I bought one at Aurthur's when it came out.... returned it immediately when I heard it was discontinued. Many years later, I bought a rubber maid tote at a flea market for $25 dollars. It had an atari ST, a Coco 2 and the Aquarius with the mini-expander.... all working. There was lots of other goodies in that tote as well... still have it all today. What a bargain!
Great review man! Loving the new intro too, The Aquarius is definitely a very interesting little piece of kit, very nice looking too. I think Mattel took inspiration from the design of this computer for their Intellivision 2, they look very similar for sure. Keep up the great work John, great stuff! Dan.
When I was 12, I found an Aquarius with a lot of accessories for $10 at a yard sale. It had the cassette ROM drive, the 16k memory expansion unit, etc. I was so enamored w/ having an actual "PC" in my room, I ended up learning pretty fluent BASIC on the thing. The official games had graphics, but the built in BASIC had no graphics capabilities at all, unless you made primitive visuals out of punctuation marks. I remember I made a crappy shooter with # for the walls and * for the ship. Good times
The mini expander was not to turn the computer into a gaming system. you could play games without it. the expander lets you have controllers and also added three voices to the computer audio. there is still a community of Aquarius users in 2022 even if this computer was a flop back then. there was not only 21 games ever released. there is still new games coming out in 2022. there are many homebrews and games made after the computer actually stopped being produced. this computer had not much memory at all and a bad basic which was an issue and the controllers and keyboard keys were very cheap. it was very hard to program anything on this computer due to the low memory and bad basic which killed it because not many good software could be made for it.
Nice video. I am a fan of the Intellivision in the early days of video games. I always wondered how this old computer worked. The games on the Intellivision were better than the ones for the Aquarius.
glad you made this video I bought one today complete in box for 40 dollars and I had no idea what it was lol. I watched your video to see what it was and its an interesting piece of gaming history.
@Gamester81 Hahaha no it finished processing. I watched in 240p only because it feel more retro and I love that. It's always a pleasure to watch your vids.
I did check out this vid at 240p. Made it feel like a flashback of some sorts with the box & computer Gamester81 is showing. Then I switched back to 1080p, ahhhhh. :D Great info on another game/computer console many never knew existed.
@Adowel123 As far as games I'm not very close. I have pretty much every version of the Intellivision that was released though. I plan on doing a review over those soon.
I bought mine (box and all) for $2 at a garage sale. I have the one that wasn't by licensed by Mattel but by Randolf and the box has some extra advertising on the right side.
I don't know if this was stated here, but will say it anyways. Mattel Electronics did close, but the Intellivision did not die there. Members of the the development team bought the rights to and stock of Intellivisions, games, and peripherals, and started Intv, which is still around today and licensing games to mobile developers and for things like retro consoles. Not only that, the reason why this was only around for a short time was because it wasn't what Mattel promised and it upset their loyal customers who bought the Intellivision with the promise they were releasing a docking station that would make it a full computer, which they did in a limited amount to get around being sued.
Now that one is quite a curiosity. I remember the magazine ads for it and may have seen it demo'ed once (I think). Thanks for your efforts, otherwise a lot of these systems would remain distance memories.
I'm not that into retro computers, but a few years ago I happened to get an Aquarius free by chance, along with the Mini-Expander, two controllers, 16k Memory and one game, Night Stalker. :)
As a collector of vintage games cosoles, I am lucky enough to have one of these in my possession! Mind you, the box is tatty, and I only have the machine itself - no games! But I DO have the matching cassette deck! Would love to source the mini-expander for this but I know just how rare they are. I have seen them on Ebay - very occasionally!!
I enjoyed your system review and you were very knowledgeable. You didn't show much of the computer in action though! Intersperse ccmputer-in-use segments with system information for more variety. Hope you make more of these for other rare computers. Please do Acorn Archimedes and Coleco Adam
My first computer too back in the day :) After that I went to VIC-20 and then Commodore-64 (was never a big Spectrum fan)... and after those off to PC world.
