Monterra MagicDeck

The Monterra MagicDeck is an expansion peripheral cartridge created by Monterra Games, for playing cassette-based proprietary games on the (NES) video game console.

The device consists of a long cartridge with a handle on the end (and of which contains a reverse-engineered equivalent of the Latikuu "Lockpicker" chip to allow the peripheral to pass the security check without issue), and an audio cassette cable. It adds 4K bytes to the NES' 2K+ bytes of RAM (increasing it to 6K+ bytes of ram), allowing for the creation of specially compatible games which are larger and have higher resolution graphics than normal cartridges, as well as the ability to write saves directly to tape. A cable coming out of the side of the cartridge plugs into the earphone jack of any standard cassette player, for loading all MagicDeck games from standard audio cassettes.

Games
All MagicDeck games were developed or ported by Monterra.

Initial releases

Listed in order of release: Mail order releases
 * 1) Vampiric Rage
 * 2) Journey to Atlantis, Featuring Alabama Winters
 * 3) The Spellcaster
 * 4) Freaky Days
 * 5) The Titanic Treasure, Featuring Alabama Winters
 * 1) The Titanic Treasure, Featuring Alabama Winters
 * 1) The Titanic Treasure, Featuring Alabama Winters

These games were available only via mail order after Monterra closed down their video game division.
 * 1) Barbarian Queen: The Game
 * 2) Raise the Ark, Featuring Alabama Winters

Compatibility
The MagicDeck is compatible with the original NES and New-Style NES; as well as the Sharp Game Television, a television set with a built-in NES.