ZillaRUSH Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 As a big Retro game fan (had INTV as a kid)...I have a nice collection of old systems. What percentage is your playing time for each system these days? Intellivision - 55% (have LTO Flash) Atari 7800/2600 - 30% (have Super 78 controller + Harmony Cart) Atari 5200 - 5% (have AtariMax Cart) - the 5200 controller sucks!!!! ColecoVision - 5% Other (NES, Sega Genesis) - 5% Just need to add the AtairiMax for ColecoVision + Super Game module. What are the good all-in-one carts for NES and Sega? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Currently... Atari 2600 - 30% Commodore 64 - 25% Intellivision - 20% Colecovision - 20% Vic 20 - 5% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 10% Intellivision 15% Atari 2600 25% Wii 50% PC (Unreal Tournament 2004, online) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Intellivision 100% 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Do we include ourselves in this list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intellivotion Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 10% Intellivision 15% Atari 2600 25% Wii 50% PC (Unreal Tournament 2004, online) ...10%... JasonlikedINTV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 ...10%... JasonlikedINTV Lol, I still love the Intellivision, but I needed a break. I've secretly been collecting for the Wii...like, a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intellivotion Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Lol, I still love the Intellivision, but I needed a break. I've secretly been collecting for the Wii...like, a lot so, you might change your name to JasonlikesINTVbuthasanaffairwithanothersystem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 so, you might change your name to JasonlikesINTVbuthasanaffairwithanothersystem Exactly, but it's only an affair...for now. Fun fact: Intellivision has 125 original games, but Wii has over 1200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacrec Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 How anyone can play 2600 over Intv is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popsicle Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 How anyone can play 2600 over Intv is beyond me. I'm with you. Are there some 2600 games that I'm not aware of that are worth more than a fleeting revisit? I have a slew of 2-player 2600 on my cabinet that are good for 2 player simultaneous play (Freeway, Combat, Frogs n Flies, Bowling) that are good for a quickie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Activision Boxing was the only 2600 game I liked back in the 1980s. Warlords is a great pong game. And Atari 2600 Phoenix is very well done and prefer it over Intellivision Demon Attack. But the 2600 does not have games with depth like Intellivision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 But the 2600 does not have games with depth like Intellivision. Adventure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intellivotion Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 (...) But the 2600 does not have games with depth like Intellivision. 2600 has Pitfall II Lost Caverns and it goes very deep underground.... ...but actually we go even deeper in Treasure of Tarmin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 7800 - 85% 2600 - 15% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) 2600 has Pitfall II Lost Caverns and it goes very deep underground.... ...but actually we go even deeper in Treasure of Tarmin Well, compare Intellivision Biplanes and Atari Combat Biplanes. With Intellivision the planes can stall and crash. Intellivision Bowling had ball spin, lane slickness, and ball weights. Golf had trajectories so you could hit over trees, [hook and slice]. In Auto Racing you could lose traction and spin out of control. [in Space Battle you had to manage your fleets and avoid computer battles. Sea Battle had strategy and the different ship characteristics.] This is what I mean by depth. Atari programmers were directed to make games that were simple to learn. Alot of Intellivision games couldn't be played without reading the instructions first. Edited June 26, 2017 by mr_me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intellivotion Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Well, compare Intellivision Biplanes and Atari Combat Biplanes. With Intellivision the planes can stall and crash. Intellivision Bowling had ball spin, lane slickness, and ball weights. Golf had trajectories so you could hit over trees, [hook and slice]. In Auto Racing you could lose traction and spin out of control. [in Space Battle you had to manage your fleets and avoid computer battles. Sea Battle had strategy and the different ship characteristics.] This is what I mean by depth. Atari programmers were directed to make games that were simple to learn. Alot of Intellivision games couldn't be played without reading the instructions first. intellivotion = Intellivision + devotion no need to try to convince me. I was just making a joke with the meaning of the word "depth" and I absolutely agree with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I'm with you. Are there some 2600 games that I'm not aware of that are worth more than a fleeting revisit? In my opinion, most definitely. Granted, nostalgia plays a role here, as I had the VCS before moving up to the Intellivision in 1981, but... just a few 'first party' titles off the top of my head... Missile Command Asteroids Superman Adventure Warlords Circus Atari Indy 500 Sky Diver Sure, they aren't as deep as most Intellivision games, but they have great gameplay and are just as entertaining. Of course there are plenty more - especially third party titles - that are well worth a play. Sent from my Keyboard Component using Jack's Conversational Intelli-talk cassette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 I have very limited Atari 2600 experience, but I really like Megamania, Laser Blast, and Beamrider (the three I play the most) so far. It's more timing and patterns, but it's tight and the gameplay is well paced. I still have plenty more Intellivision to experience, but it's nice to play on other systems for a bit. I have a ton of Nintendo that needs some love 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1980gamer Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Intellivision 25% ( this would be a lot higher if I could play 2 player games consistently ) 2600 5% ( Paddle games and Activision games mostly ) TI99/4A 40% ( this is not so much game play as tinkering making games. However, Star Runner and Parsec are worth playing ) NDS 10% ( If the games loaded faster, I'd play more! But Brain Age, Sudoku and Boggle do get some love ) MAME 10% ( Galaga, QBert, Ping Pong, Gravitar, etc. ) C64 5% ( Accolade games etc. Way to many games to list ) ColecoV 5% ( Lady Bug, Venture, Carnival etc. ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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