Discs of Tron in the arcades is quite different. Instead of running around an arena, you're standing on floating discs in the foreground while your opponent is standing on floating discs in the background. It's more like what was depicted in the movie. With the limited graphics and jerky movement, the Aquarius version reminds me of one of those handheld LCD games from the 80s. Also, a "Chicklet" keyboard doesn't just refer to one with rubber keys. Any keyboard with small, square, low keys is considered a Chicklet keyboard. The main criteria is that the keys resemble Chicklets. :)
@gamester81 a lot of respect on your collection dude...did you get this through out time or like bought it all one after one at one point ? Other then that I've never seen the aquarius me being young I've seen many classic computers but not this very interesting :)
I remember the ads for these and they already looked old compared to what else was on the market. If they had got this out two or three years earlier, it might have stood a chance of getting some market share. Shame as the concept was fine.
How close aer you to having a complete Mattel video game collection? There was so much cool retro stuff released by them in the past, and I think your the only person that would be able to complete that collection lol
The Tron Deadly Discs game is NOTHING like the arcade game Discs of Tron. The latter has you playing on round platform discs that can move, you can jump between and they can be temporarily be destroyed, which you can then fall from. You also shoot around walls and can deflect shots for a limited time. In the arcade game you can shot three shots at a time.
Technically there isn't a Tron deadly discs for the arcade. There is Discs of Tron though. That game was awesome. I remember playing that a lot in the arcade as a kid. The one at my arcade had a weird booth to stand in the play it. It also had a flight simulator-esque controller.
LOL. I got fired from Mattel after CES of that year for telling them they would not succeed with this product. They actually thought they would compete against Apple! The only good thing is I had about 4 or 5 months head start on looking for a job when they closed the electronics division down.
We have one of these, but the materials used are different. The casing of it is made of black plastic and wood (or wood-like material) Almost makes me wonder if it's a prototype.
Interesting computer and I'd love to have one, but a TI/99 is the same price these days and has tons of games and possible expansions. I do like the look of the Aquarius even though it looks like a toy. It's a shame it wasn't compatible with Intellivision games, because I think that would have made it a success.
I love the historical aspect of these old home computers. I owned the more mainstream Commodore 64, then the 128. But, back in the early 90's I came across this system in an Odd-Lot type store, nearly with all the components & games for next to nothing...I'm still kicking myself for passing on it. I came close to actually buying it, but, for some reason decided against it. I can't remember exactly why I passed it up...oh well. :-(
Most people think the intellivision controlers are hardwired but they are not. If you go inside, they actually have ports :o) Never seen one of these before :o)
Answered my own question. I had to clean the metal contacts just as you would an NES cart (open it up, alcohol, cotton swab, eraser, etc.). Now they all work beautifully!
I got an aquarius about a year ago for like $10. It works, but games for it are hella expensive and are exactly the same as Intellivision, so I don't really use it. It's cool to have, though (CIB)
John, it may sound a bit morbid, but when you die i could imagine seeing your Tombstone as a giant classic console/computer, maybe a granite Atari 2600.
I had one of these. I was real pissed this was what my dad got me and not a Commodore 64, but the clearance price accounts for that. Utopia and Dungeons and Dragons were amazing for their time, though. It's worth noting with this computer, 240p resolution more than does the system justice. :D
Actually, the RESOLUTION looks better than the Intellivision, but the movement is so clunky, like they are moving in discreet tiles. Also I see more flicker when multiple sprites are in same line, like an Atari. Odd to make this graphical choice.
If you review the Zx Spectrum computer line (48kb and 128kb) at some point, it would be totally awesome. European 8 bit computer (poor graphics, low price, awesome catalogue).
Back in 1985 my family and I were in Miami, and my brother, who was into computers wanted a Commodore 64. Somehow my dad and him were induced by these sleazy cuban-U.S. shop owners to purchase one of these instead. My brother was at the beginning proud of his purchase, until one of his friends told him they had been screwed. Those assholes were getting rid of the inventory before the failure of this POS was of common knowledge.
HAHA! Looks like ur running a drug ring in that Utopia game! Great review and very informative bro! One thing I am trying to figure out. Is that controller meant for one hand or two? It looks like u would control the disk with the left hand and buttons 1 through 6 with the right or vice versa. Doesnt look to comfortable.
FYI: Mattel's Tron Deadly Discs has nothing to do with the arcade Discs of Tron. Two totally different games. Deadly Discs predates the Discs of Tron game.
