I remember doing it when I first got my Intellivision, when playing Auto racing, you could take your car off the course you chose to race, and go onto the other courses, and as long as you didn't crash, could drive every course.
Anyone else try that?
Auto racing on the Intellivision
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With all due respect:
OMG! I hate that game! I have a boxed intellivision in front of me, and that game has got to be the worst game ever made for intv. Maybe if I had the patience of a kid in the 80s. It appears to move in slow motion. You are constantly crashing (enduring a long recovery time). The controllers are horrible. Maybe if I had an actual joystick, I could navigate.
It looked so good in the catalogs back then. The graphics are gorgeous. But the controllers are not designed for this kind of game, and I say that as a person who enjoys Thunder Castle.
OMG! I hate that game! I have a boxed intellivision in front of me, and that game has got to be the worst game ever made for intv. Maybe if I had the patience of a kid in the 80s. It appears to move in slow motion. You are constantly crashing (enduring a long recovery time). The controllers are horrible. Maybe if I had an actual joystick, I could navigate.
It looked so good in the catalogs back then. The graphics are gorgeous. But the controllers are not designed for this kind of game, and I say that as a person who enjoys Thunder Castle.
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I haven't seen many Intellivision emulators, but I do have a real one, and auto racing.
I got my Intellivision from a relative about ten years ago. They never used it much, and they had a huge box of games for it. I've never got much time to play any though. And if you lose any of the controller overlays it's really hard to play any of the games.
The Intellevision does have some pretty good games though.
I got my Intellivision from a relative about ten years ago. They never used it much, and they had a huge box of games for it. I've never got much time to play any though. And if you lose any of the controller overlays it's really hard to play any of the games.
The Intellevision does have some pretty good games though.
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Sorry to keep hijacking your thread but how do these games play compared to the Vic? Are they playable for someone new to the system or does nostalgia play a big part?
My interest in this and the Colecovision has been piqued and I've had a look around the Intrawebs. The games remind me more of the 2600 than the Vic. I've also noticed that these systems had a higher profile in the States so if I was to buy one should I get an NTSC one? Any (nice!) answers would be appreciated!
My interest in this and the Colecovision has been piqued and I've had a look around the Intrawebs. The games remind me more of the 2600 than the Vic. I've also noticed that these systems had a higher profile in the States so if I was to buy one should I get an NTSC one? Any (nice!) answers would be appreciated!
"...That of the Eastern tribe being like a multitude of colours as if a rainbow had settled upon its brow..." Daniels 1:3
Well, if you think you'd still like VIC-20 games if you were new to that system, then you'd probably like Inty games. They play about the same, and some Inty games are better than some VIC games in my opinion.Pedro Lambrini wrote:Sorry to keep hijacking your thread but how do these games play compared to the Vic? Are they playable for someone new to the system or does nostalgia play a big part?
They're definitely better than 2600 games. That was the first round of the computer wars, I believe... Atari 2600 vs. IntellivisionPedro Lambrini wrote:My interest in this and the Colecovision has been piqued and I've had a look around the Intrawebs. The games remind me more of the 2600 than the Vic. I've also noticed that these systems had a higher profile in the States so if I was to buy one should I get an NTSC one? Any (nice!) answers would be appreciated!
. I don't think PAL/NTSC applies for Intellivision in quite the same way. The systems are either PAL or NTSC, but 95% of the software seems to be PAL/NTSC/SECAM. Look at these links for more info; I'm not 100% certain about this whole PAL/NTSC issue...
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthr ... ?p=1104995
http://www.classic-consoles-center.at/i ... games-list
There is a good emulator out there, the one I use is Nostalgia.
I haven't tried all the .rom files they have out for it, but the most that I tried, are pretty close to the real games.
There is also a site where you can download the instructions and pics of the overlays.
I printed some out on heavy bond paper, and the results are not too bad, but certainly not as good as the original mylar ones.
Oh Jeff! Utopia is one of my favourite games. It's a pretty easy game to get used to. Interestingly, I have never played with someone where we were both aggressive towards one another. In that, neither player ever sent out rebels or used PT boats to sink the other player's fishing boats. We have always ended up being somewhat co-operative, in by using each other's PT boats to set up a pirate blockade along the sides of the screen, and thus leaving both players to roam freely, barring tropical storms or hurricanes.
By the way, I find the right island easier to manage, as it seems to get less hurricane damage.
I am glad I never found the Itellivision controllers hard to use. I have never had a problem with them.
Chris
I haven't tried all the .rom files they have out for it, but the most that I tried, are pretty close to the real games.
There is also a site where you can download the instructions and pics of the overlays.
I printed some out on heavy bond paper, and the results are not too bad, but certainly not as good as the original mylar ones.
Oh Jeff! Utopia is one of my favourite games. It's a pretty easy game to get used to. Interestingly, I have never played with someone where we were both aggressive towards one another. In that, neither player ever sent out rebels or used PT boats to sink the other player's fishing boats. We have always ended up being somewhat co-operative, in by using each other's PT boats to set up a pirate blockade along the sides of the screen, and thus leaving both players to roam freely, barring tropical storms or hurricanes.
By the way, I find the right island easier to manage, as it seems to get less hurricane damage.
I am glad I never found the Itellivision controllers hard to use. I have never had a problem with them.
Chris
There are actually two versions of Auto Racing for the Intellivision. The one originally released, with the original control system that worked like a steering wheel. So regardless of the way your car was pointed on the screen, the disc was the steering wheel with the 12 o'clock, 2 o'clock, etc. positions. This was innovative but took a LOT of time to get used to - especially when your car was pointed any other way than straight up. This results in a lot of frustrating crashes result. This is the most common version of the cartridge.
