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I remember going in to John Menzies (Nottingham UK) and seeing this very nice looking computer and thinking it looked so cool. But it was hugely underpowered. With much better machines like the Atari 800XL, Commodore 64, Spectrum 48k and even the BBC offering much more power, sadly the Aquarius was doomed to fail.
Doesn't stop me wanting to add one to my retro collection though!
p1nch3z 2 weeks ago
Holy cow.
That REALLY sucks.
And this came out AFTER the Atari 2600?
gillianorley 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Ugh. I don't know which is worse: the graphics, the sound, or the fact that I'd want one if they weren't so rare, hard-to-find and (presumably) going up in value.
MattTheSaiyan 8 months ago
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LOL. It's a special machine, for sure. For a better Space Invaders clone on the Aquarius, see my N-Vaders video.
MattelAquarius 8 months ago
If this is at all representative of the machine, then it's pitiful considering it apparently came out after the ZX Spectrum.
Apparently even the people inside the company thought it was rubbish and gave it the sarcastic slogan "The System for the 70s" (it came out circa 1983!)
NotATube 9 months ago
sounds like Intellivision was a lot better than Aquarius.. no wonder why Mattel pulled the plug on it!!
Nadav34 1 year ago
pithifull...
darockstardude 1 year ago
Mattel Aquarius didnt exist it was all a bad dream.
Silvertrine 2 years ago
Awesome.
sinistermoon 2 years ago
Another Space Invaders rendition. Cool
dorkydorkone 3 years ago
where are these Aquarius games available???
Ambrosine 3 years ago
Usually surface at trade centers, flea markets, or eBay.
jeremysart 2 years ago
In France it was available. LOL. Aquarius was my first computer. I programmed it in BASIC. I remember using PEEK and POKE for the graphics. The manual was photocopied and written in a language that I did not know at that time (english). I couldn't save the programs in BASIC so I just remembered them and rewrote them just from my memory. The little "space" bar was odd. LOL.
becomepostal 2 years ago
I still have mine but wouldn't sell it. Don't know if it still works though.
becomepostal 2 years ago
Aquarius games I heard of, but never saw them before I came across this video on Youtube. It's strange to discover that some people are interested in Aquarius and Aquarius games some 25 years later.
becomepostal 2 years ago