Microsurgeon on INTELLIVISION - Erin Plays 

Erin, it was fun to see your unboxing and review of "Microsurgeon", almost 40 years after I programmed the game. Historically speaking, I think many game players in the early 1980's expected and enjoyed reading the instruction manual. Perhaps it was because many gamers back then grew up playing board and card games. In any case, times have changed, and many of today's game players prefer to learn while playing. Still, I was very glad to see that you referred to the manual when necessary to learn some of the controller commands for the game. All the best, Rick Levine, Designer and Programmer of "Microsurgeon"

This is, in my opinion, one of the best Erin Plays you have done. It's got it all: an unboxing, a cool, weird game I'd never even heard of, the freakin' INTELLIVISION, and Erin being as awesomely adorkable as always. Keep doing what you are doing!

As a 70's/80's kid I really like that you're doing videos about games from this era and appreciate the fresh perspective.

I LOVED Microsurgeon! (Gameplay is actually quite straightforward. You'll use Ultrasonic Rays for most ailments. Antibiotics only for infection, & Aspirin only for viruses.)

Like a surgeon, who cuts for the very first time.... Like a suuuuuurgeon...

My brother sent me the link to your video and it’s awesome to see a game from my youth. Thanks for the upload !

YES!!!!! Some of my fondest memories were of hanging out with my buddy eating pizza and knocking back Dr. Peppers while playing Intellivision.

When Erin said double fist the controls, my gf asked what I was watching. 😆

I haven't seen the game-play of this game since i was 6... 35 years ago!

Man this takes me back to simpler times. Thank you for reminding me that game designs are timeless, we should be cherishing these.

I used to have this game many years ago, and it was difficult. If I remember correctly, the white things flying around are white blood cells. They weren’t actually an enemy, but if you travel outside of vessels they will attack you and drain your energy. Since they help fight off infection, you should only kill the ones that attack you and leave the others that are just flying around. Killing too many of them makes the patient’s condition worse.

She opened a sealed copy? I'm sure there's more than a few collectors out there who just fainted.

I just found your channel and really enjoyed the video, so I subbed :) I'm a hardcore Intellivision girl and I'm glad to see someone getting to enjoy it for the first time. Microsurgeon is meant to be played by 2 players as sort of a co-op gameplay. It's really fun with a friend and a lot easier. Thanks for sharing.

"i shoudnt be telling any of these stories......ANYWAY!!!!" LMFAO ERIN!!

Erin. I love your format, obviously, that's why I subbed. I like this format a lot! I would love to see more

Much love you to Erin and your RAD channel!! 🕹🎮📺📱😊✌ Very happy to be up to date on your uploads 😊

I'm glad you decided to smell the instruction booklet. Few gaming channels give us a glimpse into the experience of sniffing a thing and elaborating on the sensation.

AD&D Treasure of Tarmin...This game was way ahead of its time. 1st person RPG dungeon craw with turn based combat. And if you die, you die! Unless you get lucky and get reincarnated (red the instructions). What they accomplished with 8bits for this 3d craw is amazing! And you only need 1 controller. FYI Microsurgeon was made for 2 players but you can play on your own.

Not many Intelivision games required two controllers to my knowledge. The only one that comes to mind is Dracula, also by "eye-magic," where you can turn a person into a zombie to kill a cop. It was not a necessary part of the game like Microsurgeon. Other games used just one controller, but the way the controllers worked, the buttons and the disc used the same signals. So, a game like Tron Deadly Discs or Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloud Mountain where the disc moved your character and the keypad shot in a direction, the disc and keys interfered with one another. You could get around this by using two controllers, using the disc on one controller and the keys on the other. This way you won't be running and then suddenly stop because you took a shot.

Some quality content right there! Great work with the lighting setup and production in general. Really cool episode, keep it up!

Great video! ... I have this game thanks to one of my viewers, only played it a bit but have been wanting to spend more time on it :-)

This video cracked me up. Especially the relatable Wii-esque controller frustration and middle school giggles. Thanks for keeping us entertained, you're an official early 80's Intellivision certified surgeon. Congrats! lol

Fun video, thanks for putting it together

Awesome, I could watch you play with Intellivision games and talk about Body Wars all day! 😄

All I had was the loose cart so I literally had no idea how to play this for YEARS. A great couple of games for the Intellivision are Happy Trails and Thunder Castle.

A great way to spend a Friday night! Unboxing Microsurgeon! Only playing Atlantis or Dracula is a second close. I played these game 25+ years ago. LOL. Have fun and thanks for posting!

I remember using this game as a study aid for med school. Needless to say I had to change my career path afterwards.

