Re: Stuff and Things.
Posted: 30 Sep 2023 19:01
I know :)stephen_usher wrote: 30 Sep 2023 18:00 I like the way they say, "Based upon the real arcade game." :-) Nice get out clause.
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I know :)stephen_usher wrote: 30 Sep 2023 18:00 I like the way they say, "Based upon the real arcade game." :-) Nice get out clause.
Quite the leap from Intellivision to STFM :)mrbombermillzy wrote: 30 Sep 2023 18:52 Oh wow @rubber_jonnie. :)
My uncle had one of those Intellivisions in the mid 80s.
I spent quite a bit of time on Snafu (a Tron cycles/snake clone), the official Tron game, where you wander around a maze and there was another game, sort of like the trench scene from Star Wars; cant in the life of me remember the name though.
Yeah, it wasnt a bad system.
I think the next time he bought a new game machine it was an STFM.
You know what? I dont even know. I think my nostalgic memories are probably painting the machines graphics with a far higher fidelity than they actually were in real life. :lol:
Yeah would have been great, the timing just doesn't work for me sadly.mrbombermillzy wrote: 30 Sep 2023 19:21You know what? I dont even know. I think my nostalgic memories are probably painting the machines graphics with a far higher fidelity than they actually were in real life. :lol:
Its a shame you cant make it down to the show Jon. Would have loved to have seen this in the fleash.
Cool game !rubber_jonnie wrote: 30 Sep 2023 15:28 Managed to snag a copy of Zaxxon for the Intellivision from ebay too:
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It's a game I'm quite fond of, but not very good at...
That's a shame, though a quick look on eBay shows prices are quite sensible at the moment, not that I'm trying to encourage you though...HigashiJun wrote: 01 Oct 2023 03:50
Unfortunately not, but I don't remember whether I trade it for another machine or gave it to someone...
I remember playing Satellite Attack on it.
I then definitely switched to computers, as I was attracted by programming.
I always loved the concept, be nice to see what they've done on the Intellivision, but I have seen other games that are called 'Zaxxon' which simply don't look much like the original.HigashiJun wrote: 01 Oct 2023 03:51Cool game !rubber_jonnie wrote: 30 Sep 2023 15:28 Managed to snag a copy of Zaxxon for the Intellivision from ebay too:
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It's a game I'm quite fond of, but not very good at...
rubber_jonnie wrote: 01 Oct 2023 10:30 That's a shame, though a quick look on eBay shows prices are quite sensible at the moment, not that I'm trying to encourage you though...
I have flip flopped between computers and consoles a lot over the years, and now I'm a Mac user with games consoles :)
rubber_jonnie wrote: 01 Oct 2023 10:32 I always loved the concept, be nice to see what they've done on the Intellivision, but I have seen other games that are called 'Zaxxon' which simply don't look much like the original.
We'll soon see :)
I might pop the 800XL on today and see how it looks on that :)