@emucosmos Yeah, no doubt:) I've read about different systems before on Wikipedia, but then I come to UA-cam, see a new Gamester81 video, and then have to go around the internet trying to find out more about the systems he reviews;)
Cool looking system, too bad it had weak hardware. That is a mint box you have there as you really get a feel for what it was like new. Do you do any modding as changing the AC to a plug in shouldn't be too hard? Chiclets XD.. well unchewed gum. Love the carts as they remind me of Star Wars art. It took too damn long for the gamepad to be invented. Thanks for the review on this rare system. :)
I never saw this machine out in the UK... then again it would have been up against the ZX Spectrum which it wouldn't have competed against (it started with 16K of RAM against 4K and had better graphics)
Yes. It was one of the very cheapest computers around at around £50. It didn't even slightly scratch the market dominated by the Spectrum, BBC and Commodore 64 / Vic 20.
This machine had no reason to exist whatsoever. I remember these being sold at a local Odd-Lot Liquidator store in the 80s. The games were pathetic, and not even Atari 2600 quality. If it were Intellivision compatible, coupled with computer capability, it would have fulfilled the promise of the infamous Intellivision computer add-on. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. It was hard, as a gamer at the time, to witness the 1983 crash.
wow...even the 2600 version of tron deadly disks look better than this....just wondering gamester...what was your first system as a kid? mine was the atari 2600 (well actually it was the coleco gemini)
We had one of these, worked our way through the ZX81 through all the SPectrums and tried this. It was crap, I think the only game we had for it was Tron. Give me a Spectrum any day.
There are a few components to how to get a Aquarius man to like you. One resource I found which successfully combines these is the Aquarius Insiders Guidelines (google it if you're interested) without a doubt the best blueprint i've heard of. look at all the super info.
This computer and latter the Intellivision seem to be the most innovative for the short time period. I had the Intellivision 1 and then the 2. The second version had removable controllers and smaller. I think the Intellivision is like a watered down version of the NES. I played Burger Time and it was more than stick figures but not as good as the NES. The two AD&D games were fairly good too. The music and sound effects were fair in comparison. Tron Deadly Discs on Intellivision is much better in graphics and game play. You have to jam all doors and then the Recognizer will appear to repair the doors and also try to kill you (not really) but you can't touch it. Utopia is even better on Intellivision. Utopia is like sim city in a way.
+BJM Graphics The Aquarius came out three years AFTER the Intellivision and was inferior to it in almost every way. By the time this system was released, the C64 and Atari 8-bit computers were already established and ran circles around the Aquarius.
Someone should replace the motherboard with a modern micro board and make a video of the new computer using classic parts. I liked the NES modded video with a mini MB installed.
I bought one at Aurthur's when it came out.... returned it immediately when I heard it was discontinued. Many years later, I bought a rubber maid tote at a flea market for $25 dollars. It had an atari ST, a Coco 2 and the Aquarius with the mini-expander.... all working. There was lots of other goodies in that tote as well... still have it all today. What a bargain!
Great review man! Loving the new intro too, The Aquarius is definitely a very interesting little piece of kit, very nice looking too. I think Mattel took inspiration from the design of this computer for their Intellivision 2, they look very similar for sure. Keep up the great work John, great stuff!
Dan.
@ChampionRevilo Yeah when it first uploads it takes some time to render. Thanks for watching.
Love your collection of machines dude, keep up the good work, I always look forward to your fascinating videos.
When I was 12, I found an Aquarius with a lot of accessories for $10 at a yard sale. It had the cassette ROM drive, the 16k memory expansion unit, etc. I was so enamored w/ having an actual "PC" in my room, I ended up learning pretty fluent BASIC on the thing. The official games had graphics, but the built in BASIC had no graphics capabilities at all, unless you made primitive visuals out of punctuation marks. I remember I made a crappy shooter with # for the walls and * for the ship. Good times
John you are so awesome for showing off so many old consoles and computers, half of them I would have no idea they even existed! Brilliant dude :)
I really love these vintage computers.
omg imagine now 10 years after your comment haha
The mini expander was not to turn the computer into a gaming system. you could play games without it. the expander lets you have controllers and also added three voices to the computer audio. there is still a community of Aquarius users in 2022 even if this computer was a flop back then. there was not only 21 games ever released. there is still new games coming out in 2022. there are many homebrews and games made after the computer actually stopped being produced. this computer had not much memory at all and a bad basic which was an issue and the controllers and keyboard keys were very cheap. it was very hard to program anything on this computer due to the low memory and bad basic which killed it because not many good software could be made for it.
