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45 years ago, Mattel's Intellivision was introduced to compete with the Atari 2600. From 1979-1990, Mattel produced over 100 games, it's biggest seller being, "Astrosmash."
Intellivision became obsolete as newer and more advanced gaming consoles were developed with better graphics, sound and realism.
Now, it is just a nostalgic piece of video game history. But like your first car or your first love, it lives in the hearts of those lucky enough to have spent hours and hours of skillful entertainment.
For Flickr Friday
Theme: Obsolete
This is a one-off piece, and a departure from usual Minimalism pieces of mine. This time I just wanted to go really, really basic. Initially, I felt I was creating a Bauhaus/De Stijl inspired piece, but after finishing it, I thought it also looked like the primitive graphics from Atari 2600 or Intellivision consoles.
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KEYS: Mario (mario bros), Pacman (pacman), Link (Zelda), Sonic (Sonic the hedgehog), Bomberman (Character from bomberman NES), Lara croft (Thomb rider) , Toad (mario bros), Ken (Street fighter), Riu (Street fighter) , master chief (Halo) ,Luigi (mario bros) ,Megaman (megaman), Manny calavera (Grim Fandango), Sam fisher (Splinter Cell),Josef (Machinarium),The Prince (Prince of persia), Alien 1 (Space invaders), Alien 2 (Space invaders), Duke Nukem (Duke Nukem), Donkey kong (Donkey kong country), Diddy kong (Donkey kong country), Bill (Contra) ,Lance (Contra) ,Guybrush Threepwood (menkey island), Snafu (intellivision), Yoshi (Mario bros), Samu (metroid), Earthworm Jim (Earthworm Jim), Harry (Pitfall),Chun Lee(Street fighter), Billy Lee (double dragon), Jimmy Lee (double dragon), Peter Pepper (burger time), Simon Belmont (Castlevania), Gordon Freeman (Half-life), Kratos (God of war), Sub zero (Mortal kombat), Princess Peach (Mario bros), Solid Snake (Metal gear solid), Kirby (Kirby's Dream Land), Scorpion (Mortal kombat), Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja gaiden), Nemo (little nemo the dream master), Moto racer (Exitebike), Centipide (Centipede Atari), Little mac (punch out boxer), Zeke (Zombies Ate My Neighbors), Any character from (the sims), Pikachu (pokemon), Big red angry bird (angry birds), Any character from (world of warcraft), Casey (kid chamaleon), Dante (Dante’s inferno), Popo (Ice climber), Big Daddy (bioshock), Larry (leisure land larry), Jill Valentine (Resident evil), Tetrominos (Tetris), Cloud Strife (final fantasy), Master Higgins (adventure island), Thief (lock ‘n’ chase), Cody, (final fight),Twinsen (twinsen’s odisey), Lemming (Lemmings) Sephiroth (final fantasy), Keiji Thomas (kung fu marter), Combo (killer instinct), Meat boy (super meat boy), From any first person shooter game (the crosshair)
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From My personal collection. Electronic Games Magazine #23, January 1984.
Awesome Dragons Lair cover! Dragons Lair was without question my top arcade game from this time period! Fifty cents a game was pretty steep back then, but I could not help myself! It took what, over a decade to get a 100% true home version?... Worth the wait! This issue is in Very-Fine-plus (8.5) condition.
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The main console unit consists of a 14x8x2 inch rectangular plastic case that houses the motherboard, with a cartridge slot on the right side and connectors for the external power supply and RF jack at the rear. The controllers connect into plugs in a recessed area on the top of the unit.
The design of the controllers is similar to that of Mattel's Intellivision — the controller is rectangular and consists of a numeric keypad and a set of side buttons. In place of the circular control disc below the keypad, the Coleco controller has a short, 1.5-inch joystick. The keypad is designed to accept a thin plastic overlay that maps the keys for a particular game. Each ColecoVision console shipped with two controllers.
