19th June 2020, 6:42 PM
It's almost all stuff I've posted online, most (but not all) of it on this site, but yeah I like having everything I thought was worth making an article for together, as opposed to scattered around forum threads.
I must say, I am surprised that the article that's gotten the most of the few replies articles on my site have gotten is... the one with a list of many of the demos on PC Gamer cover discs. I would not have guessed that.
... Yes, I know I haven't posted there in months. I've been saying "I really need to write something for the site" but not doing it / get too distracted by current events and such for way too long now...
As for your thoughts on the Intellivision article, thanks for writing all that! The other place I posted this one was AtariAge, the Intellivision fans there were much less kind. :P As someone with no nostalgia for the system, obviously it means less to me than it does you, but that's how nostalgia goes. I do think that, despite its incredibly uncomfortable controller and slow 20fps games, it's an alright system with some good stuff on it. I do very much like the looks of the model I have -- the Sears Super Video Arcade's nice looking -- but I must admit, this isn't a system I have returned to much since writing this article a year ago... I know I have a lot of games, but there are at least some games deserving of being played more than I have.
Oh, Mattel must have made a LOT of IntelliVoices. Like, a LOT. Those things are crazy cheap and always have been. The IntelliVoice and the three games I have are all very cheap, which is so weird compared to, say, the Odyssey 2 The Voice, which has more and I would say better software support, but clearly wasn't sold to nearly as many system owners because it's expensive and uncommon now. IntelliVoices, however, are twenty bucks shipped. Why make so many of something and then only make four games that support it? It's kind of strange...
There are also some games I don't have but should get at some point, including Worm Whomper (one of the few higher-than-20fps games!) and the He-Man game.
I must say, I am surprised that the article that's gotten the most of the few replies articles on my site have gotten is... the one with a list of many of the demos on PC Gamer cover discs. I would not have guessed that.
... Yes, I know I haven't posted there in months. I've been saying "I really need to write something for the site" but not doing it / get too distracted by current events and such for way too long now...
As for your thoughts on the Intellivision article, thanks for writing all that! The other place I posted this one was AtariAge, the Intellivision fans there were much less kind. :P As someone with no nostalgia for the system, obviously it means less to me than it does you, but that's how nostalgia goes. I do think that, despite its incredibly uncomfortable controller and slow 20fps games, it's an alright system with some good stuff on it. I do very much like the looks of the model I have -- the Sears Super Video Arcade's nice looking -- but I must admit, this isn't a system I have returned to much since writing this article a year ago... I know I have a lot of games, but there are at least some games deserving of being played more than I have.
Oh, Mattel must have made a LOT of IntelliVoices. Like, a LOT. Those things are crazy cheap and always have been. The IntelliVoice and the three games I have are all very cheap, which is so weird compared to, say, the Odyssey 2 The Voice, which has more and I would say better software support, but clearly wasn't sold to nearly as many system owners because it's expensive and uncommon now. IntelliVoices, however, are twenty bucks shipped. Why make so many of something and then only make four games that support it? It's kind of strange...
There are also some games I don't have but should get at some point, including Worm Whomper (one of the few higher-than-20fps games!) and the He-Man game.
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