I grew up with an Intellivision. I think those George Plimpton ads did it for my Dad! I love seeing new games come out for it, and still enjoy playing Intellivision Lives on my Xbox.
I bought these as well except for Gorf. Now I'm anxious to pull my Intellivision out and give them a try as they are really quite fitting for the upcoming Halloween holiday!
I'm not a part of the Intellivision scene but I think it would be a great idea if more games supported the Intellivoice or existing games modded to add Intellivoice support to them. You know, like how the Atari community has been adding native Trak-Ball mode to just about every game that could've benefited from those controllers. I mean, the Intellivoice is so iconic to that console that it overshadowed similar devices on other systems [like "The Voice" for the Odyssey 2]. As for "The Goonies", now I'm curious if the Atari 8-bit version was home brew ported to the 5200 and likewise with the MSX version being ported to the ColecoVision...
coloecovision port of gorf was my intro to the game. i think it was uncle keith's game. heh. loved hitting that sweet spot in the flag ship in one or two shots. i believe that was the version missing a stage. awesome arcade cab with the fighter jet joystick! a good bonus. similar to old school tron in the multiple game types and the unique joystick!
Good video! I remember playing GORF on the Atari 2600. I have the cartridge version for the Atari XL/XE system! I ordered all three of these games, they are fun to play! I have an Intellivsion system and have been enjoying these homebrew releases for it. Nice!
My only Intellivision experience as a kid was playing the demo model at Canadian Tire. I still remember it like it was yesterday though. I got an Intellivision Flashback when they came out, and love playing some of those game. The funny thing is that because of the controls, it's one of the consoles that I really don't enjoy playing on an emulator. Gorf looks amazing. I have the cartridge for both my Vic-20 as well as C-64 and love playing it on both. The fact that this one has all the levels is amazing. I'd love to see a company like Atgames come out with an Intellivision Flashback with an SD card slot. That would be amazing.
Oh I'm old enough to remember playing Death Race in the arcade, and yes I remember the controversy over "running people over". We still had some of the old "popup" style arcade games during this time like Midways "Haunted House" where you had a rifle and just shot at all the mechanical popup targets.
Awwwwww man!! I want Gorf for my intellivision!!! They need to make more of these limited homebrews. By the time I find out about them, it's too late! I remember playing arcade Gorf with a friend at the local super market.lol I have it on most of my retro consoles in one form or another. My favorite version is the Atari Jaguar version I have. It has all the stages and is one of the few that does. Most versions omitted the Galaxian stage I'm sure for licensing reasons. Good stuff John and thanks for sharing!
Absolutely AWESOME, have mine still hooked up to one of the TVS in the mancave along with my Colecovision and Atari 5200. The way back section of the systems setup. Thanks again for the great videos!
Never got to play or have an Intelvision had atari 800 computer and 2600 as a little kid was always wanting those ad&d games advertised in old compute! Magizines
It's a bummer how fast the homebrew games go! Here's to hoping some of these get rereleased! At least a lot of developers offer the roms for purchase. Definitely glad to see so much love for the Intellivision still.
Mr Hancock, another awesome video! The Intellivision was actually my first personal computer, had it for over a year before I got my C64. Basic language interpreter could only take 4 letter commands but it had a tape drive to store your programs. Great little machine!
Ahh Gorf, great game! I had that on the Atari 800 computer. The atari 800 was the best of both worlds, great arcade hits, graphics like the 5200, but can use the same 2600 joysticks that self centered. Mrs. PacMan, Joust and all the Nintendo license games were on that thing, great times!!
These homebrew games are amazing in graphics performance and detail for the Intellivsion, as you said in the video, they, especially Gorf would have been a must-have game for the Intellivision. Thanks for this wonderful video!
Yeah, that's the Goonies MSX game. The Goonies "PC" game (released for Atari 8 bit and C64) was very different also and a really good game - I streamed it once so feel free to check that out. I used to play Gorf on my Atari 8 bit back in the day - awesome game. :) Did not know there was a Death Race port! I'm annoyed the Intellivision one is sold out but I just picked up the Odyssey 2 one that you mentioned, so I'll check that out. :)
I still have my boxed copy of Gorf for the Atari 2600, a great game I still love playing after all these years when it first came out and I bought it new back in the day, thanks for sharing the memories .