Nice video. I am a fan of the Intellivision in the early days of video games. I always wondered how this old computer worked. The games on the Intellivision were better than the ones for the Aquarius.
your channel is JUST what i was looking for!
my daily old system/gaming lesson!
thank you gamester81
That was the most excitement -filled intro you ever did haha the "HELLO" actually scared the sh*t out of me
glad you made this video I bought one today complete in box for 40 dollars and I had no idea what it was lol. I watched your video to see what it was and its an interesting piece of gaming history.
That tape port looks exactly like a midi port, interesting! Cheers for the great upload. :)
@Wallyworld30 You're correct I made a slip-up . Checkers was the basic and Chess is the more advanced.
@Gamester81 Hahaha no it finished processing. I watched in 240p only because it feel more retro and I love that. It's always a pleasure to watch your vids.
I did check out this vid at 240p. Made it feel like a flashback of some sorts with the box & computer Gamester81 is showing. Then I switched back to 1080p, ahhhhh. :D Great info on another game/computer console many never knew existed.
Awesome info as always, I learn so much from your vids. And that box is just so... 80s, i love it!
@Adowel123 As far as games I'm not very close. I have pretty much every version of the Intellivision that was released though. I plan on doing a review over those soon.
Gamester81 i got one missing boxes . and i have 10 games
I bought mine (box and all) for $2 at a garage sale. I have the one that wasn't by licensed by Mattel but by Randolf and the box has some extra advertising on the right side.
Great job as always, love your videos.
@Gamester81 Thats awesome, I cant wait to see that.
My earliest memory is sitting in my kitchen, playing Snake on the Aquarius!
The new intro is shiny amazing!
@HypnotizedByTv I've been collecting and playing games for a long time. I've just bought things over the years here and there.
I don't know if this was stated here, but will say it anyways.
Mattel Electronics did close, but the Intellivision did not die there. Members of the the development team bought the rights to and stock of Intellivisions, games, and peripherals, and started Intv, which is still around today and licensing games to mobile developers and for things like retro consoles.
Not only that, the reason why this was only around for a short time was because it wasn't what Mattel promised and it upset their loyal customers who bought the Intellivision with the promise they were releasing a docking station that would make it a full computer, which they did in a limited amount to get around being sued.
@calupy Thanks for watching and for the compliment.
Now that one is quite a curiosity. I remember the magazine ads for it and may have seen it demo'ed once (I think). Thanks for your efforts, otherwise a lot of these systems would remain distance memories.
There is a 1st person shooter called Advanced Dungeons and Dragons.
@Gamester81 best consle collection ever
Who else watched this in 240p for the retro feeling? =3
I'm not that into retro computers, but a few years ago I happened to get an Aquarius free by chance, along with the Mini-Expander, two controllers, 16k Memory and one game, Night Stalker. :)
my first computer .... back in 1986
As a collector of vintage games cosoles, I am lucky enough to have one of these in my possession! Mind you, the box is tatty, and I only have the machine itself - no games! But I DO have the matching cassette deck! Would love to source the mini-expander for this but I know just how rare they are. I have seen them on Ebay - very occasionally!!
I enjoyed your system review and you were very knowledgeable. You didn't show much of the computer in action though! Intersperse ccmputer-in-use segments with system information for more variety. Hope you make more of these for other rare computers. Please do Acorn Archimedes and Coleco Adam
My first computer too back in the day :) After that I went to VIC-20 and then Commodore-64 (was never a big Spectrum fan)... and after those off to PC world.
Great video. I never even knew this machine existed before today.
That Deadly Discs game is off the hook lol anyway very informative and interesting review as usual.
Discs of Tron in the arcades is quite different. Instead of running around an arena, you're standing on floating discs in the foreground while your opponent is standing on floating discs in the background. It's more like what was depicted in the movie.
With the limited graphics and jerky movement, the Aquarius version reminds me of one of those handheld LCD games from the 80s.
Also, a "Chicklet" keyboard doesn't just refer to one with rubber keys. Any keyboard with small, square, low keys is considered a Chicklet keyboard. The main criteria is that the keys resemble Chicklets. :)
@gamester81 a lot of respect on your collection dude...did you get this through out time or like bought it all one after one at one point ? Other then that I've never seen the aquarius me being young I've seen many classic computers but not this very interesting :)
They gave a lot of these (along with SpectraVision computers) on Starcade. They must have had a stockpile of them.
