.R.O. My mom liked: - Enduro - Keystone Kapers I must give an Atari 2600 for them play again these games. I'm planning to do an A/V mod to be easier to plug the cable to the TV set. Sergio

Really cool meeting! Sergio

Yesterday I found something really interesting: An early Brazilian Atari 2600 clone, probably one of the first models made by Dactar. I never saw this model before. The case is painted with black ink instead of using black plastic. It also looks to be made of fiberglass or something like that. Sergio

I made another trade with benjam138 and was perfect. Thank you! Sergio

My vote goes for Freeway by Activision. It has a lot of sprites and colors, but the gameplay... Sergio

This weekend I got a pirate Atari 2600 clone with 256 built-in games (at least a label says that)! I will try to power it up today. Also got some loose Japanese Mega Drive carts. Sergio

I like the picture labels of: Adventure Snoopy and the Red Baron Robot Tank (silver label version by Polyvox) And I like the following Brazilian pirate labels: Genus Digivision Galaxi Onyx Jr. ("Microsoft") - green carts! Tron (funny labels) War Games

At this moment I only own NTSC carts (Brazilian and North American), but I really would like to get a few samples of Australian and German carts, more for the label. I really like weird stuff. Most collectors where I live hate pirate Atari 2600 carts, but I like such carts. Sergio