MGA GAME WIZARD FAQ (A/K/A Answer to Questions You Probably Weren't Going to Ask About the MGA Game Wizard Handheld) REV 0.6BETA *************************************************************** Legal Stuff: All rights reserved. This document may be copied, in whole or in part, by any means provided the copyright and contributors sections remain intact and no fee is charged for the information. Contributors retain the copyright to their individual contributions. The data contained here in is provided for informational purposes only. No warranty is made with regards to the accuracy of some information. **************************************************************** By Charles Morgan ventrra@yahoo.com or ventrra@hotmail.com **************************************************************** The information contained in this document is not organized into any specific order. Therefore it may take a few moments for you to find any specific piece of information. ***************************************************************** The Game Wizard was a series of LCD cartridge interchangable handheld units introduced in 1994. There were many incarnations of this system based on different themes. For example, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers version is yellow. **************************************************************** Physically, most of the systems are reasonably sized (fairly close to the size of the original GameBoy. Height: 14 cm / 5.5 in Width: 9.5 cm / 3.75 in Depth: 2.5 cm / 1 in The cartridges are somewhat larger than GameBoy games and feature an LCD screen roughly in the middle. Height: 8.5 cm / 3.5 in Width: 7 cm / 2.75 in Depth: 1 cm / .33 in **************************************************************** Graphically, all of the games that I've seen are roughly on par with the standalone LCD handhelds made by Tiger Electronics and many other companies. **************************************************************** CARTRIDGE PINOUT DIAGRAMS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | |_______________________________________________________| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Cartridge Front pinouts (Left to Right Facing you): 1 = RESET 2 = Power 3 = Speaker 4 = <Unused> 5 = Ground 6 = ACTION 7 = (Connects to pin 8 on the back) 8 = SOUND 9 = MODE 10 = <Unused> 11 = RIGHT 12 = UP 13 = ?Common? 14 = LEFT 15 = DOWN 16 = <Unused> 17 = <Unused> 18 = ??? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | |_______________________________________________________| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Cartridge Back pinouts (Left to Right Facing you): 1 = ?Power? 2 = <Unused> 3 = <Unused> 4 = <Unused> 5 = ??? 6 = ??? 7 = ??? 8 = (Connects to pin 7 on the front) 9 = <Unused> 10 = <Unused> 11 = <Unused> 12 = <Unused> 13 = <Unused> 14 = <Unused> 15 = <Unused> 16 = <Unused> 17 = <Unused> 18 = <Unused> *************************************************************** There were several formats for the Game Wizard that are listed below. When I know the specific names of cartridges in a set I have listed them below the theme: Ace Ventura Pet Detective All Star Sports Bible Stories Fairy Tale Fun Goosebumps Mask, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Attack on Megazord Battle for the Power Morpher Goldar's Revenge Star Wars Darth Vader's Revenge Princess Leia's Rescue X-Wing Attack Universal Monsters VR Troopers, Saban's Note that there is also a Barbie version that may be different from the versions listed here. A UK version (that, may or may not be compatable) is also known under the name Grandstand Game Player which has at least 3 known games: Invader, Minefield, and Football. Also of note is the fact that some of the systems have 1 button and others have 2. I do not know at this time whether or not any of the 2 button systems were released in the US, however in taking apart my systems I have seen that there is a place for another button inside. ****************************************************************** Russ Perry Jr (slapdash@enteract.com) added: I saw your FAQ at http://digitalpress.5u.com/faq/gamewizard.txt and I thought I might be able to help you with it a little bit... First, I can add to your list of titles: > All Star Sports Slam Dunk Basketball Touchdown Football All Star Soccer > Bible Stories Noah's Ark Jonah And The Whale > Fairy Tale Fun Aladdin Beauty And The Beast King Of The Jungle > Goosebumps #4 #7 #16 (really...) > Mask, the The Mask's