The Entex Select A Game - Super Rare Retro Console | Octav1us
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Күн бұрынBehold, the second handheld console with interchangeable cartridges ever! citation needed a very rare and quirky gaming item.
A fully involved documentary about this interesting piece of gaming history.
This console belongs to Asobi.Tech / asobitech
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@Alacarte614 5 жыл бұрын
“Imagine having your mate over” yeah I’d have to imagine having mates first
@SketchAndEtch 5 жыл бұрын
*Imagine having your imaginary mates over
@ian_b 5 жыл бұрын
@@SketchAndEtch I like imagining being able to imagine that.
@MJFallout 5 жыл бұрын
Imagine having your imaginary mates over at your imaginary nice house because in reality you live under a bridge.
@matthewlane518 2 жыл бұрын
@@MJFallout A bridge? I can't afford that! Lol
@MizfitZer0 5 жыл бұрын
Insta thumbs up for the intro song being used again! Lol i just love that little jingle at the start of your videos. It just makes them even more charming! ^_^
@remyb9495 5 жыл бұрын
It melts my heart every time!
@paulgascoigne5343 5 жыл бұрын
Whoop!
@Larry 5 жыл бұрын
Were thy genuine ROM games on the cartridges, or pins to tell the on board computer to switch settings? Like the Magnavox Odyssey..
@Asobitech 5 жыл бұрын
I feel like probably ROMs as the logic in the games is quite complex, although I probably should take apart a cartridge to check.
@madmattman5675 5 жыл бұрын
+1 vote for more videos featuring both yourself and Octav1us, Mr Bundy! 😃 Perhaps a series involving alternative uses for hardware 😉
@PixelsLtd 5 жыл бұрын
@@AsobitechThey are 100% definitely proper cartridges, they have little chips inside them. A good friend of mine who refurbs stuff for ebay had a busted one in the late 90s and opened it up to clean 😀
@tarstarkusz 5 жыл бұрын
+Asobi... Are you the one who owns this console? She said Turtles doesn't exist, but I have a retail Turtles cartridge for this system.
@Eight-Bit-Kit 5 жыл бұрын
Oh Octav1us, you glorious connoisseur of beautiful retro crap.
@matthewsprecker7093 3 жыл бұрын
You're literally the only person I watch talking about gaming history and love it. Thanks. You're awesome!
@kingedwin 5 жыл бұрын
2:11 I hate it when punk Steve Martin chews bubble gum next to me.
@doomsdayelectronica6547 5 жыл бұрын
Your videos on these odd and super cool devices are amazing.
@Drewbe821 5 жыл бұрын
It's amazing to find out info on some of the more obscure gaming offerings of earlier times. I believe my Grandparents had a couple of those older handhelds. Great video😀
@404_11 5 жыл бұрын
I love how you're talking about these super obscure handheld consoles, these videos are great, keep em up! Hope you get to talk about the early VTech handhelds, I remember seeing you with a Gamate 3D in one of your videos.
@StevieLudo 5 жыл бұрын
Entertaining and amusing video as always. I never really messed with gaming before my gameboy so it’s really interesting seeing what lead up to it’s creation. So interesting that the cartridge was more of a SoC or physical modification rather than the ROM chips they became like now.
@JaxDagger 5 жыл бұрын
Came across you through Larry, you always know you can trust the friends of someone that nice haha ^_^ but after going through your older videos is nice to see how your confidence has grown, being in a similar situation i'm hoping one day to find that too with streaming. Keep up the awesome videos
@pauljohnson7548 5 жыл бұрын
I'm loving your choices of products to cover. Please keep up the great work. Very entertaining and informative.
@matthewlane518 2 жыл бұрын
Your so right! I love learning about things I've never heard of than the same old stuff! Good stuff
@SLHellGirlFan 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting 😁 never knew they made a 2 player handheld like this even had cartridges for it . Thanks for the laughs and review 😎
@benjamindurden481 5 жыл бұрын
Love your theme tune, and I adore how you do so many different versions..
@icychopstix 5 жыл бұрын
ive only just found this channel. I've binge watched like crazy. you're vids are so good!
@billybob6661000 5 жыл бұрын
Recently found your channel through Digitiser the Show and super glad I did. Love your videos and "hench badlad" has kind become part of my everyday vocab haha! Hope all is well in the new place!
@RichardTroupe 5 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to your video on the Entex Adventurevision!
@theyliveglasses4667 5 жыл бұрын
The designs for the cases of the Entex games are soooooo nice!
@JonMarstonGooglePlus 5 жыл бұрын
Great, honest review and good background info. I wasn't even aware half of the stuff you review even existed, so I'm learning, lol.
