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DaveMMR:

--- Quote from: Hoopz on May 07, 2014, 09:36:14 pm ---And to DaveMMR, the original Intellivision controllers are much better than the Intv II's.  Chad had a II for sale in B/S/T a few years ago and I was sorely tempted to get it.  If it was an original, it would have been easy.  The II's were so much different that I couldn't use it.

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I played very little Intellivision growing up but everyone told me the same thing you did.  I got the Intv II in a package deal for dirt cheap and I when I checked it out, I thought the guy sold me a Happy Meal toy. There's barely any feedback on any of the buttons; if the game is not responding, I can't tell if it's the controller's fault or my fault. If I find an original model Intv for cheap enough (and I have the money at the time), I'll definitely pick it up. There are games I do otherwise enjoy playing.

Oh and thought of another Atari game I just played: Fantastic Voyage - based on a movie but still a fun little shooter.  Look up the instructions though to tell you what you should and shouldn't be attacking. 

Howard_Casto:
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I have a hard time finding anything on the 2600 worth playing.  I like some of the ones you guys have already mentioned like Combat! and Pitfall  but honestly those 70 era consoles were merely prototypes for the superior 80's consoles.  Back then I enjoyed them, but most of the good games were crappy ports of arcade titles...that I now play in mame... so there you go. 

It's a problem with a lot of consoles actually... if the majority of your games are arcade ports then they are no longer relevant.

So yeah, the Nes era is about as far back as I'll go anymore and even that is finally starting to show it's age a little gameplay wise. 

degenatrons:
pressure cooker - was probably my favourite as a kid
keystone capers - running away from the pigs was GTA back in the day
starmaster - poor mans elite
snoopy and the red baron - flying around on a doghouse,  nuff said
combat - is still a fun multiplayer game that i bring out occasionally
indy 500 - ditto
the empire strikes back - the reason i wanted to own 2600 after oogling over at a friends house
vanguard - great shooter complete with flash gordon music

 

BadMouth:
I remembered the Demon Attack cartridge having a silver label with colored stripes, but I didn't remember what the picture on it was.
Had to do a double take at the video Howard posted.



Metal dinosaurs with jetpacks and missiles FTW!

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Hoopz on May 07, 2014, 09:36:14 pm ---I agree.  It was incredible when a friend got it and we could play it.  The 2600 sounds, however bastardized, was as iconic as the arcade version albeit in a completely different way.

And to DaveMMR, the original Intellivision controllers are much better than the Intv II's.  Chad had a II for sale in B/S/T a few years ago and I was sorely tempted to get it.  If it was an original, it would have been easy.  The II's were so much different that I couldn't use it.

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Heh, my kids love to watch 80s movies and pick out all of the scenes where some random computer is spewing out 2600 Pac Man sounds.  We've also found Yars Revenge and of course lots of Donkey Kong (which tends to be full arcade).

I forget what happened to that particular Intellivision.  I might have been unsuccessful selling it so I traded it to cw for parts to be named later.

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