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Title: Intellivision Handheld...
Post by: Jabba on November 26, 2005, 09:20:51 pm

this thing is only $14.99 ...

http://www.intellivisionlives.com/retrotopia/direct2tv.shtml


I still have an original console in my basement. The controllers are fried though, and I can still remember playing the cracy black jack game on it...

Title: Re: Intellivision Handheld...
Post by: SirPeale on November 27, 2005, 07:49:43 am

I can tell you this much...don't bother.

I had a friend give me his.  He loved the original, and since it was broken he was hoping to get a 'Night Stalker' fix.

Not only is the gameplay different, the sounds are completely different as well.

I played 'Shark Shark' (hadn't done so before) and then downloaded a ROM and emulator.  Completely different.

Synopsis: don't waste your money.

Title: Re: Intellivision Handheld...
Post by: jhanson on November 27, 2005, 08:08:59 am

Interesting.  According to that link, it's actually using NES hardware (I'm guessing NES on a chip) and reprogrammed versions of the games.  I wonder if that might be a cheap way to get a NES on a chip.

Title: Re: Intellivision Handheld...
Post by: chopps on November 27, 2005, 06:13:31 pm

I was going to buy this for an Astrosmash fix.  Guess i'll just stick to an emulator... or maybe the ps1 Intellivision Lives! dics.