@fallencrusade6924 5 жыл бұрын
You've got a lovely singing voice! I love your videos, I really enjoy seeing odd games and consoles! ❤
@hicknopunk 5 жыл бұрын
That was a wonderful video. Ty for making it.
@masael255 5 жыл бұрын
Yay the intro song's back! The quality sounds even better than ever, too! :) Also, great video. What a quirky little system this is. I'm so happy I missed the era of gaming overlays. A very cool way to work with the limitations but my imagination just isn't that strong! XD
@AcornElectron 5 жыл бұрын
Always worth a like and share. Keep up the great work lass.
@TheAntagonistsFury 5 жыл бұрын
You rerecorded the theme song! Love it.
@TheNightwing80 5 жыл бұрын
So _that's_ why the intro sounded better! We could barely hear her voice over the music in the previous one.
@w0lfyovi294 5 жыл бұрын
You always get me excited about anything you put in your videos, top notch quality, humour and fun. Damn I love you accept :)
@DokkaChapman 5 жыл бұрын
YAY! Full theme tune! I'm loving the latest update to it, the synth snare on the second verse really adds to the feel of the tune. :D
@natgrant1364 5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting stuff! I also loved the line about not having to break in at 3 am... but doing it anyway. Gave me a good chuckle. :)
@zoe-janesutherland4359 5 жыл бұрын
Another great video!! :) :) With all the times Octav1us has been arrested/in trouble with the police, it would be cool to see a jail-themed episode based around a retro game taking place in jail where Octav1us has to review the game and escape jail as well.
@delsydsoftware 5 жыл бұрын
This video solved a mystery I've been trying to work out for 36 years. My brother and I used to mess around with a handheld game at our local department store back in 1982, and I could NEVER remember what it was. Then, I saw the ad for Entex Turtles...That's the one! I might have to eBay one to see if it's as fun as I remember.
@15-Peter-20 3 жыл бұрын
So fit and so knowledgeable
@matthewlane518 2 жыл бұрын
Omg i love your song!!!👍
@spankmymonkshay 5 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so entertaining and informative.
@dakotamike 5 жыл бұрын
Great video, as usual! Although I am missing the collar. I think it adds that final touch.
@dakotamike 5 жыл бұрын
@@octaviusking Ah well, that makes sense. At least you've still got the ears!
@TygerFox 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for teaching me British gamer stuff. These videos are awesome!
@edrosa3485 5 жыл бұрын
Full theme song... YAY,
@retrogamer33 5 жыл бұрын
I love the way you say console.
@oncameramastery 5 жыл бұрын
Such a great looking device, looks like an 80s dr who prop, love it! Great vid btw, so much great info!
@spwolftech 3 жыл бұрын
Decided to do a 5 year Anniversary channel marathon so here is my HI to try and make the algorithm be nice. Fun no matter how many times i have watched them.
@artisankatstudios7902 5 жыл бұрын
I just found this channel. Quite enjoy it of course. I notice the scars on the arms. My sister had (She is passed) depression and self-harmed. I always thought of those scars as 'survivor marks'.
@ridcullyshat8522 5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. I've only ever seen these in passing and now know what the heck it is.
@DrMrProfessorPatrick 5 жыл бұрын
Holy crap, you are so lucky to get your hands on an Adventure Vision. Looking forward to that!
@Fredy5100 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent review, thanks. :)
@glitchwalker5422 3 жыл бұрын
THE MONTY PYTHON GAME, on the Virgin poster in the background. I played that when I was like 6 or 7, it was the first time I'd ever heard of Monty Python!
@gfmretro 5 жыл бұрын
Great video. 😀👍
@MarcWeertsMusic 5 жыл бұрын
Yay, another great and funny review! 😂
@TheGamingMuso 5 жыл бұрын
Another piece of absolute tat....that for some strange reason I feel I MUST OWN!! 😂 great video! I’m sure at this point most of the UK KZfaq scene are borrowing from Quang’s collection to make vids! Because Quang is Awesome! 🤘🏻
@patwallace6032 5 жыл бұрын
Great video, cheers!
@pbarratt73 5 жыл бұрын
Still have all my VFD games including pacman 2, Super Cobra and Crazy Climber. Most of mine were by Grandstand though. Really enjoyed this video thank you 😍
@jakemurdoch8001 5 жыл бұрын
I’ve only seen two of these videos, and I am convinced octav1us is a “mod wolf”
@SteDubya 5 жыл бұрын
Very well made and informative
@annapocalypsezero4719 5 жыл бұрын
Soon be 20k GW. Well done also on resurrecting the term 'hench' it seems to have fell out of favor lately. Loved the vid MOAR!