I had GORF for our ColecoVision, but still remember playing it in the arcades. Loved the fact yhe game talked! Kind of like a barker, enticing you to play.
Remember The Goonies data soft game for the Atari 800 which was nothing like either this in television version or the NES version. It was a one player controlling two and you need to alternate switching control between them. The first level I remember had you fake money to clear the way to the cellar. I'll see if I can find a copy of Goonies Atari 800. I thought that was going to be the version they were making for Intellivision
I clicked on the video as soon as I saw Gorf; Sad to hear they only made a handful of these. Played the arcade machine one summer in the 80’s while on holiday at Myrtle Beach and fell in love. Later my brother had it on his Vic-20 which blew my mind. Still the best space shooter of that generation!
Yep. My local arcade here has GORF and other great classic arcade machines as well as pinball machines too. I also have GORF on the ColecoVision which is pretty good. I have played all the Goonies, although I have never been a big fan of the movie. I do like the movie, just not too much. lol Death Race looks cool, I will have to see about playing that on my modded Arcade1up machine! I do have an Intellivision first model with the wood paneling and black body. With the Intellivoice and about 20-30 CIB games for it. Pretty cool and fun console.
I also went to the goonie house, on my honeymoon actually. The owners were actively renovating it. I bet they get tired of people stopping by but it was an awesome experience either way.
had gorf on colecovision. im sure you have it too john. the warp stage looked cooler as well as flagship. would like to see it if you have it. nice vid as usual
My Intellivision Keystone Kapers game is hopefully going to be released in a few weeks! Just waiting on the manual design to be completed. I should be able to send you a copy :)
I just saw the arcade version, and I think there's one mistake: in the Space Invaders stage a giant GORF drops the aliens into formation and crosses the screen to visit, but here they use the UFO from the original Space Invaders. If this had been released back in the day for Intellivision it would have come too late (1982) to save it. Space Invaders was the must-have game in 1980, and made the Atari. If Intellivision licensed it instead, then it would have sold a lot of cartridges and consoles and market share would have been pretty split. the Atari 2600 wouldn't have been finished since Atari still made arcade games that people wanted to play that they could port. Makes you wonder if Activision had formed to make games for the Intellivision then how many better games we might have seen 1980-1983.
Man, how I wish Inty homebrews were as readily available as the 2600 ones are on Atari Age! I've missed out on so many awesome Inty homebrews because of the limited supply. So far I've only managed to snag Intellivania and Defender of the Crown. I would be able to throw so much more support to the Inty HB community if the games weren't turned out in such limited batches. I wish they guys could partner up with AA and increase the supply. Gorf was one of my favorite arcade games back in the day. I love the 2600 version, but it lacks all the levels.
I really like the boxes on these new Intellivision games, they're well done and identical to the old game boxes. I'd go with Gorf and Goonies, but Death Race could be fun with other players. Thanks for showing these.
People make these for the challenge. The same reason demoscene people do what they do. Just to see how far they can push these old systems. It's pretty amazing what you can do on these old systems, that wasn't possible back in the day, with modern development environments. And things like, larger cartridge sizes due to storage being orders of magnitude cheaper. I remember Gorf, it was like Space Invaders on steroids, with a little Galaxian and Gyruss mixed in. The Intellivision is kind of the halfway point in power between the Atari 2600 and the NES. It was a signfiicant jump over the 2600.
I love GORF. Very nostalgic for me, I used to play on the C64 but mainly was on my 2600 back in 80s when a kid. I'd like to have this new version game even just to have on my shelf to glance that nice cover art now and again. I don't own that console to actually play it though. I've had a couple Intellivision over time, but have sold them... like the Mega-CD, I've had a number or them too but they're easy to quick sell for quick cash. Sure I'll pick up another Intellivision some day though
'The Goonieis' game for MSX1, by Konami is/ was an excellent game! Wow the 'GORF' looks tip-top, and, I can hear the Intellivoice performing it's magic, Like you mention, an early entry into the argument regarding video game violence, and censorship of it. IMO want to play all 3 games. Enjoyed the review, thanks.
