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Didimo wrote:
>
>
> AAAAMEEEN TO YOU BOTH!!! The O2/Videopac (I'm from Italy) was my first
> programmable system, and to this day I still wonder why one life only.
>From my understanding, most of the O2 games were programmed by the same
guy. Maybe we should try to track him down and ask him (or perhaps
there's an interview posted somewhere where the question is asked)
> When I eventually got an Atari VCS after the crash (I had sold my
> Videopac to buy an Intellivision, and then later got a Colecovision;
I started off with a VCS, and had that for a long time but I was always
fascinated by the Intellivision... so around 1982 or so I had $200 and
on an impulse I bought a "Tandyvision" from Radio Shack (which was
exactly the same as an Intellivision). I had some great times with that
Tandyvision, honest to God I really enjoyed it, but after 7 days I got
the "Black screen of death". I decided just to return the unit and get
my money back, and bought a Colecovision for $214 including Michigan
sales tax. I think it was the right choice. The only comprable choice
at the time would have been an Atari 400/800 computer.
> the VCS came from a trade with a friend, after I had gotten sick of
> playing the same Inty games over and over and I couldn't find any new
> ones anymore...) I missed my Videopac and its superior games. Poorer
> graphics, maybe (that's debatable), but still WAY better in terms of
> playability, fun factor and overall appearance.
>
> Fear not: back years ago I bought a complete in box O2 + tons of
> games, and a few years back I found an elusive Videopac 7400 + some
> fun + (7400 enhanced) games back on vacation in Italy.
What is this and what makes it different from an O2?
Didimo wrote:
>
>
> AAAAMEEEN TO YOU BOTH!!! The O2/Videopac (I'm from Italy) was my first
> programmable system, and to this day I still wonder why one life only.
>From my understanding, most of the O2 games were programmed by the same
guy. Maybe we should try to track him down and ask him (or perhaps
there's an interview posted somewhere where the question is asked)
> When I eventually got an Atari VCS after the crash (I had sold my
> Videopac to buy an Intellivision, and then later got a Colecovision;
I started off with a VCS, and had that for a long time but I was always
fascinated by the Intellivision... so around 1982 or so I had $200 and
on an impulse I bought a "Tandyvision" from Radio Shack (which was
exactly the same as an Intellivision). I had some great times with that
Tandyvision, honest to God I really enjoyed it, but after 7 days I got
the "Black screen of death". I decided just to return the unit and get
my money back, and bought a Colecovision for $214 including Michigan
sales tax. I think it was the right choice. The only comprable choice
at the time would have been an Atari 400/800 computer.
> the VCS came from a trade with a friend, after I had gotten sick of
> playing the same Inty games over and over and I couldn't find any new
> ones anymore...) I missed my Videopac and its superior games. Poorer
> graphics, maybe (that's debatable), but still WAY better in terms of
> playability, fun factor and overall appearance.
>
> Fear not: back years ago I bought a complete in box O2 + tons of
> games, and a few years back I found an elusive Videopac 7400 + some
> fun + (7400 enhanced) games back on vacation in Italy.
What is this and what makes it different from an O2?
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