@outpostorange9580 5 жыл бұрын
Love these early handhelds with game carts and their history, been trying to collect them since I was 10/11. Wish you talked a bit about the games that were going to come out for the prototype system shown in the corner at 13:16.
@CinemaMacabro 5 жыл бұрын
Wow I never knew Entex created this, you guys in the UK are lucky!
@theodorehsu5023 5 жыл бұрын
I remember I got the Entex Baseball and FOotball games. I enjoyed them (as around then I had broken my leg).
@kenwheeler3637 3 жыл бұрын
On one particular xmas I received a small assortment of Entex games. They're fun for a while, especially in the dark.
@YosefASelim 5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha. It looks like they were all "Crap, we can't call it Space Invaders! Quick, turn the last S around" and then it looked like a 2. ;)
@Nomadic88 5 жыл бұрын
Great video very informative 👍
@mik310s 5 жыл бұрын
You should produce more content, your videos are very original and highly entertaining
@r.jclark4641 Жыл бұрын
I was not expecting that black-sticker plot twist, lol. How Entex EVER though they could get away with that, even during the Wild West era of gaming that was the 80s, just boggles my mind.
@r.jclark4641 Жыл бұрын
It’s also interesting how much Entex’s cartridges eerily resemble Nintendo’s later Famicom cartridges.
@Hate_wagon 5 жыл бұрын
Another great vid....thanks bud
@ColinJonesPonder 4 жыл бұрын
I actually had the Entex Space Invader. I modded it so I could turn off the sound to stop pissing people off in the school library ;)
@graemedavidson499 5 жыл бұрын
It must have been a nightmare continually forking out for batteries back in the day. You owned the game console but effectively paid rent to battery companies!
@graemedavidson499 5 жыл бұрын
Mike Oliver Talking of batteries, I still get flashbacks of my Neveready bike lights that were neither bright nor trustworthy and had a knack of going out when biking at night (street lighting was a bit sketchy back then). Over the handlebars I went one night when the light went out on a particularly rough dark road!
@davidboucher99 5 жыл бұрын
Most of them could take an AC adapter, just make sure you’ve selected the right voltage and polarity!
@AndyLundell 5 жыл бұрын
Worse was when your parents got you a bunch of rechargeable batteries and assumed the problem was solved. Rechargeable battery tech in those days was terrible, so you couldn't use them in anything more advanced than a flashlight, but try telling that to the parents who just shelled out for a battery charger and a bunch of worthless batteries!
@graemedavidson499 5 жыл бұрын
Andy Lundell Indeed! I remember buying rechargeable NiCd batteries from Maplin in their early days of ScFi theme art covered catalogues. They took an age to charge and there were few things suitable for them. 10 of them ended up in a Realistic handheld CB radio, an equally regrettable purchase. Flashlights were notably dimmer and the batteries always seemed to be flat when needed. Thankfully batteries like today’s Eneloops are genuinely rather useful with devices supporting the lower voltages. I don’t miss the days of leaving tired old batteries beside the fireplace to breathe some more life into them!
@PicksterTG 5 жыл бұрын
I had a red table top that I wish I could remember the name of. One of the few benefits of having a penny pinching dad was that we had a small selection of variable voltage ac/dc adapters so I could play to my hearts content. The table top came to me vIa my Aunt who 'borrowed' it from my Uncle. I wasn't complaining, but the impression I got was that she was taking first and asking later lol. I can't remember if it took C or D batteries, but I only ran it on batteries the once and that was when it was handed to me at her house/flat. When those batteries ran out, out came the adapter and I was tethered to a wall.
@lurkerrekrul 5 жыл бұрын
11:30 - I've been naughty officer, you better arrest me. :)
@zh84 5 жыл бұрын
All these VFD games bring back memories of looking in the window of the toy shop at Christmas in the early 80s and admiring the electronic games I couldn't have...(I undoubtedly got Lego instead and that would have been fun for much longer.)
@rogergriffin9441 5 жыл бұрын
Remember tomy tronic games? Like binoculars. My mates used to cover the top window with their hand so you couldn't see. Awesome times.
@eleanorburns8686 2 жыл бұрын
I have that exact same blue trenchcoat and now I feel the inexplicable urge to sew vintage police numbers to it.
@russellhale7694 5 жыл бұрын
I had an Entex Pacman 2 game - time to go back to my parents loft and see if I can find it!
@AlexeSulla 5 жыл бұрын
Coincidence - I'm writing a nostalgia piece about my first game, a 1980 Entex LED Space Invaders, given to me by a hippy cousin in Wales who owned a psychotic duck
@progbloke6655 5 жыл бұрын
The Entex box looks like something Carol Vorderman would endorse.
