Rev Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 (edited) My link Courtesy of AA's very own - the topdog Here is Intellivision's virtually unknown cousin,the aquarius.check out this great site.hopefully i will soon be a owner of one of these! here is a pic from his website,click link for lots more info! Edited February 4, 2010 by revolutionika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 (edited) A lifelong school friend of mine had one right when they came out (he also had the INTV) and I eventually ended up with it in the mid to late 80's. It has the expander deal with the two controllers and a bunch of games. Wish I would have kept that little thing! I no longer have an INTV either - just the INTV Lives CD for Mac/PC (played it once - lol). Wouldn't mind another setup - but the right deal would have to come along - like a mint system w/ nearly all the games. lol Running out of energy AND room collecting this stuff. Sure is gonna suck if 2012 brings about the end of the world. Would be doing something a lot different with my money AND my time, than chasing down these old video game ghosts. lmao! Great site btw and thanks for posting! Edited February 4, 2010 by save2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Great site btw and thanks for posting! Thanks! I'm in the process of adding a little bit of my Atari collection to the site as we speak. I'll have it live hopefully within the week. It is slow going, I still have about 150 more systems to add and a few thousand games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Ks Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Pretty cool page. There are few places you can get infomation about Aquarius, so this was nice to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) I just received a holy grail piece of Mattel Aquarius hardware today. A CIB Aquarius 4-Color Printer. I will be adding a detailed review to my site soon. Not many of these were made for the Aquarius. They were not really a printer, rather a 4 color pen plotter. The pens were stored under the unit. Pretty cool technology for such a limited computer. Edited February 23, 2010 by the-topdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Those pens look awfully familiar. I bet that this printer is built around the same Alps mini-plotter assembly that the Atari 1020 (among several others) used. If so, you can get new pens and paper from B&C ComputerVisions. I actually like the looks of that printer better than the 1020; the clips for the pens on the bottom of the unit was a nice touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Those pens look awfully familiar. I bet that this printer is built around the same Alps mini-plotter assembly that the Atari 1020 (among several others) used. If so, you can get new pens and paper from B&C ComputerVisions. I actually like the looks of that printer better than the 1020; the clips for the pens on the bottom of the unit was a nice touch. Yup! The pens and paper are interchangeable with the Alps mini-plotter. Good eye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Very cool. I had an Aquarius and the Data Recorder. Kay Bee was blowing out the systems for $50 or something, and I sent away for the tape player. It played a nice game of Night Stalker and Utopia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodos8 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I picked up a Radofin branded Aquarius at a thrift for $3 a few years back. In the late 80s there was a company giving them away (I saw the flyer -- it touted it as an 'advanced' microcomputer) if you sat in on a timeshare or some kind of land promotion seminar here in the Dallas area so there might be a bunch around here. It's basically just a clunky little z-80 computer that doesn't share anything in common with the intellivision that was terribly obsolete when it was introduced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I just posted a really lame video of me un-boxing my 4-color printer for the Aquarius up on youtube if anyone is interested. It even has a special guest star... the evil ruler of the universe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r8jwbN4K4k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cparsley Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 The Aquarius, the machine with so little that was able to do so much, just look at BurgerTime or AD&D Tarmin on the Aquarius if you doubt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 If anyone wants to win a FREE Mattel Aquarius, it is one of the prizes in my weekly comments contest http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/158391-weekly-contest-for-best-comments/page__view__findpost__p__1951315 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 If anyone wants to win a FREE Mattel Aquarius, it is one of the prizes in my weekly comments contest http://www.atariage....ost__p__1951315 Yay! I just submitted my first comment - 2600 Tutankham. I think it's great, this little contest of yours (have my eye on a couple of goodies). Nice site btw. Nice and clean looking. Not all junked up and littered with flashy garbage or ads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 The Aquarius, the machine with so little that was able to do so much, just look at BurgerTime or AD&D Tarmin on the Aquarius if you doubt it I agree totally, the port of Burgertime for the Aquarius is one of the more playable ones of the era. But the Aquarius' untimely demise was not unexpected especially since the engineers on the project dubbed it the computer of the 70's in 1983. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 (edited) I was lucky enough to pick up another factory sealed Mattel Aquarius modem cartridge lately for a steal (I'd feel guilty about how little I paid for it if I didn't want it so dang much). My other Aquarius modem is factory sealed as well so I never got a chance to play with it. I saw this YouTube video of a guy hooking his Aquarius up to the Internet and have been dying to try it. So I'll have a video soon of me opening a factory sealed Aquarius modem so I can finally play with one while still having a sealed specimen in my collection. Has anyone here had any experience with hooking their Aquarius up to the Internet? If so, do you have any tips or suggestions? I'll be flying blind here so to speak. Edited March 15, 2010 by the-topdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I actually own an Aquarius but don't see them at all in the wild. My friend let me have it, for whatever he paid for it at a flea market. I think he was downsizing many of his systems. I got the expander with it too along with a complete AD&D, loose Astrosmash, and boxed Snafu, missing the instructions but having the overlays. I'm not sure exactly where I put it. Definitely out of reach or I may have posted pics. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) There may be some extremely cool news about the Mattel Aquarius in the next few days from a fellow AtariAger... stay tuned... Are there any moderators around that can give the Aquarius it's own board and move this thread into it? Edited March 24, 2010 by the-topdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 There may be some extremely cool news about the Mattel Aquarius in the next few days from a fellow AtariAger... stay tuned... Are there any moderators around that can give the Aquarius it's own board and move this thread into it? You will have to ask Albert about that.He maybe make the Aquarius a sub forum of the Intellivision forum.kinf of like colecovision/adam. Couldnt hurt to ask.......or beg And i am intrigued by the announcement.hurry up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 There may be some extremely cool news about the Mattel Aquarius in the next few days from a fellow AtariAger... stay tuned... Are there any moderators around that can give the Aquarius it's own board and move this thread into it? Did you put something extra in my box????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 There is a yahoo group for the Aquarius that has regular activity. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/mattelaquarius/ BTW, I have an Aquarius I'd like to sell if anyone is interested. It's one of the kits with the computer, RAM expansion, expander, and 1 game. The outer box had wear and marks but the inner boxes were in good condition when I last checked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyo5050 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 (edited) Wouldn't be anything to do with a ***** would it? Edited March 25, 2010 by coyo5050 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Oh yeah! Jay had a status update to that effect. COUNT ME IN FOR ONE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyo5050 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I have a unit on its way, nice timing cause I'd love to get that too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Doh! Curse the ease of finding info on the internet! Yes, the Geek Vintage website is mine and the post on the Yahoo tech group too LOL! I was wanting Jay to announce it first here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 (edited) I want a multi cart as well....where do i get one? Don't you love it when someone spoils the surprise!!!!! Edited March 25, 2010 by revolutionika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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