LidLikesIntellivision Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Astrosmash -> Meteor Shower for Atari 7800 Shark Shark -> Go Fish for Atari 2600 Night Stalker -> Dungeon Stalker And there are the M-Network games for Atari: He-man, Dark Chambers (Night Staker), lock'n'Chase etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gernot Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 (edited) sorry LiqMat i didn't liked to question you, i just found it funny, but you explained yourself well. we are all here because of fun, whatelse? and i always liked that i found in this forum a forum which isn't dry as dried bones. i'm not very good in pissing matches, usually i lose. i guess mr_me put it in a right sense. i was pointing on copying a idea and not cloning. i had already a lot of fun browsing the web for inty clones erm copies, if the topic wouldn't have attracted me i wouldn't have typed a single glyph. see, now i know exactly what you had in mind. would it help if i say germans and swiss (and i'm both) are shitting dots? we are famous for this. it's also called precision. and is that evil when i do the vice versa? if i stumble over a game of which i thought it was a original intellivision game only to find out that it isn't, shouldn't post this? "frog bog" is to close to "frog" to be seen as a adapted idea, it's a copy. well, one could even say it's a plagiat, because there is no reference to the original creator or copyright holder of the game. but also you can buy ideas and copyrights. or depending on the financial strength of your company you won't have to care, you will win any lawsuit if the copyright holder isn't as strong as you. Edited November 19, 2017 by Gernot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMBerzerk Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Throwing a long ball here... but... Motocross - Commodore 64 - Racing Destruction Set - similar graphics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 (edited) Not so "long ball" at all. Motocross and Racing Destruction Set were both programmed by Rick Koenig. ... but also you can buy ideas and copyrights. or depending on the financial strength of your company you won't have to care, you will win any lawsuit if the copyright holder isn't as strong as you. You don't have to pay for someone else's idea. Data East didn't legally owe Namco anything for their dot eating maze game idea. Neither did Exidy. Of course some went too far and had to pay. Edited November 19, 2017 by mr_me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMBerzerk Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Ah-ha!! I never knew that... always wondered why they looked similar. LOL! Loved the theme song on RDS! Not so "long ball" at all. Motocross and Racing Destruction Set were both programmed by Rick Koenig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gernot Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) i have some quite new "remakes" for you, i can't exactly remember where i downloaded them and most probably they are known already. but i remember i downloaded it from a blog about vintage console and coin-op games. "Demon Attack" in a more recent look, while i must say i didn't like it to much, the original is still better. first attempt and i managed it to the mothership, this seems to be to easy even when it gets harder soon. DemonAttack.zip "Bump 'n Jump" as simple 3D game, this i think isn't bad, it's fun to play and quite fast, while it doesn't seems to me as hard as the original, you have a quite good overview on the track and see very well if a gap is approaching. the road can get a little tight but i guess with a little experience you will master this game quite soon. BumpNJump.zip last but not least an invaders clone, which lurked around on my HD (i expect it's from the dev of GLBasic himself), it's not quite a remake of an intellivision game, but invaders existed in countless variations, this is one. (placeholder) Invaders.zip overall the remakes look somewhat good, but the originals are better to play even with the blocky graphics. what i can't link, but neither is an intellivision remake is the late "Asteroids" version branded Atari (i don't like this game to much and worst of all you can't play it without the original CD, no an image won't work). and a Galaga release which is really fantastic to play, static, vertical, horizontal, and 3D mixed in one game, it's one of the most thrilling space shooters i've played since vendetta. it's very well made, professional and much better as the "Asteroids" in feel graphics and sound. i can make a clip of the gameplay because this game is worth to be played, best of all it accepts a simple CDROM image. i'm not good in it anymore this game needs a lot of experience. it's off topic, nonetheless a clip of the already cool intro. Edited March 24, 2018 by Gernot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Star Fox Command on DS is totally Space Battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gernot Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) starfox is a 100 times mentioned in the longplay of return to earth, but i can't see the similarities, destination earth is action only with a few short cutscenes "no one likes to see" (i dislike cutscenes, i like to play). some even argue that you can't save the game, save a what - a shump game? to save the highscore yes, but not the game. but i guess we leave the topic a bit to far with both. me immediatly have to return to topic ahhh i know what will suit Intellivision: "AD&D Tower of Doom" Capcom: "D&D Tower of Doom" (clearly the advanced is missing) in fact you can't compare them except for the title and that both was licensed by TRS. "D&D Tower of Doom" is a hack and slash game which certainly didn't deserves the "advanced" neither the D&D, it's like you would play golden axe. it's graphically well made for a coin-op of this age, but else it's not real fun to play without to drop in coins, or at least to have a multiplayer party of four players on the same screen. slut, bash, wock, slash slash, hack, wock. if at all i like Asterix&Obelix in this genre, this is at least fun. D&D Tower of "Dumb" compared to ADVANCED D&D "Tower of Mystery" unlike tower of doom in "mystery" is everything random, everytime you play. "don't drink out of orange bottles" for my third game, but stupid me did it again and died. Edited March 24, 2018 by Gernot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gernot Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) however, tower of doom or mystery i would have loved to have when i was young. i still like mystery much (doom i haven't played yet, having the poss. to play the predecessor or "original" unfinished or not) besides unfinished i guess is formost the sound, "mystery" lacks of sound but it's great to play and a real challenge. i play it on mame to save the game whenever i like, this let's me discover its secrets. i