Update on my New Secret Portable

peppers · Post by **peppers** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:49 pm

like what? I know I have not played one that was any good

MM007 · Post by **MM007** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:11 pm

A lot of the games are the same, plus others. The Intellivision also has more power, it's just that the controller design is kinda sucky. Don't act like it is worst console ever, because it isn't.

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:28 pm

That is why I say the Intellivision is underrated. I do believe that the controller sucks, but you can't beat those sexy overlays, and if you play a few times, you do get used to the swivel pad. If you find it that bad, you can always just mod it with a fake D-Pad or joystick glued on top.

MM007 · Post by **MM007** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:34 pm

Agreed. In fact, who is to say it can't be modified into a removable controller with 16 buttons? the 4 side buttons could be shoulder buttons anyway. ^^

Besides, I think it was intended to work like a phone pad, which people often used. It would actually have been a smart way to bring new people into the group. Give them an input format that looks familiar, rather than the potentially confusing joysticks.

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:42 pm

I hated the side buttons. I don't know if mine were screwed, or if they were all like that, but I almost broke my thumbs pushing those.

Niku-Sama · Post by **Niku-Sama** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:43 pm

acually about the time came out rotart and toutch tone phones were about equal in the world so i dont think they were going to the phone like thing

MM007 · Post by **MM007** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:44 pm

O.o Mine worked fine once I got used to them...

By the way, since we use a phone in a different way than our parents did as kids, the controller would be less easy to use. (They used one hand to hold, and their other hand's index to dial, while we dial with the thumb of the hand holding the phone. This evolutionary growth had threatened the Intellivision with extinction. ^^*)

EpsilonMirror · Post by **EpsilonMirror** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:58 am

ok im agreeing with sparkfist its probably an arcade system. im guessing something that isnt usually standalone. neogeo mvs comes to mind(i know everyon keeps saying that theres already a neo portable but it doesnt count, its not a neogeo). cps2 is another possibility probably the most likely one. i however am hoping that he pulls a 360 and does something like a totally awesome like a naomi portable.

Kai · Post by **Kai** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:54 am

I won't expect a C64p ( I don't think it can be portablized even thogh I saw a joystick with a integrated C64 but I don't think you can attach a catridgeconnector or a floppy, datasette) but expect the unexpected.

shmagoogin77 · Post by **shmagoogin77** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:36 am

EpsilonMirror wrote:ok im agreeing with sparkfist its probably an arcade system. im guessing something that isnt usually standalone. neogeo mvs comes to mind(i know everyon keeps saying that theres already a neo portable but it doesnt count, its not a neogeo). cps2 is another possibility probably the most likely one. i however am hoping that he pulls a 360 and does something like a totally awesome like a naomi portable.

you mean a 180
if he did a 360 he be back were he started

EpsilonMirror · Post by **EpsilonMirror** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 3:31 am

gah thanks for pointing out my stupidity shmagoogin77. heh yeah i have no clue why the heck 360 came out

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:49 am

I bet Ben stole a Flashback 2 prototype and is using it to make a new pAtari.

N Rage64 · Post by **N Rage64** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:40 am

Colecovision portable

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:03 am

Im going with sponge and gamelver and saying hes making/made an atari computer laptop.

rawls · Post by **rawls** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:43 am

Maybe he is portabalizing a Coleco ADAM - but then he could just portabalize the Colecovision and leave all the unnecessary PC stuff out.

Maybe it is an Odyssey 2. I think that thing took 12V.

Or maybe a Vectrex (now nobody would try to portabalize this). However, it is B&W, so that wouldn't require a PSONE screen...