Rev Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 How many of you guys have this little gem? I have one, but i would still rather play 2600 games on the real system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Back in the mid-90s, when I had an Intellivision II, I had one of those as well. But, like you, I've always preferred to play a given game on the OEM system. I think the only time I ever used a system changer to any extent was when I first got my ColecoVision back in '82 and had dozens of 2600 carts. Getting the CV and still being able to play VCS games was a big part of the selling point for my parents (and I'm sure many others out there). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I had one, but I sold it last year because I have Ataris and it didn't work on original Intv without modification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icbrkr Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Got one! It sits in the closet though. If you really think about it, there are tons of systems to play 2600 games on... the 5200 (w/adapter), 7800, Colecovision (w/adapter), Gemini, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smatchmo Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 I've want one of those so bad for so so long.... I very strongly think I'd prefer playing 2600 games on intv than on an actual Atari 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Rice Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I have one. It was my 2600 until I got a 7800 and CC2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmer Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I've got one - I ordered it and mistakenly thought I'd be able to play 2600 games using the Intellivision controllers. Needless to say, I now have 2 2600 joysticks... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I don't have this one but i just bought the one for the Colecovision. I'd like to have this one too for my collection eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 How many of you guys have this little gem? I have one, but i would still rather play 2600 games on the real system. I have an extra one with a box (no manual) for trade or sell. -Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Here is my baby! The lights dim alittle in my house when I turn it on tho. By nonner242 at 2009-03-31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 How many of you guys have this little gem? I have one, but i would still rather play 2600 games on the real system. I have an extra one with a box (no manual) for trade or sell. -Lee How much? Not sure if i can afford it now since i spent a lot of money recently, but it would sure look good attached to my Model II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 Here is my baby! The lights dim alittle in my house when I turn it on tho. By nonner242 at 2009-03-31 :o :o please tell me that you don't have this set up like this all the time!!!! what is that atari multi cart thing called? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Here is my baby! The lights dim alittle in my house when I turn it on tho. please tell me that you don't have this set up like this all the time!!!! what is that atari multi cart thing called? No I don't! It was a joke I did a year ago along with these 2 rarities of mine! Yes I get bored! Up for trade for something on my Want list! Is......................... My Sega Genesis Nexus Universe Duo 32X DVD Pro System!Boxed! Comes complete with.. Jamma Connector w/ 1.0g Network cables 500G Whirlsonix 10,000 RPM Hard Drive 1 Saturn Cosmos Dual Side Laser Disc Player 1 I-Talk Voice Recog Box 2 Giga CD Rom Drives 1 Super Game DVDR Burner Drive 1 Sega Holo-Dek Visionair VR Headset w/VR Sound 8.1 1 Sega 3D Ultra Pro Spectral Glasses SE 1 Super Flight Intruder Joystick w/footpedals 1 ACOG Photon Laser Blaster Delux Works Great! Have all the Games ever released for it too. which are.. Mega Turn On 2.0(which is needed to boot system) I.C.P.U. MaXX (which is needed to test Joystick/Headsets/Guns/CD/DVD drives and maintain power levels,also contains a game demo thats like Pong!) The 2600 multicart thing is called a "Game Brain" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Here is my baby! The lights dim a little in my house when I turn it on tho. Heh ... nice! Kind of reminds me of the picture I saw once of a TI 99/4A with all of the sidecar peripherals plugged into it at once (32K RAM expansion, disk controller, etc). The whole thing must have been about five feet long. It's too bad that Mattel never released an Intellivision II version of the speech module. It would have looked so much nicer plugged into that ECS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I wonder if the Supercharger would work with it? Probably not, but that would be interesting... I have one but I never use it because it doesn't work with the original Intellivision and I have a 7800 to play 2600 games on. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I wonder if the Supercharger would work with it? Probably not, but that would be interesting... I have one but I never use it because it doesn't work with the original Intellivision and I have a 7800 to play 2600 games on. Tempest Yes it does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Here is my baby! The lights dim alittle in my house when I turn it on tho. By nonner242 at 2009-03-31 I have but one word for that: AWESOME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 (edited) Here is my baby! The lights dim alittle in my house when I turn it on tho. By nonner242 at 2009-03-31 I have but one word for that: AWESOME! I second that - very, very cool nonner242! I also like that you have "Name This Game" plugged in and ready to go - one of my favorites. Edited October 4, 2010 by BydoEmpire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Does anyone else notice the colors seem slightly out of whack on some games with the System Changer? It's more noticeable with some games than others, but it's not a huge deal, and certainly not enough to ruin it for me. Might it's just be my particular unit? I like the System Changer because Intellivision and Atari VCS are two of my all-time favorite consoles, so it's convenient not having to switch the systems out when I want to play one or the other (it's not like I don't have other T.V.s around the house specifically so I CAN have multiple systems out, but it's still convenient). My only minor gripe -ditto this for the Expansion Module #1 on the Colecovision- is that you have to disconnect the unit to play Intellivision software. Couldn't there have been some kind of bypass switch or something? Now, if the Atari 5200 had an adapter that could play VCS, Intellivision, and Odyssey 2 games, I'd be all set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 How many of you guys have this little gem? I have one, but i would still rather play 2600 games on the real system. Finally got a boxed one yesterday after all these years. When I opened the shipping box I had to laugh at how small the system changer box is, that said I'm that much closer to completing my boxed INTV collection....now if someone would just sell me a boxed Bandai, GTE/Sylvania or Digiplay INTV I'd be set. Seriously. I want these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akito01 Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 How hard is it to get one of these, generally speaking? Is it worth putting up a Wanted message on the Marketplace thread? The composite mod I have on my Atari Jr looks fine on my LCD TV, but fairly dim on the regular CRT. I guess because of the 5V line used on the Intellivision mod, this problem doesn't arise. It seems like a potentially elegant solution to get a system changer, assuming that there are no issues with sharing that 5V voltage between the composite video circuit and the system changer itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted October 9, 2010 Author Share Posted October 9, 2010 How hard is it to get one of these, generally speaking? Is it worth putting up a Wanted message on the Marketplace thread? The composite mod I have on my Atari Jr looks fine on my LCD TV, but fairly dim on the regular CRT. I guess because of the 5V line used on the Intellivision mod, this problem doesn't arise. It seems like a potentially elegant solution to get a system changer, assuming that there are no issues with sharing that 5V voltage between the composite video circuit and the system changer itself. you can get on ebay pretty easy. there always seems to be one on. around 20 to 40 range i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 I've got one - I ordered it and mistakenly thought I'd be able to play 2600 games using the Intellivision controllers. Needless to say, I now have 2 2600 joysticks... I use the intv controllers all the time, it even states on the box that they will work. Maybe you have bad controllers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAtarian Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 (edited) I had one, but I sold it last year because I have Ataris and it didn't work on original Intv without modification. What needs to be modified? Does it involve soldering? Might it be easier to just add a video out connector to the System Changer itself? Edited November 8, 2010 by OldAtarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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