New Intellivision owner!

[Austin]

Hey guys, I snagged a boxed Intellivision system earlier today. I owned one back in the '90s, but admittedly I never gave it much time asides from some Bump 'n Jump and Astro Smash.

 

Now that I have one again, what are some good arcade-style games on it? I'm most interested in arcade ports, but anything else that falls into any action/arcade genres should interest me.

 

I did receive Burger Time with it, so I'm looking forward to trying that out. Also got Astro Smash, so I should get at least a few minutes of play out of that one..

[Rev]

congrats on getting a intv again.

 

here are the usual favs.

 

popeye

qbert

river raid

frogger

donkey kong

 

dont forget to check out all the imagic titles. white water!

[patbb]

See this discussion:

 

"Your" Top 25 Intellivision Games

[cparsley]

For classic INTV...

 

Lock 'n Chase

Ice Trek

Demon Attack

Beauty and the Beast

Nova Blast (if your into space shooters)

Burgertime (OF COURSE)

 

Some others depending on tastes can include

The AD&D series (Cloudy Mountain and Treasure of Tarmin)

Thunder Castle

Thin Ice (Duncan hehe)

He-Man, masters of the Universe (tons better than the VCS version)

Venture (surprisingly for a coleco release, not bad at all)

Vectron (Acquired taste)

PBA Bowling and Pinball

[AtariLeaf]

I really like

. Much better than the 2600 version IMO.

[JacobZu7zu7]

Intellivision has some great "arcade" ports, just avoid Carnival and Donkey Kong and you will be just fine, heheh. They are rarites so it might be wise to buy pac-man or centipede without a box or manual, that kinda thing.

 

Burgertime is excellent best port on Intellivision.

 

 

The common games are cheap even complete ones, sooo you should check eBay for complete lots of about 10 to 20 common games... like,

 

Night Stalker

Tron Deadly Discs

Snafu

Atlantis

Demon Attack

Dungeons & Dragons

Horse Racing (fun if you like horse racing)

Beauty & the Beast

Microsurgeon

 

stuff like this... as earlier in the post, check the top 25 games lists, to see what to buy.

 

[Austin]

Ah, cool, I will check those out, thanks for the recommendations everyone.

 

Spent some time earlier testing out the system and some of the games I got with it. Dungeons & Dragons (Cloudy Mountain, I'm guessing) kicked my ass.. Will have to look in the manual for that one. Burger Time seems like a pretty good port, and it plays very well. Frog Bog seems like it might be a mildly enjoyable two player game. Of course, Astro Smash is still awesome. I received a few other games with it, but they were mostly sports titles, and a couple of learning games.

[Akito01]

I guess I count as a new Intellivision owner as well, though I did have the system as a kid. I got an Intellevision II today and modded it for composite video (which I kinda sorta regret since the picture quality isn't better, and now I have an ugly square of electronics hanging out the back end).

 

I noticed that the controller plugs are exactly the same as the ones found on the 2600 and Sega Genesis. I know that the Genesis controller isn't likely to work, but I do wonder, and I have to imagine this is the case, that a Genesis extension cable would work to give some much needed length to the Intellivision controller?

 

I also found the power button extremely temperamental, although it worked fine with my bare thumb when I had the case opened up to do the mod. I guess it is that little plastic peg that is causing the trouble. Any recommended solutions for this, other than poking a hole in the case to fit my finger through?

[jaybird3rd]

I've got a few spare Intellivision commons, semi-commons, and overlays listed super-duper-cheap in the Marketplace, if anyone needs to fill a few gaps in their collection.

[IntellivisionDude]

but I do wonder, and I have to imagine this is the case, that a Genesis extension cable would work to give some much needed length to the Intellivision controller?

 

Yes a Genesis extension cable does work. I love being able to sit back a bit.

But the end of the extension cable is too big to fit in the controller port so you will shave off a little bit on the end of the plug.

[Rik]

Some top 5 games that I own:

 

1. Shark! Shark!(simple but loads of fun!)

2. Thunder Castle (probably a little hard to find and expensive, but worth it!!!, one of the best for INTV, graphics and sound wise)

3. Commando (hard as heck!)

4. Dig Dug (really well done port)

5. Burger Time (not super great graphics wise, but plays extremely well)

[4Ks]

Space Battle is a great game, and Donkey Kong is severely underrated.

[bacteria]

Tron Deadly Discs, Lock'N'Chase, Night Stalker. Still classics.