To reach one of the first real boss-fights in RPG gaming, you had to explore dungeons, kill baddies, while upgrading armor and weapons. The game’s working title in 1981-82 was Minotaur, the eponymous monster guarding the ultimate treasure. Imagine my delight in seeing that Treasure of Tarmin was included with the Intellivision Flashback.
We felt somehow cheated, but what could you expect when the biggest loot in the game was a treasure chest you couldn’t even open? Once we got good enough at it, we spent an entire day going down to level 255 (the maximum depth) only to discover that level 256 was actually the first level repeated. We were the prog rock to Atari’s Sabbath, sacrificing a bit of muscle for intellect in how we chose to kick each others asses.Įven though we had great fun with Super Pro Football and the fancier, exotic titles from Imagic such as Microsurgeon and Demon Attack, what my brother and I truly enjoyed were the dungeon-crawlers, specifically Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin. Anyone who played the original Intellivision will recall that all games came with a couple of plastic sheets that would slip into the controllers, overlaying the keypad, adding extra dimensions of complexity Atari could only dream of. 1, 2015, we were delighted to see that overlays were included. When I unboxed the Flashback at his house on Feb. I used to annihilate my brother in Sea Battle. I remember crying when I was unable to play Auto Racing (this was after getting over not receiving an Atari 2600 for Christmas like my other friends). But why do that when you are seeking the ultimate retrogaming experience? It plugs into the A/V ports in my Old Skool Panasonic television, although it might plug in to flat screens, too. The Flashback console is easily half the size of the original unit and weighs mere ounces. He knew exactly what he was doing, too: fueling my interest in archaeogaming and retrogaming while reminding me of the fun we used to have playing the original Intellivision back in the 1980s. My brother bought me an Intellivision Flashback.
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