Sharp electronic organizers with the IC card slot (Wizard OZ/IQ/PA/PI series)

[Dave Britten]

(03-29-2021 11:41 PM)Akuji Wrote:  One of the things I'm curious about is the release of Japanese IC cards in the west, mainly the games. It's known that Sharp published six game cards in the west, four of which (717, 719, 721, and 8A01) were 'westernized' versions of the Japanese cards, while the remaining two were western-only releases.
More than 30 game cards were released for Sharp organizers in Japan, and some have either partial or even complete English localization. Out of the cards below, 3C27, 3C31, and 3C36 are fully in English. BTW, the first three cards are the 'source' for the 'westernized' 717, 719, and 721.

The fourth one, Puzzle Daimeikyuu, looks like it's basically the same game as Pitman for Gameboy, also known as Catrap in the west. Both games appear to be published by Ask Kodansha, so that's probably not a coincidence.

https://ameblo.jp/showagamer/entry-12498262996.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smh-OC7YqxI