I could get into that death race. Looks like decent multilayer fun. And goonies too looks pretty good, then gorf nall actually all of them are pretty cool. Was expecting them to be absolute dross haha. Death race had pedestrian blood and guts long before carmageddon or gta
I had the Commodore Vic-20 version of Gorf. It had slightly more colourful graphics than this new Intellivision port but it was missing the Galaxian clone stage.
I always played GORF up to near Space General/Admiral (near the top) - and of course remember Goonies from NES days. I think an Intellivision was 50/50 between an Atari 2600 and NES - it was essentially "Dreamcast" powerful for its day, ahead of the curve but more expensive. If these are LEGIT 100% programmed to work on native Intellivision hardware it certainly argues it! Unlike the Dreamcast it would have likely had a good chance to upgrade and take over but the crash was a black hole that sucked the market in for a while.
I have been enjoying Gosub for intellivision. I got the Demo before they took it down and play it on my Raspberry Pi 4B 8GB in the Vilros keyboard/touchpad hub. Great game.
Gorf has always been a favorite of mine. It's a great arcade cab too. As far as the home ports, it's always irked me that they all left the Galaxian board out. They're still fun to play though. There's also a really good home brew for the GBA that was shared on the AtariAge forums several yeas back by the creator.
Had GORF on the Colecovision, which was a pretty awesome port. Oddly enough, though, I seem to recall it was missing the Galaxian stage. I never actually played the arcade version until recently. We have an underground arcade in Boise, which because it serves alcohol, is adults-only (perfect place for us retro-gamer geeks, ever nostalgic for the 80s!). I never knew the original GORF had voice samples until I played it there.
Even though they are very limited in number of copies, I really like when new games come out for older systems. All three of the games here look amazing, especially the goonies one, and make me kind of wish I had an Intellivision. Just recently backed Goodboy Galaxy for the GBA. Can't wait to get a brand new GBA title after all those years and even a really good looking and playing one, as far as I can tell after playing the demo.
Would love to try these out, especially the Gooninuff one as it is very reminisce of the kind of games I loved to play back in the 80's. I do have the voice box in my collection so it would be fun to try something new with it. I haven't really bought a new after market game for my Intellivison since Donkey Kong Arcade came out.
I am an Atari kid...But man! I love Intellivision!!! Unfortunately, the controllers suck the fun out of good games! It's hard to find ones that work well these days. ☹️ I got so frustrated, with the controllers, that I sold my really excellent collection off. Too bad! GORF looks especially amazing!
Goonies was a fun game, I have the Famicom version and Gorf on ColecoVision. Interesting to see them on Intellivision. The only homebrew I own is Tempest for Atari 5200. I'm still mad the box was crushed in shipping
I had no idea Death Race was ported for anything Was the ability to turn the zombies into bloody splatters instead of crosses an optional level? I also admire Extasy's lame explanation at the time of " The player isn't running over people... they are zombies!" Riiiiiiight... Lol
I enjoyed the video. I never had an Intellivision, and hadn't played any of the games, except Gorf, which I think I must of had on the C64. All the games look great, especially for the Intellivision. It's neat to see what programmers were able to get out of the hardware either late in the run of the older consoles like the Intellivision, and the Atari 2600, and what they are able to do today. I wanted to ask, I know years back there was an Intellivision mini system made with lots of games on it, similar to Atari Flashback. Have you played that, and is it worth getting, or am I better to search out an old Intellivision, and cartridges if I want to revisit the Intellivision? If you have played it, or own it, you've probably already made a video on here. When I have more time I'll come back and search for it, but just wondered what your general thoughts were, and your overall verdict was on that Intellivision console with a bunch of games included?
