Subj : Re: VCFMW
To   : Atreyu
From : Exodus
Date : Wed Oct 22 2025 06:06:41

A> I could never understand why the Mattel decision of hard-wired controllers 
A> the Intv-II along with some weird change to the chipset so the Intellivoice

They didn't ... it was the Intellivision that was hardwired.  The Sears 
console and the InTV II was plug in like sega controllers.  Was the main 
reason I went looking for one of those modded.

A> the Intv-II along with some weird change to the chipset so the Intellivoice
A> and Shark Shark ran a little different.

From what I read, they did it to not allow unauthorized games to play, like 
Donkey Kong because it didn't start on the matel intellivision logo screen and
had its own start screen.  So it errored out.


A> Dungeons and Dragons would likely be my favourite. Kill the monsters and 

For sure ... loved that game.

A> That and the baseball game was a million years ahead of the Atari 2600.

Yup.  I remember bringing my neighbor over to play, and had it loaded on the 
tv too long it started to burn into the screen. <G>

.... For God's sake get the hell off... she's dead, Jim!

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