Crazy Climber Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Going with D2K anf Carol! Just had to get two Man, spent half a night ripping a part my basement until ataribuff reminded me I sold him my copy months ago. Thanks for the lists guys. Many of the early homebrews listed as expensive I used to own (stonix, space patrol, 4 tris) Dare I ask what they sell for now? Im almost afraid to ask, lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 (edited) This thread has made me want to play Match 5! In the puzzle category, how is Same Game? Same game is awesome! I have spent more time on that then any other Homebrew game. Choplifter is a close second. Robots I could not quite get, but try the Same game portion of the cartridge it is very fun to improve your score! Of course lots of other great home brews, these 2 just grabbed me. Edited August 23, 2014 by wolfy62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Same game is awesome! I have spent more time on that than than then any other Homebrew game. Choplifter is a close second. Robots I could not quite get, but try the Same game portion of the cartridge it is very fun to improve your score! Going with D2K anf Carol! Just had to get two Man, spent half a night ripping a part my basement until ataribuff reminded me I sold him my copy months ago. Thanks for the lists guys. Many of the early homebrews listed as expensive I used to own (stonix, space patrol, 4 tris) Dare I ask what they sell for now? Im almost afraid to ask, lol You don't want to know. As Boston sang it- don't look back a new day is waiting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChefPepper Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 There was a CIB release by Intelligentvision. No longer available. Probably no more than ~150 copies produced. Going rate is ~$150 for CIB. I love Burgertime so much that doesn't seem like it would be unreasonable.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I love Burgertime so much that doesn't seem like it would be unreasonable.... You may get lucky and find one on eBay for as low as $100. I doubt much lower anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illtiger1 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Unfortunately I can't speak much to the other homebrews, but I can't get enough of Christmas Carol and D2K. Both are incredibly good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switchboard Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I just ordered the D2K rom and officially have dipped my toes in the homebrew rabbit hole, here's hoping I dont fall all the way in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Grats! there are some great new games, but not all available as ROMs. I think a Match 5 demo is still available. The Carol ROM is here. Both of these can be purchased CIB at normal prices, IIRC. I can't keep track of what's available where lately. I think Good Deal Games has some stock, too, in addition to the usual suspects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Grats! there are some great new games, but not all available as ROMs. I think a Match 5 demo is still available. The Carol ROM is here. Both of these can be purchased CIB at normal prices, IIRC. I can't keep track of what's available where lately. I think Good Deal Games has some stock, too, in addition to the usual suspects. Thanks, intvsteve, the Carol CIB game is still available for purchase from LTO here. The ROM, like always, is available for free here. Just to be clear, the ROM is every bit the same game as the CIB. The only difference is that the purchased game gets you a beautiful gatefold box, a large full-colour instruction booklet, two high-quality overlays, and a few-easter eggs hidden in the game. -dZ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Spear Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Just a quick side-point here. Having tried the releases of Super Chef BT, DK2, and Christmas Carol, I think that many of the Intv releases in the last few years should be classified as "Independent Releases" and not just "Homebrew". "Homebrew" to me means something that meets many standards but still shows as a part-time effort in a way or two. "Independents" ("new Independents"?) are games like Christmas Carol could stand up against and be indistinguishable from the Original 125 in terms of end-to-end game quality, and with real boxes and manuals and overlays on top of that. Buyers (should) expect to pay a premium because they are getting something premium. I could see Imagic or Activision releasing Carol back in '83... My parents paid over $50 for Sea Battle in 1980 IIRC. This site - http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=50&year1=1980&year2=2014 says this is like paying $144.57 now. Carol vs Ghost is a bargain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Ooh, I have lots of Sea Battles. I'm rich! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) I think the retail prices were more like $29.99 and expensive games like Chess or the Intellivoice games ran maybe $10-$15 higher. Could be wrong of course. Where's that 1981 Sears catalog?! I agree with your general point, Tinty. The overall production values of the new releases is great. The hair-splitting about what to call them likely comes down to: Entirely new game vs. polished / "hacked" / enhanced existing game Reused vs. new cart shells Up to this point, all of the new Intellivision games released in cartridge format have had boxes, manuals, and overlays. [i"m excluding IntelliCart and CuttleCart3 - those aren't games.] Old School nearly broke that trend, but Soulbuster laid it on the line and helped make the boxes, manuals, and overlays become reality and happily, community support for that title held strong. Honestly, perhaps we in the Intellivision community have gotten spoiled. Not being familiar w/ the other platforms' 'modern era' games, perhaps someone here could say what it's like. This guy's just too lazy to go find out. Edited September 9, 2014 by intvsteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Just a quick side-point here. Having tried the releases of Super Chef BT, DK2, and Christmas Carol, I think that many of the Intv releases in the last few years should be classified as "Independent Releases" and not just "Homebrew". "Homebrew" to me means something that meets many standards but still shows as a part-time effort in a way or two. "Independents" ("new Independents"?) are games like Christmas Carol could stand up against and be indistinguishable from the Original 125 in terms of end-to-end game quality, and with real boxes and manuals and overlays on top of that. Buyers (should) expect to pay a premium because they are getting something premium. I could see Imagic or Activision releasing Carol back in '83... My parents paid over $50 for Sea Battle in 1980 IIRC. This site - http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=50&year1=1980&year2=2014 says this is like paying $144.57 now. Carol vs Ghost is a bargain. Thanks for the kind words. I will say that I made Christmas Carol as a hobby, in my home, mostly working on the week-ends as a labour of love; so I have no problem calling it "Home-brew." I guess to me that's the real distinction, and as such I'll ascribe the moniker to my games proudly. -dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) Can't wait for mine (Carol) to arrive! Have my Intellivision all set up and everything Edited September 9, 2014 by Crazy Climber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBuff Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Better play it first before you sell it to me again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Better play it first before you sell it to me again Ha! No kidding, lol Now, if only I could retrieve some of the other ones I used to own, seems they have jumped in price quite a bit though.....D'oh!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fushek Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Can't wait for mine (Carol) to arrive! Have my Intellivision all set up and everything What ever you do, don't get too good at it. I don't need any more competition for this year's HSC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 What ever you do, don't get too good at it. I don't need any more competition for this year's HSC. Ha! I wouldn't worry. A video game session for me these days is about 15 minutes until I hear my Wife's shrieking voice to help with some meaningless task she is fully capable of, lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) Ha! I wouldn't worry. A video game session for me these days is about 15 minutes until I hear my Wife's shrieking voice to help with some meaningless task she is fully capable of, lol Pleasuring your woman is not a meaningless task!!! Edited September 9, 2014 by revolutionika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Thanks, intvsteve, the Carol CIB game is still available for purchase from LTO here. The ROM, like always, is available for free here. Just to be clear, the ROM is every bit the same game as the CIB. The only difference is that the purchased game gets you a beautiful gatefold box, a large full-colour instruction booklet, two high-quality overlays, and a few-easter eggs hidden in the game. -dZ. Didn't know it is still available! Sweet! Now, I need to order myself a copy of this for sure Looks like a tons of fun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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