I grew up on Intellivision, and I am hopeful that I will finally have a portable console that can handle the controls on Intellivision games.
My favorites are:
Tron deadly discs
By far my favorite. It's kindof a slowed down robotron-ish game.
You play Tron, and you are attacked by enemies who throw their discs at you and try to derez you. You can use your disc to block the discs, or throw back. You can run and throw independantly, which really makes the game. The Recognizers come so often to kick your ass too, and you must time your throws at them when the slot on their head is open.
This game was made before the movie came out.
Dreadnaught factor -
horizontal (but birds eye view) scrolling shooter. You are making multiple passes at a huge star destroyer type thing, and have a limited number of passes to destroy it before it blows up your home planet.
Space Spartans
Space Flight Sim crossed with RPG (if you can believe it). Requires the Intellivoice.
In Space Spartans, you must use the map screen to hyperjump to enemy territory and try to attack the enemy bases. The enemy is also sending squadrons to attack your own starbases, which you need to survive, so you must balance your time between attack to cut off the enemy at the source and defense to prevent your bases from being destroyed.
The enemies are still moving around on the map screen and trying to destroy your bases while you fight elsewhere, so you need to be fast.
Burgertime
You are a chef making burgers! What can I say, it's fun.
Astrosmash
Astrosmash started as a clone of asteroids, and evolved into something different. Basically you are on the ground shooting up at incomming objects. Some of the incoming objects will destroy you if they touch the ground, and some only if they hit you. It is fast paced and great fun.
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons - Treasures of Tarmin.
A 3D(lol, really it is!) Dungeon Crawler. Collect items and treasure and battle enemies. I have still never managed to beat this game. It is really long.
Lock N Chase
You are a thief trying to rob a place blind before the evil cops catch you! Plays like Pacman, but you can lock doors in certain places to help hold off the cops.
Space Patrol
Independant release in 2007. It is a "Moon Patrol" clone, which some claim to be better than the Atari 5200 version, also I haven't played that version so I don't know.
Definately an amazing effort, and great fun.
Edit: Fixed up post to be a bit fun.
Edit 2: Added pictures (can't be outdone by some pansy Atari thread)
My favorites are:
Tron deadly discs
By far my favorite. It's kindof a slowed down robotron-ish game.
You play Tron, and you are attacked by enemies who throw their discs at you and try to derez you. You can use your disc to block the discs, or throw back. You can run and throw independantly, which really makes the game. The Recognizers come so often to kick your ass too, and you must time your throws at them when the slot on their head is open.
This game was made before the movie came out.
Dreadnaught factor -
horizontal (but birds eye view) scrolling shooter. You are making multiple passes at a huge star destroyer type thing, and have a limited number of passes to destroy it before it blows up your home planet.
Space Spartans
Space Flight Sim crossed with RPG (if you can believe it). Requires the Intellivoice.
In Space Spartans, you must use the map screen to hyperjump to enemy territory and try to attack the enemy bases. The enemy is also sending squadrons to attack your own starbases, which you need to survive, so you must balance your time between attack to cut off the enemy at the source and defense to prevent your bases from being destroyed.
The enemies are still moving around on the map screen and trying to destroy your bases while you fight elsewhere, so you need to be fast.
Burgertime
You are a chef making burgers! What can I say, it's fun.
Astrosmash
Astrosmash started as a clone of asteroids, and evolved into something different. Basically you are on the ground shooting up at incomming objects. Some of the incoming objects will destroy you if they touch the ground, and some only if they hit you. It is fast paced and great fun.
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons - Treasures of Tarmin.
A 3D(lol, really it is!) Dungeon Crawler. Collect items and treasure and battle enemies. I have still never managed to beat this game. It is really long.
Lock N Chase
You are a thief trying to rob a place blind before the evil cops catch you! Plays like Pacman, but you can lock doors in certain places to help hold off the cops.
Space Patrol
Independant release in 2007. It is a "Moon Patrol" clone, which some claim to be better than the Atari 5200 version, also I haven't played that version so I don't know.
Definately an amazing effort, and great fun.
Edit: Fixed up post to be a bit fun.
Edit 2: Added pictures (can't be outdone by some pansy Atari thread)
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