INTELLIVISION - History, Best Games & Review

The Mattel Intellivision is one of the most unique Video Game Systems of all time! From the Controller overlays to the Intellivoice Synthesizer, this system is one-of-a-kind! Join us as we review our favorite games and talk about Intelligent gaming on the Television!!

#Intelevision #RetroGaming #Vintage

[humanbeing]

A friend of mine got one of the very first Intellivision consoles in 1979. His father worked for IBM and was very tech-savvy and had a connection at Mattel. I remember going to his house and playing baseball and football and being totally blown away by it. It was really very advanced for its time. I had already played an Atari 2600 at another friend's house, and I thought it was lame.

[Alinktome]

I was 10 when a school friend invited me to play his intellivision. So cool, so hyped at that time.

[basic_r]

2:55 That voice saying "B-17 just took me back to being 4 years old and sliding the little insert into the paddle and dropping some bombs...

[artieaudio]

So cool seeing this. Great job showing the games. Takes me back to when my dad and i played baseball. He kicked my ass 😞😡 He still till this day 2023 brings it up. 😂😂😂😂

[spockears]

My first gaming console in the mid 80s. Played countless hours of baseball. And Heman!

[onelovemon]

I haven't seen or heard these games since my childhood. I was certain at that time that this was the most advanced science and technology on the planet. Kids must give this old stuff their one second of attention, laugh, then stick their heads back in their mega loaded cell phone

[matthewlane]

I loved "bump and jump" on the intellivision!

[lurkerrekrul]

Actually, the Intellivision II had one major difference from the original version: Mattel tried to lock out third party games by checking each cartridge for a particular string. Because of this, some versions of Coleco games won't work on the Intellivision II.

[mongo]

I loved these games back in the early 80s. I only rediscovered thunder castle on intellivision lives for Nintendo.

[kevinstrade]

We were an Atari family...I have all thier systems and some of their computers....however....as an older collector I finally picked up an Intellivision about 5 years ago....im impressed. It is a very good system. Any kid getting one back in the day would have been happy. Few stinkers on the system. Most popular games made it to it....including a wayyyy superior Pac man. I love buying new homebrew for it though they are pricey AF.

[ronnierebhan]

Dragon Fire, Demon attack, Dungeons and dragons, baseball, football, B17 bomber, bomb squad, all games i played millions of times! I wore those Control pads out. Some buttons started to stick.

[kinglord]

I waited 6 months for mine to come back in stocking at Crazy Eddie's . Bought it for sports specifically NHL Hockey and I loved the disc controller. Tried joy stick addon once and never again

[WSS_the_OG]

I had so much fun with ours growing up. Poker / Blackjack was surprisingly fascinating even as a really small kid. I remember my parents bought this on the promise of the computer add-on, which sadly never materialised. That's such a shame. We ended up graduating to the C64 instead, and then the Amiga afterwards.

[JonnyDIY]

Too cool, thanks for sharing. My neighbor gave me an Intellivision 1&2. Can I play off modern TV or need an old CRT? With that lil box thing you showed

[gametips_]

Intellivision is a classic video game console that was first released in 1979. It was developed by Mattel Electronics and was one of the first home gaming systems to use a microprocessor. The console featured a variety of games, including sports, action, and arcade-style titles, and could be played with one or two players.

One of the standout features of the Intellivision was its controller, which included a numeric keypad, directional pad, and several action buttons. This allowed for more complex game play and greater control over in-game actions.

The console was also notable for its graphics and sound capabilities, which were advanced for the time. It was particularly successful in the early 1980s, but faced increasing competition from other home gaming systems and was eventually discontinued in 1990. Despite this, the Intellivision remains a beloved piece of gaming history and has a dedicated community of fans and collectors.

[russellj.s.]

This was my first gaming console which I got second hand from my older cousin along with her Star Explorer pinball machine, but yeah just when Nintendo was hitting the market I got this wonder of electronic goodness, good times.

[pacocandano]

It was the video game console of my childhood in Mexico. Love it.

[rileymcphee]

Ngl, a lot of these games looked super fun.

[marcusaurelius]

The game Sea Battle was my favorite game, I was World Champion of it and retired undefeated. If I still had my Intellivision and anyone wanted to try their luck, I'd still whoop that ass, lol. My 2nd favorite was Biplanes on Triple Action, awesome game. Between Sea Battle, Biplanes, and Night Stalker, I completely wore out that game console, actually the controllers, since IMO they were the bad part of the system.

[brianschuetz]

I had that Mattel Football game. I played that thing until it malfunctioned. I eventually got myself an Atari 2600, but it took some talking to convince my parents to allow me to spend the money. I had a lot of fun with it. I had a friend that had an Intellivision. I enjoyed playing with him on it. I remember playing Auto Racing and Astrosmash. That was a lot of fun. I never got one myself, but I did eventually get a Texas Instruments TI-99/4A and later a Commodore 64.