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I think that this would be cool. Although it is a port, it's pretty obscure. Apparently it was tried by Gary Kato of Demon Attack fame but he wasn't able to finish it.

 

 

 

I think to make it happen, one of us would have to change our first name to Óscar, then start coding. :)

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IntyBASIC is real. You could program it even with no assembly knowledge.

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/248209-the-intybasic-compiler-official-thread/

 

Finding the rightsholder and convincing them to work with you.. that can be tough :)

 

 

My last attempt at such a quest was for Gamma Attack. I found the last web page the developer made (owner of Gammation) and shot off an email. Dead silence.

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You don't want it. The game is terrible. I think I may still have the top MAME score on Twin Galaxies.

 

EDIT: Someone confirmed for me that I still have the top score.

I've played it on MAME and it's not that bad...

 

dZ.

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I've played it on MAME and it's not that bad...

 

dZ.

 

My memory of the game play is a little foggy even after watching the video in the first post for a few minutes. That "egg" that gets put on the playfield - if memory serves if you capture it gives you big points. So basically (and how I got the top score on TG) I didn't do anything else in the game except wait for the egg and grabbed it for points. It renders the rest of the game pointless. I seem to remember killing myself off just to end the game instead of racking up the score.

 

I haven't played the game in 7 years so my details could be wrong. But what I do remember is just going for the big points and not doing anything else.

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My memory of the game play is a little foggy even after watching the video in the first post for a few minutes. That "egg" that gets put on the playfield - if memory serves if you capture it gives you big points. So basically (and how I got the top score on TG) I didn't do anything else in the game except wait for the egg and grabbed it for points. It renders the rest of the game pointless. I seem to remember killing myself off just to end the game instead of racking up the score.

 

I haven't played the game in 7 years so my details could be wrong. But what I do remember is just going for the big points and not doing anything else.

Well... I guess any game would suck if you play it that way.

 

dZ.

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I would find Beezer rather controversial today, with an increasing number of bees and other insects dying due to use of pesticides designed to kill other kinds of bugs. In a not too distant future, farmers will have to hand pollinate their plants, because there are not enough bees to do it. Of course you could change the game slightly so you're trapping something else - child molesters perhaps - which also would steer you clear from obtaining the rights for Beezer itself.

 

And yes, I am serious about this. A game about trapping and killing bees perhaps worked in 1982, not so much in 2018.

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I would find Beezer rather controversial today, with an increasing number of bees and other insects dying due to use of pesticides designed to kill other kinds of bugs. In a not too distant future, farmers will have to hand pollinate their plants, because there are not enough bees to do it. Of course you could change the game slightly so you're trapping something else - child molesters perhaps - which also would steer you clear from obtaining the rights for Beezer itself.

 

And yes, I am serious about this. A game about trapping and killing bees perhaps worked in 1982, not so much in 2018.

 

What about Donkey Kong 3? :o

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Not sure, I haven't played it. Is it about how gorillas are getting extinct, or is it the one in a greenhouse where you spray pesticides at bugs? When it comes to mosquitos, ticks and similar living beings, those seem to do more harm than good and are nowhere near extinction, so a game about trapping and squishing ticks probably would look nicer than one about bees who actually serve an important purpose to the nature and most importantly us humans.

 

A game about elephant or tiger hunting would probably not be much appreciated either, depending on how concerned and politically correct you are.

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Not sure, I haven't played it. Is it about how gorillas are getting extinct, or is it the one in a greenhouse where you spray pesticides at bugs? When it comes to mosquitos, ticks and similar living beings, those seem to do more harm than good and are nowhere near extinction, so a game about trapping and squishing ticks probably would look nicer than one about bees who actually serve an important purpose to the nature and most importantly us humans.

 

A game about elephant or tiger hunting would probably not be much appreciated either, depending on how concerned and politically correct you are.

 

It's about spraying pesticides at bugs, but mostly bees. I like bees, and I like DK3. This internal conflict keeps me up at night. :P

 

Your theory about popularity of games does not account for GTA in the time of #metoo.

