+cmart604 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 While most would agree that DK for the INTV was not the "best" game for the Intellivision back in the day, you have to give credit to Coleco and CBS for getting it out there in many forms. Not including the excellent new DK Arcade which was recently released, I am aware of 10 different box variations for this videogaming work of art. I have nine of them. ( I may have a problem. ). The five across the top are CBS releases, as you can see the first three are French, English and German language variations, the fourth one is the UK PAL version, then the fifth is the multi-language International version. The bottom four are Coleco versions, two English and two bilingual English/French Canadian versions. The one I'm missing is a German version of the fourth box on the top row with the angry looking DK throwing a silver barrel. To the best of my knowledge, (and off the top of my head), DK might just hold the record for box variations for this system. After 12 years of collecting for the Intellivision, I've got to find something to keep searching for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 What a sik DK collection, you should of thrown in the DK Arcade in there as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 I thought about it, but then I decided to keep it old school only. I actually have seen someone here on AA has the German one I need in their collection....**cough**IntyMike**cough** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 While most would agree that DK for the INTV was not the "best" game for the Intellivision back in the day, you have to give credit to Coleco and CBS for getting it out there in many forms. I'll give that credit to Shigeru Miyamoto for creating such a fantastic and timeless game, but not to Coleco. The Intellivision version of Donkey Kong was crap and is responsible for a very disappointing moment in my childhood. Nice collection, though. -dZ. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinKarpis Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Wow! Look at the box art on the 4th game over on the top row, thats crazy! DK looks super vicious and Mario looks nothing like Mario (Jumpman) Every picture you post gets me so excited to be collecting INTV Cmart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 While most would agree that DK for the INTV was not the "best" game for the Intellivision back in the day, you have to give credit to Coleco and CBS for getting it out there in many forms. I'll give that credit to Shigeru Miyamoto for creating such a fantastic and timeless game, but not to Coleco. The Intellivision version of Donkey Kong was crap and is responsible for a very disappointing moment in my childhood. Nice collection, though. -dZ. Thanks dZ, while the Intellivision version isn't great, I still enjoy collecting for it as the arcade version truly is one of my all-time favorites. Thankfully, Carl's DK Arcade has certainly righted the wrong of 30 odd years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Wow! Look at the box art on the 4th game over on the top row, thats crazy! DK looks super vicious and Mario looks nothing like Mario (Jumpman) Every picture you post gets me so excited to be collecting INTV Cmart! It's pretty cool artwork isn't it? Just wait until you see what else I'll be posting AK, you're going to enjoy collecting for the INTV! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 (edited) I thought about it, but then I decided to keep it old school only. I actually have seen someone here on AA has the German one I need in their collection....**cough**IntyMike**cough** Is there no french version of this box? Edited October 15, 2011 by Intymike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted October 15, 2011 Author Share Posted October 15, 2011 I thought about it, but then I decided to keep it old school only. I actually have seen someone here on AA has the German one I need in their collection....**cough**IntyMike**cough** Is there no french version of this box? I haven't come across a French version of "Angry Kong" as I'll call him. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist though. I'll be keeping my eye out for it while I'm looking for the German one. Mike, I notice you forgot to include your paypal account info and the total amount with shipping to Canada for you to send me the German one! Lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 While most would agree that DK for the INTV was not the "best" game for the Intellivision back in the day, you have to give credit to Coleco and CBS for getting it out there in many forms. I'll give that credit to Shigeru Miyamoto for creating such a fantastic and timeless game, but not to Coleco. The Intellivision version of Donkey Kong was crap and is responsible for a very disappointing moment in my childhood. Nice collection, though. -dZ. Thanks dZ, while the Intellivision version isn't great, I still enjoy collecting for it as the arcade version truly is one of my all-time favorites. Thankfully, Carl's DK Arcade has certainly righted the wrong of 30 odd years ago. That's my opinion too. I was only so disappointed by the Coleco version because Donkey Kong was one of my very favorite games when I was young. On my 10th birthday, my grandparents took me shopping and bought me the game, and I literally couldn't sleep all night, staring across the room, while the cartridge burned a hole through the box; restlessly waiting for the morning when I get to go home to my Intellivision. Carl's version brought balance to the force. -dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I thought about it, but then I decided to keep it old school only. I actually have seen someone here on AA has the German one I need in their collection....**cough**IntyMike**cough** Is there no french version of this box? I haven't come across a French version of "Angry Kong" as I'll call him. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist though. I'll be keeping my eye out for it while I'm looking for the German one. Mike, I notice you forgot to include your paypal account info and the total amount with shipping to Canada for you to send me the German one! Lol! I call the 3 different styles of the boxes: comic or arcade version, superhero version and of course international version. And sorry, my box is not for sale. It ´s for sentimental reasons, because this was the box which I bought back in the 80´s. But it ´s not that rare. It shows up quite frequently on german ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I have a version not shown in your picture Cmart, being shipped to me right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I was going to wait until i got it and made the video, but here is a couple of pictures of the one i'm getting from a person in Australia i traded with. It comes in a clam shell case 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Dude, is that an official release or some kind of homemade or from a rental? what kind of clamshell case is that, universal? you could go to a local printer and print off a few copies for some of us!!! just sayin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Hmm. Guess we'll see when it gets here. Don't think any came in clamshells? Well the box art is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 aaaaand now I have one coming from Australia myself! Thanks for the heads up Dude (and for Rev for pointing out the auction). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) aaaaand now I have one coming from Australia myself! Thanks for the heads up Dude (and for Rev for pointing out the auction). After shipping, what did that auction set you back? Just for one game!!!! Kind of like that Auction i won for 100, just for french Tron.... EDIT: nevermind, i found it!!! Edited December 7, 2011 by revolutionika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 aaaaand now I have one coming from Australia myself! Thanks for the heads up Dude (and for Rev for pointing out the auction). After shipping, what did that auction set you back? Just for one game!!!! Kind of like that Auction i won for 100, just for french Tron.... EDIT: nevermind, i found it!!! Lol! I also wanted the CIB system as I didn't have that version of the box with the Draughts sticker and the Draughts picture on the front, plus I wanted the draughts box, the red Space Armada, and the Star Wars. Still, ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 For the red Space Armada you should watch Ebay UK (or other sellers). It ´s quite quite common over the channel. :-) eBay Auction -- Item Number: 200512837676 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 For the red Space Armada you should watch Ebay UK (or other sellers). It ´s quite quite common over the channel. :-) eBay Auction -- Item Number: 200512837676 Yah, I'd been watching that one for a while but the box just looked too beaten up. The funny thing is I won another red Space Armada from eBay UK just before the DK auction ended. The red Space Battle is a lot more common than the red Space Armada, particularly in North America, where it's almost impossible to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Here's a stupid question: what's CIB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximebeauvais Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Complete in box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 For such a shit game, I fail to understand any enthusiasm for box variations on what is clearly an absolute disgrace. I do have the recent DK Arcade and it's excellent. I would consider the box for this title of much more interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lendorien Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Why do the two boxes in the bottom middle say "Not for use with Intellivision"? Seems a bit counter intuitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameGirl420 Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 DK for the Intellivision has to be one of the worst videogames I've ever played lol. DK for the NES on the other hand....now that one rules! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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