You are looking for the Intellivision Flashback. I have one and it is okay. It is using emulation of course but for most people just wanting to relive the experience without having to go through getting an actual console and games, it is a great option. It is considered to be one of the better flashback releases. It at least uses actual sized controllers that work very well. I even have a set of the flashback controllers that I rewired for use with my Intellivision 2 and Sears model Intellivision.
i like they improoved Death race by allowing you to drive over blood, because stuck into a tombstone is very frustrating and doesnt let you have fun from mass murdering =) but it still very primitive - i can write it in Scrach in less than 15 minutes... i m sorry for people who buying box art and not a game, it could be better
Hmm. I played Death Race in the arcade BITD, and remember the controversy. One thing I recall, in the arcade version when you ran someone over they turned into a little crucifix tombstone. Here they just go splat! Meh, not as cool...
MSX Port? The Goonies wasn't released on arcades. There's the Konami game for MSX and NES which are different games (and on the MSX version it is Sloth you play with indeed), and there's the C64/Spectrum/Amstrad CPC game by Datasoft. The guy who made Gooninuff also made a Metal Gear kinda of "port" for Intellivision, also based on the MSX version, but its MUCH further from the MSX version than Gooninuff is. Still worth checking it out. But Gooninuff is really one of the most impressive Intelivision games I've ever seen.
I'm torn. I don't enjoy most platformers, so have little interest in The Gooninuffs, but both of the other two games appeal to me. I've played both GORF and Death Race in the arcade BITD. GORF is a great shooter, but I also liked arcade Death Race, and it's a lot less common of a game. How do these games control? I would think that Death Race lends itself better to the Intellivision controller, whereas GORF would really wear out your thumb! Maybe I should just break my bank account and order both...
Actual physical copies of intellivison games....don't let tommy know he gonna be jelly! I keed, I keed, intellivsion was my favorite console of around that generation, shame its name is being besmirched now a days.
Who cares. At least they are using a blockchain which would in turn potentially attract newer investors into crypto, or at least look into crypto investing. More investors and retail people getting into crypto the better!
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I grew up with an Intellivision. I think those George Plimpton ads did it for my Dad! I love seeing new games come out for it, and still enjoy playing Intellivision Lives on my Xbox.
I would love a home brew version of Swords & Serpents that has an actual ending.
So cool that people work and put there blood sweat and tears into keeping these old systems alive just for those who love them🤗
I bought these as well except for Gorf. Now I'm anxious to pull my Intellivision out and give them a try as they are really quite fitting for the upcoming Halloween holiday!
Whatever he wants, obviously.. He's a big boy. ;)
One of my earliest video game memories is playing GORF, on a C64 though. ❤
Wow, new games for the Intellivision... amazing!
GORF for the Intellivision is awesome.
And using Intellivoice is a nice little touch. It's one of my favorite Intellivision games ever.
I'm not a part of the Intellivision scene but I think it would be a great idea if more games supported the Intellivoice or existing games modded to add Intellivoice support to them. You know, like how the Atari community has been adding native Trak-Ball mode to just about every game that could've benefited from those controllers. I mean, the Intellivoice is so iconic to that console that it overshadowed similar devices on other systems [like "The Voice" for the Odyssey 2]. As for "The Goonies", now I'm curious if the Atari 8-bit version was home brew ported to the 5200 and likewise with the MSX version being ported to the ColecoVision...
I'm impressed!
In my childhood I've got an Intellivision and would have been stunned from these games.
I remember being home from school sick and playing Gorf all day on the Vic 20. So much fun.
coloecovision port of gorf was my intro to the game. i think it was uncle keith's game. heh. loved hitting that sweet spot in the flag ship in one or two shots. i believe that was the version missing a stage. awesome arcade cab with the fighter jet joystick! a good bonus. similar to old school tron in the multiple game types and the unique joystick!
aah behold days when the box cover looked better than the actual game.
Good video! I remember playing GORF on the Atari 2600. I have the cartridge version for the Atari XL/XE system! I ordered all three of these games, they are fun to play! I have an Intellivsion system and have been enjoying these homebrew releases for it. Nice!
Intellivision got me through winters in Maine in the 80s as a kid.