This entire 1982 gaming magazine is asking to be scanned, there's a whole section comparing all the systems (Atari, Intellivision, Odyssey2, Astrocade (?) and the nascent Colecovision.
Despite the ad copy, Vectrex was never on anyone's radar, although the concept of a portable vector-based system seems pretty cool in retrospect.
The extreme excitement portrayed by the people in this in ad borders on mania. However, it still has resonance, my 7 year old saw this ad and asked me why everyone was looking at each other and not the game. Good point.
Having way too much fun getting sidetracked by pixel art. Some ideas I threw together for an 8-bit game based on John Carpenter's The Thing (1982).
The game would loosely follow the narrative of the movie: each level has a it's own gameplay.
Level 1 is trying to shoot the dog running across through the snow (using the Astro Smash- style target mechanic).
Level 2 is attacking the Thing inside the dog kennel with the flame thrower before it can attack the NPCs.
Level 3 you play as the thing, creeping around Outpost 31, waiting for the right conditions to attack and assimilate a host. The host must be alone: once you make contact it triggers the infection phase, and a timer counts down. If you're discovered during the infection phase you will be attacked and must try to flee.
There more scope for later levels (especially the blood test scene!!) and of course final battle :-D
Ok, I have a confession to make - I never had an Atari as a kid. I didn't get one until I was in my 20's and as nostalgic as it was it didn't really hold any sentimental value for me.
My 'classic gaming days' are reserved for arcades, the Intellivision and the NES.
Grand opening to Idaho's first Toys "R" Us store in Boise, which opened on September 30, 1989. If you grew up in Boise in the early 80s and wanted to be a Toys "R" Us kid? You have to go to Portland, Tacoma, or Spokane for toys at Toys "R" Us. This was why people from Portland, Tacoma, and Spokane didn't want to move out of bigger cities and moved to Boise, but they finally got a Toys "R" Us store there in 1989.
In the 1980s, you've been missing out on Rainbow Brite toys you can't find anywhere else, you missed out the Atari Video Computer Systems, you missed out ColecoVisions and Intellivisions. When this Toys "R" Us opened there's already the Sega Genesis. The NES was still the most popular gaming console. The Sega Master System was still selling the games until 1991.
Apparently the sprite is a thief but it looks like a robo-steamboat to me, on the Mattel Intellivision. One of the first console games I played.
Electronic Games Magazine, January 1983 issue. This issue is in a stunning Near-Mint (9.4) condition. One of the more awesome covers of this classic run.
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Popeye gives this game his personal recommendation!
Nintendo developed a Popeye arcade game in 1982. I played the arcade version ONCE and I distinctly remember it kicked my butt even AFTER I ate m' Spinach. Ouch!
The next year, Parker Brothers ported the game to the Atari 2600/5200, Intellivision, and ColecoVision, as this advertisement details. Scanned from the pages of Marvel Team-Up [Vol 1, #135]: Spider-man and Kitty Pryde (November, 1983).
Original advertisement for Parker Brothers' 1983 release of the Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle video game for Atari 2600 (with Intellivision port coming soon). My, my, video flight simulation has come a long way since then!
Scanned from the back cover of Marvel Team-Up [Vol 1, #135]: Spider-man and Kitty Pryde (November, 1983).
Tabela Periódica Completa de todos os Controllers & Joysticks. Idealizada pelo Pixel Fantasy - www.flickr.com/photos/techthis/3368683205/
I saw this game at Past Times Arcade last weekend, and had to get a photo. This was a game that was big on the Intellivision console in the early '80s. As kids, I was an Atari guy while my friend owned an Intellivision. It has some unique games and even more unique controllers. Instead of a joystick, you got a disc to rotate and it was a pain in the @$$. My friend had the advantage, and could smoke me on this game. After one round of trying this on Sunday, I'd be willing to bet he still could.
Non potevo rifiutarmi. Mi hanno invitato tre persone a cui tengo anche se non ho mai avuto il piacere di incontrare... Per ora.
