Awesome! This article come at a great time as I will soon be receiving an INTV2 unit, I know it's not fully compatible but I like the smaller styling of the revised unit. I was wondering if it was compatible with the voice module and it seems to be according to your pics!
It absolutely is. There's nothing the Intellivision II can't do, other than play four games, which if I recall I might have mentioned in the article, but if not, they're (again, if I recall completely) the three Coleco games and Mattel's Electric Company game. In fact, the Intellivision II is the only model that can make use of the Atari 2600 adapter without modification.
Oldschoolgamer wrote:
I was wondering Bill, regarding those attachments attempting to improve the controller, did you find any of them helpful? What
about the add-on sticks? Also I am really curious, what is up with those creme colored looking controllers, they look the same but were they made by someone else? Are they any better? What do you recommend regarding controllers since mine are detachable?
The creme-colored ones are from the Sears version of the system I think. They're actually the same as the original Intellivision model's, which are superior to the Intellivision II's (better build quality and less pain). Frankly, in any case, there's not much you can do about the controllers (there is no availability of third party options), so your best bet is to enjoy them as they were meant to be, warts and all. I don't even use those add-ons that I have as they give inconsistent performance and really push on the discs when you put them in.
Oldschoolgamer wrote:
Lastly, any game recommendations besides the obvious one? THANK AS ALWAYS BILL AND MATT, you guys are awesome keeping
the retro dream alive......................
Well, the ultimate setup is this: http://www.schells.com/cc3.shtml , with this: http://www.beeslife.com/intvgames/cc3/cc3.php , which together allow you to play every game for the Intellivision and ECS (with that add-on) ever, including all the unreleased prototypes, albeit at a combined price of $200+... ;-)
The games I mention in the article are more or less the good ones. It actually has a very strong library, considering, so it's very difficult for me to think of any outside of the usual candidates, which are numerous. Great RPGs, great sports games, great shooters, great strategy games, great voice games, etc. The system is probably so relatively underrated because of the awful controllers, with few games honestly benefiting from the disc control.
Oldschool games, some people just don't "get it"...[/quote]
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Armchair Arcade, Inc.
Awesome! This article come at a great time as I will soon be receiving an INTV2 unit, I know it's not fully compatible but I like the smaller styling of the revised unit. I was wondering if it was compatible with the voice module and it seems to be according to your pics!
It absolutely is. There's nothing the Intellivision II can't do, other than play four games, which if I recall I might have mentioned in the article, but if not, they're (again, if I recall completely) the three Coleco games and Mattel's Electric Company game. In fact, the Intellivision II is the only model that can make use of the Atari 2600 adapter without modification.
I was wondering Bill, regarding those attachments attempting to improve the controller, did you find any of them helpful? What
about the add-on sticks? Also I am really curious, what is up with those creme colored looking controllers, they look the same but were they made by someone else? Are they any better? What do you recommend regarding controllers since mine are detachable?
The creme-colored ones are from the Sears version of the system I think. They're actually the same as the original Intellivision model's, which are superior to the Intellivision II's (better build quality and less pain). Frankly, in any case, there's not much you can do about the controllers (there is no availability of third party options), so your best bet is to enjoy them as they were meant to be, warts and all. I don't even use those add-ons that I have as they give inconsistent performance and really push on the discs when you put them in.
Lastly, any game recommendations besides the obvious one? THANK AS ALWAYS BILL AND MATT, you guys are awesome keeping
the retro dream alive......................
Well, the ultimate setup is this: http://www.schells.com/cc3.shtml , with this: http://www.beeslife.com/intvgames/cc3/cc3.php , which together allow you to play every game for the Intellivision and ECS (with that add-on) ever, including all the unreleased prototypes, albeit at a combined price of $200+... ;-)
The games I mention in the article are more or less the good ones. It actually has a very strong library, considering, so it's very difficult for me to think of any outside of the usual candidates, which are numerous. Great RPGs, great sports games, great shooters, great strategy games, great voice games, etc. The system is probably so relatively underrated because of the awful controllers, with few games honestly benefiting from the disc control.
By the way, this is a pretty good Intellivision site, which just released a free version of their rarity guide in PDF: http://www.intellivisionworld.com/English/Download/List.asp?iwCat=8
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Oldschool games, some people just don't "get it"...[/quote]
Wii: 1345 2773 2048 1586 | PS3: ArmchairArcade
Bill Loguidice, Managing Director | Armchair Arcade, Inc.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.