My only Intellivision experience as a kid was playing the demo model at Canadian Tire. I still remember it like it was yesterday though. I got an Intellivision Flashback when they came out, and love playing some of those game. The funny thing is that because of the controls, it's one of the consoles that I really don't enjoy playing on an emulator.
Gorf looks amazing. I have the cartridge for both my Vic-20 as well as C-64 and love playing it on both. The fact that this one has all the levels is amazing.
I'd love to see a company like Atgames come out with an Intellivision Flashback with an SD card slot. That would be amazing.
Oh I'm old enough to remember playing Death Race in the arcade, and yes I remember the controversy over "running people over". We still had some of the old "popup" style arcade games during this time like Midways "Haunted House" where you had a rifle and just shot at all the mechanical popup targets.
That is really cool that they are making new games. The Gooninuff one would be the one I would want to play first. Thank you for the video.
Awwwwww man!! I want Gorf for my intellivision!!! They need to make more of these limited homebrews. By the time I find out about them, it's too late! I remember playing arcade Gorf with a friend at the local super market.lol I have it on most of my retro consoles in one form or another. My favorite version is the Atari Jaguar version I have. It has all the stages and is one of the few that does. Most versions omitted the Galaxian stage I'm sure for licensing reasons. Good stuff John and thanks for sharing!
I remember playing my dad's Intellivision as a child. There was a B-52 bomber game with voices. Also, the sleeves for each game were cool
"B-17 Baah-mer!"
Absolutely AWESOME, have mine still hooked up to one of the TVS in the mancave along with my Colecovision and Atari 5200. The way back section of the systems setup. Thanks again for the great videos!
Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!
Gorf was definitely my favourite at the local arcade, back on the day
Never got to play or have an Intelvision had atari 800 computer and 2600 as a little kid was always wanting those ad&d games advertised in old compute! Magizines
It's a bummer how fast the homebrew games go! Here's to hoping some of these get rereleased! At least a lot of developers offer the roms for purchase. Definitely glad to see so much love for the Intellivision still.
Mr Hancock, another awesome video! The Intellivision was actually my first personal computer, had it for over a year before I got my C64. Basic language interpreter could only take 4 letter commands but it had a tape drive to store your programs. Great little machine!
I remember playing Goonies in the Arcade and the Famicom version on Emulation. That's my favorite of the homebrews.
This is based on the MSX version.
Ahh Gorf, great game! I had that on the Atari 800 computer. The atari 800 was the best of both worlds, great arcade hits, graphics like the 5200, but can use the same 2600 joysticks that self centered. Mrs. PacMan, Joust and all the Nintendo license games were on that thing, great times!!
Way back in 82 in grants pass Oregon I beat GORF and won a bag of popcorn 💪🏻
These homebrew games are amazing in graphics performance and detail for the Intellivsion, as you said in the video, they, especially Gorf would have been a must-have game for the Intellivision. Thanks for this wonderful video!
Yeah, that's the Goonies MSX game. The Goonies "PC" game (released for Atari 8 bit and C64) was very different also and a really good game - I streamed it once so feel free to check that out.
I used to play Gorf on my Atari 8 bit back in the day - awesome game. :)
Did not know there was a Death Race port! I'm annoyed the Intellivision one is sold out but I just picked up the Odyssey 2 one that you mentioned, so I'll check that out. :)
I actually really love the arcade VS The Goonies game. I always call exploration games like that Goonies-likes.
I never played the Famicom goonies until I saw it on the playchoice 10 at my arcade in the early 90s. I have it on my retropie
I still have my boxed copy of Gorf for the Atari 2600, a great game I still love playing after all these years when it first came out and I bought it new back in the day, thanks for sharing the memories .
We had Gorf on the 2600. The cartridge was gray and always stood out to me.
I had GORF for our ColecoVision, but still remember playing it in the arcades. Loved the fact yhe game talked! Kind of like a barker, enticing you to play.
Thanks for the video, John. I love my Intellivision and these games would certainly have been coveted back in the day. Remember Goonies for the C64?
Love that version!
