19rsn007 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 hey people, I just made a deal on a non working intellivision. I got as much info on the none working thing I could, and it seems like it's a pretty easy fix.... (replace a cable) Sow now I was looking into emulation of the thing and I played some games....pretty funny. I now have a new addiction.......BEAMRIDER What a funny but challenging game that is. Can't wait to get the thing fixed and try to get hold of a beamrider cart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Beamrider is a really fun game. If you like it, I suggest trying the other Activision titles for Intellivision. In approximate order of funness, in my opinion: Worm Whomper Dreadnaught Factor Beamrider River Raid Stampede Happy Trails Pitfall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I love Beamrider. Definitely one the best underrated classics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Beamrider is awesome! Glad you've come to know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 What they said. definitely one of the ones I keep going back to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vprette Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 beamrider is one of best shooter ever in history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intvnut Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 (edited) Beamrider is awesome. Before I even had proper sprite display in jzIntv (just bounding boxes instead of pictures), I would still play Beamrider with the incomplete graphics. My brother was always way better at it than I was, but that didn't stop me from enjoying it. I've actually met David Rolfe (the game's author) in person. Interesting guy. :-) (Rolfe also wrote the EXEC and Baseball, among other things.) Vrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiinng! vwom-vwom-vwom-vwom-vwom-vwom Edited April 12, 2014 by intvnut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Pitfall at the bottom of the list? WTF? JasonlikestoLIE!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Pitfall at the bottom of the list? WTF? JasonlikestoLIE!!!!! "Approximate" order of funness. Actually, I really haven't given it much time. I should play some tomorrow. Maybe it moves up the list.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 "Approximate" order of funness. Actually, I really haven't given it much time. I should play some tomorrow. Maybe it moves up the list.... It can surpass Stampede and Happy Trails. My favorite Activision game is Worm Whomper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Beamrider is incredible! My best friend had this for Intellivision when we were kids and I loved it way back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 It can surpass Stampede and Happy Trails. My favorite Activision game is Worm Whomper. Happy Trails was hard to rank because it's kind of in its own category. I love Stampede....not sure why. Worm Whomper is a solid choice for favorite Activation game I concur! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 OK, so I tried Pitfall tonight. Last time I play it was in 2012 and didn't play it much then. I got 17,231 with around 14 minutes left. I obviously didn't read the instructions, so.....does anything happen other than various combinations of the same screens? What happens when the time runs out? Is there a princess all the way to the right that I'm supposed to be saving? Boss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACFinPGH Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Pitfall is great, one of my favorites. Have yet to get a perfect score though. When the time runs out the game stops. There are 32 treasures to collect in the 20 minutes. Check out this website for more info (just found this with a google search, I'm sure there are other pages)- http://www.rickandviv.net/index.php/intellivision-games-on-an-arcade-cabinet/pitfall/ The only way to get everything is to use the underground passages to skip stages. OK, so I tried Pitfall tonight. Last time I play it was in 2012 and didn't play it much then. I got 17,231 with around 14 minutes left. I obviously didn't read the instructions, so.....does anything happen other than various combinations of the same screens? What happens when the time runs out? Is there a princess all the way to the right that I'm supposed to be saving? Boss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 OK, so I tried Pitfall tonight. Last time I play it was in 2012 and didn't play it much then. I got 17,231 with around 14 minutes left. I obviously didn't read the instructions, so.....does anything happen other than various combinations of the same screens? What happens when the time runs out? Is there a princess all the way to the right that I'm supposed to be saving? Boss? To answer all your questions, you'll have to do like we did back in the 1980s: play the game until you reach the end or time runs out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 When the time runs out the game stops. There are 32 treasures to collect in the 20 minutes. Check out this website for more info (just found this with a google search, I'm sure there are other pages)- Awww... you spoiled the surprise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeM_Intellivision Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 JasonLikesINTV, Hi, I was pretty good at Pitfall as a kid and enjoyed that one, & somewhat recently (within last 18 months) I fell 1 treasure short of getting all 32 treasures because time ran out on me. I have to be quicker at jumping the crocodiles I guess. I never did it, but pretty sure that once you get that 32nd treasure the game simply stops and displays your score + amount of time remaining + number of guys left. Like someone said, you have to use the underground passages and know the pattern (got from Internet didn't figure out as kid) as each underground passage represents 3 above ground passages. I someone post a PERFECT SCORE and he srill had only 27 seconds left. It is a very well done game - I don't care about getting a perfect and willing to lose a few hundred points, but do want to revisit one day as I want to get that 32nd treasure. You start w/2,000 points and have to get 8 each of 4 different treasures (Money Bag 2K, Silver Bar 3K, Gold Bar 4K, & Diamond Ring 5K) so that is 112K more points for a possibe max of 114,000 points. You lose a few points when hitting barrels and 100 points if you fall down the tunnel instead of climbing down. Hope that helps a bit. PS - After reading all above, I really need to play Beamrider again - it has been a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Thanks, everyone, for the advice. I'll have to play Pitfall some more (I only got like 4 treasures). Rev actually has a decent map in his site. 250+ screens!? Wowzers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Beamrider is one of my favorite games on any platform. You really should try all the versions that you can find. It's cool that this game originated on the INTV though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Beamrider is one of my favorite games on any platform. You really should try all the versions that you can find. It's cool that this game originated on the INTV though. 100_5983.jpg I been wanting to get it for other systems. Been wanting to get the Colecovision and 2600 versions for a while now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Haven't played the Atari VCS version yet (might still be shrinkwrapped). Spent only a couple moments on the Colecovision version, and it seems identical to the Intellivision version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I recently tried the 2600 version. I thought it was actually a little harder, but I prefer the Intellivision version. I think I have the Coleco version CIB, but never played it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Pitfall and river raid may be a tie for me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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