The perfect Intellivision controller would look like this:

[DDbbkk]

This controller shape and layout, move the 1-9 to the middle and add Clear, 0, and Enter to the bottom as a new row and remove the rest of the buttons.
ABXY would be 4 action buttons

Add another set of 4 action buttons as shoulder buttons like on this PlayStation Dual Shock (you could make them all the same smaller sized 1 button, and I'd be okay with that):

Change the d-pad to a disc the shape and size of a Sega Genesis 6-button controller.

 

 

If possible, make it so you can use the disc and number keys at the same time using the same controller, instead of a dual wield (not a deal breaker if it can't be done).

[+fdr4prez]

There is this one:

A new controller is coming soon! - Intellivision / Aquarius - AtariAge Forums

 

And I am slowly working on this conversion kit:

IntelliStick - Development Thread - Intellivision / Aquarius - AtariAge Forums

 

8 hours ago, DDbbkk said:

Change the d-pad to a disc the shape and size of a Sega Genesis 6-button controller.

 

changing the dpad into a disc shape doesn't gain you anything.  It will still be 8 directions instead of the needed (desired) 16 directions of the original controller.

There may be a surprise in october about something like this...but you didn't hear it from me...

 

 

I have thoughts about doing a Jaguar controller conversion kit (adding an analog thumbstick so there will be 16-directions):

but that is way lower on my very long wish list to do.

[mr_me]

The problem with the keypad in the middle of a horizontal controller is that it's not ideal for games using the keypad for primary input.  E.g. MLB, NBA, Deadly Discs, Night Stalker, AD&D.

[+fdr4prez]

On 6/10/2022 at 12:26 PM, DDbbkk said:

If possible, make it so you can use the disc and number keys at the same time using the same controller, instead of a dual wield (not a deal breaker if it can't be done).

This is only possible if the disc and side buttons are connected to Port 1 and the keypad is connected to Port 2 (or vis-versa).  And this means you'd have two cables coming out of one controller.

 

As done here: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/241707-intellivision-dual-action-controller/

 

 

This means that you'd have no two-player game possibility.

 

But I still like my idea of using the console for player 1 and using the ECS for player 2, so we'd need to get new homebrew game support, and hacking existing games, for doing this.

 

 

[dankcomputing]

It has to do all these and fit into the controller wells to be perfect.

[+JasonlikesINTV]

The perfect Intellivision telephone would like like this ?

[+fdr4prez]

9 minutes ago, JasonlikesINTV said:

The perfect Intellivision telephone would like like this ?

Don't forget to slide in your friend's overlay before you call him

[Ignorama]

This Phone Controller is the most epic thing I ever saw and if somebody makes that real I am definitely going to order two of them! 

[+JasonlikesINTV]

I'm still trying to figure out what the function of the cartridge would be.  Would each person that you call have their own cartridge that must be inserted?  That kinda defeats the purpose of the keypad.  Maybe there's separate cartridges for local and long distance calling ??

[mr_me]

The cartridge supplies ringtones. : )

Edited June 13, 2022 by mr_me

[Intymike]

2 hours ago, JasonlikesINTV said:

I'm still trying to figure out what the function of the cartridge would be.  Would each person that you call have their own cartridge that must be inserted?  That kinda defeats the purpose of the keypad.  Maybe there's separate cartridges for local and long distance calling ??

It's a voice cartridge, so it's of course the answering machine.  

 

[+the1hatman]

The long awaited ECS 300-baud phone modem! 

 

If one of these was found to exist, cmart would go bankrupt acquiring it 

[Rickster8]

On 6/10/2022 at 9:11 PM, fdr4prez said:

There is this one:

A new controller is coming soon! - Intellivision / Aquarius - AtariAge Forums

 

And I am slowly working on this conversion kit:

IntelliStick - Development Thread - Intellivision / Aquarius - AtariAge Forums

 

changing the dpad into a disc shape doesn't gain you anything.  It will still be 8 directions instead of the needed (desired) 16 directions of the original controller.

There may be a surprise in october about something like this...but you didn't hear it from me...

 

 

I have thoughts about doing a Jaguar controller conversion kit (adding an analog thumbstick so there will be 16-directions):

but that is way lower on my very long wish list to do.

You tease you...  

[+fdr4prez]

18 minutes ago, Rickster8 said:

You tease you...  

come here, i want to show you something 

[+Gemintronic]

Interesting that the Jag controller was brought up.  That's how I play Intellivision games on my MiSTer.  Using a USB to Jag adapter since I'm not uptight about lag.

[crade]

I always find people's views on the controllers interesting since I always judge how good a controller would be by how well it would play deadly discs,

which in my opinion must be played dual fisted, and what most people seem to think would be awesome fails miserably