Remember The Goonies data soft game for the Atari 800 which was nothing like either this in television version or the NES version. It was a one player controlling two and you need to alternate switching control between them. The first level I remember had you fake money to clear the way to the cellar. I'll see if I can find a copy of Goonies Atari 800. I thought that was going to be the version they were making for Intellivision
cool. Gorf is now for Intellivision have released and last year officially released Wizard of Wor for Intellivision!
I clicked on the video as soon as I saw Gorf; Sad to hear they only made a handful of these. Played the arcade machine one summer in the 80’s while on holiday at Myrtle Beach and fell in love. Later my brother had it on his Vic-20 which blew my mind. Still the best space shooter of that generation!
Loved the intellevision back in the day, my only memory of my dad playing video games with me was playing astrosmash
Yep. My local arcade here has GORF and other great classic arcade machines as well as pinball machines too. I also have GORF on the ColecoVision which is pretty good. I have played all the Goonies, although I have never been a big fan of the movie. I do like the movie, just not too much. lol Death Race looks cool, I will have to see about playing that on my modded Arcade1up machine!
I do have an Intellivision first model with the wood paneling and black body. With the Intellivoice and about 20-30 CIB games for it. Pretty cool and fun console.
Gorf for the Vic 20 was probably the first video game I ever played
I also went to the goonie house, on my honeymoon actually. The owners were actively renovating it. I bet they get tired of people stopping by but it was an awesome experience either way.
had gorf on colecovision. im sure you have it too john. the warp stage looked cooler as well as flagship. would like to see it if you have it. nice vid as usual
Thank you. Yes I have it and it’s good!
My Intellivision Keystone Kapers game is hopefully going to be released in a few weeks! Just waiting on the manual design to be completed. I should be able to send you a copy :)
I like the graphics on the covers of these John, very cool. Or cover art I should say.
I just saw the arcade version, and I think there's one mistake: in the Space Invaders stage a giant GORF drops the aliens into formation and crosses the screen to visit, but here they use the UFO from the original Space Invaders.
If this had been released back in the day for Intellivision it would have come too late (1982) to save it. Space Invaders was the must-have game in 1980, and made the Atari. If Intellivision licensed it instead, then it would have sold a lot of cartridges and consoles and market share would have been pretty split. the Atari 2600 wouldn't have been finished since Atari still made arcade games that people wanted to play that they could port. Makes you wonder if Activision had formed to make games for the Intellivision then how many better games we might have seen 1980-1983.
I had GORF for the Colecovision, loved it...
Man, how I wish Inty homebrews were as readily available as the 2600 ones are on Atari Age! I've missed out on so many awesome Inty homebrews because of the limited supply. So far I've only managed to snag Intellivania and Defender of the Crown. I would be able to throw so much more support to the Inty HB community if the games weren't turned out in such limited batches.
I wish they guys could partner up with AA and increase the supply.
Gorf was one of my favorite arcade games back in the day. I love the 2600 version, but it lacks all the levels.
Champ Games are going to release Gorf Arcade on the Atari 2600 soon, from what I've seen it looks awesome.
I know, I can't wait! CG never disappoints!
I really like the boxes on these new Intellivision games, they're well done and identical to the old game boxes. I'd go with Gorf and Goonies, but Death Race could be fun with other players. Thanks for showing these.
The Intellivision was my very first console! I still think fondly of it!
People make these for the challenge. The same reason demoscene people do what they do. Just to see how far they can push these old systems. It's pretty amazing what you can do on these old systems, that wasn't possible back in the day, with modern development environments. And things like, larger cartridge sizes due to storage being orders of magnitude cheaper. I remember Gorf, it was like Space Invaders on steroids, with a little Galaxian and Gyruss mixed in. The Intellivision is kind of the halfway point in power between the Atari 2600 and the NES. It was a signfiicant jump over the 2600.
I love GORF.
Very nostalgic for me, I used to play on the C64 but mainly was on my 2600 back in 80s when a kid.
I'd like to have this new version game even just to have on my shelf to glance that nice cover art now and again. I don't own that console to actually play it though.
