Kai_Magazine Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 15 hours ago, Aragorn7 said: I used my intellivoice, but I had no speech. I slipped the cartridge out and put in B-17 Bomber and it worked just fine. Put Star Mercenary back in but no joy. Any suggestions? Please try to push th cartridge inside the intellivoice all the way in, it might be a bit harder than expected since those cartridge shells are not 100% standard. Also, make sure the intellivoice volume is at maximum, just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn7 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Kai_Magazine said: Please try to push th cartridge inside the intellivoice all the way in, it might be a bit harder than expected since those cartridge shells are not 100% standard. Also, make sure the intellivoice volume is at maximum, just in case. Thank you for your reply. Yes, I've double checked all that, but the problem is no voice being produced by the Star Mercenary Cart while connected to my Intellivoice. My other voice carts work just fine. Gameplay appears fine connected to the intellivoice--just no voice. Edited October 25, 2022 by Aragorn7 clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kai_Magazine Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 10 hours ago, Aragorn7 said: Thank you for your reply. Yes, I've double checked all that, but the problem is no voice being produced by the Star Mercenary Cart while connected to my Intellivoice. My other voice carts work just fine. Gameplay appears fine connected to the intellivoice--just no voice. I honestly don't have any idea why the game voices are not working with your intellivoice while they work correctly to anyone else. The cartridge and the ROM is exactly the same as everyone else's. I would suggest, if possible to try the game with someone else's intellivision and intellivoice and see if it works correctly so we can know where the issue is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeM_Intellivision Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Just a thought I’m not handy but maybe try a different Intellivoice unit on the very small chance that something isn’t working on yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Games For Your Intellivision Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Also, try a different Intellivision. My original Intellivoice had issues with my original Intellivision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn7 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 I don't have a spare, but I'll try to order another one. However, if the SM game is designed to work with the specs of the IntelliVoice and all my other voice carts work on my two intellivisions, it does not appear that the problem would be with my intellivoice. Nonetheless, I will go to the expense of trying to purchase another one. I could end up thoroughly surprised.😮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisengrim Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 18 minutes ago, Aragorn7 said: I don't have a spare, but I'll try to order another one. However, if the SM game is designed to work with the specs of the IntelliVoice and all my other voice carts work on my two intellivisions, it does not appear that the problem would be with my intellivoice. Nonetheless, I will go to the expense of trying to purchase another one. I could end up thoroughly surprised.😮 This reminds me of issues several of us had with GORF and Intellivoice. I only have one Intellivoice, and with one of my Intellivisions it worked and with the other one it crashed a lot. Hopefully you get lucky with a different Intellivision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kai_Magazine Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 24 minutes ago, Aragorn7 said: I don't have a spare, but I'll try to order another one. However, if the SM game is designed to work with the specs of the IntelliVoice and all my other voice carts work on my two intellivisions, it does not appear that the problem would be with my intellivoice. Nonetheless, I will go to the expense of trying to purchase another one. I could end up thoroughly surprised.😮 Before you spend any money on Intellivoices or Intellivisions, can't you send the cartridge to someone who owns an intellivoice so he can check with his hardware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn7 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, Eisengrim said: This reminds me of issues several of us had with GORF and Intellivoice. I only have one Intellivoice, and with one of my Intellivisions it worked and with the other one it crashed a lot. Hopefully you get lucky with a different Intellivision! I appreciate your reply. Please note I mentioned I have already tried my only Intellivoice on two different Intellivisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn7 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, Kai_Magazine said: Before you spend any money on Intellivoices or Intellivisions, can't you send the cartridge to someone who owns an intellivoice so he can check with his hardware? Unfortunately, I don't know anyone else near or far to send it to. I just purchased another Intellivoice online; so time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn7 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 21 hours ago, Games For Your Intellivision said: Also, try a different Intellivision. My original Intellivoice had issues with my original Intellivision. I originally misread your post and thought you were telling me to try a different Intellivoice. I did, however, try it on a second intellivision but with the same results; so I have ordered another intellivoice to try out. Thanks again for your input--much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Games For Your Intellivision Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Aragorn7 said: I originally misread your post and thought you were telling me to try a different Intellivoice. I did, however, try it on a second intellivision but with the same results; so I have ordered another intellivoice to try out. Thanks again for your input--much appreciated. If I had to bet, I'd bet that the Intellivoice just doesn't like the new cartridge somehow, and that a new Intellivoice unit will fix your problem. The cartridge MAY have had a bad burn or be defective (I didn't make the cart) but I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KylJoy Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 So, if I understand correctly, there is no current way to get this game. Is that right? