vanpeebles Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Just got my first Intellivision this week as a little Christmas present for myself. I'm amazed about how much UK based stuff is about. I bought my system with with 9 games included and I have a voicebox on the way too for B-17 Does Truckin' work ok on a pal machine? I don't think it was released over here sadly. It was one of the games I wanted the Intellivision for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 IIRC there only one game that had a problem with PAL machines. Dreadnaught Factor. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spadafermo51 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Even motocross (red label) of mattel electronics will not work on the system pal, works only version intellivision inc. (White label) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 IIRC there only one game that had a problem with PAL machines. Dreadnaught Factor. Someone correct me if I am wrong.you are correct. But you can modify the rom to be compatible with a multi cart. I modified the rom with all the info from joe and it works 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Welcome to the forum! Hope you find the Intellivision to be as much fun as we do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I got my first 2 1/2 years ago and ive been hooked ever since. Only system i play every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I got my first 2 1/2 years ago and ive been hooked ever since. Only system i play every day. Now that's impressive! Sorry to repeat a question you may have recently answered... Had you ever tried Intellivision when it it was contemporaneous with the Atari VCS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Never played a single game until i got one. I try to play some old atari games i used to own and i cant play more than a few minutes before switching back to intv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanpeebles Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Cheers for the welcome everyone So far I've got the following games: Space Spartans, B17 bomber, Tron Deadly Discs, Armour battle, Demon Attack, Space battle, Burger time, Star Strike, Dungeons and Dragons 1 Most have manuals and at least one overlay. Some have white cart intrays and one has a UK leafet for buying new overlays from mattel uk. 75p for a pair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) Cheers for the welcome everyone So far I've got the following games: Space Spartans, B17 bomber, Tron Deadly Discs, Armour battle, Demon Attack, Space battle, Burger time, Star Strike, Dungeons and Dragons 1 Most have manuals and at least one overlay. Some have white cart intrays and one has a UK leafet for buying new overlays from mattel uk. 75p for a pair Excellent! That's a good base from which to build a collection - very high ratio of fun games that stand the test of time. Edited December 5, 2014 by intvsteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Here's a good thread for info about the best games: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/226879-top-50-intellivision-games-as-determined-by-you/page-2?hl=top+games&do=findComment&comment=3086117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanpeebles Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 Thanks for the link. I'm familar with some games having read about them in old fanzines and magazine articles. Utopia(one I'd read about some years back) is now on the way, and a few others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Welcome from across the ocean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanpeebles Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 Is it worth (or easy enough) to do a component mod? I had to use an old video recorder to act as the tuner for the intellivision and even then the picture is pretty ropey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Is it worth (or easy enough) to do a component mod? I had to use an old video recorder to act as the tuner for the intellivision and even then the picture is pretty ropey. heres how you fix it. Remember there is a switch for channel 3 and 4 on the bottom of the system. Also for best picture on rf buy a male rca to male coax adapter. They are a few dollars/ pounds for one. Then use a nice quality coax cable to plug into tv. (Do you have coax or bnc??) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanpeebles Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) I don't remember seeing a switch but I saw something marked SOUND which looked more like an adjustment. I'll have another look tonight. Do you have a picture of that adapter? Just to add, we don't use coax over here, it would be rf to rf, one side has the circle within a circle, the other has male bit with the prongs on the outside. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_aerial_plug#Belling-Lee Edited December 8, 2014 by vanpeebles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) heres how you fix it. Remember there is a switch for channel 3 and 4 on the bottom of the system. Also for best picture on rf buy a male rca to male coax adapter. They are a few dollars/ pounds for one. Then use a nice quality coax cable to plug into tv. (Do you have coax or bnc??) If he has a UK console his channels are around 30 - 33. Edited December 8, 2014 by Intymike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanpeebles Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 On the bottom of my pal machine is a hole just big enough for a screwdriver, which leads to a plastic adjusting screen and its marked SOUND CONTROL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 On the bottom of my pal machine is a hole just big enough for a screwdriver, which leads to a plastic adjusting screen and its marked SOUND CONTROL What model do you have? A UK Intellivision should be a 1591. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanpeebles Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 I'll have a look this evening and get back to you I think it would be a 1591. Sadly it didn't come with a manual to explain the sound adjusting screw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 (edited) I don't remember seeing a switch but I saw something marked SOUND which looked more like an adjustment. I'll have another look tonight. Do you have a picture of that adapter? Just to add, we don't use coax over here, it would be rf to rf, one side has the circle within a circle, the other has male bit with the prongs on the outside. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_aerial_plug#Belling-Lee do you have a thicker more shielded cable you can use? Edited December 9, 2014 by pimpmaul69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanpeebles Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 (edited) I could try and get a more high quality version. That picture you originally posted, looked like it might of worked if the pointed end went into the intelli and the bnc is on the outside? I'll still have to change it again at the tv end though. Just to add, the intellivision side is actually a phono socket. So it's phono to male rf. Edited December 9, 2014 by vanpeebles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I could try and get a more high quality version. That picture you originally posted, looked like it might of worked if the pointed end went into the intelli and the bnc is on the outside? I'll still have to change it again at the tv end though.yeah i didnt look at the wikipedia link before posting. I know what you use. They use them in tv tuner cards for the pc. If you werent so far away i could make a perfect one for you. But alas here we are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanpeebles Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 We have post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 We have post can you take a pic of connector that plugs into intellivision and the plug that plugs onto tv. I want to make sure i know the correct ones for which. Then i will whip up a cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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