I've had a couple Intellivision over time, but have sold them... like the Mega-CD, I've had a number or them too but they're easy to quick sell for quick cash. Sure I'll pick up another Intellivision some day though
'The Goonieis' game for MSX1, by Konami is/ was an excellent game! Wow the 'GORF' looks tip-top, and, I can hear the Intellivoice performing it's magic, Like you mention, an early entry into the argument regarding video game violence, and censorship of it. IMO want to play all 3 games. Enjoyed the review, thanks.
I would like to see a new Colecovision. That has new games.
I could get into that death race. Looks like decent multilayer fun. And goonies too looks pretty good, then gorf nall actually all of them are pretty cool. Was expecting them to be absolute dross haha. Death race had pedestrian blood and guts long before carmageddon or gta
Gorf was also on the Colecovision.
I had the Commodore Vic-20 version of Gorf. It had slightly more colourful graphics than this new Intellivision port but it was missing the Galaxian clone stage.
oh that's kinda cool! dig the MSX version of goonies so cool that they converted it to intellivision!
Got Gorf at my local arcade :)
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing these, John!
thanks for making me feel old!!! LOL I started with PONG!!! Intellivision was awesome. Tron: Deadly Discs was the BEST game on that system!
Awesome! My first system was Intellivision. So many great memories.
I always played GORF up to near Space General/Admiral (near the top) - and of course remember Goonies from NES days. I think an Intellivision was 50/50 between an Atari 2600 and NES - it was essentially "Dreamcast" powerful for its day, ahead of the curve but more expensive. If these are LEGIT 100% programmed to work on native Intellivision hardware it certainly argues it! Unlike the Dreamcast it would have likely had a good chance to upgrade and take over but the crash was a black hole that sucked the market in for a while.
I have been enjoying Gosub for intellivision. I got the Demo before they took it down and play it on my Raspberry Pi 4B 8GB in the Vilros keyboard/touchpad hub. Great game.
Until now I didn't know about what Gorf meant...thanks John !
Intellevision Lives 👍
I use to play gorf all the time. Love it
Gorf has always been a favorite of mine. It's a great arcade cab too.
As far as the home ports, it's always irked me that they all left the Galaxian board out. They're still fun to play though. There's also a really good home brew for the GBA that was shared on the AtariAge forums several yeas back by the creator.
I have that homebrew! Great one to play!
Had GORF on the Colecovision, which was a pretty awesome port. Oddly enough, though, I seem to recall it was missing the Galaxian stage. I never actually played the arcade version until recently. We have an underground arcade in Boise, which because it serves alcohol, is adults-only (perfect place for us retro-gamer geeks, ever nostalgic for the 80s!). I never knew the original GORF had voice samples until I played it there.
Love GORF on vic20 I used to play constantly.
Even though they are very limited in number of copies, I really like when new games come out for older systems. All three of the games here look amazing, especially the goonies one, and make me kind of wish I had an Intellivision.
Just recently backed Goodboy Galaxy for the GBA. Can't wait to get a brand new GBA title after all those years and even a really good looking and playing one, as far as I can tell after playing the demo.
Now I’m going to have to pull out my original Intellivision and play some games…
Would love to try these out, especially the Gooninuff one as it is very reminisce of the kind of games I loved to play back in the 80's. I do have the voice box in my collection so it would be fun to try something new with it. I haven't really bought a new after market game for my Intellivison since Donkey Kong Arcade came out.
That box art looks beautiful!
I am an Atari kid...But man! I love Intellivision!!! Unfortunately, the controllers suck the fun out of good games! It's hard to find ones that work well these days. ☹️
I got so frustrated, with the controllers, that I sold my really excellent collection off. Too bad! GORF looks especially amazing!
Great video 👌
This is better than the Amico Bigfoot legend!
Thanks, John! Top quality content!
Glad you enjoy it!
Wow really cool pickups. I really like that Gorf!
That port of Gorf looked very good! Classic game!
