Nestlé (Locatelli) - Frùttolo - Mucca game - console + 3 cartridges

[Red2048]

Photos (homemade) for a rare promo handheld console with all 3 cartridges.

Publisher: Nestlé (Locatelli)
Series: Frùttolo

Title: Mucca Game (Cow Game)
Model: ?
Date: ?
Battery: LR6 (1x) = AA (1x)
Comment: Promotional game for Frùttolo yogurt/cheese products.
Preview:


Title: Super Mù
Display: LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
Comment: Mù is the Italian word for the sound of a cow, moo.
Preview:


Title: Super Rally
Display: LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
Preview:


Title: Super Safari
Display: LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
Preview:


Directory to all images : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... WPiAHsZ8Ec

I also included snapshots of all 3 displays with all segments on, not sure if these have a place on the website.
From what I can tell these appear to be using the same gamelogic, I haven't played the games yet and will start analyzing them in a few days, possible take a peek inside the cartridges to see if there is any PCB labelling present.
(if you are interested, I will upload photos from the insides in a few days, if so then holdback the topic lock and I will add them here)

Sidenote:
Released in Italy, used for promoting the Frùttolo yogurt/cheese food products.
Available by a coupon saving system when buying the food products.
The box includes the "Super Mu" cartridge, the other 2 cartridges were available separately.
Imported by Marketing & Promotion System s.r.l.
Sadly I cannot find any proper documentation about this LCD game.
Other cow toys released with this same shell includes a radio, alarmclock, walkman, photo camera, piano, ..., the LCD game is said to be the most rare toy from this series.

The cartridge shell and the console buttons are near identical as the "Epoch Tripple In" system (and the later "MGA Game Wizard" variants), which is why I find this an interesting piece.

If you want to remove some comments then that's ok, I just added it for your information.

[paccy]

Wow, great find. Thanks. Very interesting.
Never heard of this system. Will add it for sure to come with next update. Great find!
Usually I do not post PCBs but I will think about it. Be carefull opening them . This is a rare find indeed.
I started to add screen images enabled as well in the beginning but it was rather cumbersome to make at times, so I stopped. Will add these though. I think it is a nice contribution.
I will try to add the comment via the publisher information. My tool supports that at least.

I have added them to the database in case you want to remove the images from OneDrive.

[Red2048]

"Be carefull opening them "

Yes, I will and I did. Normally I don't do it when not needed, I'm still scared to open something old and brake it.

For one cartridge it was needed, it had a very rusty screw that needed removal.
So now I've seen the inside of one cartridge and it does not carry an MCU, it was only a PCB connecting the console to the display, logically the other cartridges also don't have an MCU inside, therefor all 3 games are identical.
(wich is different from the Game Wizard cartridge, they carry different MCU's)

Topic can be locked, thanks.