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In this episode, we review the Imagic game Truckin'.  We have two interviews with programmer/designer Rick Levine.  Paul covers the recent Twin Galaxies Entertainment Festival, while Gary Magnan tells us all about The Portland Retro Gaming Expo (and LTO Flash updates).  And there's Feedback, Mentions, News and George, with a dash of Christmas cheer from the gang.  Oh, and maybe some time travel..?

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I backed it at the early-bird $300 level.  For me this is something I'd rather have than a PS4, Xbox One, or even a Wii U.  I really hope they can make it happen, because I like the possibilities of this platform.  But I recognize that it isn't looking good at this point.

The idea of slowing down the pace until they have a real prototype and then attempting a relaunch on kickstarter is something I thought of as well.  Heck, I'd be happy to contribute to a smaller "help us make a prototype" kind of fund before such a kickstarter.  Maybe there's hope for this campaign if something big happens to get more eyeballs onto it.  But I don't know.

I was a bit shocked by the higher price tag than was previously announced, but the extra $100 isn't that much of a big deal for me.  I understand not everyone is in that position.

Well, dare I point you to the Intellivisionaries podcast??    You'll find me blathering on and on about my views of the system...

My feeing is to be a true gamer and get the most out of a game you can't limit yourself to the loyalty of a system.

That's certainly fine, but I think I'm a bit different in my gaming preferences.  I like games on the Intellivision, and it is the only retro-system I've put much effort into collecting for, emulating, etc.  So yes, I haven't played all of the River Raid that I could, but that's not really the kind of completionist experience I'm going for.  But I think it's fair to say I've "played River Raid" as the Intellivision version is a decent version of the game.

I'd argue that the original Intellivision version of Donkey Kong is complete rubbish and you can't say you've "played Donkey Kong" if you are limiting yourself to that port.  So it varies a bit.

I consider myself a retro gamer, but I don't usually describe myself as a "gamer" per se, because that usually implies a wider experience of playing video games than I've had.

I can't agree with you on the assessment of the Intellivision version.  Why do you think it is awful?

I agree.  The Intellivision version is very playable and I think it looks graphically better than several of the other systems shown.  What problems do you see in it to label it awful?

I have never seen the MSX version before, that looks great! Definitely the best out of the 8-bit versions.

I might agree if you're putting the Intellivision in the 16-bit category.  I think the terrain on either side of the river just looks better on that port.  And I know, I'm biased... 

Ah, thanks for that!

[Focus on the Podcast: Intellivisionaries]

Not sure if Focusrs (aka ArcadeUSA) has discovered these forums yet or not.   But he made his way up to see Nurmix and did a quick video interview about the Intellivisionaries podcast:

Focus on the Podcast: Intellivisionaries

Focus on the Podcast! Intellivisionaries!