Episode 33: TRON Solar Sailer

In this episode we review the Mattel Electronics Intellivoice game TRON Solar Sailer by the late Keith Robinson. We interview former Blue Sky Ranger Mark Urbaniec about his involvement with the game, and his memories of working with Keith. There’s a listener interview with Steve Craft and his brother Jay. There’s a lot of non-Christmas talk by George, and numerous clips from Keith Robinson (sourced from previously released and unreleased material) about TRON Solar Sailer. And of course we have Feedback, News and even a few Easter Eggs. This is also our longest episode ever, clocking in at just over 7 hours!

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0:00:00 – Turn on the tube TV, insert TRON Solar Sailer and go!
0:00:35 – Intellivisionaries Theme (The Not Quite Christmas Mix)
0:01:51 – George: episode rundown
0:03:44 – Welcome
0:11:31 – Ray Kaestner promo
0:11:41 – B-17 Bomber TV commercial
0:12:11 – Feedback
0:31:21 – Intellivision II Spaulding TV commercial
0:31:49 – Dear Mr. Intellivision spoof (Podcast Length)
0:32:38 – George: letter
0:33:49 – News
0:51:31 – George: Christmas box (1)
0:52:09 – Channel F Files promo
0:52:28 – Listener Interview: Steve and Jay Craft
2:02:26 – Easter Egg?
2:03:09 – George: Christmas box (2)
2:04:30 – William on the Keith Robinson clips
2:05:15 – Game Review: TRON Solar Sailer (part 1)
2:14:34 – Wendell Brown promo
2:14:47 – Game Review: TRON Solar Sailer (part 2)
3:48:46 – Keith Robinson promo
3:48:55 – Programmer Interview: Mark Urbaniec
5:13:06 – George: no Christmas
5:13:50 – Game Review: TRON Solar Sailer (part 3)
5:40:49 – Intellivision Flashback commercial
5:42:32 – Atari Age + INTV Steve TRON Solar Sailer feedback
6:24:58 – 1982 Intellivision holiday TV commercial
6:25:27 – Mark Urbaniec promo
6:25:34 – Game Review: TRON Solar Sailer (part 4)
6:34:16 – George: Christmas jokes
6:34:56 – More Easter Eggs?
6:35:12 – Additional Keith Robinson clips
6:42:38 – Wrap Up / “Treasured” by Paul ‘Nurmix’ Nurminen
6:47:01 – Outtakes
6:55:27 – Intellivisionaries promo
6:55:38 – Christmas chat with Keith Robinson (unreleased recording)

Links mentioned in the show:

Intellivision Lives entry for Tron Solar Sailer
http://www.intellivisionlives.com/bluesky/games/credits/voice2.shtml

Intvfunhouse entry for TRON Solar Sailer
http://www.intvfunhouse.com/games/sail.php

Video Game Critic entry for TRON Solar Sailer
http://videogamecritic.com/inteltz.htm?e=49842#rev1528

High score run by Glenn Case on TRON Solar Sailer
https://youtu.be/AGqpS96os-U

Freewheel Games website with some rom sales
http://fwgames.ca/

Intellivision III reproduction brochure
http://www.markthompson.us/intellivision/intv3.html

PRGE Pictures thread on AA
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/271119-official-2017-prge-photo-thread/page-1?hl=%20prge

AA thread about finding Tutorvision boards in INTV Corp era Intellivisions
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/270315-tutorvision-games-interest-check/page-3#entry3856493