decle Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 South America is where everything Intellivision goes to die... ...and rise again! A couple of weeks ago it seems TV POWWW! made an appearance on Brazilian late night TV show "The Noite com Danilo Gentili". If Google translate is keeping me on the straight and narrow I believe it was part of a special on video games shown on SBT, the channel that used to broadcast TV POWWW! in the 80s: I'm not certain, but I suspect the version of TV POWWW! being played is my recreation for the 2020 IntyBASIC competition: If correct, it's pretty surreal. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Interesting, too bad they spoiled it with terrible puns - mostly around the fact that “pow” in Portuguese sounds the same way as a certain dirty word. Still, congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdoerty Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 The video is not showing up for me. It says it is not available in my country (USA). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 On 9/20/2023 at 6:20 PM, mdoerty said: The video is not showing up for me. It says it is not available in my country (USA). Unfortunately, I am encountering the same issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Indeed it is blocked in the US. I was only able to watch it while traveling abroad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decle Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 (edited) On 9/21/2023 at 2:20 AM, mdoerty said: The video is not showing up for me. It says it is not available in my country (USA). 4 hours ago, Lathe26 said: Unfortunately, I am encountering the same issue. 4 hours ago, cmadruga said: Indeed it is blocked in the US. I was only able to watch it while traveling abroad. Unfortunately the geo-restriction is down to SBT not me, I guess the show might be syndicated in the US, and they don't want YouTube cannibalizing views? Anyway, for those that want to see it, a clip can be downloaded by requesting file tvpowww.mp4 from my homepage (http://decle.org.uk/). But you didn't get it from me! A couple of things I've spotted. Firstly, I'm pretty sure now that they're using my recreation. A bug in my code is visible in the video, bonus marks for anyone who can spot it! Secondly, the bargraph overlay at the upper left of the game screen looks to be the volume of the volume of the game's sound, rather than the player's mic as you might hope. Finally, I'm pretty sure they aren't using sound activation this time. It's a shame, but you can't have everything I guess. Edited September 25, 2023 by decle Correction to the use of the bargraph 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhd Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 We Canadians can see the video, but my inability to understand Portuguese seriously limits my ability to enjoy it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdoerty Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 6 hours ago, decle said: Unfortunately the geo-restriction is down to SBT not me, I guess the show might be syndicated in the US, and they don't want YouTube cannibalizing views? Anyway, for those that want to see it, a clip can be downloaded by requesting file tvpowww.mp4 from my homepage (http://decle.org.uk/). But you didn't get it from me! A couple of things I've spotted. Firstly, I'm pretty sure now that they're using my recreation. A bug in my code is visible in the video, bonus marks for anyone who can spot it! Secondly, the bargraph overlay at the upper left of the game screen looks to be the volume of the volume of the game's sound, rather than the player's mic as you might hope. Finally, I'm pretty sure they aren't using sound activation this time. It's a shame, but you can't have everything I guess. All I get at the home page is the "decle" logo with links to Atari Age and You Tube. What am I doing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 4 hours ago, jhd said: We Canadians can see the video, but my inability to understand Portuguese seriously limits my ability to enjoy it. Sadly I don't think you are missing much from the audio. Mostly a bunch of bad jokes that had nothing to do with the historical context of TV Powww. At least they managed to uncover that one of the original presenters of TV Powww in Brazil was actually the same guy who played Bozo the Clown over there. Quite an earth-shaking discovery, I know. 🙂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 10 hours ago, decle said: A couple of things I've spotted. Firstly, I'm pretty sure now that they're using my recreation. A bug in my code is visible in the video, bonus marks for anyone who can spot it! Secondly, the bargraph overlay at the upper left of the game screen looks to be the volume of the volume of the game's sound, rather than the player's mic as you might hope. Finally, I'm pretty sure they aren't using sound activation this time. It's a shame, but you can't have everything I guess. Well, I noticed they were using disconnected prop phones when playing the game, so mic volume wouldn't have helped much. But indeed, it was a missed opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Spear Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 powww.mp4 powww.srt Machine language translation Portuguese->English in the srt didn't seem to work well. Can any educated Portuguese speakers comment on what is really being said? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 6 hours ago, First Spear said: powww.mp4 powww.srt Machine language translation Portuguese->English in the srt didn't seem to work well. Can any educated Portuguese speakers comment on what is really being said? Wow! Translating from Portuguese to machine language ... that's hardcore! 😁 dZ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Can you use as1600 to assemble programs made in IntyPortuguese? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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