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Mattel Intellivision

Mattel released the Intellivision in 1980. It was part of the second generation of game consoles. Although it had superior graphics, sound, CPU and RAM when compared to Atari 2600, it didn't have the software support, so it didn't do as well in the market. It was the only console to give Atari any competition in the second console generation. Like Atari, the Intellivision was marketed by Sears rebadged as the Sears Super Video Arcade, and by Radio Shack as the Tandyvision. 6 million units were sold over 12 years, and 125 games were released.

Specifications
CPU: General Instrument CP1610 16-bit microprocessor CPU, 894.886 KHz
System RAM: 1352 bytes (240x8-bit Scratchpad RAM, 352x16-bit sysetem RAM, 512x8-bit graphics RAM)
System ROM: 7168 bytes of ROM (4096 × 10-bit (5120 bytes) Executive ROM, 2048 × 8-bit Graphics ROM)
Resolution: 160x192 pixels, 16 on-screen colors out of 16 total colors
Graphics: 8 8x8 or 8x16 sprites
Sound: 3 tones and 1 white noise
Media:
Interface: RF out, 2 controllers hard-wired to console
Price: Originally $300, was $70 (Intellivision III) by the end of its run.

Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Cloudy Mountain Cartridge
Genre: Action Adventure
Players: 1
Rarity: 1
3 out of 4 stars

Armor Battle
Genre: Action
Players: 2
Rarity: 1
3 out of 4 stars

Like the tank portion of Atari 2600 Combat.


Astrosmash
Genre: Shooter
Players: 1
Rarity: 1
3 out of 4 stars

Kind of like a vertical shooter, but your gun is on ground, and objects are falling down the screen at you.


Atlantis
Genre: Action
Players: 1
Rarity: 2

Plays kind of like Missile Command.


Auto Racing
Genre: Racing
Players: 1 or 2
Rarity: 1
4 out of 4 stars

An isometric-view racing game with simultaneous two-player action.


B-17 Bomber
Genre: Action
Players: 1
Rarity: 1
4 out of 4 stars

Combines first-person flight sim with overhead, vertical scrolling bombing missions. Uses Intellivoice module.


Basketball
Genre: Sports
Players: 2
Rarity: 2
3 out of 4 stars

Sears version of NBA Basketball


Beauty and the Beast
Genre: Platformer
Players: 1
Rarity: 2
3 out of 4 stars

Cross between Donkey Kong and Crazy Climber.


Bomb Squad
Genre: Puzzle
Players: 1
Rarity: 2
4 out of 4 stars

Remove components from a circuit and replace them with others in order to defuse the bomb in time. Uses Intellivoice module.


Bump 'n' Jump
Genre: Racing
Players: 1
Rarity: 3
3 out of 4 stars

Good arcade conversion.


Burgertime
Genre: Platformer
Players: 1
Rarity: 2
4 out of 4 stars

Great arcade conversion.


Carnival
Genre: Action
Players: 1
Rarity: 3
2 out of 4 stars

Terrible arcade conversion.


Demon Attack
Genre: Shooter
Players: 1
Rarity: 1
4 out of 4 stars

Plays kind of like Phoenix. Nice graphics.


Donkey Kong
Genre: Platformer
Players: 1
Rarity: 2
2 out of 4 stars

Actually worse than Atari 2600 Donkey Kong.


Dragonfire
Genre: Action
Players: 1
Rarity: 2
4 out of 4 stars

Best Dragonfire on any console.


Football
Genre: Sports
Players: 2
Rarity: 1
3 out of 4 stars

Sears version of NFL Football


Frog Bog
Genre: Action
Players: 1 or 2
Rarity: 2
3 out of 4 stars

Try to catch more flies than your opponent. Isometric perspective of frogs on lilypads.


Frogger
Genre: Arcade
Players: 1 or 2
Rarity: 2
3 out of 4 stars

Good arcade conversion.


Golf
Genre: Sports
Players: 1 to 4
Rarity: 1
3 out of 4 stars

Sears version of PGA Golf


Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack
Genre: Cards
Players: 1 or 2
Rarity: 1
3 out of 4 stars

Pretty much what it says. The dealer is fun to watch.


Lock 'n' Chase
Genre: Maze
Players: 1 or 2
Rarity: 1
3 out of 4 stars

Mattel's answer to Pac-Man.


Major League Baseball
Genre: Sports
Players: 1 or 2
Rarity: 1
4 out of 4 stars

Best baseball game ever made.


Microsurgeon
Genre: Action
Players: 1 or 2
Rarity: 2
2 out of 4 stars

Go around the inside of a body and perform medical operations. 2-player co-op play. Kind of slow-moving and difficult.


NASL Soccer
Genre: Sports
Players: 2
Rarity: 1
2 out of 4 stars

Slow and not very fun.


NFL Football
Genre: Sports
Players: 2
Rarity: 1
3 out of 4 stars

Fun game, but needs the manual to know the plays.


Night Stalker
Genre: Maze
Players: 1
Rarity: 1
2 out of 4 stars

The controls make it difficult, since you have to use the keypad to shoot and the disc to move. You also have to stop in order to shoot, which makes it easy to be caught.


Pitfall!
Genre: Platformer
Players: 1
Rarity: 1
4 out of 4 stars

Just as good as the Atari 2600 version.


Sea Battle
Genre: Action Strategy
Players: 2
Rarity: 1
3 out of 4 stars

Interesting 2-player game with strategy and action elements.


Skiing
Genre: Sports
Players: 1 or 2
Rarity: 1
3 out of 4 stars

Good skiiing game.


Snafu
Genre: Action
Players: 1 or 2
Rarity: 1
3 out of 4 stars

Plays like Surround or Tron Light Cycles.


Space Armada
Genre: Shooter
Players: 1
Rarity: 1
2 out of 4 stars

Space Invaders done wrong.


Space Battle
Genre: Action
Players: 1
Rarity: 1
4 out of 4 stars

Use a map of the galaxy to strategically move to various sectors, where the game changes to a first-person space shooter.


Space Hawk
Genre: Action
Players: 1 or 2
Rarity: 1
3 out of 4 stars

Plays like Asteroids.


Space Spartans
Genre: Action
Players: 1
Rarity: 2
3 out of 4 stars

Star Raiders clone. Uses Intellivoice module.


Star Strike
Genre: Shooter
Players: 1
Rarity: 1
4 out of 4 stars

Kind of like the Death Star trench battle in Star Wars IV, but you attempt to destroy bombs in the trench before they are launched at Earth while fighting off enemy ships. Awesome graphics and sound.


Sub Hunt
Genre: Action
Players: 1
Rarity: 3
3 out of 4 stars

Using your periscope and overhead map, find and destroy battleships.


Swords and Serpents
Genre: Action
Players: 1 or 2
Rarity: 2
3 out of 4 stars

Plays kind of like Gauntlet.


Tennis
Genre: Sports
Players: 2
Rarity: 1
3 out of 4 stars

Fun Tennis game. Plays from a side-view isometric perspective.


Triple Action
Genre: Action
Players: 2
Rarity: 1
2 out of 4 stars

Play Battle Tanks, Racing Cars, or Biplanes. None of the games are particularly good. I suppose they included all three on one cartridge so you wouldn't feel as ripped off when you bought it.


Utopia
Genre: Real-time Strategy
Players: 1 or 2
Rarity: 1
3 out of 4 stars

Probably the first RTS game ever.


Venture
Genre: Action
Players: 1
Rarity: 4
3 out of 4 stars

Good arcade conversion.