CLASSIC GAMES REVISITED - Intellivision II (system overview)

[Bobassa0903]

4 people don't...ah, forget it. I don't have anything new to say. Hm.

[uwright22]

will this play intelevison 1 games ?

[OhOneNine]

I was the 1337th review. :)

[Commentator9000]

My right headphone is busted :(

Thanks for not letting me listen to your review :/

[Dweller777]

It wasn't necessarily "illegal" for a company to deny third-party software for their system.. There was a precedent set when Atari tried to block Activision from developing VCS software (Atari lost, which opened the floodgates for anyone to create VCS software.. that's why there are so many titles), but that didn't make it a "crime" to disallow it.. They can do what they want, but they couldn't sue third parties for creating software.. that's all it meant.

[beastmanga]

great vid and a great overview on the system

keep vids coming

[bsilver887]

ugh...the constant background music loop annoys me. it just feels like an amateurish clone of cgr. hope these get better.

[dommiesan]

@bsilver887 You are the first ever to complain about the music. Everybody emails me telling me it's awesome. How does it feel to be a loner... a rebel?

[bsilver887]

@dommiesan wow, i didnt expect such animosity towards a fan. way to make things personal for no reason. im just saying, anything looping for more than 3 minutes just gets annoying. its great theme music for the beginning, i loved it.

[fred7699]

@dommiesan I like everything I've seen from you. But this comment?! "How does it feel to be a loner... a rebel?". Definitely uncalled for.

But aside of that, keep up the great work!

[Bobassa0903]

@fred7699 well, can you blame him? I admit the loop is a little annoying sometimes, but bsilver887 basically insulted his theme music, his video style, called him an amateur...wouldn't you be ticked off at that? If you don't like it, leave it. I think that is nice here. Perhaps he was just grumpy when he wrote that comment.

[fred7699]

@Bobassa0903 I think you are referring to @huxtona's comment, not to @bsilver887's...

[fred7699]

@fred7699 hmmm, maybe not!

[Bp323]

@dommiesan it is a bit distracting, hard to hear what you are saying at times. But a good video all the same, keep it up!

[huxtona]

@bsilver887 You're right its too repetitive. Even worse is how only the speech comes out of the right channel and background music out of the left. It's nit-picking but it's amateurish, no doubt.

[Dweller777]

@bsilver887 I kinda dig the music.. Its running in the background adds to the tone of the video's content..

However, I am not a fan of intros in short videos.. I've seen some videos where the intro video is two minutes long, and the actual content is like thirty second.. LMAO!

Protip: Limit videos to no more than 5% of the total video length.. :)

[squirm13]

I have had may consoles since the 80,s, but never been interested in the intellivision, probably because my second console was the colecovision, which had such good graphics and games for its time. I did see an intellivision on display in a store in the 80,s though.

[TheMatrixpoophispano]

please you store acept cash o i need a paypal acount

please respond beacuse i want some games and consoles

[AWriterWandering]

If I'm not mistaken that's the old standard 9-pin controller port. Could you use other controllers like the Genesis pad, like you can with the Atari and Colecovision? (assuming a game doesn't require the number pad)

[dommiesan]

@AWriterWandering I have yet to try it, but it could be possible. the only problem is ALL Intellivision games require the keypad to start a game - you typically have to enter how many players and what skill level first before a game starts. And that disc controller isn't exactly a D-pad, so I'm not sure how well that'll translate.

[TheInsanemonkeyboy]

Does the Intellivoice work with this or is it built in the II?

[dommiesan]

@TheInsanemonkeyboy Yes, the Intellivoice works on it but when it's all plugged in it looks like a rather ugly setup.

[misterintellivision]

Excellent review! :)

I wish I had an intellivision II!

the only bad thing I think about the Intelli II is the controllers which are hard to repair

[Treasurefan02]

I used to have one of these for a brief while, back when I was a kid (early 90's). Fun games, but the games were a little too simple for my taste (I prefered the NES style games).

BTW, I love that background song =)

[WARPUDDY666]

I got my system with no adapter and found it can work with 12 volt dc

on getting a intellavoice try atari2600 web site he has original type for $7.95 looks kinda funky on this system but will work

and if your lucky enough to find one of the white ones updated to match this system consider yourself lucky the can be quit hard to find

[StickPeopleAndPuff]

no offense but your very heavy handed

[LeightonW87]

I don't know if its just me but I can't hear you in the video, very quiet.

[dommiesan]

@LeightonW87 Some people are having this problem if they are listening through a mono sound output. I record in stereo.

[johndoe3243]

@dommiesan Actually your your camcorder only records to the right channel so the left speaker only has music, no voice. You would need to copy the right channel to the left channel to solve the people with mono's problems and people with headphones.

[Gamester81Arcade]

Great review Dommie and that system is in great shape with the box and all. Do you have an Intellivoice by chance? I love the classic Intellivision for sure.

[dommiesan]

@Gamester81Arcade I had 1 Intellivoice in stock, but it sold a while back.

[Ulti2k]

The background music is wayyyyyyyyyyy to loude compared to your voice. Realy difficult to understand you.

[pocketmego]

Very slick. Excellent overview as always, Dommie.

[VargasXX78]

Alright... new video!!!

Dommie, another great vid, as always... but I must ask...

Where DO you get those wonderful toys?

