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I'm starting this new thread for my Intellivision Flashback controller adapter cables. Yes, I've decided to start making these again after a long hiatus, since it seems a lot of folks missed out the first time around. As of writing this (September 3, 2021) I'm not quite ready to start, since I need to order more supplies. But things should get underway soon - I'd guess by the end of the month. For now the main purpose of this thread is to have a place to keep track of interest, and to let folks on Atari Age know the adapter cables are once again available. Please post here if you want to order some so I can get a rough idea how many I'll be making going forward. I have numerous old PMs and emails that were sent to the podcast email account the past couple years from people who wanted the adapters. At this point I don't know if those folks are still interested or not. I plan to follow up with as many as I can - and I'm going to try to keep it in the order the requests came in - but it's likely I may miss some people, so a post here would be very helpful. The price of the adapters is a little more than last time, due to supply cost increases (in particular, the parts needed for the Intellivision 1 adapters) and a little something for my time. This is a hobby after all, but I'm trying to keep the prices as reasonable as I can. Making the adapters is a time consuming process, especially the ones for the original console. Intellivision 1 Flashback Controller Adapters (for the original console, INTV, Radio Shack etc. variations with the "hard wired" controllers) These allow you to use Flashback controllers on your original model Intellivision, INTV System III, INTV Super Pro System, RCA Tandyvision, GTE/Sylvania Intellivision; basically any version of the Intellivision console that had the “hard wired” controllers. These are approximately 18 inches in length, with a male DB9-pin plug on one end, and a 9-pin ‘motherboard/SIPP’ connector on the other. To install these, you need to remove 6 screws from the bottom of your Intellivision console, take the top cover off, slide the original controller connectors off the motherboard pins, and slide the adapter cable connectors onto those same motherboard pins (the adapter wires are routed out the same holes as the original controller wires). Put the top back on, and you’re done. It takes about 20 minutes from start to finish. You can then plug in your Flashback controllers with ease. Here's a YouTube video from Grey Defender that shows the process in detail. The cost is $34/pair + shipping. These are only sold in pairs. Intellivision II / Sears Flashback Controller Adapters (for the Intellivision II and Sears consoles with the removable db9 connector controllers) These allow you to use Flashback controllers on your Intellivision II or Sears Super Video Arcade (the consoles that had the easily removable ‘DB9 plug’ connectors on the controllers). These are 6 foot extension/conversion cables, with a male DB9-pin plug on one end, and a female DB9-pin plug on the other. The cost is $17 per cable, or $32/pair + shipping. Please send me a PM here on Atari Age if you are interested in any of these cables. Include your shipping / address information, and preferably an email address, and I will get back to you with a total. Payment is via PayPal or Venmo. Credit cards (processed through my business - White Flag Computing) are also an option if you don't use PayPal or Venmo. You can also email adapters@intellivisionaries.com or flashback@intellivisionaries.com instead of sending a PM if you prefer. I won't be accepting payments until I get the supplies and start making the cables. Shipping is not included in the above prices. USA orders will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail. I can also ship First Class Mail in a padded mailer for a little bit less, but you will have to pay for the mailer. With some exceptions, International orders will be shipped via USPS International First Class (padded mailer - price varies depending on weight and destination). Original / previous thread, for reference: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/237113-intellivision-flashback-controller-adapters-round-2/page/4/?tab=comments#comment-4897648
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This feels a little silly, like I'm placing more importance on this and myself than it warrants, but I've been getting PMs here, on social media and in email asking about my apparent departure from the Intellivision community. I'm not quite sure where that started, but after getting so many, I figured maybe I should post something. As most of you know, I've been doing The Intellivisionaries Podcast - along with @Rick Reynolds, @cmart604, and in the early episodes, @BurgerTime - since September 2013. It's been a fun and entertaining ride for me, and hopefully for the listeners too. Along with my co-hosts, I have put a tremendous amount of time into the show, and for the most part, I've enjoyed the process. But the whole thing has started feeling more like a second job than a fun hobby. And I realize a lot of that is my fault, since my style was to do a lot of editing and production, silly bits, sound effects, 'corrections robots', time travel, etc. etc. etc! Oh, and I'm also a perfectionist, so that just adds to the mix, so to speak. But at this point in time, I'm completely burned out on it. It's partly down to the current workload of running my IT business, but also because I've been getting back into writing and recording music again, after a very long break. I've been reworking my studio setup, repairing and upgrading synths, drum machines, samplers, cabling, mixers, acquiring new gear, etc. I'm also considering another podcast project with a long time musician friend of mine, discussing these very things; electronic music production, gear and repair. Sure, The Intellivisionaries was an outlet for me to use some of my music, but most of the tracks are things I wrote years ago. And even though I've wanted to write again, because my free time was taken up by the podcast - and because my studio was configured for podcasting, not music creation - I wasn't writing or recording anything new. And I missed that, even if, ultimately, I'm just doing it for myself as a creative outlet. I think like most of us, my hobby interests wax and wane over time. These days I'm definitely in a 'waning' period when it comes to retro-gaming. And some of my feelings about it have to do with my previous involvement with Intellivision Entertainment, and the way everything went down with Amico and the retro-gaming community. It really soured me on a lot of things in the space, and my participation in forums and gaming groups fell off a cliff, and hasn't really come back. But I don't intend to leave the community, and I'm not currently selling any of my collection (I've been getting offers and requests about that). As far as The Intellivisionaries Podcast goes, after I get the Atlantis episode out (some time soon), I'm stepping away from the show. Rick, Cmart and I are still talking about what will happen after that. They'd like to continue doing it, in some form. And I may have some level of participation, since I still have a lot of interviews in the can, but I won't be producing or editing the show. I'm also not planning to make any of my Flashback adapter cables, ColecoVision Y-adapters, or Dual Action Controllers any time in the foreseeable future. Yes, I still get a lot of emails and messages about that too, and that's also entirely my fault, since last year I bought a boatload of supplies to make hundreds of them, and I posted here - and mentioned it on the podcast - that I would be starting up again. I'm not saying that it will never happen, but right now, the thought of sitting in my garage for hours and hours soldering cables has zero appeal. So that's it. Feel free to reply if you have any questions or want to offer your thoughts on the podcast going forward. Just don't ask me about selling my Intellivision collection, that's not happening!
