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haha awesome! Blue Sky Rangers Forever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

All the time that I've spent playing Morrowind over the past few years pales in comparison to those grueling hours playing Utopia back in 1984. . . and with that out of the way, may I say that Intellivision Lives! is the greatest treasure in my video game library today. So many games packed into one cartridge (errr. . . X-BOX CD I mean) that are playable at whim, and in their original form.

One of the big complaints I've heard from gurus is that the controls make playability virtually impossible, but I disagree. My fingers have bled much less than I remember, and games like Astrosmash and B-17 Bomber as fun today as they were originally. Of course, in the world of CGI and high-paced video gaming that takes days to conquer, Nightstalker might take its toll on the average attention span within 15 minutes. Not me, however, as all I really need is this game, a case of beer, and some Smiths blaring on the radio to make my night perfect.

My only complaint is that some of my favorite Intellivision-unique games from the day were created by other companies that do not have software included, such as Sewer Sam, Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, and Microsurgeon. Still, with 60 games (around 20 of them still hold up today in my opinion), how can I rationally complain? Cudos for all the extras for hardcore gamers like me to browse through, including programmer interviews, unreleased games, commercials, and unplayable junk that still brings me back.

Next on my wish list: modern day updates of some of these classics. Imagine B-17 Bomber with modern technology utilized, or a Nightstalker sequel. Crave Games, you have made a grown man very happy.

Instructions

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Like wish we could get the game Burgertime and the Tron Game but do like also wish instructions could be printed

Frustrating

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'm not sure if it's just my system or not but this game makes my Sony sound like it's dying!!
I baby pretty much everything I own so I know my Playstation 2 is in good condition.
Unless I purchased a lemon system (although 2 yrs old w/no prior problems) or a lemon game, this game is very avoidable.

I tried every game even though I mainly bought it for Snafu and Shark Shark and found, just like all the reviewers, that some of the games are unplayable, which is fine for the price, it's just cool to get the retro stuff.

Unfortunately, my rating is based on the sounds my Playstation 2 system makes when playing this game.
It moans and groans like it's about to break and it also makes the disc sound like it's spinning a hundred times faster than any other disc. (which, as a result, causes the system cooling fan to run constantly).

I've never had any other game or DVD cause this problem.
I've only played the disc twice due to the fact that I don't want my system to break.

Unless someone tells you different, expect a system breaking disc upon purchase.

I would've rated this 4.5 stars if not for the disc problem since Shark Shark and Snafu play great (and the Snafu soundtrack is still AWESOME!!!).

Intellivision Lives

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you had an Intellivision in the 80's, you need this trip down memory lane.

They want how much for this game???

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 21
Date: April 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

My cell phone has better games.Don't spend too much for this one,if you have a free rental coupon you might want to use that to rent this game.They had better games than this back on Commodore PET64.

Just Plain Bad

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: January 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Boy did they really screw this game up...

First of all, you can tell that this is not emulated...
The games all have a different feel, sounds are not quite right etc...
The whole layout is bad, and takes place in an arcade... Funny the intellivision was a HOME system...
And the background music makes me want to pound my head into a wall after a few minutes..
Some games I can't even get to start...

This is almost as bad as the 25 in 1 controller...

Of all the "retro" out there, they really screwed up Intellivision big time..
Intellivision deserves much better than the cr*p they are putting out..

Spend the money at a yard sale and buy the real console because this is horrible..

90% UNPLAYABLE!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

About 90% of this game is unplayable!! largly in part to the fact that the intellivision had a very uniqe controller thus rendering this game mostly unplayable. Buy this game only if you are a die hard collector. they really should have included a packaged controller, so what if the game would have cost more at least you would be able to play it!

