MAMEWorld Forums - News - Re: Flyer Fever 2023-04-08

> I want to dedicate this flyer update to James (aka Mr. Do!) for his generosity because he gifted me an
> exceptional Namco flyer that markets Puck Man as Snapper. This was a flyer I pursued and lost a few years
> ago, and well, now I know who outbid me.

Heh. That’s amusing even though it had to have been a bummer a few years earlier. That will be a topic in itself in case I can drop off bezels for scanning to Mr. Do sometime later.

A great update this time around because it should help fill some previously known gaps. There were questions about some entries from past several years.

> 2 in 1: Eagle (1979) - Data East DECO [The flyer is damaged. Includes Alpha Fighter and Head-On.]

This flyer addition adds further verification that what was emulated earlier was an actual product back then.
Granted it was already known back then, but the flyer find just confirms it.

https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/657...cdual.cpp#L4998

GAME( 19??, alphaho, 0, alphaho, alphaho, vicdual_state, empty_init, ROT270, "Data East Corporation", "Alpha Fighter / Head On", MACHINE_WRONG_COLORS | MACHINE_NO_SOUND | MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )

> Burnin' Rubber (1982) - Data East DECO / EuroDECO Mfg. Ltd. [Different distributor stamp]

This flyer is an important additional find. This helps clarify that a European regional location did exist and market Data East products within European region. This helps confirm existence of European regional version of Deco cassettes that have yet to be found and supported. It also means someone on MAMEdev can do some updates on the specific entries shown below. Minor stuff, but the updating should reinforce the fact that European regional versions of cassettes needing to be found with ties to EuroDECO Mfg. Ltd. A good flyer find.

https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/mame/dataeast/decocass.cpp

/* 06 */ GAME( 1981, cnebula, decocass, cnebula, cnebula, decocass_type1_state, init_decocass, ROT270, "Data East Corporation", "Nebula (DECO Cassette) (UK)", 0 ) // 1980.12 Nebula - "NEBULA2 01/021980.11.25" string in cassette data

/* 08 */ GAME( 1981, ctower, decocass, cfboy0a1, ctower, decocass_type1_state, init_decocass, ROT270, "Data East Corporation", "The Tower (DECO Cassette) (Europe)", 0 ) // 1981.03 The Tower (1981.02.04 in cassette data)

/* */ GAME( 1981, ctisland3, ctisland, ctisland3,ctisland, decocass_type1_state, init_decocrom, ROT270, "Data East Corporation", "Treasure Island (DECO Cassette) (Europe?)", 0 )

> Planet Probe (1985) - Try Corporation.

This flyer is one of the top two flyer finds imo for this specific update. I say importance of this flyer is because it finally solves questions about the game when game was emulated in November 2012 which was a big deal back at the time. It was uncertain what was the company name as legitimate or not. Maybe the game was a bootleg and the company name was a bootlegger front name. The flyer has the makings of an actual prototype game being marketed by an actual company. A very good flyer find.

https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/mame/orca/vastar.cpp

https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/962...vastar.cpp#L749

GAME( 1985, pprobe, 0, vastar, pprobe, vastar_state, empty_init, ROT90, "Crux / Kyugo?", "Planet Probe (prototype?)", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE ) // has no Copyright, probably because Crux didn't have a trading name at this point?

If the Planet Probe fan (Bisboch) who was the driver of getting Planet Probe emulated were to visit and see that Planet Probe flyer being found, he would nod in approval…..actually he would probably want to buy a flyer of Planet Probe for himself.

An outstanding update for this year imo. Only way to come close to this update is if Japanese region version flyer of Frogs is ever found.