tanuki Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) hum, In fact we wanted to include them but the usefulness being weak we changed our mind ^^. EDIT : we'll include overlays Edited May 26, 2022 by tanuki 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinjinhawke Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Steve Jones said: Hey Tanuki, just a comment and please take no offense but it is sort of a tradition that Intellivision games have overlays regardless of how useful they actually are in the game. I personally would give up trading cards, sheet music, posters etc etc etc in lieu of having overlays. All these extras are cool but not at the expense of skipping overlays. Just my opinion. I guess you just proved it never hurts to ask. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 But what if the game doesn't use the keypad at all? While the convention is to use Enter to start games, some of the modern homebrews might just listen to the fire buttons and never include keypad input. In that case, the overlay only becomes a decoration that you may choose to insert and eventually damage, or keep intact in the box just like a trading card but in a dimension that would fit the controller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Steve Jones Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Even so, a CIB game is usually a cartridge, a manual, a box and 2 overlays. When games were released without overlays people eventually made them, like Roger’s Orphan overlays. It’s just part of the Intellivision experience, which differentiates it from most other systems, whether people use them or just have them as part of the collection. My point was if Cote could add all those other collectable extras (realistically who is going to use the sheet music?) that they should include overlays. And it seems like they are going to now, which I for one appreciate. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 The sheet music was entirely my idea, so I take the blame for that. ? I thought maybe someone would want to give it a shoot to play it, since opposed to many other game musics, it is an original piece and not too complex with arpeggios and effects that would be hard to replicate. But yes, I see what you mean with the fact that overlays always should be part of a CIB Intellivision game, regardless or not if one has use of them or not. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeM_Intellivision Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Thanks Steve Jones for weighing in & Tanuki for listening. I agree with Steve because if they are not included then someone else will make them afterwards so if possible to include in CIB I think most Inty collectors would appreciate. Thanks so much for considering to include them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 4 hours ago, tanuki said: hum, In fact we wanted to include them but the usefulness being weak we changed our mind ^^. EDIT : we'll include overlays Thats great news,thank you to all the folks at Cote Gamers!!!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KylJoy Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Huzzah! Overlays! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 7 hours ago, tanuki said: hum, In fact we wanted to include them but the usefulness being weak we changed our mind ^^. EDIT : we'll include overlays Excellent news! We Inty nerds do love our overlays even if 95% of them never get used. Just part of the intellivision experience as Steve mentioned. ?? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imstarryeyed Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Just placed order for Budget version, Tanuki I am looking forward to this one! Thank you for publishing the game! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 10 hours ago, tanuki said: hum, In fact we wanted to include them but the usefulness being weak we changed our mind ^^. EDIT : we'll include overlays Thanks so much. I agree with everyone else that commented regarding the overlays. It just feels incomplete without them. Are we all nuts or what? Lol.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+the1hatman Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 47 minutes ago, Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog said: Thanks so much. I agree with everyone else that commented regarding the overlays. It just feels incomplete without them. Are we all nuts or what? Lol.. Ah what would you know about overlays? 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanuki Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 10 hours ago, carlsson said: The sheet music was entirely my idea, so I take the blame for that. ? I thought maybe someone would want to give it a shoot to play it, since opposed to many other game musics, it is an original piece and not too complex with arpeggios and effects that would be hard to replicate. But yes, I see what you mean with the fact that overlays always should be part of a CIB Intellivision game, regardless or not if one has use of them or not. We still like this idea. At Côté Gamers the preservation of information has always been important and since our beginnings we have been committed to keeping it in written form (the most durable in our opinion). That's why we produce making-of or encyclopedic files. It's not only about making beautiful editions or offering bonuses The score is totally in line with this approach. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+the1hatman Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 The useless overlay tradition dates back even to Mattel Electronics... So it's not out of character for the system even from beginning. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Deluxe version pre-ordered! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxivision Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 It has been a very long week for me. Lost a lot of things. But finally, I have gotten around to ordering both versions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Jaxivision said: It has been a very long week for me. Lost a lot of things. But finally, I have gotten around to ordering both versions. So sorry to hear that,I hope you make it through everything ok.? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxivision Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 21 hours ago, wolfy62 said: So sorry to hear that,I hope you make it through everything ok.? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tales from the Game Room Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Ordered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJChandler Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 DX ORDER PLACED. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanuki Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 Hello everyone, what do you think of this overlay? 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Steve Jones Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Excellent Overlay. Great visual! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 I may now need to order the game just for the overlays. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 I was just chilling...Looking at the posts on the side there...Wishing it was Status Updates ...Then I saw the word overlay. And I rushed over here thinking it might be a Vectrex game! Or at least ColecoVision. Nope! But it looks cool anyways... The overlay looks neat too... (Some day I'm gonna get me an Intellivision...) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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