I remember the ads for these and they already looked old compared to what else was on the market. If they had got this out two or three years earlier, it might have stood a chance of getting some market share. Shame as the concept was fine.
Where is the HDMI port?
Excellent video and cool history!!
Awesome video man.
Dude, I want to see "Ninja Baseball Batman"
Great video about an obscure computer. I love old stuff. What happened at 8:00?
Did a plane fly by? I jumped in my chair when the volume doubled :P
Great review man! :)
How close aer you to having a complete Mattel video game collection? There was so much cool retro stuff released by them in the past, and I think your the only person that would be able to complete that collection lol
The Tron Deadly Discs game is NOTHING like the arcade game Discs of Tron. The latter has you playing on round platform discs that can move, you can jump between and they can be temporarily be destroyed, which you can then fall from. You also shoot around walls and can deflect shots for a limited time. In the arcade game you can shot three shots at a time.
I had that one for the atari 2600
do you mind if you tell me which system is better, colecovision or intellevision?
Technically there isn't a Tron deadly discs for the arcade. There is Discs of Tron though. That game was awesome. I remember playing that a lot in the arcade as a kid. The one at my arcade had a weird booth to stand in the play it. It also had a flight simulator-esque controller.
LOL. I got fired from Mattel after CES of that year for telling them they would not succeed with this product. They actually thought they would compete against Apple! The only good thing is I had about 4 or 5 months head start on looking for a job when they closed the electronics division down.
I have the same computer that my parents bought new for me in the early eighties, as well as my apple 2c from roughly the same time.
We have one of these, but the materials used are different.
The casing of it is made of black plastic and wood (or wood-like material)
Almost makes me wonder if it's a prototype.
Interesting computer and I'd love to have one, but a TI/99 is the same price these days and has tons of games and possible expansions. I do like the look of the Aquarius even though it looks like a toy. It's a shame it wasn't compatible with Intellivision games, because I think that would have made it a success.
I love the historical aspect of these old home computers. I owned the more mainstream Commodore 64, then the 128. But, back in the early 90's I came across this system in an Odd-Lot type store, nearly with all the components & games for next to nothing...I'm still kicking myself for passing on it. I came close to actually buying it, but, for some reason decided against it. I can't remember exactly why I passed it up...oh well. :-(
Where do you get these systems from? How much have you spent total on it?
They gave these away on every show of Starcade in the 1980s
@emucosmos I guess just researching online. =)
will have to pick one up some day.
Most people think the intellivision controlers are hardwired but they are not. If you go inside, they actually have ports :o)
Never seen one of these before :o)
haha even the girl on the box looks disgusted 0:40
I can't get any games to load. They're firmly attached but when I hit the reset button, it just brings me to the "press enter for basic" screen.
Answered my own question. I had to clean the metal contacts just as you would an NES cart (open it up, alcohol, cotton swab, eraser, etc.). Now they all work beautifully!
I brought mine from WHSmiths for £10 back in 83/84. I remember it having the little running guy in its graphics.
Has anyone ever told you that you look like Tom Morello?
Great review
I got an aquarius about a year ago for like $10. It works, but games for it are hella expensive and are exactly the same as Intellivision, so I don't really use it. It's cool to have, though (CIB)
John, it may sound a bit morbid, but when you die i could imagine seeing your Tombstone as a giant classic console/computer, maybe a granite Atari 2600.
I had one of these. I was real pissed this was what my dad got me and not a Commodore 64, but the clearance price accounts for that. Utopia and Dungeons and Dragons were amazing for their time, though.
It's worth noting with this computer, 240p resolution more than does the system justice. :D
Actually, the RESOLUTION looks better than the Intellivision, but the movement is so clunky, like they are moving in discreet tiles. Also I see more flicker when multiple sprites are in same line, like an Atari. Odd to make this graphical choice.
Speaking of Radofin, my first console was a Radofin Tele-Sports (of which I still own the light gun).
