AtariSociety Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) Pretty dang spank'n excited... at 54 Years Old... yeh not 54 Years young (lol) I finally own my 1st Intellivision! Exploring Intellivision before Spring 2021 when my Amico lands. So pumped!! Hope you enjoy! TJ Edited November 5, 2020 by AtariSociety 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zendocon Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Nice. Plenty of great games out there that are pretty easy to find. I see the System III box has "better graphics" advertised on the front. Maybe it has the expanded GRAM that the later systems had? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSociety Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) And a follow up video... my 1st play! My 1st Play of my Intellivision at 54! Get ready... you need a good laugh? Need to turn that frown upside down? Then come watch me play video games like no other. No really... not lying. hahaha Actualy game play starts at around 14 minutes... I think. lots of jibber-jabber about my 1st Intellivision up to then.. but comical still. TJ Edited November 5, 2020 by AtariSociety 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMBerzerk Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 I like your TV for sure! I haven't come across a working one from that era yet... someday. Good to see you finally got into the Intellivision. I like your "Heavy Sixer" as they are known, I own the Sears Tele-Games version of the same unit. You picked a nice set there to start with. Hope you enjoy owning it. What was wrong with the first unit you bought? Did you ever fix it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Never too late! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSociety Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 48 minutes ago, IMBerzerk said: I like your TV for sure! I haven't come across a working one from that era yet... someday. Good to see you finally got into the Intellivision. I like your "Heavy Sixer" as they are known, I own the Sears Tele-Games version of the same unit. You picked a nice set there to start with. Hope you enjoy owning it. What was wrong with the first unit you bought? Did you ever fix it? Black screen only. I did buy a new power board and motherboard for the 2609 so will fix it.. but wanted some instant gratification 1st to play some games.. so Int II is the chosen one for now until I have time to repair. Well I also have the Int III so will use that next. Video seems a tad off on the Int III and not as nice as the 2 so will have to explore that. TJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, AtariSociety said: And a follow up video... my 1st play! My 1st Play of my Intellivision at 54! Get ready... you need a good laugh? Need to turn that frown upside down? Then come watch me play video games like no other. No really... not lying. hahaha Actualy game play starts at around 14 minutes... I think. lots of jibber-jabber about my 1st Intellivision up to then.. but comical still. TJ I see Skiing,great choice if you want to instantly fall in love with the Intellivision!!!? Throw in Advanced Dungeons and Dragons next!? Edited November 6, 2020 by wolfy62 Added content. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Cool videos! Lots of good games left to play. Thanks for sharing! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
インテレビジョン Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 So good to get your take on Skiing. Can't wait to see what you think of the other games. You owe it to yourself to play the big one ... Astrosmash! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Tallarico Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Make sure you put the speed on a higher level than 1 so it goes faster! Make sure to check out Night Stalker & Astrosmash! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikazi26 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Happy to see you got the items safely.. I also have a boxed Tandyvision if you wanted another model as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseystyle Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 On 11/5/2020 at 11:23 AM, AtariSociety said: Pretty dang spank'n excited... at 54 Years Old... yeh not 54 Years young (lol) I finally own my 1st Intellivision! Exploring Intellivision before Spring 2021 when my Amico lands. So pumped!! Hope you enjoy! TJ Loved the video and the vibe you give off. I subscribed right away and look forward to more. Also if I were a younger man I would take a shot every time you said “Foam!” and have a memorable evening. These days it’d probably kill me though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sixersfan105 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Nice video, TJ. Have you compared/contrasted the Intellivision II with the INTV System III? That could be a neat video to do. Also, I heard you reference an RF switchbox in your video. I'm in the market for one. Where did you get yours/what brand is it, etc? Cheers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSociety Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 10 hours ago, jerseystyle said: Loved the video and the vibe you give off. I subscribed right away and look forward to more. Also if I were a younger man I would take a shot every time you said “Foam!” and have a memorable evening. These days it’d probably kill me though. I do that with Hallmark Christmas Movies... Every time they say Hot Chocolate... I take a shot of Whiskey... I am a Fly Fisherman so I handle Whiskey quite well... TJ * by the way... I may do a video on just the foam. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSociety Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 8 hours ago, sixersfan105 said: Nice video, TJ. Have you compared/contrasted the Intellivision II with the INTV System III? That could be a neat video to do. Also, I heard you reference an RF switchbox in your video. I'm in the market for one. Where did you get yours/what brand is it, etc? Cheers. I did a quick boot of the Intv III and the video was not as nice as the 2. It seemed to have a "wave" in it. I guess further play will have to happen. Here is a video I did on my RF Switcher. https://youtu.be/VnDbO9G-7GU Here is a link to the one I purchased. They appear out of stock at the moment. http://amazon.com/gp/product/B0197057HO Hope this helps. Thanks TJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 On 11/5/2020 at 7:41 PM, wolfy62 said: I see Skiing,great choice if you want to instantly fall in love with the Intellivision!!!? Throw in Advanced Dungeons and Dragons next!? Thanks for the video's...love that Colortrak CRT? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 2 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: Thanks for the video's...love that Colortrak CRT? I think you meant to message that to AtariSociety. Wolfy didn’t post the videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 19 minutes ago, IntyFanMatt said: I think you meant to message that to AtariSociety. Wolfy didn’t post the videos. You are correct! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 23 minutes ago, IntyFanMatt said: I think you meant to message that to AtariSociety. Wolfy didn’t post the videos. That's true,but I was enjoying taking credit for it.? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Just now, wolfy62 said: That's true,but I was enjoying taking credit for it.? Lol! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedropoole Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 (edited) On 11/5/2020 at 1:17 PM, Zendocon said: "I see the System III box has "better graphics" advertised on the front. Maybe it has the expanded GRAM that the later systems had?" By mid-1983 the planned Mattel Intellivision III was killed, done in by delays and should not be confused with the INTV System III, which was simply INTV Corporation's re-release of the original Intellivision Master Component with minor cosmetic differences. The "Better Graphics" on the box is simply a marketing ploy referencing back to the original "Intellivision has better graphics than the Atari 2600" George Plimpton ploy. Edited November 11, 2020 by cedropoole 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zendocon Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 1 minute ago, cedropoole said: By mid-1983 the planned Mattel Intellivision III was killed, done in by the delays and should not be confused with the INTV System III, which was simply INTV Corporation's re-release of the original Intellivision Master Component with minor cosmetic differences. The "Better Graphics" on the box is simply a marketing ploy referencing back to the original "Intellivision has better graphics than the Atari 2600" George Plimpton ploy. Okay. The later consoles like the World Book Tutorvision and INTV Super Pro System did have extra GRAM, which should have been a 1983 innovation. I was just wondering whether those were "better graphics" than the earlier consoles. I guess not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 30% more graphics than regular Intellivision! ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedropoole Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 The Intellivision III has Blast Processing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zendocon Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 35 minutes ago, cedropoole said: The Intellivision III has Blast Processing! And a power LED tacked on. Big improvement! Unless you've ever taken this console apart, and discovered just how "tacked on" the LED really is! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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