mr_intv Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I want to thank the crew over at intellivisionaries for getting me to play The Dreadnaught Factor. I am hooked on this game. I never really gave it a chance before but now that I have I am really enjoying it. Keep up the excellent work guys and I look forward to your next episode. Hopefully it's released in the upcoming week. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Rick Reynolds Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 That's so kind of you to post! Thanks for the very nice words! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I want to thank the crew over at intellivisionaries for getting me to play The Dreadnaught Factor. I am hooked on this game. I never really gave it a chance before but now that I have I am really enjoying it. Keep up the excellent work guys and I look forward to your next episode. Hopefully it's released in the upcoming week. Awesome! Glad we got you to put some time in on the game. Honestly, I don't think any of us had spent a great deal of time on the game prior to doing the episode. But after doing so, it has become a favorite of mine. And somehow it's even better after hearing the story behind it from Tom Loughry himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Awesome! Glad we got you to put some time in on the game. Honestly, I don't think any of us had spent a great deal of time on the game prior to doing the episode. But after doing so, it has become a favorite of mine. And somehow it's even better after hearing the story behind it from Tom Loughry himself. It probably is the non homebrew game I play the most right now. It gets very addicting to me, I look forward to your next game review of Sea Battle as it is one of my all time favourites. If only it had a 1 player mode.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar G. Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 It probably is the non homebrew game I play the most right now. It gets very addicting to me, I look forward to your next game review of Sea Battle as it is one of my all time favourites. If only it had a 1 player mode.... I agree, I dream about a 1 player mode in Sea Battle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Mueller Jr Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 And thanks for the interview with David Rolfe – it was fascinating. To answer the question about why Imagic games could be paused with the normal 1+9 or 3+7 keypad combinations – it was because they called the EXEC to read the hand controllers. It's during this call that the counter is incremented and compared (if there are no controller presses) and eventually the screen is blanked. As far as I know, none of the original games actually read from the controllers directly, although I suppose the Intv. Corp. games may have. I think there has always been a lot of confusion about how exactly to go about it. Carl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I agree, I dream about a 1 player mode in Sea Battle. Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 And thanks for the interview with David Rolfe – it was fascinating. To answer the question about why Imagic games could be paused with the normal 1+9 or 3+7 keypad combinations – it was because they called the EXEC to read the hand controllers. It's during this call that the counter is incremented and compared (if there are no controller presses) and eventually the screen is blanked. As far as I know, none of the original games actually read from the controllers directly, although I suppose the Intv. Corp. games may have. I think there has always been a lot of confusion about how exactly to go about it. Carl Thanks, Carl. Agreed, Dave Rolfe was great. My point in asking that question was whether Imagic and Activision were violating the "don't use the Exec" policy, and opening themselves up to a lawsuit by Mattel for making use of proprietary information. And by the way, Carl. When can I get an interview with you? I have A LOT of questions, praise, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Thanks, Carl. Agreed, Dave Rolfe was great. My point in asking that question was whether Imagic and Activision were violating the "don't use the Exec" policy, and opening themselves up to a lawsuit by Mattel for making use of proprietary information. And by the way, Carl. When can I get an interview with you? I have A LOT of questions, praise, etc... I think many of us would like to see/hear Carl get his due, and would be very interested in hearing from him. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Seconded on the Carl request! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Mueller Jr Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Thanks, Carl. Agreed, Dave Rolfe was great. My point in asking that question was whether Imagic and Activision were violating the "don't use the Exec" policy, and opening themselves up to a lawsuit by Mattel for making use of proprietary information. And by the way, Carl. When can I get an interview with you? I have A LOT of questions, praise, etc... I'd be happy to. Might want to wait a few months until my new game is out, however; I'll have more to talk about then. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I'd be happy to. Might want to wait a few months until my new game is out, however; I'll have more to talk about then. Woohoo! Well I guess that's worth waiting for then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I'd be happy to. Might want to wait a few months until my new game is out, however; I'll have more to talk about then. Sounds good to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Can't wait Carl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) Just finished ep 8. Another job well done. I'm looking forward to ep 9 and the review of Beauyt & The Beast. I'll have to start playing that again, for some reason I always enjoyed getting to the top of the building and then falling over the edge and crashing on your head on purpose! It would also be interesting to put the debate to rest whether or not it is a sequel to Tropical Trouble, I say no, but some believe it is. Edited April 30, 2014 by mr_intv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Beauty and the Beast came before Tropical Trouble. I always felt that TT was a sequel, but can't recall if it's still Buford and Mabel or even if the characters have the same names. I know that the sprite for your 'avatar' sure looks the same in both games, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 I believe in TT the characters name is Clarence. I couldn't remember which came first B&TB or TT. True the character looks the same, I always assumed it was Imagics own "running man" so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Beauty & The Beast (part number 700007) was first, and you play 'Bashful Buford' - and your girlfriend is 'Tiny Mabel'. In Tropical Trouble (part number 700017), you are 'Clarence', and your girlfriend is 'Doris'. Wendell Brown programmed B&TB, Steve DeFrisco did TT. My guess is Steve simply used some graphics/sprites that Wendell had already created. If we are able to talk to anyone involved in episode 9 (uncertain at this point), we'll try to find out for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 That would be excellent. Thank you nurmix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Ah, right, good ol' Clarence. Must be Buford's twin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 I've got less then an hour to go in episode 9 and it has been great. Thankyou for getting the truth out there if Tropical Trouble was a sequel to Beauty and the Beast. But if anyone wants to find out I guess they'll have to listen to the podcast. this episode has really flew by for me, probably my favorite show to date. Again, thankyou for putting these shows together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I've got less then an hour to go in episode 9 and it has been great. Thankyou for getting the truth out there if Tropical Trouble was a sequel to Beauty and the Beast. But if anyone wants to find out I guess they'll have to listen to the podcast. this episode has really flew by for me, probably my favorite show to date. Again, thankyou for putting these shows together. Thanks, mr_intv, it's great to hear that you're enjoying the podcast. We really love doing it. And it was great for me personally, to interview Wendell Brown. Great guy, amazing games. Make sure you read his Wikipedia page. The guy has quite an impressive list of accomplishments, beyond his Imagic days: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.O.T.S Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 (edited) I fired up Dreadnaught factor after that podcast episode as well, great in depth interview too. It is real interesting hearing some of the background and stories connected to the industry. Edited June 28, 2014 by R.O.T.S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I fired up Dreadnaught factor after that podcast episode as well, great in depth interview too. It is real interesting hearing some of the background and stories connected to the industry. Thanks R.O.T.S. I love interviewing these legends. I think I get more out of it than even the listeners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 I just finished ep. 12 and it was one of my favorites to date. For some odd reason I think Will really shined in this episode! I will be revisiting Thin Ice this weekend and will be trying to see how many times I can get that Zamboni to resurface the ice! Congrats on starting year 2 next month. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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