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Frabattista
1 )Mi chiamo Paolo sono nato a Roma il 19 gennaio del 1958
2) Amo la natura e qualsiasi cosa si possa fare in mezzo ad essa... ho detto qualsiasi.. nessuna esclusa.
3) Pratico molti sport due in particolare mi legano al punto 2, Vela e Sci. Gioco a calcio e a tennis
4) il difetto più grosso è che non conto mai fino a dieci anzi a dir la verità nemmeno fino a tre
5) sono un Consulente Finanziario. "Capirai.." ha detto una volta una persona, io mi sono limitato a dirgli che "...la gente ha più paura della miseria che della malattia..."
6) Non odio nulla in particolare ma evito l'ipocrisia e il finto altruismo di quelli che fanno bella figura stando seduti ma che si girano dall'altra parte se devono alzarsi ed agire... ah un'altra cosa non mi fido dei politici...sono persone che rispetto e che in alcuni casi hanno delle indubbie capacità ma quando fanno i politici... Lasciamo perdere....
6)Io e la fotografia... Beh direi un amore al limite del morboso... Penso di essere malato di fotografia. sono molto istintivo scatto con passione... e cerco sempre di imparare qualcosa.
7) mi piacciono i videogames ci ho sempre giocato dalle linee bianche del primo tennis (qualche cinquantenne le ricorderà) passando per le console Atari Intellivision, Commodore 64, Amiga 500 fino alle varie Playstation, Wii e ai giochi per PC in particoalre sono innamorato di Lara Croft...
8) Di errori ne ho fatti tanti e chissà quanti ne farò, probabilmente in alcuni casi ho dato dei dispiaceri e approfitto di questa confessione per scusarmi, non l'ho mai fatto con l'intenzione di far del male...
8bis)(non posso toglierlo ormai) Mi piace viaggiare ma se sono io a guidare... Per questo amo timonare una barca a vela e se devo spostarmi preferisco farlo in macchina piuttosto che in treno...Purtroppo non so pilotare un aereo. Avrei voluto prendere il brevetto di volo ma all'epoca i costi erano proibitivi ed oggi il tempo è tiranno...
9)Sono sposato con Elisabetta (Bibi) che mi sopporta da trent'anni, abbiamo un figlio Tommaso che mi riempie il cuore ed ho un'amante ufficiale la mia "cana" Addis
10) Sono molto curioso e mi piace sapere quello che gli altri pensano di me però poi mi incazzo se il giudizio è negativo allora non chiedo nulla...
11) Mi piacciono molto le amicizie spontanee che nascono così magari per un interesse comune. In Flickr ho conosciuto persone fantastiche che probailmente non vedrò mai in vita mia, con un Gruppo in particolare, però, la fotografia è passata in secondo piano e sta nascendo qualcosa di più profondo da affiancare al gusto di scattare foto... Questa è una cosa che mi ha fatto piacere e mi ha fatto ritornare ai tempi delle comitive del mare...Al punto che non vedo l'ora che venga l'estate...Grazie amici di LIFE.
12) Di me cambierei un po' il carattere...tendo a svalutarmi e spesso richiedo la pacca sulle spalle mentre invece dovrei darmela da solo "Aiutati che Dio ti aiuta". Mi ritengo una persona capace ma lo dimentico spesso. Una persona a cui tengo in modo particolare mi ha definito "...uomo dalla dolcezza disarmante..." Gli sarò grato per tutta la vita e la ringrazio con tutto me stesso... Ma credete a volte vorrei essere "...un gran figlio di ..." ma non è da me...
13) Quello che avrei voluto fare ? La Guardia Forestale, ma non al Ministero bensì in un Parco Nazionale e soprattutto non necessariamente in Italia.
14) Amo la mia Città ed amo Napoli Le mischierei anche se uscirebbe fuori un qualcosa che assomiglierebbe di più alla scena del mercato in "Blade Runner" che non ad una città...Comunque al di là delle caxxate mi affascinerebbe tantissimo vivere a Venezia la amo con tutto il cuore. quando ci vado cammino in punta di piedi per paura di rovinarla. un Gioiello.
