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+This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk.
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 ====== Watara Supervision ======
 The Watara Supervision, also known as the QuickShot Supervision in the UK, is a monochrome handheld game console, originating from Asia, and introduced in 1992 as a cut-price competitor for Nintendo's Game Boy. It came packaged with a game called Crystball, which is similar to Breakout. One unique feature of the Supervision was that it could be linked up to a television via a link cable. Games played in this way would display in four colors, much like Nintendo's Super Game Boy add-on for the SNES. A full color TV link was also in the works, but because of the Supervision's failure to make a major impression among gamers it was cancelled, along with the games which were in development for it.
-^ shortname | ''supervision'' |
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-^ emulator/core(s) | libretro/potator |
+The system was renamed from ''watara'' to ''supervision'' prior to Batocera v31.
-^ rom format(s) | ''.sv'' ''.zip'' ''.7z'' |
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+This system scrapes metadata for the "supervision" group(s) and loads the ''supervision'' set from the currently selected theme, if available.
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+{{ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fabricecaruso/es-theme-carbon/master/art/consoles/supervision.png?nolink&350 |}}
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-===== Emulators =====
+==== Quick reference ====
+  * **Emulator:** [[#retroarch|RetroArch]]
+  * **Core:** [[#libretro_potator|libretro/potator]]
+  * **Folder:** ''/userdata/roms/supervision''
+  * **Accepted ROM formats:** ''.sv'', ''.zip'', ''.7z''
-==== libretro/potator ====
+===== BIOS =====
-A Watara Supervision Emulator based on Normmatt version. Batocer uses the latest [[https://github.com/libretro/potator|libretro core]].
+No Watara Supervision emulator in Batocera needs a BIOS file to run.
 ===== ROMs =====
-Place your Watara Supervision ROMs in ''/userdata/roms/supervision/''.
+Place your Watara Supervision ROMs in ''/userdata/roms/supervision''.
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+===== Emulators =====
-The system was renamed from ''watara'' to ''supervision'' prior to Batocera v31.
-</WRAP>
+==== RetroArch ====
+[[https://docs.libretro.com/|RetroArch]] (formerly SSNES), is a ubiquitous frontend that can run multiple "cores", which are essentially the emulators themselves. The most common cores use the [[https://www.libretro.com/|libretro]] API, so that's why cores run in RetroArch in Batocera are referred to as "libretro/(core name)". RetroArch aims to unify the feature set of all libretro cores and offer a universal, familiar interface independent of platform.
+=== RetroArch configuration ===
+RetroArch offers a **Quick Menu** accessed by pressing ''[HOTKEY]'' + {{:wiki:south.png?nolink&20|South button (B SNES)}} which can be used to alter various things like [[:advanced_retroarch_settings|RetroArch and core options]], and [[:remapping_controls_per_emulator|controller mapping]]. Most RetroArch related settings can be altered from Batocera's EmulationStation.
+Standardized features available to all libretro cores: ''supervision.videomode'', ''supervision.ratio'', ''supervision.smooth'', ''supervision.shaders'', ''supervision.pixel_perfect'', ''supervision.decoration'', ''supervision.game_translation''
+^ ES setting name ''batocera.conf_key'' ^ Description => ES option ''key_value'' ^
+^ Settings that apply to all cores of this emulator ||
+| **GRAPHICS BACKEND ''supervision.gfxbackend''** | Choose your graphics rendering\\ => OpenGL ''opengl'', Vulkan ''vulkan''. |
+| **AUDIO LATENCY ''supervision.audio_latency''** | Audio latency in milliseconds, turn it up if you hear crackles\\ => 256 ''256'', 192 ''192'', 128 ''128'', 64 ''64'', 32 ''32'', 16 ''16'', 8 ''8''. |
+| **THREADED VIDEO ''supervision.video_threaded''** | Improves performance at the cost of latency and more video stuttering. Use only if full speed cannot be obtained otherwise.\\ => On ''true'', Off ''false''. |
+=== libretro/potator ===
+A Watara Supervision Emulator based on Normmatt version. Batocera uses the latest [[https://github.com/libretro/potator|libretro core]].
+== libretro/potator configuration ==
+^ ES setting name ''batocera.conf_key'' ^ Description => ES option ''key_value'' ^
+^ Settings that apply to all systems this core supports ||
+| **COLOR PALETTE ''global.watara_palette''** | Choose which color palette is going to be used\\ => Green - GameKing ''gameking'', GB - DMG ''gb_dmg'', GB - Light ''gb_light'', GB - Pocket ''gb_pocket'', VB - Virtual Boy ''virtual_boy'', Potator - Orangish - Amber ''potator_amber'', Potator - Green ''potator_green'', Potator - Blue ''potator_blue'', Potator - Green - BGB ''potator_bgb'', Potator - Green Wataroo ''potator_wataroo'', Brownish - Travel Wood ''travel_wood'', Blue - Bubbles Blue ''bubbles_Blue'', Blue - Game Master ''game_master'', Blue - Shiny Sky Blue ''shiny_sky_blue'', Blue - Slime Blue ''slime_blue'', Gold - Golden Wild ''golden_wild'', Gold - Labo Fawn ''labo_fawn'', Gold - Million Live Gold ''million_live_gold'', Gold - Odyssey Gold ''odyssey_Gold'', Grey - Greyscale ''default'', Grey - Digivice ''digivice'', Grey - Microvision ''microvision'', Green - Buttercup Green ''buttercup_green'', Green - Game.com ''game_com'', Green - Greenscale ''greenscale'', Green - Legendary Super Saiyan ''legendary_super_saiyan'', Green - TI-83 ''ti_83'', Orange - Hokage Orange ''hokage_orange'', Pink - Blossom Pink ''blossom_pink''. |
+| **GHOSTING EFFECT ''global.watara_ghosting''** | Simulation of LCD ghosting effects\\ => Off ''0'', 1 Frame ''1'', 2 Frames ''2'', 3 Frames ''3'', 4 Frames ''4'', 5 Frames ''5'', 6 Frames ''6'', 7 Frames ''7'', 8 Frames ''8''. |
 ===== Controls =====
-The default button mapping to the Watara Supervision is 1-to-1. It has the exact button layout as a [[systems:gb|Nintendo Game Boy]].
+Here are the default Watara Supervision's controls shown on a [[:configure_a_controller|Batocera Retropad]]:
+{{ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/batocera-linux/batocera-controller-overlays/master/solid-4k/nes.png }}
+The default button mapping to the Watara Supervision is 1-to-1 with the [[systems:gb|Nintendo Game Boy]].
 {{:systems:supervision.jpg?direct&500|}}
+===== Troubleshooting =====
+==== Further troubleshooting ====
+For further troubleshooting, refer to the [[:support|generic support pages]].