Bandit......9 O'Clock!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: June 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If reading my header you are confused, look for another video game. For those of you familiar with that exclamation from B-17 Bomber, buy this game right away! You get tons of nostalgia and tons of fun with this disk! Sure the nostalgia may wear off after about 10 minutes, but go beyond that and you will find some truly fun games to revisit and play. I spent many hours in my pre-teen years playing Intellivision, and I still own the original system. I hooked it up about 3 years ago and played some of the games. It was fun, but as you can imagine, hooking up the ancient systems was a real pain in the ass! I was so glad to see Intellivision Lives! for X-Box, I bought it right away. Sure some of the best games are not included like D&D and Tron's Deadly Discs, but there are so many great ones here they won't be missed too badly, and hopefully they will be included in a second volume. B-17 Bomber is still fun to play and I get a kick out of the old "Intellivoice" warning me about Flak and Bandits. Night Stalker is great with it's bass-like background music. I still think "Pinball" is highly addictive, and I am trying desperately to teach my 6 year old son the controls for Utopia so we can play. Sanfu is included and still fun to play. Thunder Castle's theme music is still kind of chilling and though very limited, the game play is engrossing. It's also kind of nifty that there are so many games included that I missed the first go around like Shark! Shark! and the Wrestling game. Sure, there is some trouble converting from the old paddle to the new X-Box controller, but it's not something that should hinder you from picking this game up. For $20 or less if used, you are buying hours of entertainment!

Just about worth $20

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: February 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Let me start of by saying that if this game were priced at $49.95 like most new games, I would give it no stars,. But at $19.95, it is worth it for those who have some nostalga for Intellivision. However, keep in mind that because of the fact that Intellivision had such unusual contollers, most of the games included on this disc are either unplayable on X-Box or are just barely playable ,and thus are not much fun. So instead of getting the 50+ games as advertised, you are really getting only a few playable games. As a former Intellivision owner, this reminds me of how even with the proper controllers, Intellivision often made overly complicated games which were graphically superior to, but less fun to play than, games for the Atari 2600. If you just have a general nostalga for the 1980s, then get Midway Arcade Treasures and/or Namco Museum, but if you really miss Intellivision, then how can you go wrong for $20? Just don't expect to be able to play every game included here.

What you see is what you get

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: February 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was raised on Intellivision. If you were, too, you know which games you want to play. You can also, I presume, look at an Xbox controller and see how there could be difficulties translating the disc-and-keypad controls from Intellivision to the Xbox.

If you aren't very familiar with the Intellivision, you're not really the retrogaming target audience, and you should probably move on.

Assuming you're still with me, here's the good news. The games that are in the collection are recreated spot-on perfectly. The controller works exceptionally well given obvious limitations. A right thumbstick-right trigger combination simulates the keypad 1-9 by default. You get used to it, and I certainly can't think of a better way it could have been done. But in games where it makes more sense to do it another way, it was done another way. A, B, X, and Y fire down, right, left, and up, respectively, in Night Stalker. That is, this package was put together by people who understand the games.

And, as far as the games in the package go, basically, all the first party (Mattel and INTV) games are here except the ones that are lost to licensing entanglements. Yes, it means you lose some of the system's best games. Tron Deadly Discs, Burger Time, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, and Masters of the Universe are not included, and it's a shame.

Further, no matter how much you loved the system, you'll probably admit that some of the games haven't really stood the test of time all that well. Two of the machine's flagship games, Baseball and Astrosmash!, stand out in particular.

But there are 60-some games here. For a $20 package, if you can dig up four or five of them to rekindle your love affair with, you're doing exceptionally well. Most of the games you play once for the nostalgia fix and never see again. But I'm convinced that, for my tastes, Utopia, Super Pro Basketball, Space Armada, Space Battle, Night Stalker, and Shark! Shark! are still honestly fun.

I have Intellivision Lives! for PC, and it is quite good. But putting these games back on the TV with a controller in my hand feels right. I have a good feeling that these games will continue to exist on modern platforms for the foreseeable future and I couldn't be happier. Outstanding product.

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