Escape Milo's Rescue > Universal Monsters Frankenstein Dracula The Wolfman > VR Troopers, Saban's Jeb's Rescue Ryan's Challenge JB's Battle I've documented the actual bundles I've seen as well. My list is at the bottom. > Note that there is also a Barbie version that may be different from > the versions listed here. It definitely is different, at least for the size/shape of the carts. I also noted that the Bible Stories one looked similar and may be the same as the Barbie one, but I don't believe I was ever able to pick one up. As to titles: In-Line Skating Falling Hearts Beach Adventure Volleyball Horseback Riding Birthday Surprise Mountain Bike Riding Word Guess Soccer Hearts & Stars Softball Shopping Adventure > A UK version is also known under the name Grandstand Game Player which > has at least 3 known games: Invader, Minefield, and Football. I wanted to ask if you were sure that the GameMaster is compatible with the Game Wizard, or just assume it is. Have you tried it? -- bundles list -- Micro Games Of America Game Wizard 2 Games In 1 [all come with 2 carts, LCD screen is in carts themselves] (94) Micro Games Of America Game Wizard 3 Games In 1 [all come with 3 carts, LCD screen is in carts themselves] (94) [There are two styles: the basic rounded rectangle shape used by all the MGA-3?? systems below, and a fancier shape used by the Barbie and Bible systems] Micro Games Of America 229636 Goosebumps 3 Games In 1: #4 + #7 + #16 BRB-165 Barbie For Girls Portable Arcade Game 2 Games In 1: In-Line Skating + Falling Hearts MGA-320 Star Wars 3 Games In 1: Darth Vader's Revenge + Leia's Rescue + X-Wing Attack MGA-330 Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers 3 Games In 1: Attack On Megazord + Battle For The Power Morpher + Goldar's Revenge MGA-331 Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers 2 Games In 1: Attack On Megazord + Battle For The Power Morpher MGA-331? Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers 2 Games In 1: Attack On Megazord + Goldar's Revenge MGA-331? Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers 2 Games In 1: Battle For The Power Morpher + Goldar's Revenge MGA-336 All Star Sports 3 Games In 1: Slam Dunk Basketball + Touchdown Football + All Star Soccer MGA-362 Fairy Tale Fun 3 Games In 1: Aladdin + Beauty And The Beast + King Of The Jungle (2 Games In 1s too?) MGA-382 Universal Monsters 3 Games In 1: Frankenstein + Dracula + The Wolfman (2 Games In 1s too?) MGA-3130 The Mask 2 Games In 1: The Mask's Escape + Milo's Rescue MGA-3140 Saban's VR Troopers 2 Games In 1: Jeb's Rescue + Ryan's Challenge MGA-3140 Saban's VR Troopers 2 Games In 1: Ryan's Challenge + JB's Battle MGA-3160 All Star Sports 2 Games In 1: Grand Slam Baseball + Touchdown Football Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 2 Games In 1 Barbie For Girls Portable Arcade Game 2 Games In 1: Beach Adventure + Volleyball Barbie For Girls Portable Arcade Game 2 Games In 1: Horseback Riding + Birthday Surprise Barbie For Girls Portable Arcade Game 2 Games In 1: Mountain Bike Riding + Word Guess Barbie For Girls Portable Arcade Game 2 Games In 1: Soccer + Hearts & Stars Barbie For Girls Portable Arcade Game 2 Games In 1: Softball + Shopping Adventure Bible Stories 2 Games In 1: Noah's Ark + Jonah And The Whale Fairy Tale Fun 2 Games In 1: Aladdin + Beauty And The Beast Star Wars 2 Games In 1: Darth Vader's Revenge + Leia's Rescue *********************************************************************** SYSTEM ILLOSTRATION: |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | | |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| |~) | _______________ | | ( | | | | | ) | | | | | ( | | | | | ) | | | | | ( | | | | | ) | |_______________| | | ( |_______________________| |_) | | | GAME WIZARD /---------| | | _____________/ | | | | | | | | O MODE SOUND REST| | | | / \ (__) (___) o | | | | O O ACTION | | | | \ / ___ | | | | O | | | | | | |__| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |_______________________| | | | | \\ \\ \\ \\ o | |_____0_\\_\\_\\_\\_________| CARTRIDGE ILLOSTRATION: /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | --------------------- | | --------------------- | | |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |_______________| | | | | | | | | GAME TITLE HERE | | | | | | | |___________________| | |_______________________| ********************************************************** Additional info is welcome. **********************************************************
