wolfy62 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I'm a maybe for Portland. My wife and I attended 4 retro gaming expos last year and she's pretty burnt out on them. At least I have until October to convince her otherwise. 4 is a lot. If i make it that is 1 per year for me, and pushing it at that. We do a lot with the kids on other vacations but I am going to give it my best shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Seriously. Oregon retro 80s goodness. Check it out: http://www.thegoondocks.org/30th-anniversary-2015.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Heard most of the podcast and liking it! Good work and look forward to Will returning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Well, it looks like I will be able to attend Portland after all. My wife was more receptive than I expected. The upside to Portland, while not as touristy as Las Vegas, is that it is more fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 Hmm... I'm fairly certain my wife wouldn't have any interest in going (shocking, I know)... but I may be able to swing it. Just wondering if I'll do the whole Intellivisionaries booth thing, or just go to hang out and get RETRO. Guess that depends on Rick and Will, and what they want to/can do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Hmm... I'm fairly certain my wife wouldn't have any interest in going (shocking, I know)... but I may be able to swing it. Just wondering if I'll do the whole Intellivisionaries booth thing, or just go to hang out and get RETRO. Guess that depends on Rick and Will, and what they want to/can do. Well we could always do the group guest appearance thing again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jointfilms.com Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Paul it's your old bud Steve Herold. I'm about 40 minutes from being done with this episode. Great job by ya'll as usual. But I have two questions that if you address in the last 40 minted excuse me…. In your interview with Kimo Yap, unless I didn't hear it, did you ask him if the whole jungle motif for the game was his idea or did it come from Mattel or Children's Television Workshop? Also, this might be more of a gripe, but after hearing you guys mention if you own LF 1 & 2 it's essentially pointless to own Math Fun and Word Fun because everything that's on MF and WF are on the LF games. So why were they all included on the Flashback? Seems like a waste of space that could've been used for 1 or 2 other games if all you're doing is doubling up on the math and word games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byte Knight Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Slightly off topic, but who is the most famous actor who got his start in the Electric Company show? (No Googling or Wikipedia'ing!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Paul it's your old bud Steve Herold. I'm about 40 minutes from being done with this episode. Great job by ya'll as usual. But I have two questions that if you address in the last 40 minted excuse me…. In your interview with Kimo Yap, unless I didn't hear it, did you ask him if the whole jungle motif for the game was his idea or did it come from Mattel or Children's Television Workshop? Also, this might be more of a gripe, but after hearing you guys mention if you own LF 1 & 2 it's essentially pointless to own Math Fun and Word Fun because everything that's on MF and WF are on the LF games. So why were they all included on the Flashback? Seems like a waste of space that could've been used for 1 or 2 other games if all you're doing is doubling up on the math and word games. I don't believe I asked Kimo that, actually. I will followup with him in email and see if he remembers. As for Word Fun and Math Fun being included on the Flashback; my guess is either they're on there because they were no hassle games from an IP / ownership standpoint, and added to the game count total for marketing reasons, or they were included for 'historical purposes'. Either way, it makes for a good "Question For Keith", which I plan to record for this month's show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jointfilms.com Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Slightly off topic, but who is the most famous actor who got his start in the Electric Company show? (No Googling or Wikipedia'ing!) I'm not positive but I think it was Morgan Freeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jointfilms.com Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I don't believe I asked Kimo that, actually. I will followup with him in email and see if he remembers. As for Word Fun and Math Fun being included on the Flashback; my guess is either they're on there because they were no hassle games from an IP / ownership standpoint, and added to the game count total for marketing reasons, or they were included for 'historical purposes'. Either way, it makes for a good "Question For Keith", which I plan to record for this month's show. Thanks dude. really am curious about origins of jungle theme for the games. my neighbors had them both (the sister was a few years younger than us, so they were meant for her) and I remember playing them at least once. always thought the graphics were pretty good. As a matter of fact, I may have mentioned this when I did my guest interview on your show, when I got Coleco's Donkey Kong and was so disappointed with how it looked I remember thinking "man, why didn't they just use the gorilla from Math Fun and it would've looked so much cooler." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Teams Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 As for Word Fun and Math Fun being included on the Flashback; my guess is either they're on there because they were no hassle games from an IP / ownership standpoint, and added to the game count total for marketing reasons, or they were included for 'historical purposes'. Either way, it makes for a good "Question For Keith", which I plan to record for this month's show. I think Keith already answered in a previous podcast. He indicated they included every game possible without having to get any licensing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 They were included for the same reason people here collect both of them even though they're the same game - it's because we can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byte Knight Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I'm not positive but I think it was Morgan Freeman Good call! I would've accepted Bill Cosby as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Slightly off topic, but who is the most famous actor who got his start in the Electric Company show? (No Googling or Wikipedia'ing!) Spidey! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA_Hs9DkmOo Oh, I see Morgan Freeman there too. He's famous too, right? Edited March 10, 2015 by DZ-Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 By the way, I really liked the new updated music for the Intellivisionaries podcast. I enjoyed the old music but this stuff is even better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 By the way, I really liked the new updated music for the Intellivisionaries podcast. I enjoyed the old music but this stuff is even better. Thanks, Chris. That was an alternate / extended remix of my intro theme. I'll probably only use it occasionally, since it's kind of long. I do have a couple other variations that I may throw in there from time to time to keep people guessing (not counting the "seasonal" variations). And I am working on an extended version of my outro theme as well. No ETA on that yet, but eventually it will make it's way into an episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Almost done with the podcast. I will note that the rarity guide on Digital Press is so old it's just as outdated as Tomorrow's Heroes guide. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Yay Slam Dunk is next. Easily one of my favorites and one of the games i have played most ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Yay Slam Dunk is next. Easily one of my favorites and one of the games i have played most ever. Care to send us an audio clip of your thoughts on the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Care to send us an audio clip of your thoughts on the game? I don't know, i freeze up just thinking about it. I will say my first video i ever did on Youtube was Slam Dunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 I don't know, i freeze up just thinking about it. I will say my first video i ever did on Youtube was Slam Dunk. You make hundreds of gaming videos but you can't talk into a microphone for 5 minutes? Hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 You make hundreds of gaming videos but you can't talk into a microphone for 5 minutes? Hmm... I don't know, it's just different. I do my videos in an unprofessional all over the place fashion. I am such a nervous/shy person who has 101 phobias, i never thought i would have the courage to do videos. But i do them my way on my terms. I can ramble on incoherently and it doesn't matter. lol I must say it's very intimidating when you have had guests on your show already that have told stories that dwarf anything i could tell. My childhood was pretty boring. My mother was strict and i wasn't even allowed to leave the house too much. So most of my stories consist of my 1 friend who would come over and we would play Intellivision. The end. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Okay okay i'm considering recording something. It may take me a dozen takes. And i think it may end up being longer than 5 minutes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 I don't know, it's just different. I do my videos in an unprofessional all over the place fashion. I am such a nervous/shy person who has 101 phobias, i never thought i would have the courage to do videos. But i do them my way on my terms. I can ramble on incoherently and it doesn't matter. lol I must say it's very intimidating when you have had guests on your show already that have told stories that dwarf anything i could tell. My childhood was pretty boring. My mother was strict and i wasn't even allowed to leave the house too much. So most of my stories consist of my 1 friend who would come over and we would play Intellivision. The end. lol I get that. But since it's a recording you're doing yourself and not an interview (and you have the power of retakes and editing!), I figured it would be something you'd be up for... and apparently I was right, since I just got your PM. Looking forward to hearing it, Mr. Dude. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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