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That's the model of Intellivision that I own. From a physical standpoint, it definitely looks like it would work with the system, but I want to know for sure before I buy the Intellivoice module.

And hopefully, they'd use clicky buttons on the side and keypad, instead of the mushy buttons that you get even with a re-built 5200 controller. As many people as there are on here that do all manner of mods, I'm surprised someone hasn't made a homemade 5200 joystick controller. Maybe it'd be possible to use an analog stick from an old PS1 or PS2 controller?

OK, I gotcha. Good points. Yeah, I would love to see any MSX clone at this point, given the prices of MSX hardware. Off-topic, do you have to have an MSX 2 to play most MSX games? (Cartridge games, that is.) Because I just checked Ebay, and the prices for an MSX from Japan are a LOT lower then they are for an MSX 2.

I do. I LOVE Compile shmups, and there were a least several of them that were MSX-only. Plus, living in the United States, the cheapest MSX 2 model that I've been able to find is one for $500.00 on Ebay. It comes with some games, but still; that's getting into Neo Geo AES pricing territory. And I would love to see another Colecovision Flashback; look at how many Atari 2600 Flashback consoles there have been. As long as the developers can get some games on it that weren't on the first one, I'm already on board.

Good point! As long as these Commodore PCs had the right specs for a PC game, I'm sure you could run games on them, Just like any PC back in the day, or today.

From this video, it doesn't look like any of the Commodore PCs were built to play games on:

Yeah, I tend to over think a lot of things. I honestly don't mind the controller for most of the games. I think the main problem with the joystick is that it's not high enough above the rest of the controller. I think the buttons and the rest of the controller feel just fine. But I've never used an original Colecovision controller, because I've never owned a Colecovision.

I wish there was a list of which games on the Colecovision Flashback work/play like they're supposed to, and which ones don't. And what the differences are.

I would absolutely love to see an Atari 5200 flashback console! They could actually make controllers for it that have self-centering analog joysticks, unlike the original 5200 ones. It would have to come with it's own trackball, or be compatible with the 5200 trackball.

What about the video game Slurpy? I was surprised to see that on the Colecovision Flasback, because I've seen footage of it on the Commodore 64. It seems to run slow on the Colecovision Flashback; does it run faster on an actual Colecovision?

I have a Sega Genesis model 2, and I'd like to get a Sega CD model 2. It would need to be in excellent overall condition, and work perfectly. It would also have to come with the original power supply. It doesn't need to come with any Sega CD games. I am open as far as pricing goes, but I would like to see a few photos of any Sega CD model 2 before I buy it. I prefer to pay with Paypal. I'd LOVE to get into Sega CD gaming, so if you have one of these units that you'd like to sell, please let me know!

No worries! There weren't that many computer stores in the early 1980's, but IMO, Commodore should have bought shelf space (or whatever you had to do to get your product in computer stores back then) in those stores instead of going to Toys 'R US.

Well, all Atari 8-bit gaming hardware in general is very underrated and under-recognized compared to just about every other 8-bit platform out there, IMO.

What I meant was "No, not in this country they weren't geniuses at marketing"; you misunderstood me.

Well the only games I was having problems with were Astrosmash and Atlantis. Yesterday, I got a different copy of Astrosmash, and it works just fine, proving that it was the games themselves which were the issue all along, not the console. And that's great news! Now, I want to get some more imagic games for my Intellivision!

No, not in this country they weren't! I've read that Commodore sold the Commodore 64 at Toys 'R US as well.

What about the Commodore PCs, like the Commodore PC 5? Were they sold here in the USA?

I don't think that the 5200 carts are too big, but I do like the design of the A8 carts better, because a lot of them had those flaps that protect the connector pins. (Imagine if Nintendo had done that with NES games! ) I think most of the flak that the 5200 gets is for it's controllers. You can buy the Wico controller, that also has a keypad, but that'll set you back about $100.00, at least on Ebay. I don't know if the 5200 was released too late, but I did watch an old G4 Icons video on Youtube this past weekend on the video game crash. Nolan Bushnell said that he told the new Warner owners that they needed to start working on a new system, but they didn't agree with him.

Cool! Is there a physical cart for it?

I don't think Gremlins ever came out for Atar computers. One thing that concerns me about the Atari 8 bit family is compatibility. When you own a 5200-assuming it works-you can play every game released for it. And you can't tell on Ebay, because even good sellers will just write the name of the game, followed by 400/800/XE.

I'm not asking if it can play actual 5200 cartridges. But in case my 5200 never gets fixed, I have read that the 5200 is just a consolized Atari 400 computer. If this is true, can it play the same games that the 5200 can?

I wonder which NES clone system has the best Nintendo on a chip inside it? Because Satoshi Matrix was pretty critical of the NES side of the Super Retro Trio.

So, today, I took the screws out of the bottom of my 5200, and the mother board, along with the connectors inside the cartridge slot, looked very clean. There were a few small pieces of black plastic that fell out that had been moving around inside the system. I put it back together, and am still having the same video problems. At this point, I'm wondering if it would help at all to clean out the connectors, or use some compressed air to get out any dust?

How's the Super Retro Trio for NES games? In terms of sound and picture quality?

Well thanks for the review! AFIK, the only perfect, in terms of compatibility, NES clone is the $500 one made by Analogue NT-but as much as I love NES games, there's no way I'm spending that much money. Honestly, I think I'll go with the top loader NES. It's Nintendo-built hardware, it's top-loading, and it's region-free. I know that the RF picture isn't the best, but I don't mind playing games in RF. I did see an AV-modded top loader on Ebay once, but the seller was asking about $200.00 for it, and again, that's more money then I want to spend.