Excalibur Electronics games and where can you get'em?

Doc Kaotic

http://tinyurl.com/7r8fc

Besides Spencers online. Anybody know if there are more than 2 and where to get them? (In Canada if possible)
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NE146 · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 10:14 am Post subject:

Pretty nice looking! Although that Space Invaders by the screen looks like the same Space Invaders game that's been released over the past few years on keychains, Radio Shack, etc.

That Frogger though.. hmmm. I might have to check that out! Smile

Mr. Mod · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:56 pm Post subject:

More Frogger:

From High Quality Games

From JC Penney

More Space Invaders:

From JC Penney

Still no manufacturer info or word on Canadian availability, so I guess the answers to the original questions are Confused

and

. In that order.

number6 · Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:36 pm Post subject:

Well I picked up both the Frogger and Space Invaders games today at Spencers. The box clearly shows "Excalibur" which makes a lot of the newer handhelds today. Here is the link to the Frogger game on Excalibur's website:

http://tinyurl.com/bj2ut
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Mr. Mod · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:22 pm Post subject:

Ah. This explains why the Space Invaders gameplay resembles so many previous versions, so that's one mystery solved. The answers to the other two questions, then, are "Excalibur" and Confused

. For the Doc's sake, if I find a Canadian retailer carrying these games, I'll post all about it right here. Until then, we're both out-of-luck Canucks.

Rik · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:40 pm Post subject:

These do look kinda cool, I'm going to hit my local Spencer's tonight... If they have these in stock, I can probably grab a couple for people that can't get them locally... If there's that much interest, let me know...

Rik

Rik · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:07 pm Post subject:

Just got them last night.. They also make a Pinball one using the characters from Family Guy. They are a little stubbier than the Coleco's, I'll take some pics of them side-by-side so you can see the difference.

Obvisouly, they are colored LCD, and they use backlighting to light the display (like the Nintendo tabletops). No playing in a dark room. Very Happy

Haven't played with them in detail yet... The Spencer's I went to had a few more of each, so if a couple of you want one, I can get them and ship them to you (they are $24.99 + tax). I can probably get away with really cheap shipping (even overseas) through the company I work at, so it won't cost a fortune to ship them... Let me know if you can't live without them...

Rik

Rik · Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:18 pm Post subject:

Updates: Only Frogger requires a back light, the other two have their own backlights (probably LEDs). Here's the pages I put up on the website:

Frogger:
http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Misc/ExcaliburFrogger.htm

Space Invaders:
http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Misc/ExcaliburSpaceInvaders.htm

Stewie Electronic Talking Pinball:
http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Misc/ExcaliburStewiePinball.htm

Rik

Goldie · Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:48 am Post subject:

Picked them both up just before x mas. There are more about the design then the game, but decent nevertheless....I would be surprised if they released any new ones, but correct me if I am wrong.

Mike

Rik · Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 3:46 pm Post subject:

Just got back from CES this weekend, and Excalibur was there showing off all kinds of (cheap) electronic devices they make... Smile

They had a small table for handheld games with a HUGE styrofoam mock-up of one of these Coleco-ish style games. Check out the Exaclibur links in my previous post for pictures of it, it is kind of cool... (And, no, they wouldn't give it to me. Mr. Green

)

The sales guy seemed to think they were going to make a Pitfall game in the same design, but he didn't have any proof to show me (he might have just been thinking of the little handheld version).

mummrah2006 · Guest

I picked both of them up Friday at Spencer gifts. Froggers graphics are much better than the old coleco version but was wierd I checked out the old coleco commercial for the arcade handhelds and Frogger was the same music and sound effects as the new Frogger game and Space Invaders was never released as a classic arcade game that's what makes these very collectible. I wish they would do Donkey Kong,Ms Pac-man,Pac-man and Galaxian over with better graphics the coleco Pac-man ones especially the ghosts are too big and look dumb with a Pac-man on thier head. Very Happy

Mr. Mod · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:06 pm Post subject:

But that's how you know they've eaten Pac-Man; it looks like they've swallowed him whole! Razz

Actually, the MGA Color FX version looks like one of the best renderings. I'm kinda surprised, given what they've done with their B&W versions, that they haven't made tabletops out of the Color FX series yet. Anyway, dumb question time:

- How is it that, aside from the obscure Ramtex version, there never was a Space Invaders made in the 80's? How did Entex and Gakken avoid litigation just by dropping the "s" at the end?

- Doesn't Hasbro own Coleco's assets? Funny they haven't gotten in on the retro craze themselves.

- Who actually manufactured the Space Invaders game that's been floating around for a few years? I've seen both MGA and Excalibur release the game. Are they sister companies, or even the same company? Am I asking too many questions?

Neil UK · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:29 pm Post subject:

What about this 1982 Tiger version? It must have one of the most authentic looking screens.

http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Tiger/SpaceInvaders.htm

Neil.

Rik · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:37 pm Post subject:

Mr. Mod · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:22 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the info. Also thanks to Neil for redirecting me to the Tiger version(s) of Space Invaders. I totally forgot about those. The one in the link looks like a great translation, even in B&W.