Intellivision information

Intellivision
	First model Intellivision (1979)
Manufacturer	Mattel Electronics (1979–1984); INTV Corporation (1984–1990);
Type	Home video game console
Generation	Second
Release date	NA: 1979; UK: 1981[failed verification]; ZA: 1982; DE: 1982; FRA: 1982; JP: 1982; BR: 1983;
Lifespan	1979—1990
Introductory price	US$275; CA$385; £199; DM499; Fr2000; ¥49,800;
Discontinued	1990
Units sold	> 3.75 million (1980–83)
Media	ROM cartridge
CPU	GI CP1610
Memory	1K RAM, 6K ROM
Display	Standard TV, 159×96 resolution, 16 color palette
Graphics	Standard Television Interface Chip (STIC)
Sound	GI AY-3-8914 (three-channels, one noise generator)
Online services	PlayCable
Best-selling game	Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack 1.939 million; Major League Baseball 1.085 million (as of June 1983);

The Intellivision is a home video game console released by Mattel Electronics in 1979. The name is a portmanteau of "intelligent television". Development began in 1977, the same year as the launch of its main competitor, the Atari 2600.^[17] 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. From 1980 to 1983, more than 3.75 million consoles were sold.^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15] As per Intellivision Entertainment (the current holders of the Intellivision brand) the final tally through 1990 is somewhere between 4.5 and 5 million consoles sold.

In 2009, IGN ranked the Intellivision No. 14 on their list of the greatest video game consoles of all time.^[18]

^ ^a ^b "Close Encounters of a Hazardous Kind". Computer and Video Games. No. 1. November 1, 1981. p. 71 – via Internet Archive.
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^ ^a ^b ^c "Mattel Intellivision — 1980–1984". ClassicGaming. IGN. Archived from the original on June 23, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ask Hal: Frequently Asked Questions to the Blue Sky Rangers". Intellivision Productions. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
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^ Wolf, Mark J. P. (2015). Video Games Around the World. MIT Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-262-52716-3.
^ ^a ^b "Home Page". Video Game Console Library.
^ "Intellivision Historia Brasil" Archived 2020-11-12 at the Wayback Machine intellivisionbrasil.com.br
^ "Television Digest". 1979-10-15. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^ Mason, Nicole (1982-09-01). "Intellivision: Une Véritable Centrale de Jeux". Tilt Jeux Électroniques. 1 (1): 57.
^ Forster, Winnie (2005). The encyclopedia of consoles, handhelds & home computers 1972–2005. GAMEPLAN. p. 42. ISBN 3-00-015359-4.
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^ Top 25 Videogame Consoles of All Time: Intellivision is number 14, IGN. Retrieved November 2, 2011.

[cvg_001-1] "Close Encounters of a Hazardous Kind". Computer and Video Games. No. 1. November 1, 1981. p. 71 – via Internet Archive.

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[gamespy-3] "Mattel Intellivision — 1980–1984". ClassicGaming. IGN. Archived from the original on June 23, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008.

[askhal1-4] "Ask Hal: Frequently Asked Questions to the Blue Sky Rangers". Intellivision Productions. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved November 3, 2008.

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[vgworld-6] Wolf, Mark J. P. (2015). Video Games Around the World. MIT Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-262-52716-3.

[vglibrary_intelli-7] "Home Page". Video Game Console Library.

[brasil_historia-8] "Intellivision Historia Brasil" Archived 2020-11-12 at the Wayback Machine intellivisionbrasil.com.br

[tvdigest791015-9] "Television Digest". 1979-10-15. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

[tilt82-10] Mason, Nicole (1982-09-01). "Intellivision: Une Véritable Centrale de Jeux". Tilt Jeux Électroniques. 1 (1): 57.

[11] Forster, Winnie (2005). The encyclopedia of consoles, handhelds & home computers 1972–2005. GAMEPLAN. p. 42. ISBN 3-00-015359-4.

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[18] Top 25 Videogame Consoles of All Time: Intellivision is number 14, IGN. Retrieved November 2, 2011.

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First model Intellivision (1979)
Manufacturer	Mattel Electronics (1979–1984) INTV Corporation (1984–1990)
Type	Home video game console
Generation	Second
Release date	NA: 1979^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] UK: 1981^[1]^{[failed verification]} ZA: 1982 DE: 1982 FRA: 1982^[6] JP: 1982^[7] BR: 1983^[8]
Lifespan	1979 (1979)—1990 (1990)
Introductory price	US$275^[9] CA$385 £199^[1] DM499 Fr2000^[10] ¥49,800^[7]
Discontinued	1990 (1990)^[3]^[4]^[5]^[11]
Units sold	> 3.75 million (1980–83)^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]
Media	ROM cartridge
CPU	GI CP1610
Memory	1K RAM, 6K ROM
Display	Standard TV, 159×96 resolution, 16 color palette
Graphics	Standard Television Interface Chip (STIC)
Sound	GI AY-3-8914 (three-channels, one noise generator)
Online services	PlayCable
Best-selling game	Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack 1.939 million Major League Baseball 1.085 million^[16]^[4]^[3] (as of June 1983)