Intellivision

This article is about the video game console released in 1979. For the console announced in 2018, see Intellivision Amico.
Intellivision
First model Intellivision (1979)
Manufacturer
TypeHome video game console
GenerationSecond
Release date
Lifespan1979 (1979)—1990 (1990)
Introductory price
Discontinued1990 (1990)[3][4][5][11]
Units sold> 3.75 million (1980–83)[12][13][14][15]
MediaROM cartridge
CPUGI CP1610
Memory1K RAM, 6K ROM
DisplayStandard TV, 159×96 resolution, 16 color palette
GraphicsStandard Television Interface Chip (STIC)
SoundGI AY-3-8914 (three-channels, one noise generator)
Online servicesPlayCable
Best-selling game

The Intellivision (a portmanteau of intelligent television) is a home video game console released by Mattel Electronics in 1979. It distinguished itself from competitors with more realistic sports and strategic games.[17] 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.[12][13][14][15][16] At its peak Mattel Electronics had about 1800 employees in several countries, including 110 videogame developers.[15] 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.

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

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  18. ^ Top 25 Videogame Consoles of All Time: Intellivision is number 14 Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, IGN. Retrieved November 2, 2011.