encountered twice a crash when i played it on jzintv, but this could have been an exceptional behave. you die often, that's true, take twice a positive potion or fill up your already full life and your'e dead, i think that's cool (and prob. for doom the same). you have no food to heal yourself, but imo that's fine i always disliked this, why should a ham heal me? maybe a get fat but i won't be cured. if then should eating to much only end in slower moves. "tastes like spinach juice" or tastes of dead, who knows? Edited March 24, 2018 by Gernot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intellivotion Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 it's amazing they used "O fortuna" from Carmina Burana as a death tune in AD&D Tower of Mystery It's simply perfect in the context 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gernot Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) how do you recognized this by the out of tune PAL "düdel di dü"? but your'e right, i never would have known it's from carmina burana, but it sounded familiar. no critics on the composition, but has it to be andré rieu? i don't like his pop-classic, i don't mind transferring classic music to modern times, what he doesn't do, any composer would have done this. but playing only "greatest hits" doesn't do them well and leaves for my choice a bad taste in the mouth. certainly to get an idea of the music it's not bad, otherwise i listen quite often to a 100 best of classics compilation and these are all excerpts, only the most well known movements. some compositions you can't split and i'm pretty sure he never will play such, it doesn't works for his audience. let's note; me i don't like him hmmm... if i watchn the clip i get this uncertain certain feeling that this jumpin' jack in front won't be needed by the choir and the orchestra. but it looks like he has a big audience - well maybe thats the reason why... however, the tune suits the game. who was daniel bass? maybe he left away the sound in "mystery" because he thought "anyway everybody will listen to it's own while playing". if at all, music in this game would only distract me. besides, so this is a "mystery" exclusivity? first hit and quite a better one (less schmalz, YT knows my choice): it makes me longing for more Edited March 24, 2018 by Gernot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 it's off topic, nonetheless a clip of the already cool intro. Well that was kind of weird....in a interesting way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 just wondering if there is a link to the Rom for AD&D Tower of Mystery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gernot Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 http://intellivision.us/roms/ad&d%20tower%20of%20mystery.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gernot Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 ok i'm lame is it the proper one, or did you liked to play the coin-op? visit also this thread for more infos about he game, resp. for the state of discovery http://atariage.com/forums/topic/276622-a-subjective-view-on-some-intellivision-games/?do=findComment&comment=3992803 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LiqMat Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) Not the most exciting title on the Intellivision, but a remake it is, but for the C64: https://megastyle.itch.io/snafu-64 ...and the SID music is quite cool. Edited May 5, 2018 by LiqMat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMBerzerk Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Wow..that's a direct rip of the original Snafu. Not even a port with credits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 More of a tribute than a ripoff. They do credit the 1981 Mattel copyright although Intellivision Productions owned it at the time. Snafu was of course a ripoff of Gremlin's Blockade. I like the C64 versions of the Snafu tunes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Utopia was remade for Windows and Mac. http://bluishgreenpro.itch.io/utopia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 They do credit the 1981 Mattel copyright although Intellivision Productions owned it at the time. I don't know if the page has been further updated in the past two weeks, but at the moment it really says: Game concept roughly based on the intellivision title ”Snafu” © 1981 Mattel/Intellivision Productions, Inc. Generally it can be hard to trace who owns the rights to an old game, an defunct company (ok, Mattel per se isn't defunct, but the Intellivision division is no longer with them). If Megastyle would offer it for sale, either digitally or physically, I'm sure they would spend more efforts trying to secure the rights but in the gray zone of freeware downloads, it can be difficult and prohibitive asking for rights so better fly under the radar and comply if anyone complains. Some IP rights holders are more aggressive than others in this respect, often depending on whether the IP is actively in use elsewhere. I don't see a lot of PS4 VR games, merchandise or animated movies based on SNAFU so perhaps in this case the above attribution would be enough credit for Intellivision Productions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Right, the instructions does credit IP's copyright, the titlescreen credits only Mattel's. Intellivision Productions's web site, which credits the individual programmers, artists, and composers has been up since 1995. Intellivision Productions secured the rights to these games in 1997 about the same time c64 Snafu was created. As my priest always says, it's easier to ask for forgiveness than ask for permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiqMatrix Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Just wanted to add this to my old topic from years ago. Absolutely worth the download and your time. BeamSlider (Beamrider remake) https://www.indiedb.com/games/beamslider (two versions for download) One of the best remakes I've come across and I somehow missed it back in 2014/2015 when it was released on IndieDB. Very well done and I love playing this version! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zendocon Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 On 3/24/2018 at 6:03 AM, Gernot said: first hit and quite a better one (less schmalz, YT knows my choice): it makes me longing for more For O Fortuna videos, I like this one better. As for Intellivision remakes, Space C*nt → Astrotit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 44 minutes ago, Zendocon said: For O Fortuna videos, I like this one better. As for Intellivision remakes, Space C*nt → Astrotit Noooo, I can never listen to Carmina Burana again without this words in my mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 When I hear the Carmina Burana, I hear the techno version: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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