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Intellivision
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Intellivision

Mattel's 1979 rival to the Atari 2600, with a 16-bit CPU and disc-pad controllers.
Action
Sports
Racing
Driving
Strategy
Manufacturer
Mattel
Released
1979-1990
Launch price
$299
Units sold
3M
Media
ROM cartridge
CPU
General Instrument CP1610 @ 894.886 kHz (≈0.9 MHz)
RAM
1 KB (1456 bytes) main RAM, video RAM included in same memory
Resolution
160 × 96 (displayed as 160 × 192) with 16 colors
182
Games
1978–2023
Years
1
Regions
$32.21
Ø CIB
+7.4%
24M change

About

The Intellivision is a home video game console released by Mattel Electronics in 1979. It distinguished itself from competitors with more realistic sports and strategic games. By 1981, Mattel Electronics had close to 20% of the domestic video game market, selling more than 3.75 million consoles and 20 million cartridges through 1983. At its peak, Mattel Electronics had about 1,800 employees in several countries, including 110 videogame developers. In 1984, Mattel sold its video game assets to a former Mattel Electronics executive and investors, eventually becoming INTV Corporation. Game development ran from 1978 to 1990, when the Intellivision was discontinued.

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