Nice video Erin! I must find a copy of this one for my IntelliVision game collection. Can't say I know a lot of IntelliVision games which require both controllers though there are some. Liked, and subscribed!!

3:40 I know that musty smell. I think it develops if stuff is kept in a slightly humid place for a number of years (like an attic or basement). I sometimes buy vintage camera equipment and that's usually a sign that there might be some rust or lens mold. Luckily that's not a problem with old games and consoles. Cool video as always :)

Thank you for opening the intellivision box. I have not opened one since 1985. Thank you for the flashback.

Man, this takes me back. Played this a ton as a kid.

This game used to creep me out as a kid. Great vid Erin!

Yes, doing this on your friday night does make you great, and don't let anybody ever tell you otherwise!

wow.. body wars(that body ride, as I knew it)... now that's a blast from the past. I liked Beauty and the Beast on Intellivision back it the day!

I still remember playing this game on a big screen at a party when I was a kid when my mom took me to a party she was at. Crazy!!!

At 10:51 that story reminds me when I was in 4th grade we were reading the little house on the prairie book out loud and together as a class. And when this one kid read "everyone was gay" in reference to a party and everyone having a good time. I just busted up laughing and I couldnt stop so the teacher sent me to sit in the hall outside of the class

I'm really digging that you're now experimenting with the Intellivision! I look forward to more Intellivision games and games from other consoles. Great work, Erin! Hopefully, some Colecovision stuff will come down the road.

So beautiful.

Cool video ! You should do more retro console reviews those are my flava fave!

We would play this in teams and one person would be the pilot and the other would be the gunner. It was a lot of frantic yelling instructions at each other but fun

That is some shiny box art. Cool stuff. Looks like a fun Friday night! haha

Wonderful reaction

That's my Friday night playing games, love the rainbow bright reference. The carts remind me of the odyssey 2

One reference you can use is the Fantastic Voyage an old sci-fi movie from the 60's.

This will be awesome,love the look of the eyeball lol and love the Felix the Cat poster you have,the very first video i watched on your channel was that game on NES,great game!

Your videos are awesome. Intellivision was a big hit with me as a kid. Standout games in my opinion were The Dreadnaught Factor, Mission X, Advanced D&D, Night Stalker, and my fav Tron Deadly Discs. I still have a ton of the games in their boxes with controller overlays, but my system hasn't worked for ages. Emulation is ok, but that controller is really hard to replicate. Bummer. Loved the fact that the Intellivision characters actually had lifelike animation compared to the Atari 2600.

You finally did an Intellivision video. Yay! I never heard of this game and it's hecka cool to see you play it. I've never heard of playing a game with 2 controllers. That is definitely atypical. Does your thumb hurt after playing?

Awesome, I had an Intellivision as a kid

I love that you take on these bizarre side stories of the video game industry in it's wild, experimental years! :) Those crazy kids. I can't decide if this game was way ahead of it's time or the result of a sack lunch comprised entirely of edibles... Either way, fun vid and enjoy the stories. :)

Daht Lester The Unlikely unboxing music doe xD Loved it!

I'm not sure what is worse, the beeping in microsurgeon or the low health warning in luigi's mansion 3

I owned this game. My friend and I played it together, one controller each. Made it lots of fun

Microsurgon had Easter eggs, a glitch that would lead you into the programing. I believe it was in the spleen. But it has been years.

Hahaha that’s older than god, damn video games have come such along way Absolutely brilliant video 🙌🏻

lol baby Erin with her corner desk of laughter

i do enjoy these retro unboxings, although i've never owned an Intellivision. the first system i owned was an NES and i'd say i enjoy them to the same degree that i enjoy the super retro AVGN stuff. i'd say you have a pretty unique channel, Erin, and you're doing a great job. keep up the great work! also, someone else mentioned it, but its true: you are absolutely adorkable!

I remember this game , me and friend would stay all night until daybreak playing intelevision, colecovision and Atari . Im 53 today and i still like some of these game more than the modern ones.

Body Wars was great, I got to go a couple times before it closed!

Awesome classic 👍😊💖🎮

Also, if you haven’t already purchased them, I recommend finding the joystick attachments. They come separately but you can place them over the control discs. WAY easier to control games that way. It should have been standard.

I want to talk about ‘Body Wars.’ Also ‘Cranium Command’ if you have time. I fucking loved the ‘Wonders Of Life Pavilion’

I just realized the music during unboxing is Lester the Unlikely. Strangely works really well here.

I still have my intellivision and all the games that were with it since the 1980s. Brother gave it to me. Thought about selling it on e-bay, but with all the shipping costs and preparation....etc. My father suggested I donated them to goodwill which I may just do.

