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MATTEL
INTELLIVISION (1979-1983)
a intelligent answer
to the 2600
The
8-bit Intellivision featured semi-better graphics than the aging Atari
2600 hardware and it did sell well for the time. Unfortunately
for Mattel, they were not able to get recent arcade hits like Space Invaders
or Pac Man like Atari did, so they didn't get the attention that the Atari
2600 had (they did get some of those titles but it was too late).
One innovation of the Intellivision was the voice module, a device able to produce
realistic sound effects and various statements on some of the games (the Odyssey2
had one too).
There was also a Intellivision II out there if anybody remembers it. Plus
a INTV System III, which was the Intellivision III under a different company.
I don't have anyone of these systems yet so there are no ratings.
Common Intellivision games:
Star Strike
AstroSmash
Rare Intellivisions games:
Pac Man
Truckin
Tower of Doom
Congo Bongo