GenetixJ Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 There have been past threads about showing your collection. This is intended to resurrect that thread and for new/current members to show what they got and strut their stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenetixJ Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) This is my collection. I just moved into a new place and I get the basement! I plan on hiding the insulation with faux wood siding that I can tack up soon- I don't want to pay retail for something that is just hiding insulation in the basement. I would like to make a set of hanging shelves from the rafters- they would hang down against the concrete wall and be about 6" deep (15.25 centimeters for our metric brethren). I would like them around the entire basement so they can display the collection in one swoop, but this is still pending. Note: the quart jar of dimes is meant for Spiker. I need one more jar to have the proper funds. Bonus: does anyone know the game board in the bottom left? Double points if you actually play it. Edited March 15, 2017 by GenetixJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intellivotion Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) It's Reversi (aka Othello). I don't actually play it (no double points ) Edited March 15, 2017 by intellivotion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenetixJ Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 nope! Not Reversi nor Othello nor any other named variant. Try again! Hint: The game company "atari" took its name from this game. Lid you are not allowed to answer. It's Reversi (aka Othello). I don't actually play it (no double points ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+the1hatman Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I'm jealous of that Controller Box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humblejack Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Looks a lot like the Japanese GO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenetixJ Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 Thanks Hankster it is Go. The controller was in a boxed lot I found on Facebook, it had been for sale for over 3 months and had two price drops. It was the first for sale post when I search intellivision on Facebook trying to find a FB group that was posted on this site. Dumb luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Great Collection !!! Thanks for sharing!! I was thinking Othello as well.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenetixJ Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 Is there a 'Show your collection' thread? Or did I make it up in my head? I would sure like to see others' collections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 http://atariage.com/forums/topic/229915-crazy-intellivision-homebrews-shelves/ http://atariage.com/forums/topic/218232-show-off-your-intellivision-homebrew-shelf/ http://atariage.com/forums/topic/206888-the-2013-intellivision-collection-picture-thread/ http://atariage.com/forums/topic/159637-show-off-your-intellivision-collection/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+the1hatman Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I finally broke down and sold enough extras to buy an old cabinet and the materials to restore it so I could keep my collection all in one place... I first had to rebuild the feet to hold it off the floor. It only had 2 original feet left so I placed them up front where they could be seen. I had to add new glass to the left and right sides of the case and install new holder clips to keep the panes in place. The center double pane panel was in great shape but I had to replace the bottom track that it slides across. The top drawer already had a felt liner and spacers that just happen to fit carts. I keep my extra loose carts in these. The drawers were intact but I needed to rebuild the center slider boards they attach to and move across. The center drawer is able to store my system boxes. I use the bottom drawer to hold my ECS. The box does not fit so it and my Music Synthesizer stay on top of the unit. The right and left side of the drawers slide open and are used to store my extras for sale / trade. I use the other side to store an extra Intellivision II unit and my extra FOR COLOR TV VIEWING ONLY box variants along with a few other spares. I thought the wood was going to need sanded and stained but it turned out only a good cleaning with wood polish was needed to restore the finish. That saved a MASSIVE amount of work! The entire project cost less than $150 and was completely paid for by selling off extra games here and on eBay. Now I have a place to store my system, 121 games (not counting homebrews) and my main console near the old TV I use for play. The biggest advantage here is I no longer have to dust my game boxes or their box protectors. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intellivotion Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 beautiful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humblejack Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Very, Very Nice. How many of the boxes have you needed to rebuild? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Looks great !!! ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeguychicago Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) This is my collection. I just moved into a new place and I get the basement! I plan on hiding the insulation with faux wood siding that I can tack up soon- I don't want to pay retail for something that is just hiding insulation in the basement. I would like to make a set of hanging shelves from the rafters- they would hang down against the concrete wall and be about 6" deep (15.25 centimeters for our metric brethren). I would like them around the entire basement so they can display the collection in one swoop, but this is still pending. Note: the quart jar of dimes is meant for Spiker. I need one more jar to have the proper funds. Bonus: does anyone know the game board in the bottom left? Double points if you actually play it. How on Earth did you ever find a boxed Inty II controller? Edited January 10, 2018 by bikeguychicago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) I've got my entire collection pics posted in the other main thread..but here are the shots that show most of my Intelly games. However, these pics are now over a year old and there have been quite a few changes since... Here is a closeup of the lower shelves in a large bookcase where most of the CIB games are... Here is a shot of the bookcase as it stands in the game room to give you an idea on sense of scale... I also have a large display case I modified for displaying most of my loose games. Here is part of that case being shown for scale. This is on the opposite wall from the other one. This too has changed as more items added or moved around since this was taken..but you get the idea. here is a closeup of this display case. The Intellivision loose games are in the lower right of the pic. You can see my CIB Diner there to give you an idea. I now have the LTO and Sydney Hunter in this section but didn't have those items at the time this was originally taken. Guess I need to take some new pics ehh? Edited January 10, 2018 by -^Cro§Bow^- 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colormesticky Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I have to keep my collection contained to half a bedroom, so I don't have a lot of duplicates or ephemera. I have a small bookshelf for my Intellivision games, and a larger one for everything else. Before anyone asks, no, it isn't one of the TutorPros. I ran out of room in the game case, so my homebrews live with the DS games. The LTO isn't mine, it just lives here for the time being. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Impressive collection! I'm curious about the Go For The Gold poster. Is that from back in the day or something recent? I haven't see one of those before. The nixie tube clock is awesome looking. I've kicked around the idea of getting or even building one. Does it get hot or stay reasonably cool? Lastly, have you checked your Super Pro System to see if it is has Tutorvision internals? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colormesticky Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) Nope, not a Tutorvision. I haven't opened it up, but it has a plastic heat shield, a low serial number (7003), and the startup screen is wrong. That Go For the Gold thing is one of the few really unusual things I have. It's a box art proof. Intellivision Productions has two or three in good condition, and they had two with heavy damage they were just going to throw away. Steve Roney told me I could keep one, and someone else took the other. I flattened it out as best I could, but it has water damage on one side and a piece is torn off on one of the bottom corners. Edited January 10, 2018 by colormesticky 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 The nixie tube clock is awesome looking. I've kicked around the idea of getting or even building one. Does it get hot or stay reasonably cool? No..the nixie clock doesn't really seem to get hot at all honestly. Though I don't know for sure since it lives in that glass display case. I bought that from nuvitron but it wasn't cheap. And while it does look really awesome, it does drift quite a bit on time. About 2min per week give or take. But I've noticed that most of the clocks in the house that plug into the AC drift. I'm guessing it has to do with the 125 - 127v that I get from most of the outlets in the house. They have newer models of these clocks that cost the same I paid for mine, but now have more easy to remove tubes for replacements if needed, additional electronics for more features and backlit LEDs behind the tubes. I'm guessing Nuvitron just uses the standard nixie tube kits and most of the cost is in their custom enclosures the clocks are in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 There's nothing quite like those vintage Care Bears aluminum lunch boxes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 There's nothing quite like those vintage Care Bears aluminum lunch boxes. Transformers lunch boxes are better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Transformers lunch boxes are better. I only had two of these as a kid. One was Peanuts, and the other was the Dukes of Hazard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colormesticky Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 100% team Care Bears, Rainbow Brite, and Strawberry Shortcake. Thank goodness I don't still have all those old toys though, I'd look worse than a crazy cat lady. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) How about this one, wish I kept mine.. and Super Friends or The Flintstones, and of coarse the Oringnal Star Wars !! Edited January 10, 2018 by m-crew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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