Rev Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Thanks to Mauro for sending me this old Italian ad. As you can see the Intellivision had the idea of a tennis racket attached to a controller 30 years before wii did it! :-). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 That's fantastic! But one question, what's a Wii?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 that's pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voltron Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I always said Intellivision was ahead of its time. Look at the playcable (online gaming of its day) the intellivoice that was high tech back in the days. it was 16 bits when everyone was 8. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 That's fantastic! But one question, what's a Wii? Hey! The wii is a good system too! It has data east classics...burgertime arcade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I actually like the wii also, too bad they don't have intellivision as part of the virtual console. As for Burger Time Arcade, I play that on the 360. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 I actually like the wii also, too bad they don't have intellivision as part of the virtual console. As for Burger Time Arcade, I play that on the 360. Have you played that burgertime world tour remake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Sorry, that's what I meant, Burger Time World Tour. Not arcade. I like BTWT, haven't played it in quite awhile but its one of the better downloadable games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar G. Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Awesome ad! Thanks for sharing Rev! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I like the wii very much. It has many emulators and I know a guy who only plays intellivision on the wii. Personally inty controller is great. If I could suggest an improvement, it isn't a tennis racquet but a touch screen in the keypad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 An Intellivision controller with a touch screen for a keypad? Doesn't sound bad in an alternate reality sort of way, if videogame systems haven't started coming out until the 2000s. A glider pad in place of its directional disc also wouldn't hurt. But it sure does need better action buttons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishcar Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Can we pull over? I need to go Wii. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 A recent lot of manuals I received had a manual for the Amiga Joyboard, which kinda reminds me of the Wii Fit. http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/joyboard/joyboardbox7.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 (edited) A recent lot of manuals I received had a manual for the Amiga Joyboard, which kinda reminds me of the Wii Fit. http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/joyboard/joyboardbox7.jpg But... but... what if your feet don't fit into those shoes? Oooh, and "body play party games"... Edited September 9, 2013 by intvsteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 I always said Intellivision was ahead of its time. Look at the playcable (online gaming of its day) the intellivoice that was high tech back in the days. it was 16 bits when everyone was 8. I concur. The Keyboard Component and the PlayCable are two devices that blow my mind. They attempted to bring features that we never saw again in the mainstream until at least 20 years later. dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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