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You seem pretty new around here so let me explain: video games from the 70s and 80s you played for the high score.

Hahaha!!! LOL! Sure, because other than speed runs and OCD high scores, nobody plays for fun. :roll:

 

Fine, you don't like Beezer because you found the one flaw that allowed you to exploit it obsessively. Ergo, nobody else can extract fun from it.

 

dZ.

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Hahaha!!! LOL! Sure, because other than speed runs and OCD high scores, nobody plays for fun. icon_rolleyes.gif

 

Fine, you don't like Beezer because you found the one flaw that allowed you to exploit it obsessively. Ergo, nobody else can extract fun from it.

 

dZ.

 

"forced" to take my grandfather's M6 to school stop at the mcdonalds I used to work at manager i worked with sees me in the drive thru we hate each other she asks how did I obtain the car I ask for a hamburger, she gives me a hamburger I raise it to my lips and take a bite. My eye twitches involuntarily. Across the street a father of three falls down the stairs I swallow and look down at the hamburger in my hands. She gives me a hamburger I swallow and look down at the hamburger in my hands. I cannot swallow. There are children at the top of the stairs a pickle shifts uneasily under the bun. She gives me a hamburger I look at her face, and she is pleading with me. The children are crying now I raise the hamburger to my lips, tears stream down my face as I take a bite she gives me a hamburger. I am on my knees.

I plead with her to go across the street. She hears only children's laughter she gives me a hamburger I am screaming as I fall down the stairs. She is my child. I cannot see anything I take a bite of the hamburger the concrete rushes up to meet me I awake with a start in my own bed. My eye twitches involuntarily she gives me a hamburger as I kill her, I do not make a sound she gives me a hamburger...

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How about Qix or a Galaga port instead.

 

Or even Berzerk using the intellivoice.

Qix has been discussed before. It may be difficult because of the limitations of the Intellivision in rendering bitmap lines for the Qix object. Other than that, it's pretty much Thin Ice. :)

 

Galaga would be cool. It may have to be scaled back considerably due to the very limited play-area afforded by the Intellivision, but it could still be fun.

 

As for Berzerk, I believe GroovyBee was working on a clone at some point called "Killer Robots."

 

dZ.

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I would find Beezer rather controversial today, with an increasing number of bees and other insects dying due to use of pesticides designed to kill other kinds of bugs. In a not too distant future, farmers will have to hand pollinate their plants, because there are not enough bees to do it. Of course you could change the game slightly so you're trapping something else - child molesters perhaps - which also would steer you clear from obtaining the rights for Beezer itself.

 

And yes, I am serious about this. A game about trapping and killing bees perhaps worked in 1982, not so much in 2018.

How about wasps or yellow jackets? Those things are vicious!

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How about wasps or yellow jackets? Those things are vicious!

Or those nasty killer african bees that we've been hearing that "their coming and their taking over, and they're not only killing the normal bees, but they are going to kill you and everyone around you, too" since the '70s?

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"forced" to take my grandfather's M6 to school stop at the mcdonalds I used to work at manager i worked with sees me in the drive thru we hate each other she asks how did I obtain the car I ask for a hamburger, she gives me a hamburger I raise it to my lips and take a bite. My eye twitches involuntarily. Across the street a father of three falls down the stairs I swallow and look down at the hamburger in my hands. She gives me a hamburger I swallow and look down at the hamburger in my hands. I cannot swallow. There are children at the top of the stairs a pickle shifts uneasily under the bun. She gives me a hamburger I look at her face, and she is pleading with me. The children are crying now I raise the hamburger to my lips, tears stream down my face as I take a bite she gives me a hamburger. I am on my knees.

I plead with her to go across the street. She hears only children's laughter she gives me a hamburger I am screaming as I fall down the stairs. She is my child. I cannot see anything I take a bite of the hamburger the concrete rushes up to meet me I awake with a start in my own bed. My eye twitches involuntarily she gives me a hamburger as I kill her, I do not make a sound she gives me a hamburger...

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