+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I was a writer and producer for Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution. You can read about it here: http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/taxonomy/term/3867 and here: http://gameplaymovie.com/ . It's loosely based on some of my previous books. Trailer looks interesting. I think I'd like to see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbellanca Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I'm not sure if I can reveal the exact number of games for the Intellivision Flashback at this point, but most won't be disappointed. It will contain over half the original Mattel/INTV run of games (sans what would more or less be duplicates) with just a few notable exceptions due to licensing or compatibility issues (and nothing from the KC or ECS). If there's a 2015 edition, that may possibly include ECS, homebrews, and a couple of the missing titles that are not restricted due to licensing. There's no exact date for release, but it will be this year, and definitely by the holidays. Their usual release schedule starts in the September timeframe I believe. We should know more in a few months. Awesome! I'd love to see a future version with ECS, maybe where you could use a bluetooth keyboard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenJ Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the D&D games. StephenJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Bouchard Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I'm waiting for this and hope it comes out sooner rather than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomaios Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 How secure is a 2015 release with more games? Will it include the overlays that the 2014 will get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 How secure is a 2015 release with more games? Will it include the overlays that the 2014 will get? A lot of what happens in 2015 depends on how well the 2014 version does. I wouldn't necessarily count on overlays again, but that's pure speculation on my part. If neither the Intellivision nor ColecoVision Flashbacks do well, we won't be seeing more. Obviously, I hope they do well since I really love both platforms and want to see them get more mainstream exposure. It's also possible that if these do well we might even see SD card slots in the 2015 versions, though that all depends on the willingness of the licensee, of course (Sega = yes, Atari = no, for instance). Again, my personal wishlist for these products for 2015 is to make the switch to HDMI instead of composite. We'll see I guess. For now, I think for what they are, even if the 2014 versions are the last, they'll be fun collectibles and a valuable source of additional controllers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomaios Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Yeah, good reasons to get this, then. Welp, guess I need to budget for this, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 No Bill, we need you at CGE 2014! Your wife is giving birth and taking one for the Family team! Joking, completely you must stay with the family on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) They should go after G-Mode for a licensing deal. They're in the business of licensing much of the old Data East library out so I assume they're not overvaluing their IP and some of Mattel/INTV's best 1st party work were Data East based. BurgerTime, Bump 'N' Jump, Diner, Lock 'N' Chase, and Deadly Dogs (A hidden version included on Dig Dug of Tron: Deadly Discs with the Tron IP stripped out with a Burgertime theme in its place) would go a long way towards helping this reach its full potential. Edited April 23, 2014 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightytodd Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I'm still wishing there could be a Macintosh Flashback... ...a monochrome LED screen (behind a curved, plastic view plate to simulate a CRT), a few classic software titles; a recreation of the 1984 $2,500 Apple computer ($5,595 in today's dollars!) for under a hundred bucks. How cool would that be? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I'm still wishing there could be a Macintosh Flashback... macintosh.jpg ...a monochrome LED screen (behind a curved, plastic view plate to simulate a CRT), a few classic software titles; a recreation of the 1984 $2,500 Apple computer ($5,595 in today's dollars!) for under a hundred bucks. How cool would that be? That would be cool and likely a strong seller, but I suspect Apple, like Nintendo, would never allow something like that to ever officially happen. I am heartened by the rumors of Hyperkin releasing a possible DOSBox console as one of the potential follow-ups to the RetroN5, though, so at least there's that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Bouchard Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Bill, Has it been confirmed that this unit will in fact be a source of replacement controllers? If so, that would be great in itself. Here's hoping these units do well so that new units will be produced for 2015 and beyond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Bill, Has it been confirmed that this unit will in fact be a source of replacement controllers? If so, that would be great in itself. Here's hoping these units do well so that new units will be produced for 2015 and beyond. I can't confirm it 100% until I personally do the testing (I'll test it on a few different Intellivision II's), but yes, they're wired (removable) controllers literally modeled after the internal design of the originals, including all 16 directions. There are some cosmetic changes, of course, so it's not a 1:1 recreation in that regard, but it's functionally the same. My biggest question after making sure they function 100% on the original hardware is whether or not they actually improve upon the originals like arguably the Atari Flashback 3 and 4 did. That to me would be incredibly exciting after all the practical stuff, i.e., not causing any issues with original hardware. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the D&D games. StephenJ Under their D&D names, no, not going to happen. The D&D brand is STRICTLY controlled by Wizards of the Coast, and I know from personal experience they are a you-know-what to work with. However, they could have used working names for the games (like Dungeon or Quest) and released them that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifan88 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Under their D&D names, no, not going to happen. The D&D brand is STRICTLY controlled by Wizards of the Coast, and I know from personal experience they are a you-know-what to work with. However, they could have used working names for the games (like Dungeon or Quest) and released them that way. My guess is they will release them on the plug n play system under the names "Adventure" and "Minotaur" like they did on Intellivision Lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I can't confirm it 100% until I personally do the testing (I'll test it on a few different Intellivision II's), but yes, they're wired (removable) controllers literally modeled after the internal design of the originals, including all 16 directions. There are some cosmetic changes, of course, so it's not a 1:1 recreation in that regard, but it's functionally the same. My biggest question after making sure they function 100% on the original hardware is whether or not they actually improve upon the originals like arguably the Atari Flashback 3 and 4 did. That to me would be incredibly exciting after all the practical stuff, i.e., not causing any issues with original hardware. That would be amazing I would certainly purchase 2 or more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Other than this thread I guess.....why haven't AT Games released and info or teasers? Something that would go viral and possibly utilize social media and game forums to create a buzz about the product. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberto Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Other than this thread I guess.....why haven't AT Games released and info or teasers? Something that would go viral and possibly utilize social media and game forums to create a buzz about the product. There was a picture of Keith Robinson and the AtGames guys on his facebook page today taken at Rock'n'Brews Outdoor Beer Garden.... Not sure whether that's enough to make the news go viral, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 There was a picture of Keith Robinson and the AtGames guys on his facebook page today taken at Rock'n'Brews Outdoor Beer Garden.... Not sure whether that's enough to make the news go viral, though... We need more than that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fushek Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Intellivision flashback (pre-order) sighted on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intellivision-Flashback-Classic-Console-60-Built-In-Games-Pre-Order-Now-New-/121332193807?pt=Video_Games&hash=item1c3ff65a0f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeM_Intellivision Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Thanks for post. Won't ship till 10/1 though so will probably just wait until ready. 60 games is a pretty nice collection - almost 1/2 of original 125 - not a bad start. And controllers and overlays are a nice touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 As was pointed out here, it looks like Toys R Us has most of the upcoming Atari, Intellivision, and Sega Flashbacks for pre-order: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/174007-intellivision-ebay-roundup/?p=2981267 Notably absent is the ColecoVision one, but that's not shocking since the packaging for that was the last to be finalized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BBWW Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intellivision-Flashback-Classic-Console-60-Built-In-Games-Pre-Order-Now-New-/121332239654?pt=Video_Games&hash=item1c3ff70d26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 That thing looks sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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