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  1. Agreed. Inty Home is doing something that "works" for the collector but not the deep game player. I consider myself now more of a player than collector. 1982 me would look at the box and parts over and over and use a lot of imagination on the actual game. 2024 me would rather see the ultimate developer expression using 1983 capabilities and not look at any box or parts.
  2. Hi all. Looking for thoughts on how to rapidly accept input from keypad or disc. I mean very rapid, think of like Decathalon (or Track and Field in the old school arcade), with two people tapping as fast as possible, how quickly could IntyBASIC register the input as well as properly debounce? Is there a speed limit where after a certain speed, some taps would get lost? Thanks.
  3. That is great. Congrats! Is there a video (eg YouTube link or mp4) of game play available? Thanks.
  4. fun stuff at archive.org including demos of things that I didn't know existed, sharing in case anything is new to you: https://archive.org/search?query=intellivision
  5. New FAQ URI that should be easier to share and follow: http://intvfaq.com please try it out and let me know in private DM if it lands you at the FAQ site properly? Thanks.
  6. Necro-bump. I wonder what kind of 2024 homebrew video game could be made that matched the show. Hmmm. Signed, viewer 10 of 9.
  7. My $.02, since you asked. 🙂 1. Downloading ROMs and giving them away is illegal and unethical. “You” don’t get to decide on either if you are not the publisher or the programmer, even if you think you are a Sovereign Citizen. 2. Lack of ROMs doesn’t seem to hurt profits when it’s the CIB that generates dollars in the Intellivision community, based on my passive observation on AA over the last 7 years. (2) does not override (1)
  8. If the side buttons were used for shifting gears up and down and RPMs had to be watched, it would add a new dimension to managing the racing. eg the white car instead of being the slowest would have the be worst shifting range and top speed and have least chance of blowing the engine, but the faster cars would give the benefit sound of straight cut gears on the extended track parts! (no I can’t turn my brain off sometimes)
  9. Something even crossed my mind that it would be "interesting" (kidding not kidding) to hold the Intellivision controller sideways, slightly resembling the NES controller hold, and then use the keypad buttons to do things like braking or shifting. Maybe get a rasping file to remove some of the controller bumps.
  10. In a non-Intellivision car, a person could shift from 5th to 1st if they wanted to (with all kinds of risks) for special cases. Maybe the rightmost and/or leftmost keypad buttons to declare the gear?
  11. Wow! Thank you so much for sharing that. That's what ID is all about. Thanks again.
  12. Getting some miles in. Pun intended. i’m not asking for anyone to “do something “, but I wonder what the control mechanic could be to give a car, maybe only in one player mode, a manual transmission. Of course the keypad/disc control issue is well documented, but it’s almost 2024 and I’m sure the creative thinkers could think creatively about what might work.
  13. This is really fun! @decle thank you for making this available!
  14. There's also info at https://www.intvprime.com/intellivision-faq/intellivision-faq-section-2-0-hardware/#2.4%3a+What+is+the+Tutor+Pro+aka+Super+Pro+Tutorvision%3f , don't hesitate to ^F on the FAQ.
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