15) A dimenticavo tra quelli che non sopporto non ho messo i peggiori i"leccaculo", e più di loro i "leccaculo che si incazzano con gli altri leccaculo"
16) Infine darei qualcosa di mio (nel senso fisico), per far sì che dal mondo scompaiano le brutture e con loro quelli che le generano.
Passo la palla a Federico; Stefano e Stefano...sono caxxi vostri...
Un bacio a chi si è annoiato a leggere...
===== Español =====
Mi primer contacto con la tecnología fue gracias a los video juegos. Me inicié bastante pequeña cuando comencé con la Intellivision y el Atari (mi favorito fue ET); de ahí brinqué al Nintendo Americano donde pasaba el tiempo matando patos y jugando Zelda.
Cuando el poder adquisitivo mejoró un poco pasé a mi primer Ps; donde me volví realmente adicta a los juegos (gamer). En esta consola mi "fiebre" fué RE, Metal Gear, Silent Hill y Parasite Eve. Hasta que finalmente tuve mi Ps2 y me volví loca con las sagas de mis juegos favoritos, agregando a la lista Devil May Cry, Onimusha, Echo Night: Beyond; NFS; GTA e incluso uno de golf (no me gustan los videojuegos de deportes).
Ahora que soy "adulta", sigo pensando que los videojuegos (controlados o bajo supervisión) son una buena forma de que los chamos no pasen todo su tiempo en la calle inventando cosas que no deben. Obviamente todo en exceso es malo, pero ahora que tengo la posibilidad de "hacer" y no solo "usar"; creo que me motivaré más a seguir trabajando en RenPy y Blender para obtener un juego MIO. (aunque sea solo de 1 minuto :P )
Gimp: Duplicar la capa 3 veces aplicando Solapar en todas.
===== English =====
My first touch with technology was thanks to video games. I started when I was really young using Intellivision and Atari (my favorite game... ET); from there, I started using a Nintendo (American version) where I spend time killing ducks and playing Zelda.
When my economic situation got a little better I got my first Playstation; where I became a real games addict (a gamer). On this console, my favorite games where Resident Evil, Metal Gear, Silent Hill and Parasite Eve. Finally I got my Ps2 and I went crazy playing all my favorite games remakes and new versions and adding to the top list Devil May Cry, Onimusha, Echo Night: Beyond, NFS, GTA and even a gold game (I don't like sport video games).
Now that I consider myself a "grown up", I'm still thinking that video games (under control or supervition) are a good way to make young people spend time at home and not doing crazy/bad stuff. Obviously all excesses are wrong, but now that I have the possibility to "do" and not only "use"; I think this will be a great motivation to keep working with RenPy and Blender to make my OWN video game. (even if only is 1 minute long :P )
Gimp: Duplicate the layer 3 times and add Overlay mod.
A 1982 pamphlet for Coleco Video Game Cartridges for use with:
Atari VCS
Intellivision
Sears Video Arcade
Sear Super Video Arcade
Ad for the basic set of D&D rules. I assume it's the 1986 updated version.
See an ad for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Intellivision video game.
Colorful advertisement for the AD&D video game.
See an ad for the Dungeons & Dragons Set #1: Basic Rules.
I went back in time! Kiiind of. When I finished this av, I thought, gee, I wish I could take pictures of her in S.I.C.! For those who don't remember it, S.I.C. was a really cool future distopia sim with its own combat. There were even robots to fight, if you weren't so keen on PvP.
So how'd I get my fancy new duds into the past for this photo? It's simple! Turn an old photo into a backdrop. There are plenty of photobooths out there, but I usually make mine the old fashioned way. This one was just two cylinders- one hollowed out, the other as the floor, and both set to fullbright. Really, really simple. If you want shadows as well, you can sometimes set the floor as not fullbright and cheat the backdrop and ground colors together with windlight adjustments.
