Eric7100 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 My two copies of Game Factory have arrived, along with four overlays! Thanks, Rev! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 My two copies of Game Factory have arrived, along with four overlays! Thanks, Rev! I expect you to be making games now. If you can figure it out! Adventures of Eric and Keith: Saga of Owe-Ver-Lays 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Adventures of Rev and Cmart: The Hardcore Chronicles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Teams Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Mine arrived too. Very nicely done - thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Game Factory? Someone find a stash of unsold Blockbuster Game Factory carts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 didnt know they were shipping so soon! I havent even got the box yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I have received shipping notice.. thanks rev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slab0meat Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Got mine today, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Reminds me to glue the box together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intellivisioner Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Where to order??? Did not know this one will be released so soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I also recieved my shipping notification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 (edited) Where to order??? Did not know this one will be released so soon... Edited April 4, 2015 by revolutionika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I got mine. I expect to play with it this week-end. Thanks, Rev! -dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 (edited) It pays to visit IntellivisionRevolution.com I believe it was announced there as well as the newsletter. Edited April 4, 2015 by JasonlikesINTV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari5200dude82 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Thanks Rev, Got mine last nite as well. Play it tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Mine arrived. It seems to mostly work, but the game "Guess Who's Going to be Dinner" doesn't work. I see a lot of garbage on screen, some of the dinosaur heads move around the screen briefly, and then the screen goes all green and then all black. The screen doesn't look like the manual (released separately). I tested this on 2 consoles and 2 ECSs (one US and one Euro). Is that expected behavior? I understand that this was an unreleased and perhaps incomplete game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I'll be honest. I have no idea how this game works. The manual is like 50 pages or whatever. Im sure some talented people will know what to do with it. Whoever does something meaningful with it, please share! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I have the slight feeling that there was no quality control involved. How could this game ever got the Intellivision seal of approval? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I have the slight feeling that there was no quality control involved. How could this game ever got the Intellivision seal of approval? I have heard of one talented individual that has utilized GF code or design for certain things. But I dont know much details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Teams Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Mine arrived. It seems to mostly work, but the game "Guess Who's Going to be Dinner" doesn't work. I see a lot of garbage on screen, some of the dinosaur heads move around the screen briefly, and then the screen goes all green and then all black. The screen doesn't look like the manual (released separately). I tested this on 2 consoles and 2 ECSs (one US and one Euro). Is that expected behavior? I understand that this was an unreleased and perhaps incomplete game. The rom was on Intellivision Rocks - does it work in emulation? My ECS is acting up, so I'm not able to check my cart. Per the official Intellivision site, the game was finished: Game FactoryECS CARTRIDGE [#4539/UNRELEASED] Aka: Game Maker Design/Program: David Stifel Graphics: Karl Morris Play this game on Intellivision Rocks for Windows & Mac! DESCRIPTION Now you can create your own video games without having to do all the work. Because our Game Maker comes with the graphics and game play already designed for you. You choose from a library of characters, backgrounds and gameplay, then create your own custom video game. You can even plug any regular Intellivision game cartridge into the system to borrow your favorite Intellivision characters! DEVELOPMENT HISTORY Designed for the Entertainment Computer System, this was the last game finished atMattel Electronics - David Stifel completed it on the day before the final layoff. Although it was never released, David was sure the game had potential. At his next job, designing computer software, he was constantly called on to put together demos of the software he was working on. He realized the principles he used in Game Factory could be applied to a software prototyping tool. He proposed this to his new company, but they didn't see the potential in it. Later, he saw that another company was releasing such a tool. "There, that's exactly what I had in mind," he told his boss. But his company still wasn't interested in pursuing it. The rival program he saw was Director, which went on to become the main authoring tool of multimedia projects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intvnut Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Mine arrived. It seems to mostly work, but the game "Guess Who's Going to be Dinner" doesn't work. I see a lot of garbage on screen, some of the dinosaur heads move around the screen briefly, and then the screen goes all green and then all black. The screen doesn't look like the manual (released separately). I tested this on 2 consoles and 2 ECSs (one US and one Euro). Is that expected behavior? I understand that this was an unreleased and perhaps incomplete game. Game Factory requires additional RAM in the cartridge, otherwise it will crash when you try to run a game. It's basically worthless without the additional RAM so far as I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intvnut Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) The rom was on Intellivision Rocks - does it work in emulation? It works great in jzIntv with a proper .cfg file (to enable the extra RAM). It also works great on the real hardware if the extra RAM is present. (Tested w/ LTO Flash! just now. Also tested that removing RAM leads to the observed crash, and to other menus, such as "Special Effects" crashing.) I don't have whatever cartridge was (apparently) sold, so I clearly can't test that. I wasn't even aware someone was trying to sell physical copies of this title until this thread appeared. Edited April 5, 2015 by intvnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) It works great in jzIntv with a proper .cfg file (to enable the extra RAM). It also works great on the real hardware if the extra RAM is present. (Tested w/ LTO Flash! just now. Also tested that removing RAM leads to the observed crash, and to other menus, such as "Special Effects" crashing.) I don't have whatever cartridge was (apparently) sold, so I clearly can't test that. I wasn't even aware someone was trying to sell physical copies of this title until this thread appeared. does the .rom work or do i have to have a .bin/.cfg? Edited April 5, 2015 by pimpmaul69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) Game Factory requires additional RAM in the cartridge, otherwise it will crash when you try to run a game. It's basically worthless without the additional RAM so far as I can tell. now it's getting funny... Happy Easter by the way! Edited April 5, 2015 by Intymike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intvnut Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) does the .rom work or do i have to have a .bin/.cfg? If you have a .ROM created from the correct BIN+CFG, it should work fine. I tested that just now to be sure. Note that the .CFG on Intellivision Rocks! doesn't list all the ROM segments, only the RAM segment. I've updated my big spreadsheet of configs (and corresponding ZIP file) to ensure the correct .CFG is included. EDIT: Everything seems to work in both the BIN+CFG version and the ROM version created from it. I wasn't able to fully test the game save/load functionality. It does start up the tape drive when saving (as evidenced by a click from the relay in the unit), but I don't have a cassette drive (or a patch cable to my sound card) hooked up at the moment to capture what it tries to save. Edited April 5, 2015 by intvnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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