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Hey guys, I'm starting this new thread for the various adapters I make since the old thread was getting a bit long, and the original posting didn't contain the various adapters I now offer. The original thread can be found here. Here is the current lineup of adapters and extension cables I have for sale: Intellivision 1 Flashback Controller Adapters (for the original console, INTV, Radio Shack etc. variations with the "hard wired" controllers): These are $24/pair (only sold in pairs). Approximate length is 18 inches. Intellivision II / Sears Flashback Controller Adapters (for the Intellivision II and Sears consoles with the removable db9 connector controllers): These are $14 each, or two for $26. If desired, you can specify the color of the decorative heat shrink tubing near the cable ends. Black is also an option. If not specified, you will receive whatever color I have in stock at the time. Approximate length is 6 feet. Standard db9 controller extension cables - 6 foot length (for Intellivision II / Sears consoles, Atari 2600 / 7800, Sega Genesis, Atari and Commodore computers; basically anything that uses a standard db9 type connector): These are $7.00 each. Colecovision Y-Adapter cable - allows connection of standard Colecovision system controller and an additional compatible joystick (Atari 2600, etc) without the need to unplug / swap controllers one at a time. Should work fine on other consoles that use db9 connectors - but only tested on a Colecovision): These are $12 each. If desired, you can specify the color of the heat shrink tubing, including black. If not specified, you will receive whatever color I have in stock at the time. Approximate length is 24 inches. ----------------------------------------------- Please send me a PM here on Atari Age if you are interested in any of these cables. Include your shipping / address information, and preferably an email address, and I will get back to you with a total. Payment is via PayPal. Credit cards (processed through my business - White Flag Computing) are also an option if you don't use PayPal. You can also email adapters@intellivisionaries.com instead of sending a PM if you prefer. Shipping is not included in the above prices. USA orders will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail (usually flat rate small box, which is $6.80 - the price went up January 2016, it used to be $5.95). I can also ship USA orders via First Class Mail in a padded mailer for a little bit less. International orders will be shipped via USPS International First Class (padded mailer - price varies depending on weight and destination). Thanks!
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What's this!? A Christmas surprise episode from us? Yes, Special Edition 10 is up! http://intellivisionaries.com/special-edition-10-christmas-2018/ Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from all of us at The Intellivisionaries Podcast!
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Episode 27 is up! No game review, but plenty of entertaining content. Special guest host "Cmart" (Christian Martin) joins us this time around. There's expo talk, an Ultimate Flashback review, Coleco reproduction box set review, a Mattel/consumer catalog segment ("Collecting With Cmart"), Feedback, News and George. Oh, and Rick is tooling about town on a Penny-Farthing bicycle for some reason. BIG thanks to Benjamin "Vipp" Stirling (aka "George") and Shaun Holley for the 'Rick on a Penny' artwork! http://intellivisionaries.com/episode-27-rick-rolled-retro/
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In this episode, we review... nothing! That's right, no game review this time around (part of the format changes), but we still have a heck of a show... We interview the guys behind Throwback Network (Rob O'Hara and Sean Johnson) in our 'Mentions' segment. We also have a listener / Intellivision hacker interview with Greg Goodwin (our own 'doctorclu'). And there's Feedback, News, and George. Our guest Corrections person is Ryan Waltrip ('S1500' here on the forum) from Classic Console Gamernews. The website will be updated tomorrow - for those who listen there. In the mean time, you can grab it from our RSS feed, or directly on iTunes, or on our Libsyn, Stitcher or TuneIn pages (our Libsyn episode 21 page is below): http://intellivisionaries.libsyn.com/the-intellivisionaries-episode-21-deck-the-shelves-with-new-brew-multis
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I just wanted to let everyone know that due to some family / work / time issues for myself, Rick and Will (and not being able to get interviews scheduled in a timely fashion - especially this month), episode 18 is running behind. So much so that the episode won't go live until some time in early April. This will be the first time we've missed the end of month cutoff on our self-imposed monthly schedule, but at this point, and moving forward, we are going to have to relax the pace a bit if we are going to continue to do the kind of show we want to do. The last couple episodes barely made it out on time, and with 'real life' and everything I mentioned above, we really can't keep up the pace we've been on thus far. But rest assured, the show will continue. Whether that means new episodes will come out every 5 weeks, every 6, or maybe every 4, I can't say right now, but we WILL keep going. In the mean time, we appreciate your understanding, and sincerely thank you for listening to the show. -Paul
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