Avatar:
Kinzart Kreetures Tiger head, feet, tail, and ears
Utilizator Kemono body
Blackheart's Hella Hips
Bandog Orange Mist Tiger skin texture
NI.JU Kemono Nails
Soonsiki/Besum Rat hair
Outfit:
Intellivision Speedy Goggles for Kahoots Painted Dog
Septum Piercing by Suicidal Unborn (30L)
Krankhaus Quilted Shrug (30L)
Kemono Frilltop by Lovely Alien
Hella Skirt by deadly Skirt (30L)
Furry Fashion Leather Legwarmer
Kimberly pose by Sopherian (free!)
Video Games 1983: Events The fourth Arcade Awards are held, for games released during 1981-1982, with Tron winning best arcade game, Demon Attack best console game, David’s Midnight Magic best computer game, and Galaxian best standalone game. At the first Golden Joystick Awards ceremony (held in 1984), Jetpac takes Game of the Year. Video Game Crash of 1983 A major shakeout of the North American video game industry (“the crash of 1983”) begins. By 1986, total video games sales will decrease from US$3.2 billion to US$0.1 billion. These are some of the best video games released in 1983! Video Games Featured in this Video: Mario Bros Arcade Congo Bongo Arcade Track and Field Arcade Lode Runner Home Computer Spelunker Atari 8-bit Bomberman MSX Digger IBM PC Battlezone Atari 2600 Phoenix Atari 2600 Enduro Atari 2600 Hunchback Arcade Vastar Arcade Keystone Kapers Atari 2600 Laser Gates Atari 2600 Krull Atari 2600 Space Ace Arcade Dragon’s Lair Arcade Punch-Out Arcade Baseball Famicom Popeye Famicom Donkey Kong Famicom Donkey Kong Jr. Famicom Donkey Kong 3 Arcade Frostbite Atari 2600 Texas Chainsaw Massacre Atari 2600 Dracula Intellivision Congo Bongo Sega SG 1000 Guzzler Sega SG 1000 I, Robot Arcade Major Havoc Arcade Vote for Your Favorite Video Games of 1983: ift.tt/2Zj5Dw4 Home Computers in 1983 Apple Computer releases the Apple IIe, which becomes their most popular 8-bit machine. Microsoft Japan releases MSX, an early standardized home computer architecture. Sega releases the SC-3000, a personal computer version of the SG-1000 console, in Japan. Consoles in 1983 SG-1000 console by Sega and Famicom console by Nintendo were released in Japan, on the same day! Shortly after Famicom's release, complaints begin to surface about rampant system instability, prompting Nintendo to issue a product recall and to rerelease the machine with a new motherboard. Vote for Your Favorite Video Games of 1983: ift.tt/2Zj5Dw4 Gaming innovations: 1.First arcade laserdisc game: Sega’s Astron Belt 2.Third generation of home consoles started with releases of 3.Nintendo Famicom and Sega SG-1000 consoles (released on the same day) 4.Ultima III: Exodus by Richard Garriott, one of the first role-playing video games to use tactical, turn-based combat 5.Koei releases Nobunaga’s Ambition and sets a standard for the historical simulation and strategy RPG genres Console Games in 1983 Mattel Electronics publishes World Series Baseball for the Intellivision, one of the first video games to use multiple camera angles. Activision’s final big year of Atari 2600 releases includes Enduro, Keystone Kapers and Robot Tank. Computer Video Games 1983 Infocom releases Planetfall, which becomes one of their top sellers. Origin Systems publishes Ultima III: Exodus, one of the first role-playing video games to use tactical, turn-based combat. ASCII releases Bokosuka Wars for the Sharp X1 in Japan, precursor to the tactical role-playing game and real-time strategy genres. Koei releases Nobunaga’s Ambition for Japanese computers Electronic Arts publishes its first titles: Hard Hat Mack, Pinball Construction Set, Archon, M.U.L.E. and more. Also, Bug-Byte releases Matthew Smith’s Manic Miner, a platform game, for the ZX Spectrum. Rare, releases its first video games, Jetpac and Atic Atac. Hudson Soft releases Bomberman. Psion releases Chequered Flag, the first