I hear Kabuki: Quantum Fighter in the back ground 😉

I actually really liked this game growing up.

Awesome! The game's OK too.

For the two controllers at once, you just have to practice. I lived pretty far from other kids and my sister refused to play video games, so I spent a lot of time playing two player sports games (those early Intellivision sports games were all 2 player) by myself because those were the games I had. After a couple of months of it, you adapt to it.

Go try Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Smoky Mountain. Best game ever.

ooohhh no, she opened an Imagic games at the top.

I've never heard of body wars but I remember a movie called Inner Space which looks almost the same. I'm guessing it was based off the same movie.

Again super duper video! Don't be sad about what you did on your friday night ! You got to shoot this great video and entertain me and all your followers ! You should be proud of you you are awesome 😁

"How is this guy alive" "What did he eat?" lmfao

As a child, this game intrigued me, but also freaked me out.

The 80's were awesome as a kid. I wish time travel was possible!

You have an Intellivision!? PLEASE play Anthropomorphic Force!! It pushes the system to the limit and it's a fun shooter!!

If you decide to do more Intellivision videos, here are my recommendations... Quick and easy to learn/play: Astrosmash Frog Bog Shark! Shark! Burgertime Worm Whomper Easy to learn but check manual first, longer play time: Mission X Dreadnaught Factor Hover Force Dracula Long play, better read the manual: Treasure of Tarmin, AD&D Bomb Squad (requires Intellivoice)

Good job! And for the record, I rode Body Wars, and it was cool.

Nice!

Hi!, one of the best consoles of the 70s. My favourite is the Philips Videopac, in other words, the European Odyssey 2. Great video and memories :)

You did not need two controllers to play this. You can move and fire with just one. And switch between the different remedies to fire...It was so much fun going through all the patients.

1:45 Hah! I guess that makes TWO of us playing video games alone on. Friday night! *cries*

Never stop playing i love you forever

I love the smell of Intellivision in the morning. Smells like......victory x

BODY WARS!! I loved that ride, it was like star tours dweeb cousin but I loved it. It almost felt like this secret ride tucked away in the wonder of life. Like you see all this execerxise equipment and a puppet show but then "oh shit! A real ride!" Finding actual rides inside the pavilions was always a treat. Every now and then I youtube the body wars ride and watch it, just relive the memories a little 😍. Great Channel by the way, I found when looking to see videos of people playing adventures in the magic Kingdom. 🤣

“I’m not gonna memorize 9 or 10 different buttons, fuck that” LOL

i love the smelling of the game guide. loll.

That’s alright Erin, I don’t like to read instructions either. Also Erin Plays if you’re reading this, I do remember Body Wars as well and would like to hear thoughts on it. Great video 👍

Rainbow Bright was my first “celebrity” crush.

Oh, shit, the dreaded corner desk. I've been there, Erin! Don't feel bad, though; I would've busted a gut, too!

I have been buying games lately for the Intellivision. These last few years I have picked up Go Sub, Intellivania and Lock N' Chase Revenge of Lupin. I would rather Emulate though with the Raspberry Pi 4B 8GB in the Vilros Keyboard Touchpad Hub running Berryboot Retro Pi. You can use the Raphnet SNES to USB Adapter for the SNES NTT Data Controller and have all your buttons and better controls even though the original was 16 point. You may notice on something like D&D Cloudy Mountain. Go Sub is being offered for free from the developer and Gooninuff is too I believe. I like Physical Cartridges though most. Can't wait to play Lock N' Chase Revenge of Lupin at Christmas. That one is just waiting in the tree unwrapped to torture me.😊☃️❄

Sounds like the same thing you do is Smash TV in the arcade it was two joysticks and then of course for the Nintendo and a Sega Genesis you had to use two separate controllers when to move and one to shoot

What a great video, intellivision seems like a great friday night session of gaming. Thanks for uploading and editing :D

I actually loved this game as a tween.

The Intellivision box art, in the background of the thumbnail, makes it look like you are standing outside a Toys R Us.

Great video, just wondering if anyone else appreciated the blue nail polish along with all the red colors (hair, glasses, and shirt) 🤷🏻‍♂️

I remember playing this game in the late 80s. My copy didn't have the manual so I sucked at it haha

When I was a kid, I was confused and unable to do anything put shoot. Now I learn as an adult that I should've used the other controller. Yeesh!

I use to play this game for hours on a TI-99/4a.

What did you do today ? i watched Erin sniff paper , As always its a good day when we get a new Erin plays upload!

Really clever