Intellivision Games Spreadsheet

[lazzeri]

   Hello,

 

   I´ve been creating spreadsheets to help controlling my collection for some time now. Finally I took the bold move to face Intellivision. 🙂

 

   I am not an expert on INTV at all, I only have like 50 boxed games or so. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

   It works fine on Excel. Apparently it does NOT work well on Google Docs. I haven´t tested it on OpenOffice.

 

A little video showing what it does:

 

 

   Any comments, ideas and suggestions are more than welcome. 🙂

 

   I´ve made a few other (A2600, A5200, A7800 & Coleco), they can be found here: http://www.lazzeri.online/pub/Checklists.html

Checklist_Intellivision_v1.0.xlsx

[JasonlikesINTV]

That's really cool.  I totally admire power users of spreadsheets.  I have a very simple spreadsheet for my Wii collection tracking completeness, price paid, where I bought it, if tested, if cleaned, etc.  My Intellivision collection is largely memorized, but I need to better catalog it with a spreadsheet and pics.

[Sinjinhawke]

Just today I turned on my Mac LC475 (circa 1993) with a copy of LOTUS 123 and WordPerfect.   I will be trying out this spreadsheet for compatibility.  
 

I will be very disappointed if you didn’t think to make it backwards compatible. 
 

Very disappointed.   🤓😛

[+intvsteve]

It'll work with Quattro Pro, right?

[mr_me]

Don't forget the INTV version of pacman.  There's also rom variations with Space Battle, Auto Racing, Armor Battle, Math Fun.

 

Where did the rarity information come from.  It says the most rare cartridges are stadium mud buggies, congo bongo, tutankham, and super cobra.

 

Edited November 17, 2019 by mr_me

[lazzeri]

58 minutes ago, mr_me said:

Don't forget the INTV version of pacman.  There's also rom variations with Space Battle, Auto Racing, Armor Battle, Math Fun.

 

Where did the rarity information come from.  It says the most rare cartridges are stadium mud buggies, congo bongo, tutankham, and super cobra.

 

 
   Thank you for the info!

   Rarity is from INTV Funhouse.

 

http://www.intvfunhouse.com/mattel/

 

   Is there a “more accepted” rarity list?

[JasonlikesINTV]

3 hours ago, lazzeri said:

 
   Thank you for the info!

   Rarity is from INTV Funhouse.

 

http://www.intvfunhouse.com/mattel/

 

   Is there a “more accepted” rarity list?

Depends on if you include variants.  There are plenty of rare variants, though despite often insane rarity, many of those don't command the prices of some of the popular holy grails (like Spiker).

 

If you're looking only at the 125 complete in box, here are the last ones on most collector's lists.  These aren't in exact order, but tougher toward the top and easier toward the bottom.

 

Learning Fun 2 (hardest to find boxed and 2nd most expensive)

Learning Fun 1

Spiker Super Pro Volleyball (most expensive)

Mountain Madness Super Pro Skiing

Congo Bongo

Stadium Mud Buggies

Tutankham

Triple Challenge

Turbo

Body Slam Super Pro Wrestling

Fathom

Super Cobra

Pole Position

Super Pro Decathlon

Melody Blaster

Jetsons Way With Words

World Series MLB

Worm Whomper

Dig Dug

Diner

Tower of Doom

Defender

River Raid

Scooby Doo's Maze Chase

Thin Ice

Hover Force

Zaxxon

Commando

Dracula

White Water

Truckin'

Sewer Sam

[+intvsteve]

3 hours ago, lazzeri said:

Rarity is from INTV Funhouse.

 

4 hours ago, mr_me said:

Where did the rarity information come from.

Rarities listed are for entertainment purposes only.

 

The rarity system at INTV Funhouse is based on a combination of things with a dose of "totally arbitrary". The ratings system and values were heavily influenced by what was at Tomorrow's Heroes' 'Intellivillage' around 2000, based on a combination of values from there, Digital Press, and personal observation, and probably others - nothing more.

 

It's certainly true that the ability to locate games has changed the "rarity" of many of them. In fact, rarity is not on any of the specific game info pages because it became obvious that it is really difficult to pin down. Perhaps I should eliminate it entirely from the site, or bucket more broadly into common, uncommon and rare.

[+intellivotion]

the relativity of games rarity isn't only a theory: for example, Turbo and Tutankham are not as rare in Europe as they are in North America; on the contrary, Congo Bongo was almost unseen and unknown in Europe until the internet era.