mthompson Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I thought it might be convent to have all of the game manuals for titles that are on the Flashback in a single document, so I made one. For "unreleased" games (Brickout, Blow Out, etc.) I created some simple manuals from the information that's available. A table of contents lists all 60 games, with the names hyperlinked so you can just click on a game and go straight to its manual without having to hunt for it. If Intellivisiongames.com sticks with text-only game instructions, at least this manual will give people an easy way to access the full illustrated manuals and get the most out of the games and their shiny new console. At 744 pages and almost 90 MB, the file is big, so I've uploaded it elsewhere. Here's a link to the file: http://tinyurl.com/qhqd7r6 Hopefully some people find it helpful. 21 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Helpful? YES! And brilliant. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I thought it might be convent to have all of the game manuals for titles that are on the Flashback in a single document, so I made one. For "unreleased" games (Brickout, Blow Out, etc.) I created some simple manuals from the information that's available. A table of contents lists all 60 games, with the names hyperlinked so you can just click on a game and go straight to its manual without having to hunt for it. Intv-Flashback-TOC.jpg If Intellivisiongames.com sticks with text-only game instructions, at least this manual will give people an easy way to access the full illustrated manuals and get the most out of the games and their shiny new console. At 744 pages and almost 90 MB, the file is big, so I've uploaded it elsewhere. Here's a link to the file: http://tinyurl.com/qhqd7r6 Hopefully some people find it helpful. Thank you for doing this and caring enough to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaurjr10 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Thanks, esp. for the linked table of contents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jointfilms.com Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 dude this is awesome. this is exactly what i thought they needed on the intellivision site. maximum respect for taking the time to do this and make it available to us all...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Rick Reynolds Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Now someone needs to create a set of "orphaned overlays 2" for the flashback - fill in the overlays that weren't recreated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 This is really nice. The original manual format is much more readable than the text versions I've seen. I tried to compress it so I could email it to my Kindle, but no go ... I'll find another way, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthompson Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Now someone needs to create a set of "orphaned overlays 2" for the flashback - fill in the overlays that weren't recreated. It's interesting that, as a substitute for instructions, they went to the trouble of creating new overlay designs just for the Flashback manual. Did anyone else notice the Brickout overlay? Reminds me of an overlay I made for Joe Z's Pong game just for kicks But that's OK with me. I'm a firm believer that Intellivision games aren't complete without overlays 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 This is really nice. The original manual format is much more readable than the text versions I've seen. I tried to compress it so I could email it to my Kindle, but no go ... I'll find another way, though! Using Acrobat Pro and "Optimized PDF," which results in minimal quality loss, I have it at 46.6 MB. That's good enough to fit into Evernote, but probably not for an eInk device. I wasn't able to compress it with NxPowerLite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Rick Reynolds Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I was a little surprised at the choices for which overlays were made. For instance, some games that really benefit from overlays (e.g. Sea Battle) didn't get them, while at least one game with no overlay got a remade one (Buzz Bombers). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I was a little surprised at the choices for which overlays were made. For instance, some games that really benefit from overlays (e.g. Sea Battle) didn't get them, while at least one game with no overlay got a remade one (Buzz Bombers). This is why I've been holding out for the Sam's Club version and their extra overlays. I'm hoping they will have a good amount. I'll check my local store tomorrow to see if I can find one, and if I do I'll post what overlays came with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Rick Reynolds Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 This is why I've been holding out for the Sam's Club version and their extra overlays. I'm hoping they will have a good amount. I'll check my local store tomorrow to see if I can find one, and if I do I'll post what overlays came with it. I'm interested to see what that one has. I scouted out the local Dollar General here in Bethel Park tonight and they didn't have any of the flashback units yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I was a little surprised at the choices for which overlays were made. For instance, some games that really benefit from overlays (e.g. Sea Battle) didn't get them, while at least one game with no overlay got a remade one (Buzz Bombers). Yeah, the Buzz Bombers threw me for a loop, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 It's interesting that, as a substitute for instructions, they went to the trouble of creating new overlay designs just for the Flashback manual. Did anyone else notice the Brickout overlay? Reminds me of an overlay I made for Joe Z's Pong game just for kicks Pong.png But that's OK with me. I'm a firm believer that Intellivision games aren't complete without overlays Go to the Intellivision lives website and it has a coming soon post about complete set of overlays and printable instructions. And thank you for the link to great intellivision shirts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthompson Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 Looks like I forgot about Deep Pockets when I was creating manuals for the "unreleased" games that are on the Flashback. Sorry about that. I've gone ahead and created a nice PDF manual for the game and am posting it here in case anyone needs or wants it. My instructions differ from those online, which assume you're using a keyboard and numeric keypad, and instead correctly reference the controller. Deep Pockets Pool.pdf Also, I'm pleased as punch to say that I offered my PDFs for the six unreleased games to Keith, and he posted them today at intellivisiongames.com along with individual PDFs of the Mattel manuals. Woo hoo! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonlikesINTV Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Yeah, I really hope Intellivision Productions goes through with making the supplemental overlays to complete the 60/61. A full set makes for a better overall Flashback experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Yeah, I really hope Intellivision Productions goes through with making the supplemental overlays to complete the 60/61. A full set makes for a better overall Flashback experience At least they already made the baseball overlays... Now if they make the right ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLzi7 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Just picked up the Intellivision Flashback yesterday. This post is outstanding, thanks much ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TrekMD Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Fantastic! Thank you for doing this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 That's awesome, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthompson Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Glad you like it I hope the overlay set is available soon (and at a reasonable price). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Bouchard Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I hope the overlays are available soon as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gctdesigner Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Thanks for the link for the manuals! Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Sublett Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Thanks for the hard work. I hate to ask but if its not too much trouble could you add mlb baseball for the 61 game version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthompson Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the hard work. I hate to ask but if its not too much trouble could you add mlb baseball for the 61 game version? It was a bit of work, but... Done! It also has a new hyperlinked table of contents page. Same link for the file as before: http://tinyurl.com/qhqd7r6. Hope it's what you'd hoped for. Edited November 30, 2014 by mthompson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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