 | bigtoddy (0)
10/29/2007 | 25 years after owning my first Intellivision, I still play it occasionally. Graphics were revolutionary for the time, and I liked the controls. There were always enough buttons to do lots of things, like shoot in different directions, or control submarines, or control a fleet of spacecraft. The best part about the system was the games, which were just plain FUN. They were simple enough to learn how to play in a few minutes, and yet still interesting enough to keep me playing for 25 years. Even my kids, conditioned for years on flashy graphics and stereo sound, love to play because the games are fun.
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 | Jamie McBain (44)
07/22/2007 | The games were ok, the graphics could have been better. But I had alot more fun, playing with the Atari game system.
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 | VirileVagabond (32)
11/18/2003 | Standing for Intelligent Television, the Intellivision game platform was introduced in 1979 by Mattel Electronics to compete with the Atari 2600. The platform retailed for around $300 and featured a 16 bit chip and better graphics than the Atari system. The problem I had with the Intellivision was that the controls were too cumbersome and complex with their spinning disk design. They just were not very ergonomic, and the game selection was lower than with the Atari.
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