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn7 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 3:30 PM, Games For Your Intellivision said: If I had to bet, I'd bet that the Intellivoice just doesn't like the new cartridge somehow, and that a new Intellivoice unit will fix your problem. The cartridge MAY have had a bad burn or be defective (I didn't make the cart) but I doubt it. Well I got the replacement IntelliVoice and I have to say I am not only surprised; I'm shocked. It actually works and Star Mercenary now plays voice. I took my original apart and found no expanded capacitors and no burnt circuitry, but I did give it a good cleaning. While it will play every other voice cart I have, it would not work with SM. My one guess is that somewhere along the line Mattel may have changed something in their design specs. My serial number is 6933, but on the newer replacement it has a serial number of 520999. That's quite far removed from mine in production terms. At any rate, I wish to thank everyone for their suggestions and I'm positively thrilled that SM is fully working. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinjinhawke Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I finished the game today on easy. Loved it. Well done sir. This was like TNT Cowboy for me though more challenging. My right thumb muscle is sore from playing so much. I have several Intellivoice modules. I’ll have to try them all to see if any of mine have an issue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn7 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sinjinhawke said: My right thumb muscle is sore from playing so much. I'm an old guy with arthritic hands. My hands were killing me and I was forced to stop. Now I'll have to wait a couple of days before I can continue.😃 Old age is not for the faint of heart.😬 I ordered a couple of horizontal long play controllers for my Intellivision that will hopefully allow me to play this fantastic game for longer periods. Edited October 31, 2022 by Aragorn7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kai_Magazine Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 5 hours ago, Sinjinhawke said: I finished the game today on easy. Loved it. Well done sir. This was like TNT Cowboy for me though more challenging. My right thumb muscle is sore from playing so much. I have several Intellivoice modules. I’ll have to try them all to see if any of mine have an issue. I am super happy that you enjoyed it ^_^ I am not 100% sure but I belive there is an autofire upgrade you can buy early on the game, and you can enable-disable it by pressing a key or something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn7 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 4 hours ago, Kai_Magazine said: I am super happy that you enjoyed it ^_^ I am not 100% sure but I belive there is an autofire upgrade you can buy early on the game, and you can enable-disable it by pressing a key or something. Yes, that was the first feature I employed, I just need to hit save and walk away faster. Afterall, as Harry might say, "A man's got to know his limitations."😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Kai_Magazine said: I am super happy that you enjoyed it ^_^ I am not 100% sure but I belive there is an autofire upgrade you can buy early on the game, and you can enable-disable it by pressing a key or something. Correct! Buy the auto fire 🔥 upgrade and push button 3 to enable it.👍 Great game!!!😃 Edited October 31, 2022 by wolfy62 Added content Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinjinhawke Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Oh yes, auto-fire was my first upgrade. The soreness is from many hours of dodging enemy fighters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn7 Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Well, the old man is happy to say that after many saves, I finally finished the game. Well done Elektronite and Kai Magazine. Among the classic Intellivision space games, I personally liked The Dreadnaught Factor the best. I loved the sound of the large cannon fire and the fact that it could be defeated even while moving ever closer to earth. That said, Star Mercenary is my new favorite of this genre. Wow, what fun! I'm so glad to own a copy of this game. As word gets out, I'm sure you'll need to produce more copies. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kai_Magazine Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 Thank you very much for sharing your feedback, that makes me very happy to hear/read. I really hope the publisher (Elektronite) can produce more copies eventualy so more people can enjoy it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuele Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 On 11/5/2022 at 11:06 PM, Kai_Magazine said: I really hope the publisher (Elektronite) can produce more copies eventualy so more people can enjoy it. So do I...👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 7:59 AM, Aragorn7 said: I don't have a spare, but I'll try to order another one. However, if the SM game is designed to work with the specs of the IntelliVoice and all my other voice carts work on my two intellivisions, it does not appear that the problem would be with my intellivoice. Nonetheless, I will go to the expense of trying to purchase another one. I could end up thoroughly surprised.😮 If you pay the shipping, ill send you one for free Aragorn. I have a dozen. PM me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kai_Magazine Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 Ironically enough, while I developed this game, I don't own an Intellivoice. I don't want one for free, so if you let me know the price you would sell it for I would be happy to pay it plus the shipping costs to Spain. PM sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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