Back in the day, Gorf would have been the Holy Grail. :)
Goonies was a fun game, I have the Famicom version and Gorf on ColecoVision. Interesting to see them on Intellivision. The only homebrew I own is Tempest for Atari 5200. I'm still mad the box was crushed in shipping
I had no idea Death Race was ported for anything
Was the ability to turn the zombies into bloody splatters instead of crosses an optional level?
I also admire Extasy's lame explanation at the time of " The player isn't running over people... they are zombies!"
Riiiiiiight... Lol
I enjoyed the video. I never had an Intellivision, and hadn't played any of the games, except Gorf, which I think I must of had on the C64. All the games look great, especially for the Intellivision.
It's neat to see what programmers were able to get out of the hardware either late in the run of the older consoles like the Intellivision, and the Atari 2600, and what they are able to do today.
I wanted to ask, I know years back there was an Intellivision mini system made with lots of games on it, similar to Atari Flashback. Have you played that, and is it worth getting, or am I better to search out an old Intellivision, and cartridges if I want to revisit the Intellivision?
If you have played it, or own it, you've probably already made a video on here. When I have more time I'll come back and search for it, but just wondered what your general thoughts were, and your overall verdict was on that Intellivision console with a bunch of games included?
You are looking for the Intellivision Flashback. I have one and it is okay. It is using emulation of course but for most people just wanting to relive the experience without having to go through getting an actual console and games, it is a great option. It is considered to be one of the better flashback releases. It at least uses actual sized controllers that work very well. I even have a set of the flashback controllers that I rewired for use with my Intellivision 2 and Sears model Intellivision.
The intellivision flashback is a decent mini, but does not duplicate original hardware. Cheaper option though.
Gorf doing enemy damage better than most games these days! 🤣
This console never made into my country to my knowledge, to bad because is awesome and more capable than the 2600, the new games look pretty fun!
I hope I can get these on the ammico.
i like they improoved Death race by allowing you to drive over blood, because stuck into a tombstone is very frustrating and doesnt let you have fun from mass murdering =) but it still very primitive - i can write it in Scrach in less than 15 minutes... i m sorry for people who buying box art and not a game, it could be better
These are cool, but I really don't want popcorn
Hmm. I played Death Race in the arcade BITD, and remember the controversy. One thing I recall, in the arcade version when you ran someone over they turned into a little crucifix tombstone. Here they just go splat! Meh, not as cool...
MSX Port?
The Goonies wasn't released on arcades. There's the Konami game for MSX and NES which are different games (and on the MSX version it is Sloth you play with indeed), and there's the C64/Spectrum/Amstrad CPC game by Datasoft.
The guy who made Gooninuff also made a Metal Gear kinda of "port" for Intellivision, also based on the MSX version, but its MUCH further from the MSX version than Gooninuff is. Still worth checking it out.
But Gooninuff is really one of the most impressive Intelivision games I've ever seen.
You should check out Intellivania then, as it will blow your mind.
These look awesome
Grab some popcorn
I'd love to know where I csn get them
I want a replica Gorf USB joystick.
Would have been nice for us who are slow, to have been able to purchase these when they were available… 🗣DUDE COME ON.
Man, used to,love Goff!
I'm torn. I don't enjoy most platformers, so have little interest in The Gooninuffs, but both of the other two games appeal to me. I've played both GORF and Death Race in the arcade BITD. GORF is a great shooter, but I also liked arcade Death Race, and it's a lot less common of a game.
How do these games control? I would think that Death Race lends itself better to the Intellivision controller, whereas GORF would really wear out your thumb!
Maybe I should just break my bank account and order both...
I'd rather see more of this than ANYTHING about the Amico.
Actual physical copies of intellivison games....don't let tommy know he gonna be jelly! I keed, I keed, intellivsion was my favorite console of around that generation, shame its name is being besmirched now a days.
Who cares. At least they are using a blockchain which would in turn potentially attract newer investors into crypto, or at least look into crypto investing.
More investors and retail people getting into crypto the better!
Actually John do you know if there is anywhere I can get repro overlays? Some of mine are pretty beat worn and bent. Thanks!
You may want to look on the sub forums over at Atariage.
Thanks I looked there about a year ago. Will give it a recheck. Thanks again!