[dommiesan]

@VargasXX78 I have various suppliers. I have a special treat for today's video from 1 of my new Japanese suppliers. Old school Famicom fans will flip out!

[adamyoshi]

looks like you take realy good care of your games and there boxes

[RichieEastside]

How much did these go for when they first came out?

[MazokuRanma]

Great review as always. Just one thing I think would be cool in the future: when you do a review for a follow-up console like this, it would be nice to see the original next to it. The only thing I thought was missing here was a side by side with an original Intellivision so that I could see how much smaller they made it. Other than that, loved the video. Keep 'em coming!

[gabbogabbo]

I love how you act like you can run out to any store and pick one up! keep up the good work dommie

[SuicideChild13]

The PS2 slim has a similar design for the power on/off/reset system, and I'm not a big fan of that design either. Is it that difficult to put a seperate button on there, or just eliminate the reset function all together?

[sinistermoon]

Well I wouldn't say the Intellivision 2 is "sleaker" really. It's the cheap-o version of the first Intellivision. But it was really cool seeing one with a box and everything again. Awesome video. INTELLIVISION LIVES!

[MrTechnoSqueek]

but can't you use a genesis controller on Intellivision

[dommiesan]

@MrTechnoSqueek I could give it a try - but many of the INTV games require the number pad. Maybe if I plug in the Star Raiders touch pad... :P

[MrTechnoSqueek]

@dommiesan well I watched the Intellivision/Celecovision(sp?­) episode of AVGN and he did it with the Celeco

[vintagevideogamegeek]

I have one of these with the original power cord and can't get it to work. It powers on but it won't play any games.

[dommiesan]

@vintagevideogamegeek Are they 3rd party or Mattel game? I thought my first one was broken for the longest time until I read about the EXEC chip in the Intellivision 2s. Turns out I was only testing it with Carnival and Donkey Kong, which don't work in that unit.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

@dommiesan No, they are official games.

[WoodyXP]

Hell yeah dommiesan is loud and clear.

[onetunafish]

does your store ship overseas?

[dommiesan]

@onetunafish Yes.

[onetunafish]

@onetunafish sweet man, I'm already a subscriber I'll certainly buy from you too. Thnx!

[RetroGamerVX]

Yes, nice example there, and much smaller too :o)

[kreeboy411]

Sadly when I got my Intellivision II it only had one controller. But still a great little machine. I dont own to many 3rd party games so its ok for what I need it for. Takes up so much less room than the Intellivision woody...lol

[adamdabester]

why cant i hear anything you say over the music? why is the loud music there after the intro?

[dommiesan]

@adamdabester That's strange - I can hear me fine. Maybe you have mono output on your computer? Or your balance is set all the way to 1 side?

[adamdabester]

@dommiesan yup it worked on my speakers. my headphone jack must be messed up sorry.

[Hal566]

@adamdabester I have to agree that the intro music shouldn't be there stuck in a loop after the intro. It's a bit distracting.

[DrStrongBad]

Intellivision I controllers weren't actually hard-wired, they were plugged in from the inside. But it was a weird I think proprietary plug, so they were still very hard to replace.

[dommiesan]

@DrStrongBad I've replaced them on the original Intellivision before - you have to take the console apart and they are wired to 2 small plugs on the motherboard. For all intents & purposes, they're hardwired. But yes, they fit onto the motherboard by 2 micro plugs like the kind you see on most motherboards - single row female pin micro plug, 9 pins I think. Not proprietary, but in the realm of computer repair parts, etc - not for the average consumer to replace.

[DrStrongBad]

@dommiesan That's just what I've heard, I've never seen ine in person.

[Bakemon13]

A 30 year old box ;P

[Infinitrium]

I've got an Intellivision II plus the Intellivoice module in my closet, but unfortunately no A/C adapter or games.

[dommiesan]

@Infinitrium You can find an AC adapter that works, it's just very tough to track down. I'd start by taking the console in to a Radio Shack and see if they can outfit an AC power unit. Be warned though - those AC units that get into the custom range can be expensive. I paid about $25 for one for my Japanese Sharp Twin Famicom.

If you need games, I have them in stock in my store with prices to fit all budgets. :)

[pinwiz3000]

damn i bought 2 boxes of Intellivision stuff like 4 years ago it came with the model 1 system and 2 model 2 systems, 2 Intellivoice units and an atari 2600 and like 60 Intellivision games all in boxes w/ instructions and those plastic over lays i paid 25 bucks and sold it all for 350 bucks i guess i should of held on to it longer oh well

[NadrianATRS]

where do u put the games in ?

[17R3W]

@NadrianATRS

There is a slot on right side.

[crippledbazooka]

can you do tron deadly disks for your next review. that was my first video game.

[dommiesan]

@crippledbazooka That's a good recommendation. I'll see what I can do.

[MazokuRanma]

@crippledbazooka He already did a review of Tron Deadly Discs for the Atari 2600. It was one of the first few he did, just check way back at the beginning.

[crippledbazooka]

@MazokuRanma

atari graphics don't compare to intellivision. intellivision has more awsomea paowaaaa~~!

[mrhappy19]

cool. my grandpa bought one of these on a trip to the states. found it in a bargin bin and brought it home. its still set up at his house and my family still sometimes plays frogger, burger time, river raid. good times

[no1cp]

Ethernet port in the back? =P