Author Topic: Intellivsion, Colecovision, Atari and More(MERGED with new INTV thread!)  (Read 55560 times)

January 30, 2007, 08:57:33 AM
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Lish

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Is there any interest in expanding the consoles to the classics.  These are hard to find but much sought after by me and possibly others.  I have prepared a PDF of the Intellivision Donkey Kong Manual and scans of the cart label and cover (tidied up as best I could given poor box condition..but presentable I think).

I will upload as "dreamcast" for consideration.  Here are some thumbs.  The cover is sized for the universal game case (in the hope that one day I manage to get my hands on some).

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No Metroid on N64, What was Nintendo thinking? ;)

January 30, 2007, 10:18:35 AM
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I'd say the more the merrier. Even if there would be just a handful of games.

January 30, 2007, 11:09:40 AM
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Hey, ya never know.....
If you get it started, someone might come along that has a closetful of boxes... :)



January 30, 2007, 12:40:11 PM
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Wow .... do these still exist? I threw my intellivision out after it broke as a doorstop. I mean .... if it couldn't keep a door open it's pointless right? So I replaced it with a Commodore PET PC. Now THAT could keep a door open. Mind you .... it was big and heavy and took up a lot of real estate  ;D

January 30, 2007, 04:21:14 PM
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Actually come to think of it, I have a bunch of misellanious old videogames. Anyone want me to do anything with any of it? Heres a list:

ColecoVision & ADAM games: (My ADAM died in like 86', so these games have just been sitting around collecting a heck of a lot of dust since then)

Beamrider + Manual
B.C.'s Quest for Tires + Manual
Cosmic Advenger + Manual
Choplifter + Manual
Donkey Kong Jr. + Manual
Frogger
Frogger II Threeedeep + Manual
Frenzy + Manual
James Bond 007 + Manual
Jumpman Jr. + Manual
Leaping + Manual
Omega Race + Manual
Zaxxon + Manual
Q*Bert
Miner 2049er + Manual
Montezuma's Revenge + Manual
Oil's Well + Manual
Popeye + Manual
Pitstop + Manual + Miniguide
Pitfall
River Raid + Manual
Sewer Sam
TimePilot + Manual
Tapper
The Offical Subroc + Manual
Tutankham + Manual


Misc:

Activision Winter 1984 Game Catalog
Commodore 64 TopGun box
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January 30, 2007, 08:10:41 PM
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If someone wanted to do any Atari, I know they have a crapload of box scans at atariage.com. I think most of them are just the front and back, though. No sides.

January 31, 2007, 06:44:16 AM
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I personally am all for the scanning of the Colecovision/Adam boxes.  This stuff is history and if no-one scans the boxes, they will be lost forever.  Time Pilot I would love for sure.  Its my all time favourite and colecovision was the only console port.  I have the original (sort of... its emulated)  in my cocktail cabinet.
No Metroid on N64, What was Nintendo thinking? ;)

February 09, 2007, 09:34:24 AM
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Wanted to let you guys know that I found in another box allllll the old boxes for the games I mentioned, most of them in really good shape, just incredablly dusty. I swear I think those boxes have been collecting dust SINCE 1983 :D

I'll have to dust them off before I scan them, but I'm worried about damaging them. Any ideas on what I could try?
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February 09, 2007, 10:11:35 AM
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Try and electrostatic duster.  If you dont have one of those, then use a soft damp cloth (something like a chux dishcloth...I'm sure with globalisation we all have the same products being pedalled to us). Remember to wring the cloth out of all excess water.  The cloth should not be wet, just damp.  You will have to wash the cloth out often and it will take some time.  I would keep well clear of solvents or furniture polish like Mr Sheen (assuming they sell that in north America).

Now, if you scan those I will be very tempted to search for a colecovision on ebay and start collecting the games. 
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February 25, 2007, 12:54:12 AM
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Well, I'm not really trying to bump this thread, but it's a little pointless starting another one.  I redirected to the intellivision again.  Initially, I lost interest because my boxes where in pretty poor condition (after all, they are 26 years old).  But, Intellivision cases are all but standard, so I put a lot of effort into creating a template that matched the originals, without using much of the original box.  All I really needed was the Logo, which I scanned, touched up and added transparencies.

So, all that is needed to change the template into a fully fledged cover is to change the background color and front picture fram colors using the fill command, add the picture inside the frame on the front, and add the scanned screenshots to the rear....and there you have it, a replica of the orginal box sized for the universal game case, without any color inconsistencies that we always get from scans (which ultimately isn't that noticable, if at all, in the printed version anyway...but doesn't look the best on screen).

Anyway, heres Space Armada.

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February 25, 2007, 01:18:53 AM
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Your effort is very much apreciated! I don't own an Intellivision and don't plan to buy one, but I think it's great that you put work into it to try to case the games. Even if there's just two or three covers in the end, there's always two or three people searching for just these covers :)

February 25, 2007, 01:42:25 AM
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No Metroid on N64, What was Nintendo thinking? ;)

February 25, 2007, 02:27:24 AM
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No Metroid on N64, What was Nintendo thinking? ;)

February 25, 2007, 03:57:25 AM
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Gorgeous!  :D

That's all I can say about your effort! I talek to my girlfriend because she has got an intellivision somewhere at her fathers house... I'll look if I can get some of her boxes and scan them...

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February 25, 2007, 06:23:03 AM
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That would be great Sebastion. I already have baseball and basketball which I will add tomorrow. Anymore would be greatly appreciated.

On another note, I've made this response on my new Wii with the trial browser.
No Metroid on N64, What was Nintendo thinking? ;)