@jdack 5 жыл бұрын
You sing like Amanda Palmer in that intro tune. Very nice.
@AGoodBrentDogs 5 жыл бұрын
Super Cobra? I love that game! And I still have it!
@almightyk11 5 жыл бұрын
I may not have noticed but is it a new intro clip? Also would like to say I very much enjoy your presentation style. It feels more real than some others, but also gives me vibes of watching midday educational television. Kinda makes me feel like I should be sick and taking a day off school XD
@almightyk11 5 жыл бұрын
People will always find something to complain about on the internet. I say that you may as well have them complain about something you enjoy yourself rather than pander to it and still get complaints. :P
@drazen1529 5 жыл бұрын
Octavius rides again
@robertevans2949 5 жыл бұрын
Very exciting.
@Tormentadeplomo 5 жыл бұрын
2:11 In the 80s you couldn't have a cool ad without a punk.
@Infamousuk 5 жыл бұрын
they were all over the place .. couldn't go into a cupboard without finding Billy idols cousin sat munching on your muesli
@DmitriyK12 5 жыл бұрын
@@Infamousuk 😱🙄😬😁
@AndyLundell 5 жыл бұрын
I miss VFD displays. They were the best display technology. So pretty.
@branchonequal 5 жыл бұрын
It looks like as if the Magnavox Odyssey and a Tiger handheld game had a child... ;)
@samusvikerness661 2 жыл бұрын
Wow she looks good in that cop outfit.
@LeftoverBeefcake 5 жыл бұрын
Back in my day, we didn't have this fancy LED crap. The only hand held game we had was catching a ball on a string with a cup on a stick. And we liked it! Now get off my lawn! Damn kids.
@FoxyPiratess 5 жыл бұрын
I did know until now of this system... Cool
@matthewlane518 2 жыл бұрын
That ad where they were playing pinball and one guy turned into the devil, WTF that was creepy
@ttrjw 5 жыл бұрын
I had an Entex Space Invader hand-held!
@Charles_Scouten 5 жыл бұрын
Hey it's that girl who cut bacon with a Vega Plus LOL 😄😄😄
@roadbreach 3 жыл бұрын
Ok, that mind reading joke deserves a like.
@markiangooley 5 жыл бұрын
I think a German might think that “Entex” would be a good name for a manufacturer of rubber ducks (Ente = duck, if memory serves).
@gingerpicklemcpickle 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, retro and murder infotainment! Are there no boundaries left...?
@KickingJoub 5 жыл бұрын
I feel called out by this video. No I won't say which part
@Croter8ment 5 жыл бұрын
I like how you pronounce the word "console". I also like "hench" and will use it despite being an American. That is all.
@jamesheyworth3566 5 жыл бұрын
Lego. Lego. Say it with me, Lego ! See easy.
@memyopinionsche6610 3 жыл бұрын
Groot was playing the defender hand held game in AVENGERS INFINITY WAR.
@Mattytime 5 жыл бұрын
Detective Octavius is my favorite Agatha Christie character. I request a spin off show. plz.
@gedbyrne8482 5 жыл бұрын
Investigating a series of murders carried out using old games hardware. That would be so good.
@16bitman98 5 жыл бұрын
Octavius you already moved into your new home in the countryside away from london? keep up the nice vids..
@Infamousuk 5 жыл бұрын
well I've learnt something new today.
@TheIndulged1 5 жыл бұрын
I had a emtex Ferrari, dam I feel old.
@kusofthevalley 5 жыл бұрын
"Legos"? LegoS?! I expected better of you :D
@alexojideagu 4 жыл бұрын
Yeh that's a horrible Americanism
@tarstarkusz 5 жыл бұрын
The system was probably not $50. The standard VFD games ran fairly close to $50 back then. I would think it might have cost a little bit more. You probably don't realize how expensive everything was back then, at least in America. Turtles ABSOLUTELY DOES EXIST. I have this cartridge. It is a retail cartridge too.
@CultureFusionSite 5 жыл бұрын
TFW your new favorite KZfaqr uploads a fun new video after you've already binged on and laughed with all of her videos so far.
@hdestotallyunoriginalgamin3555 5 жыл бұрын
The internet demands a crossover between Detective Octav1us and Kowalski from Digitiser. Only together can they stop that bee from stingin' people on the f*ckin' butthole!
@mickmickymick6927 5 жыл бұрын
Haha no way, I just saw some of these on ebay today, I didn't know what they were. (I mean the Microvisions)
@paulgascoigne5343 5 жыл бұрын
We need a release of Octavia's Greatest Hits 🙂 Just don't go off the rails with your new found fame; shave off all your hair, become a Disciple of The Martian Dirctive and paint your face green.... Again.
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