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Intellivision
Compilation, descriptions and images by bigladiesman
Background: The Mattel Intellivision was the first big competitor of the Atari 2600 in the second generation console market. Created in 1978, its production lasted until 1990 and sold 6 million copies, with a collection of about 130 games.
(1978-1990)
Nickname: "Mattel Electronics Presents...", "Eight Lil' Sticks"
Logo: On a green background, we see, in white, the blocky text:
Mattel Electronics
presents
presents
[Title of the game]
Copr @ 19XX Mattel
Above the text, we see 8 multicoloured rectangles in this sequence: white, yellow, light green, dark green, pale pink, red, blue, and black.
Variants: This startup screen showed many variations:
FX/Cheesy Factor: None.
Music/Sounds: Mostly silent, but games like Loco-Motion have musical cues. When the voice synthesizer Intellivoice was attached to the console, a synthesized voice would say "Mattel Electronic presents [game title]" (on B-17 Bomber and Bomb Squad, for instance).
Availability: You won't believe it, but fairly common, as the company which currently handles the rights of the console - formed exclusively by former Mattel programmers - and its games, have been working hard to preserve the legacy of Intellivision. Many compliations and ports to later consoles have this logo intact.
Scare Factor: Usually none, but you might get surprised by the versions that contained the Intellivoice attachment.
Variants: This startup screen showed many variations:
- The most common one was the adding of some additional text, generally referring to copyright about licensed products.
- Some startup screens would show up with different background colours, such as light blue (on "Shark! Shark!", with letters in black) or black (on "Kool-Aid Man", with letters in yellow and blue).
FX/Cheesy Factor: None.
Music/Sounds: Mostly silent, but games like Loco-Motion have musical cues. When the voice synthesizer Intellivoice was attached to the console, a synthesized voice would say "Mattel Electronic presents [game title]" (on B-17 Bomber and Bomb Squad, for instance).
Availability: You won't believe it, but fairly common, as the company which currently handles the rights of the console - formed exclusively by former Mattel programmers - and its games, have been working hard to preserve the legacy of Intellivision. Many compliations and ports to later consoles have this logo intact.
Scare Factor: Usually none, but you might get surprised by the versions that contained the Intellivoice attachment.
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