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Yes! I always tell people that the first thing you have to do on the INTV version of Frog Bog is turn off the Auto Jumping My daughter and I love playing against each other Frog Bog is a completly different game once you turn the auto jumping off, its the overlay button that says Dirc & Tongue I think, just hit the Enter button on the controller during gameplay I have had people tell me they went from hating Frog Bog to loving it after learning about being able to control the jumps
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I got Ghostbusters on the NES for X-mas (I had already had the NES for a year so I was used to the original great games like SMB, Donkey Kong and DK Jr., Ballon Fight, Castlevania, Metroid) I had never played the 2600 version so I had no clue what I was getting into I pictured a game as a cross between like what Contra would be (when it was released and I got it after GBs) and what Castlevania was I pictured running around as Ray or Peter or Egon blasting 1000s of ghosts and facing a huge Stay Puft boss at the end of the game I vividly remember putting the game in and almost going into shock after playing it for 10 mins and still being on the stupid map/building screen Horrible memories of my favorite movie being ruined by Activision
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Safe Cracker rally pisses me off! I hate trying to control the car
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Games I do not like 1. Vectron: I have givin it a chance, many chances, I have read the instructions over and over, I just dont get it, the game just kills me and sometimes I feel like im not even playing, like the game is just playing itself lol 2. Las Vegas Poker and Blackjack: I do not hate this game, in fact its easy to play and as far as a poker video game is concerned its the best ever in my opinion, however I just cant get excited about playing poker on my TV through a system. I have to play with real people. So it just never gets played 3. Horse Racing: Again I get what the game is going for, and for that its great. However it just does nothing for me, it takes to long to get to the race and you dont really have control over anything. I just cant have fun with it I will look through my games to see if any others pop up
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2012 Intellivision Collection Pic Thread
AlvinKarpis replied to Rev's topic in Intellivision / Aquarius
Maximebeauvais, your collection has me so excited that I cant stand up -
DONT BECOME A WATCHER UNLESS YOU INTEND TO MAKE A BID TO BUY IT
AlvinKarpis replied to Toraborakid's topic in Auction Central
If I saw a loose BB2 out in the wild and I could touch it and look at it and it was in decent shape I would pay $150.00 for it no problem On Ebay however, I would not pay $150.00 -
DONT BECOME A WATCHER UNLESS YOU INTEND TO MAKE A BID TO BUY IT
AlvinKarpis replied to Toraborakid's topic in Auction Central
I will sell you all of those games for those prices right now (sans BB2) -
For me my favorite era was "My Era" of playing video games That was from 1983-1995 Started with the 2600 Then the 7800 Then came the NES in 1987 and tha ruled my house with my two brothers and myself right up until the Super Nintendo came out and we got that the X-mas of the year it was released I was very lucky and lived in aneighbohood that had many kids around my age and we all had systems In the early 80s 90% of my neighborhood had a 2600, my friend who lived across the street had a ColecoVision (I played it all the time) There was a guy who was in high school around that time named Jon who owned a 5200 (as well as a C64) and sometimes (when he was feeling nice, which wasnt too often lol) he would let a bunch of us come over and play his 5200 and while most of us where in awe of all the great arade ports others would be playing "Mickeys Space Adventure" and other text games on the C64 When the NES came out 100% of my neighborhood owned it, we would trade and borrow games all the time This is the huge reason that I played so many games back in the day I consider myslef lucky to be raised in such a nighborhood, it was great
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Do you mean when you beat your own personal high score? Or the world record high score?
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My complete Intellivision/Digiplay collection
AlvinKarpis replied to cmart604's topic in Intellivision / Aquarius
Amazing Digiplay collection Cmart! Looking at those pics got my collecting blood pumping!- 67 replies
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First thing I want is an INTV 2 Games I want to get for the INTV in 2012 Dig Dug Pole Position Diner Truck'n White Water Other Systems Emerson Arcadia Bally Astrocade My most wanted thing for 2012 is an Atari XEGS computer/console I have always wanted an Atari computer and I think theXEGS looks awesome, and the Atari computer games are like the 5200 games, which makes it a winner in my book My wife and I have been super tight on money as of late so im hoping we get back in line this month or next and I can start looking
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Intellivision Purchases and Deals
AlvinKarpis replied to IntellivisionDude's topic in Intellivision / Aquarius
lol My office is full of consoles and while I would love to have my C64 hooked up and ready to rock I see where she is coming from -
DONT BECOME A WATCHER UNLESS YOU INTEND TO MAKE A BID TO BUY IT
AlvinKarpis replied to Toraborakid's topic in Auction Central
Im watching -
The Official "Thrift finds" Thread
AlvinKarpis replied to Happy_Dude's topic in Classic Console Discussion
Hell yeah! B Thats what I said I had no problem at all, in fact I couldnt get the money out of my wallet fast enough -
I love the 5200 so much that I own a 2 port and a 4 port Both work and all 4 controllers rock
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The Official "Thrift finds" Thread
AlvinKarpis replied to Happy_Dude's topic in Classic Console Discussion
$60.00 for everything -
INTV Brotherhood Meeting
AlvinKarpis replied to IntellivisionDude's topic in Intellivision / Aquarius
I need a 3X The Karp is not skinny and is very tall -
I bought a Commodore 64 with everything included and it had a 1702 monitor that came with it for $40.00 And to top it off he had a 1701 monitor that worked perfectly in great condition that he threw into the deal for $3.00! There is no way these monitors are worth $75.00-100.00, those are just the high BIN prices on Ebay
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Intellivision Ebay Roundup
AlvinKarpis replied to IntellivisionDude's topic in Intellivision / Aquarius
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The Official "Thrift finds" Thread
AlvinKarpis replied to Happy_Dude's topic in Classic Console Discussion
I saw a listing on Craigs List for an Atari 5200 with Trackball that works! So I emailed him and gave him my cell # and he texted me back So I made him an offer and he accepted. Ends up he had a two port 5200 (which is awesome because I just bought a 4 port off of Ebay because I was dying to get a 5200 to play the awesome arcade ports) So I get it hoe and the system the controllers and the track ball all work perfectly! What are the chances of finding a working 5200 in the wild with working controllers?! So when I was leaving I said hey if you have any other vintage systems or games text me That night he texted me that he had a Commodore 64 with all the extras and over 200 games that worked flawlessly, along with a Sega Master System that worked like a charm with 20 or so games I trusted him and I jknew he took good care of his systems, so I made him and offer and after some back and forth we made a deal! An awesome deal So from this guy on Craigs List I got Atari 5200 w trackball and working controllers Commodore 64 with every add on you could dream of and 200+ games, 2 original Commodore moniters that both work Sega Master System with the Light gun and two controllers with 20games (including my 2 all time favorite Sega games, Out Run and Afterburner) Everything works great, as soon as each system was hooked up it fired up right away and I played some games to check everything out and it all works! My best purchase in the wild for sure Im very excited -
2012 Intellivision Collection Pic Thread
AlvinKarpis replied to Rev's topic in Intellivision / Aquarius
I have no room to store my games, my NES games are double stacked, and I have no place for my 5200 or Sega MS games -
Intellivision Purchases and Deals
AlvinKarpis replied to IntellivisionDude's topic in Intellivision / Aquarius
Oh and my wife hates the C64, she refuses to allow it to stay hooked up in our office
