Oscar G.

Hello guys, I am celebrating my 100th post in AA. I arrived here a couple of months ago invited by dZ-Jay and Liduario to join in the fun of the Carol vs World competition. Suffice to say I really enjoyed the camaraderie of the forum tread and the excitement surrounding the competition. This was my first participation in a forum and I thought that after the competition the interest would wane and I would stop following "Intellivision Age" in AA. I was so wrong! I am still here and I have been enjoying every single moment of it. In particular, I have been drawn to the HSC. However, I have been exploring other main INTV treads. I have learned a lot and I am very thankful with all of you (even if I still don't quite understand some of the inner jokes and in-between-the-lines comments of some of the members of the 'hood). Some of the things that I have learned by hanging out here: + I learned that collecting variants is like a highly contagious virus, even if you say that you are immune to it suddenly you may sneeze. + I learned (with the kind help of some kind forum members) how to set up an Intellivision emulator. + I have been in contact with programmers of high caliber INTV games (e.g. Carl M. or DZ) and I have discovered that they are extremely kind and down to earth. + I have enjoyed some of Intvdude's videos… … and a big etc. This site is so cool so I plan on being here for a while. So to celebrate my 100th posting I'm adopting a new profile image inspired by my favourite INTV game (thanks Janzl) and, a little bit belatedly, let me introduce myself. I have been an INTV fan since the early 80's and I was lucky enough to have played almost all the pre-crash games in my native Mexico. I traded all my Intellivision collection for a recently-released NES and games (multi-console gaming was a dream in the 80s, specially in an economical struggling country like mine). Although I thoroughly enjoyed the later generation consoles, the INTV was the console closest to my heart. Fast forward, 20 years later and having started a new life on the other side of the Atlantic (a.k.a. PAL-landia), I made my first trip to London, UK and saw a huge INTV lot in a charity stop and the rest is history. I have been collecting ever since. I discovered the post-1983 masterpieces and I almost have a full set. However, I hadn't thoroughly played since my childhood until Carol, D2K and the HSC. Playing again has been a therapeutic experience as it has helped me to forget about the niggles of collecting and focus on what is more important: simply enjoy the fantastic games. One word of advice, no matter where you are in the XX/125 quest or variants… don't forget to play! A big thank you to all of you and cheers. Oscar G.

Latest score from my wife. Karima K. - 19,900 points Cheers,

What about VecTRON? Moreover, the game takes place inside a computer... I guess. BTW I'm also a big fan of Tron. My fave being Deadly Discs (BTW Deadly Dogs perhaps should also be included in Tron Complete). Cheers!

Great score DZ... way to go!

Cool stuff!

Hello, My wife gave it a try to D2K while I was forum roaming in AA. Enclosed you will find her latest score submission: Karima K. - 16,800 She is now developing her own strategies. I am proud

Hello Janzl, I am happy to know that you are enjoying the Intellivision... it is such a great console. Sorry for not answering your email (I normally catch up with my email over the weekend, my apologies). Check your email, I have already sent you a message Alternatively we could use AA's messenger system. Cheers and good night!

Thanks for the clarification Rev! One more weekend of barrel-jumping fun

Same as Liduario. I simply love to play the games. I think that having limits is a very important thing while collecting. 125 is a challenging but fair limit for me. Cheers!

Thanks!

On a related topic, I own both NTSC and Pal versions of The Empire Strikes Back and the NTSC version play the Star Wars theme while the Pal doesn't (tested on a Pal console). Cheers!

Thank IntyMike for the info! It is very useful and might explain why I only come across of INTV versions of Motocross here in Europe. Are there any other games NTSC games that do not run on Pal consoles? Thanks again for the info!

By the way, am I right in assuming then that the competition is officially finishing today (last day of Feb) as planned? Or can I still submit scores during the weekend?

Good luck with the moving and thanks for all your help Rev!

Hello Janzl... That explains everything. I have put the rom of DF in my CC3 (the flash cart for the INTV) and it crashes as well. Now I know the reason: I have been trying to run it on a PAL Console. That's sad, as DF was one of my favourites back in the day when I was living on the other side of the pond. Cheers and thanks for the explanation. PS I really like the picture that is associated with your name. Very cool. Shark, shark is also another one of my all time faves!

I think Happy Trails should be in this list. INTV exclusive that controls like a dream. Challenging but fair. After finishing all the boards, it starts up with small boards again and with the speed revamped. Stuff of legends. IMHO is way better than LocoMotion.

Same as Atari Bill. You cannot be very picky if you still want to play today with Toys from the late 70s-80s. I still try to keep them arranged/protected in a plastic box. I would say I am not very picky but sensible Cheers!

Cool solution. I am using old Betamax, C64 boxes for the rare carts. I make a custom cover in PowerPoint. I keep all my games loose in plastic boxes that hold approx. 44 games per box. Cheers!

Hey guys, Here is my latest score at He-Man. Later on in the game, the shield is useless against the invincible thunders that Skeletor launches. Ouch! Then I usually run out of time Oscar G. - 816,500 points Cheers!

What about Vectron? Tough game to get into but once you got the groove I kind of remember it was quite cool. I have misty memories about this one. Never played it at the beginning, suddenly "understood" it. Then got hooked. Today, I do not know if I will be able to play it again.

Hey I was the leader of the competition for a couple of minutes Then Liduario got inspired... as usual Great score Lid! Cheers!

Hello guys, I have an extra copy of Tutankham (boxed, no instructions) up for trade. Let me know if you are interested. Cheers!

Congratulations Liduario on the great score! I finally arrived to the Eliminator stage... and guess what... I got eliminated there! Here is my latest score: Oscar G. 68,000 points (23 February, 2013) Good luck to everyone!

PM Sent. Cheers! O

Cool. Please write me down for one copy. Thanks and good luck!