driving game published for the ZX Spectrum, one of the first computer car simulators, and the first driving game with selectable cars. Vote for Your Favorite Video Games of 1983: ift.tt/2Zj5Dw4 Arcade Games in 1983 Namco releases Mappy. Atari releases Star Wars, a color vector graphics game based on the popular film franchise. Sega releases Astron Belt. It was the first laserdisc game in Europe, second in Japan. It uses pre-rendered, computer-animated film footage as backdrops, overlaid with sprite graphics. Nintendo releases Mario Bros., which features the first appearance of Mario’s brother, Luigi. Cinematronics releases Advanced Microcomputer Systems’s Dragon’s Lair, the third laserdisc video game, and the first in the American market. Other Arcade Video Games 1983 Namco releases Pac & Pal exclusively in Japan. Bally/Midway releases Spy Hunter. They also release Jr. Pac-Man and quiz game Professor Pac-Man without Namco’s authorization, and the latter is an immediate flop. Nintendo releases Punch-Out!! in Japan. Williams releases Blaster, which was originally programmed on an Atari 8-bit computer. Thank for watching the video! Please like this video and subscribe to the channel :) Music used in this video: 1.Punchout CPS2 Remix 2.Donkey Kong Arcade Main Theme Remix 3.Mappy Theme Song (Trap Remix) 4.C64 Longplay - Frantic Freddie (HQ) All rights for the music belong to the authors I do not own any rights for the music youtu.be/EveSpi6q0aY
From my personal collection. This is the third issue of Electronic Games Magazine. It is in a solid Very-Fine (8.0) condition.
Dear Microsoft,
This has got to be some kind of sick joke. Not once have I had a problem with any of my video game consoles, even dating back to my first Intellivision. I still have a working NES, Virtual Boy, Dreamcast, PS2 and original Xbox - yet tomorrow I am going to have to return to Best Buy to pick up my FOURTH Xbox 360.
In fact, at this point I don't believe I can find a single person on my friends list who has only had one Xbox 360. I love the console, I love the games, so please do not take this out of context when I say your hardware is a pile of shit. FOUR Microsoft, count em, FOUR Xbox 360s!?!?! What does that tell you?
The worst part is, my console has not red-ringed so if I did not have a replacement plan with Best Buy I would be shit out of luck. What happened this time was the 360 decided to no longer output video.
I tried changing cables, switching inputs and even trying a second TV - all to no avail. The unit powers on, the startup jingle plays but not a single display appears on screen.
I am at the point where I just throw my hands in the air and call bullshit on these shenanigans. If it wasn't for the quality of my friends list I would gladly switch to a PS3.
Seriously, what the fuck!??!
Love,
Tengaport
Xbox #1 5/27/06 - 11/13/06
Xbox #2 11/13/06 - 9/13/07
Xbox #3 9/13/07 - 4/25/08
Having way too much fun getting sidetracked by pixel art. Some ideas I threw together for an 8-bit game based on John Carpenter's The Thing (1982). The game would loosely follow the narrative of the movie: each level has a it's own gameplay.
Level 1 is trying to shoot the dog running across through the snow (using the Astro Smash- style target mechanic).
Level 2 is attacking the Thing inside the dog kennel with the flame thrower before it can attack the NPCs.
Level 3 you play as the thing, creeping around Outpost 31, waiting for the right conditions to attack and assimilate a host. The host must be alone: once you make contact it triggers the infection phase, and a timer counts down. If you're discovered during the infection phase you will be attacked and must try to flee (as per the movie).
There's more scope for later levels (especially the blood test scene!!) and of course final battle :-D