skaredmask Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) A couple of years ago I bought a intellivision from a game used game store. It wasn’t in the bad shape but the gold disc on the controller were pretty bad shape. I also didn’t like the disc for the same reason as most. My wife bought me a PopSocket for my phone and I was wondering if it fit on the intellivision controller. After 2 cheap dummy test fits on the intellivision and looking on the internet for something that looked like the gold disc I ran across some that I really like! PopSockets can be found at this link: https://www.popsockets.com/p/twist-mars-dust-aluminum/QRX-CMF-Twist-Mars-Dust-Aluminum.html?lang=en_US Edited February 21, 2020 by skaredmask 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Pretty neat. How do they play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 That is the ultimate question: Do they work well and move the disc in all 16 directions? If so ,they would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaredmask Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Intelligentleman said: Pretty neat. How do they play? 22 minutes ago, wolfy62 said: That is the ultimate question: Do they work well and move the disc in all 16 directions? If so ,they would be great! The disc moves in all directions and even rotates freely since it sits/sticks on the the original disc on the controller. I personally like it since the Popsockets height can be adjusted and can be played like a joystick. Edited February 21, 2020 by skaredmask 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 That's pretty nifty! Pop sockets aren't very heavy, huh? So when playing, not accidentally hitting the wrong direction? Imagine when compressed, feels somewhat close to the original feel as you play. That's what I didn't like about the Sticklers permanently attached. They were great for most of the arcade type games, but not so hot for the others. Your pop socket mod looks to be a better compromise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaredmask Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, save2600 said: That's pretty nifty! Pop sockets aren't very heavy, huh? So when playing, not accidentally hitting the wrong direction? Imagine when compressed, feels somewhat close to the original feel as you play. That's what I didn't like about the Sticklers permanently attached. They were great for most of the arcade type games, but not so hot for the others. Your pop socket mod looks to be a better compromise. These are pretty heavy (Made from Aluminum) they can fee a little top heavy when up but I've haven't had really any problems. You can Adjust the directional tension pad on the controller since you can have it full up (loose tension), half up (stiff tension) and down feels like original disc but since and since its about 2MM bigger on top than the bottom and still has a little space disc you glade over the Original disc walls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaredmask Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) More pics to show the adjustable of height. Edited February 21, 2020 by skaredmask 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaredmask Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) Some directional presses and flat pics Edited February 21, 2020 by skaredmask 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaredmask Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 For intellivision II controllers I also saw these at Target stores: https://www.popsockets.com/p/backspin-black/QRX-CMF-3522630713431.html?lang=en_US&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_fDjiMfj5wIVzZ6zCh3u-QSIEAQYAiABEgIqafD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 45 minutes ago, skaredmask said: Some directional presses and flat pics Did you find the pop-socket's adhesive to be sturdy enough, or will it require Krazy Glue to keep them in place? The scarcity of Intellivision controllers leaves me apprehensive about experimenting with them in some irreversible way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaredmask Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Swami said: Did you find the pop-socket's adhesive to be sturdy enough, or will it require Krazy Glue to keep them in place? The scarcity of Intellivision controllers leaves me apprehensive about experimenting with them is some irreversible way. The tape on the popsocket is more than strong enough. However it may pull off the original gold disc. I would recommend removing the Gold disc first as it probably pull off the gold disc and that it will adhesive it self to the plastics better too. The Popsocket will be removable afterwords with a little force from peeling the edges. Than you can reapply the gold disc again. (I still have my gold discs too). Edited February 21, 2020 by skaredmask 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaredmask Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Me demoing the PopSocket while playing astrosmash. I’m using all 3 heights while playing I’m not an expert at the game just demonstrating the mod. EB30FFC5-7F2E-4E6B-9DAC-61F88B1E0007.MOV 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Found these on Amazon.ca: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07MX6CRN8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Ordered 2 - they work great, but it seems in the limited trial I have given them, that they are most effective fully extended. No issues at all with the weight, or coil compression. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Personally, I'm a little afraid to try something like this because I don't want to bring about unnecessary wear and tear on my console. Plus, it's not really the disc that bothers me about the Intellivision controller; it's the side buttons. That said, I've never tried a mod like this, so I probably don't know what I'm missing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humblejack Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Wait a minute... you can't fool me. It is not possible to play Astrosmash and win when you have an AD&D Treasure of Tarmin overlay installed is it? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Is that a Thriller cover song playing in the background? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 9 minutes ago, cvga said: Is that a Thriller cover song playing in the background? Hope that YouTube doesn't hit him with a copyright strike or a monetization issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 7 hours ago, Lost Monkey said: Found these on Amazon.ca: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07MX6CRN8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Ordered 2 - they work great, but it seems in the limited trial I have given them, that they are most effective fully extended. No issues at all with the weight, or coil compression. There's one there for ColecoVision, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 No worries about YouTube since that is a QuickTime movie uploaded directly to AtariAge and played back thanks to built-in video support in today's browsers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaredmask Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 7 hours ago, cvga said: Is that a Thriller cover song playing in the background? Yes... I totally forgot I was listening to music when I was recording the video!! Cover Artist: Scaindrod from neon Tokyo album. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaredmask Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 10 hours ago, Lost Monkey said: Found these on Amazon.ca: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07MX6CRN8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Ordered 2 - they work great, but it seems in the limited trial I have given them, that they are most effective fully extended. No issues at all with the weight, or coil compression. Are those metal or plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 19 minutes ago, skaredmask said: Yes... I totally forgot I was listening to music when I was recording the video!! Cover Artist: Scaindrod from neon Tokyo album. Cool. I like listening to music that is "age appropriate" when playing Intellivision (or Atari) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaredmask Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, cvga said: Cool. I like listening to music that is "age appropriate" when playing Intellivision (or Atari) If you like that music I’ll recommend Looking up (New wave retro)on YouTube. Full of synth music also Scaindroid has Lp available off Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Scandroid-SCANDROID/dp/B07NHQRS51/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=scandroid+vinyl&qid=1582854110&sprefix=scaindroid&sr=8-1 Edited February 28, 2020 by skaredmask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaredmask Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 2 hours ago, carlsson said: No worries about YouTube since that is a QuickTime movie uploaded directly to AtariAge and played back thanks to built-in video support in today's browsers. I feel better about uploading videos here on AA than YouTube because there’s so much red tape and it wasn’t supposed to be in the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 12 hours ago, skaredmask said: Are those metal or plastic? Everything except the gold disc on top is plastic. The disc appears to be a very light metal, but according to one of the reviews on Amazon, the user had to remove the top and install a metal washer to make it stick to a magnetic base. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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