A second, rarer version was released which changed the control system so that the car turned toward the direction in which the disc was pressed. This was more intuitive and easier to control, but did away with the attempt to have the disc emulate a steering wheel.
I only have the first, more common version.
Intellivision games are really great. There are a lot of hits in its catalogue, relative to bad games. The gameplay is usually more interesting and involved than other consoles of the era. There are some really amazing titles in the Intellivision library. Games and consoles even continued to be released until the early 1990s - some of these later titles were extremely well done considering the hardware remained unchanged for about 12 years! There are also some really good RPGs on the Intellivision. It truely rocked as an early 1980s system.
It totally beat the Atari 2600 for game-play complexity, but was finally beaten in the area of graphics by the ColecoVision. The ColecoVision, though, seemed to concentrate more on arcade ports....while the Intellivision's library had more unique titles that required a bit of strategy and thinking, like Sea Battle, Treasure of Tarmin, Utopia. There were also some great arcade ports to the Intellivision (the BurgerTime port was really well done).
Oh, and as for PAL/NTSC compatibility....unlike other systems, the cartridges were the same internally throughout the world. It was the system console that determined the television standard. So you could buy a cartridge in France and it would work on your NTSC Intellivision with NTSC TV.
A second, rarer version was released which changed the control system so that the car turned toward the direction in which the disc was pressed. This was more intuitive and easier to control, but did away with the attempt to have the disc emulate a steering wheel.
I only have the first, more common version.
Intellivision games are really great. There are a lot of hits in its catalogue, relative to bad games. The gameplay is usually more interesting and involved than other consoles of the era. There are some really amazing titles in the Intellivision library. Games and consoles even continued to be released until the early 1990s - some of these later titles were extremely well done considering the hardware remained unchanged for about 12 years! There are also some really good RPGs on the Intellivision. It truely rocked as an early 1980s system.
It totally beat the Atari 2600 for game-play complexity, but was finally beaten in the area of graphics by the ColecoVision. The ColecoVision, though, seemed to concentrate more on arcade ports....while the Intellivision's library had more unique titles that required a bit of strategy and thinking, like Sea Battle, Treasure of Tarmin, Utopia. There were also some great arcade ports to the Intellivision (the BurgerTime port was really well done).
Oh, and as for PAL/NTSC compatibility....unlike other systems, the cartridges were the same internally throughout the world. It was the system console that determined the television standard. So you could buy a cartridge in France and it would work on your NTSC Intellivision with NTSC TV.
Utopia intrigues me. I have an Intellivision (but no longer own a Colecovision) because I enjoy more intv games. Chip Shot Golf, Thunder Castle, Frog Bog, and Beauty and the Beast are highly recommended.
On Colecovision, I only really liked Carnival and maybe Cabbage Patch Kids. Also it's a lot more fickle than the Intellivision, crashing every so often.
On controllers, I'm a controller snob. I hate the controllers on both systems. The best controllers for that generation of systems (before the NES game out) were Astrocade and Atari VCS.
I have the Intellivision emulator for Gamecube. I think I even have the manual for Utopia. The premise is fascinating. I'll try it again.
On Colecovision, I only really liked Carnival and maybe Cabbage Patch Kids. Also it's a lot more fickle than the Intellivision, crashing every so often.
On controllers, I'm a controller snob. I hate the controllers on both systems. The best controllers for that generation of systems (before the NES game out) were Astrocade and Atari VCS.
I have the Intellivision emulator for Gamecube. I think I even have the manual for Utopia. The premise is fascinating. I'll try it again.
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Yeah, I've been watching a couple of Ebay auctions to see how much the Intellivision goes for. It's a little rich for my blood at the moment so ice stuck a couple of quid on one of those 25 in 1 plug and play controllers to get a feel for the system before I invest in the real deal. I know the controller won't be quite right but beggars can't be choosers!
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I have one. They're not bad. Some of the emulation is off, of course. However, the Inty is definitely one of those systems that benefit from the real hardware. The joypads are unique.Pedro Lambrini wrote:Yeah, I've been watching a couple of Ebay auctions to see how much the Intellivision goes for. It's a little rich for my blood at the moment so ice stuck a couple of quid on one of those 25 in 1 plug and play controllers to get a feel for the system before I invest in the real deal. I know the controller won't be quite right but beggars can't be choosers!
I had no idea about two versions of Auto racing... I have the first one as well.
I love the box designs and much of the box artwork.
When I first got the AD&D, the one where you have to get the two halves of the crown, I must have stared at that box cover for ages.
Jeff, if you are going to try Utopia, by yourself, here are my tips for you:
Use long duration turns, I think 120 is the largest?
Take the right island.
At the start, pop a couple of crops at the top left and bottom left of the island, and get your fishing boat.
Look at how the clouds trend, and plan your crops accordingly.
Fishing is the only reliable way of getting money, at the start.
And build a house.
PT boats can be used to block pirate ships from entering the screen, but you need many PT boats.
I love the box designs and much of the box artwork.
When I first got the AD&D, the one where you have to get the two halves of the crown, I must have stared at that box cover for ages.
Jeff, if you are going to try Utopia, by yourself, here are my tips for you:
Use long duration turns, I think 120 is the largest?
Take the right island.
At the start, pop a couple of crops at the top left and bottom left of the island, and get your fishing boat.
Look at how the clouds trend, and plan your crops accordingly.
Fishing is the only reliable way of getting money, at the start.
And build a house.
PT boats can be used to block pirate ships from entering the screen, but you need many PT boats.