Mattel Intellivision
Mattel Intellivision

The Mattel Intellivision was test released in 1979 by Mattel Electronics, and was the first Video Games Console to have a 16Bit processor. The console had a 4K Internal Rom system, and was based on a General Instruments Chipset. The console came with two hand controllers built in which sported a twelve button keypad, four action keys and a direction disc. At the time when Atari was the only other major video game manufacturer, this control pad was very unusual.

General release went ahead in 1980, with four cartridges: Poker & Blackjack, Math Fun, Armour Battle, and Backgammon. The original price was $299 which was double the cost of Atari's game console, but this didn't affect sales - nearly 200,000 units were sold in the first year. With the promise of an imminent keyboard add-on which would turn the console too, consumers were interested in the new video games console.

In 1981 Mattel went ahead with an aggressive advertisement campaign, which proclaimed the Intellivision better than the number one selling consoles at the time - the Atari VCS (later the Atari 2600). This in turn generated a lot of media coverage of the 'war' between the two consoles, which in fairness did neither of them any harm. By the end of its second year the Intellivision had sold close to one million consoles.

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A real battle of wits and strategy! It's you against the computer in this test of imagination, skill, and luck! Designed to help improve beginner and intermediate skills as well as providing a real test for the champion player.
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First select one of ten conditions of alley slickness. Pick your own ball weight. Control your aim, curve and loft, and deliver the ball - to go for the strike pocket! This is electronic high precision bowling at its best!
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The strategy and excitement of real ring action! Punches and counterpunches, plus a variety of quick moves as two fighters face each other. Win by knockout or 15 rounds to a decision. Put yourself at ringside!
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It's just like an old fashioned shooting gallery! Fire away at clay pipes, dancing bears and sitting ducks! But keep an eye on those ducks, because they sometimes come to life when they reach the end of the gallery and avenge themselves by eating from your limited supply of ammunition.
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Challenge Tradition! Beat a friend electronically for practice. Then go for it against the Ultimate Checker Player - a Wiley computer who asks and gives no quarter.
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Sitting upon two lily pads in the middle of a lily pond are a pair of hungry frogs; one for you, one for your opponent. Overhead swarm delicious flies. Whether or not your frog scores his dinner while you rack up points is entirely up to you. You control the height and direction of his jump; even the flick of his long pink tongue. Leap too high or...
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Blackjack! Five Card Stud Poker! Seven Card Stud Poker! Five Card Draw Poker! You play against a shifty eyed, computer-smart dealer. Fast playing, pretend stakes! Action direct from Las Vegas - A Casino in a cartridge!
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Join the high rollers at the roulette table. Place your pretend bets then spin the electronic wheel. Try your own system, but watch out - Lady Luck is fickle! Your make-believe winnings may grow or dwindle - just like in Las Vegas.
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Your thief is robbing the local bank! Four police officers are hot on his trail. Grab gold coins & treasures on the run! Keep one jump ahead of the law! When the cops close in.make tracks in another direction. Run into a cop and your caught - there's nowhere to hide.
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Not just baseball. But baseball where you control the action. Two nine-man teams play a full nine-inning game with all the strategy of real Major League Baseball! It's all there from the crack of the bat to the simulated roar of the crowd - and you control it all!
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An unbranded but brand new power lead that will substitute the one that came with your console. Connects your machine to the power - an ideal replacement if the original one that came with your console is lost or faulty. Length is one metre. This is fitted with a UK plug. This item is fully tested and is brand new.
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An unbranded but brand new RF lead that will substitute the one that came with your console. Connects your machine to the TV - an ideal replacement if the original one that came with your console is lost or faulty. Length is one metre. This item is fully tested and is brand new.
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The speed and excitement of real basketball court action! Life like figures and authentic game plays as two teams compete in 48 thrill packed minutes. Put yourself at centre court!
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Your man is trapped in the maze! Spiders, bats and robots are tracking him down! The robots and creatures never stop. Shoot one.another appears! Fire off six shots, then pick up a reloaded weapon. The higher your score, the trickier the robots become.
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A demanding 9-hole course! You'll need all the concentration, control and strategy you can muster to come in under par. Sandtraps, rough, water-this course has them all! Play medal or match, single or best ball. Even figure your own handicap! You'll get all the fun, all the stimulation of a real game of golf, everything in fact, except the greens...
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Here's an old favorite to really stimulate your strategic thinking! Bracket your opponent's pieces in any row (straight or diagonal) to "capture" everything in between. Play against a friend or take on the computer at any of three skill levels. Pick one of 3 board sizes... play short or medium-length games, or go for the challenge of the big...
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Fold up the card table and bring out the snacks! Here are four old favourites of card players everywhere - Hearts, Crazy Eights, Rummy and Gin Rummy.
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Alpine ski competition! Pick your course & choose the slope! The race is on! Manoeuvre through the gates. Jump the moguls & watch out for trees! Speed through the downhill runs. Edge through precision slalom turns. Go flat out to the finish line!
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Pit your fast thinking and reflexes head-to-head against a friend.take on the computer! Grab all the territory you can and get your opponents into a corner - trapped!
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Kicking, passing, scoring, stealing the ball! Intellivision Soccer puts you on the playing field! Two ten man teams, plus goal keepers compete for ninety thrill packed minutes.
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An armada of thirty-two bomb-dropping, moving targets descend on your defences. You have a supply of laser "guns" and bunkers that shield them from the sir attack. Shoot your laser and clear the screen. Another armada appears and it might surprise you with a new kind of attack! The higher your score , the more challenging the game...
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Outer-space action, science fiction thrills! Computer-controlled alien invaders attacking! You check the Mother Ship radar map, deploy the defence. Ready, aim, fire missiles! Win the battle, save the day!
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Here's a spectacular planetary adventure: You're in command of a lone spaceship on an attack run over an alien star. Below you, a trench will soon be pointed like a gun barrel at Planet Earth. Before that deadly alignment occurs, you must destroy FIVE targets - while you fight off squadrons of defending alien spaceships. The faster you bomb all...
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You're at centre court! It's your coordination, judgement and reflexes in a fast-paced match competition! Lifelike, animated 'tennis players' do the running for you, on a regulation tennis court, designed to scale. You and your opponent put them through the paces - serve and rally, double fault and let service, too!
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It's three classic video games in one! Racing Cars -- You and your opponent race against the clock down a crowded highway. Battle Tanks -- It's a duel to the finish between two heavy tanks. One of you will end up as scrap iron. Biplanes -- It's a thrilling dogfight -- biplane style! Watch out for the control tower.don't get lost in the clouds. But...
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It's basic chess for the beginner.. it's a tactical opponent for the more advanced! Play for fun.play to improve your skills.play to win!
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