@ChampionRevilo It's in 1080p now! But i watched it in 240p, juuuuust for the hell of it XD
If you review the Zx Spectrum computer line (48kb and 128kb) at some point, it would be totally awesome. European 8 bit computer (poor graphics, low price, awesome catalogue).
the ac adapter is really easy to fix though just basic un-screw and solder
Back in 1985 my family and I were in Miami, and my brother, who was into computers wanted a Commodore 64. Somehow my dad and him were induced by these sleazy cuban-U.S. shop owners to purchase one of these instead. My brother was at the beginning proud of his purchase, until one of his friends told him they had been screwed. Those assholes were getting rid of the inventory before the failure of this POS was of common knowledge.
awesome gamester
HAHA! Looks like ur running a drug ring in that Utopia game! Great review and very informative bro! One thing I am trying to figure out. Is that controller meant for one hand or two? It looks like u would control the disk with the left hand and buttons 1 through 6 with the right or vice versa. Doesnt look to comfortable.
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mattel electronics is done in the same font as that cartoon dexters lab
FYI: Mattel's Tron Deadly Discs has nothing to do with the arcade Discs of Tron. Two totally different games. Deadly Discs predates the Discs of Tron game.
Legit just found one of these in my house...it came out before I was born
Is Tron : Deadly Discs possibly the grandfather of CoD's zombie games??
@emucosmos Yeah, no doubt:) I've read about different systems before on Wikipedia, but then I come to UA-cam, see a new Gamester81 video, and then have to go around the internet trying to find out more about the systems he reviews;)
awesome vid!
nice! shoulda made this video in 8-bit rather than 1080p. ;)
Cool looking system, too bad it had weak hardware. That is a mint box you have there as you really get a feel for what it was like new. Do you do any modding as changing the AC to a plug in shouldn't be too hard? Chiclets XD.. well unchewed gum. Love the carts as they remind me of Star Wars art. It took too damn long for the gamepad to be invented. Thanks for the review on this rare system. :)
I saw these on sale at ASDA supermarket for £100, when they first came out.
I never saw this machine out in the UK... then again it would have been up against the ZX Spectrum which it wouldn't have competed against (it started with 16K of RAM against 4K and had better graphics)
was this released in England?
Yes. It was one of the very cheapest computers around at around £50. It didn't even slightly scratch the market dominated by the Spectrum, BBC and Commodore 64 / Vic 20.
Tron: Deadly Disks is completely different than the Disks of Tron game put out in the arcade in the 80s. It wasn't a port. :)
that was a fun system. I still have it. The C64 replaced it.
This machine had no reason to exist whatsoever. I remember these being sold at a local Odd-Lot Liquidator store in the 80s. The games were pathetic, and not even Atari 2600 quality. If it were Intellivision compatible, coupled with computer capability, it would have fulfilled the promise of the infamous Intellivision computer add-on. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. It was hard, as a gamer at the time, to witness the 1983 crash.
@CdnGamer It should come with that and Crysis 2 packaged together.
wow...even the 2600 version of tron deadly disks look better than this....just wondering gamester...what was your first system as a kid? mine was the atari 2600 (well actually it was the coleco gemini)
We had one of these, worked our way through the ZX81 through all the SPectrums and tried this. It was crap, I think the only game we had for it was Tron. Give me a Spectrum any day.
There are a few components to how to get a Aquarius man to like you. One resource I found which successfully combines these is the Aquarius Insiders Guidelines (google it if you're interested) without a doubt the best blueprint i've heard of. look at all the super info.
Cool review
@einsp227 not if it didnt play it very well....
Great video and cool computer
This computer and latter the Intellivision seem to be the most innovative for the short time period. I had the Intellivision 1 and then the 2. The second version had removable controllers and smaller. I think the Intellivision is like a watered down version of the NES. I played Burger Time and it was more than stick figures but not as good as the NES. The two AD&D games were fairly good too. The music and sound effects were fair in comparison. Tron Deadly Discs on Intellivision is much better in graphics and game play. You have to jam all doors and then the Recognizer will appear to repair the doors and also try to kill you (not really) but you can't touch it. Utopia is even better on Intellivision. Utopia is like sim city in a way.
+BJM Graphics The Aquarius came out three years AFTER the Intellivision and was inferior to it in almost every way. By the time this system was released, the C64 and Atari 8-bit computers were already established and ran circles around the Aquarius.
Someone should replace the motherboard with a modern micro board and make a video of the new computer using classic parts. I liked the NES modded video with a mini MB installed.