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[Keatah]

That's it. What's the best Intellivision emulator for the Windows/PC platform? I'm not asking for directions on how to use it or where to download. Just what you think is the best emulator. Or if there are any I shouldn't waste time with.

[GroovyBee]

Several emulator links are in the programmer's sticky here :-

http://www.atariage....ming-resources/

[ClassicGMR]

Nostalgia 5.0 rocks. Hands down.

[ls650]

I agree that Nostalgia 5 is very good, but requires a bit of set-up. The jzIntv emu is cross-platform, so if you aren't running Windows that is likely your best bet.
I also have Bliss installed; it's just an executable and requires little setup, but the compatibility is not as high as Nostalgia.

[HuckleCat]

Intellivision emus are tricky, mainly because of the controller issue, and that many of the emulators just are not that great.

If you have a Nintendo DS, try the "Intellivision Lives" cart. Also, the Intellivision games in the Xbox Live Arcade work really well, however, these solutions are not free.


The INTV is one of the few systems where I'd recommend getting the actual hardware.

[rmaerz]

Nostalgia crashes on me all the time.

I use Bliss.

[thegoldenband]

IMHO, jzintv is great and seems extremely accurate. One or two people are working on GUIs for those who aren't able to work with the command line.

[toptenmaterial]

HuckleCat, on Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:08 PM, said:

Intellivision emus are tricky, mainly because of the controller issue, and that many of the emulators just are not that great.

If you have a Nintendo DS, try the "Intellivision Lives" cart. Also, the Intellivision games in the Xbox Live Arcade work really well, however, these solutions are not free.


The INTV is one of the few systems where I'd recommend getting the actual hardware.

I really enjoyed the plug-n-play joystick that came out a few years back. I bet it's dirt cheap used now.

[GroovyBee]

toptenmaterial, on Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:39 PM, said:

I really enjoyed the plug-n-play joystick that came out a few years back. I bet it's dirt cheap used now.

They are a NOAC design.

[ls650]

They are also pure crap.

[JL]

I always liked the menu and add-ons that Carl Mueller Jr created to use with his original Intellivision Lives! You would copy a bunch of the files from the Lives CD then use the additional files Carl had on his old website. Using the menu executable he provided you could play any dumped rom. IIRC the menu truncated file names to 8.3 characters as it was DOS based. Worked fine for me in 95 and 98, and IIRC using Window Virtual PC with XP. Haven't cranked it up in a while or tried it with Vista or Windows7 also never tried with DOSBox. You know I'll think I have to try I'll post my results. Glad I kept the all the files Carl original had available.


Nostalgia 5.0 is also very nice if not a tad bit slower than then Carl's old Intellivision Lives! mod. Has development been discontinued? Does the Intellivision Dev Yahoo group still exist? Is JzZIntv being developed? Last release I see is from 2006?

For controllers:

I originally had 2 INTV2PC parallel port adapters that worked with the original INTV controllers. Got it in the late 90's from a long gone outfit in Canada who's eluded me at the moment. It works pretty well although a bit bulky. Too bad no drivers exist that allow it to work with a USB to Parallel [DB25 Female] adapter

Also have one of the Shiny Technologies Classic Game Controller interfaces. It performs very nicely but wish I had purchased an extra so I'm afraid to use it.

I wish Raphael would produce-http://www.raphnet.net/electronique/intellivusb/index_en.php in a form that I could just wire up controllers on my own but I've not the skill to build my own circuit from his schematic and parts list.

Of course the INTV controllers while authentic still suck like they did back in the day, so with emulation after I get tired of the original feel, I prefer to use a 2600 Joystick, NES pad or SNES pad + keyboard.

Edited by JL, Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:58 AM.

[toptenmaterial]

ls650, on Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:31 AM, said:

They are also pure crap.

Are they? I played them years before I ever played a real INTV and have never compared, so I'll take your word for it. At last Shark! Shark! worked.

You have not seen the dregs of plug-n-play until you have laid eyes on the Super Joy III 72,000, somehow featuring an NES port of 7200 Karatika.