A Cuttle Cart 3 BOX for Intellivision has been designed by famed box maker Marc O from the Atari Age forums. Express your interest in a box if you want one in this Atari Age thread and stay tuned for ordering instructions as they become available and enough orders are placed for production.
Welcome a new member to The 125 Club, CVGA is now a platinum member, and shows his games in true style, the Intellivision Running Man!
A gameplay clip of the Intellivision version of the upcoming homebrew APPLE SNAFFLE was shown recently. Check out Groovybee's development thread HERE for more details or information.
The title screen for the upcoming Intellivision homebrew game RESCUE ON TERRA 5 has been revealed by Groovybee, check out the development thread for any additional information.
The title screen for the upcoming Intellivision homebrew game NEXT STREET has been revealed. Check out the development thread by Groovybee for additional news and information.
The latest issue of Retro Gamer, issue 127, features an article on Intellivision and the 35th anniversary!
Retro Gamer is the essential guide to the fascinating world of retro gaming. Regardless of whether you've been playing games since the arrival of Pong or have just discovered classic machines you'll find Retro Gamer to be an indispensable read. Every issue you get in-depth articles covering the very best games, franchises and machines and exclusive interviews …
Episode 7 of The Intellivisionaries Podcast is now Live. A whopping 6 hours! Listen HERE.
Join the discussion of Episode 7 over on the Atari Age forums.
Program Notes:
They review all three baseball games: Major League Baseball, World Championship Baseball, and World Series Major League Baseball. They also interview Intellivision baseball programmers David Rolfe and Eddie Dombrower, as well as listener Steve Herold. And the usual news, feedback, mentions and music.
Two new Intellivision games are coming soon. Get on the pre order list and reserve your game.
Head over to the AtariAge forums for the Brickout and Crazy Clones pre order threads.
The Mattel IntelliVision was released in 1979 to compete against the Atari 2600 and other period game systems like Magnavox Odyssey 2. Back then could anyone have imagined that it would go head to head against the PlayStation 4 in 2014? New games for IntelliVision are still being released by Elektronite Software based out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Classic Game Room sits down to talk with Elektronite’s CEO and owner, William Moeller.
So William, I’ll just get right to the point and ask…
The deadline for ordering the upcoming Elektronite release OLD SCHOOL is March 31, 2014. No more ordering the cartridge only release after this. Head over to ATARI AGE for ordering details. Don't miss out!
The Midwest Gaming Classic April 12, 13 2014 in Milwaukee, WI USA, more info HERE.
The Video Game Summit. July 12 2014 in Chicago, IL USA. More Info HERE.
The Cartridge label for the upcoming Elektronite release Boulder Dash is complete. Learn more about this upcoming Intellivision game HERE.
A recent announcement from Elektronite reveals that Defender Of The Crown is cancelled for right now. This long officially licensed Cinemaware game has been in development for quite a few years. Hopefully development will resume. Here is the announcement from Elektronite via Facebook:
As a follow-up to our disappointing Defender of the Crown announcement, we want to say that there is STILL hope that the game will be completed. We have CANCELLED the kickstarter, and will continue to develop …
Sean Kelly just wanted his Intellivision back. Thirty years later, the area businessman has amassed a collection of about 30,000 video games. He’s opened two stores, called Videogames Then & Now, specializing in the resale of retro games and consoles. The newest one opened in Des Plaines last month.
That lifelong obsessions with pixels and electronic beeps and boops can be traced back to the late 1970s when he got his first Intellivision, an early video game system and a chief competitor…
For more info and POSSIBLE ordering go HERE.
In 2010, Fries, a former vice president of game publishing at Microsoft, released a landmark demake, Halo 2600—a version of Halo, the multibillion-dollar series that has dominated 21st-century gaming—for the Atari 2600, the 1970s vintage console that brought us Pac-Man. Now, Halo 2600 has been added to the Smithsonian American Art Museum's permanent collections. A playable version will go on display at a date yet to be determined.
After reading a book about programming for the 1970s …
Collectorvision is releasing Moon Patrol for the Colecovision. Check out the Official Pre Order thread HERE.
