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Intellivision Memories
COURTESY OF WEBMIKEY: Dad and I have always had fun together with technology, which includes home video games. When I was really young, I remember we owned some kind of dedicated Pong TV game that we played together, but our gaming history really started with the Intellivision console by Mattel, sometime in the early 80s. Unlike other kids, I never had to talk my dad into wanting to buy a home video game, since he was just as into the advertising hype as I was! Of course, we had to decid…
The rise and fall of gaming’s third-party exclusives
Since practically the dawn of the video game console, game makers have tried to set their systems apart with games made in-house by first-party studios or from wholly owned second-party subsidiaries. But the idea of large, independent third-party developers releasing games exclusively on one console or the other has risen and fallen in popularity over gaming's short history.
When a few Atari programmers split off to form Activision in 1979, they weren't eager to tie themselves exclusively to …
Swords and Serpents Spotlight Review
On the last Retro Game Review Podcast, you heard fellow Arbitrarian, Joe, and myself talk about fantasy video games. Well, last week my big brother gave me a fantasy video game as a gift for standing up in his wedding. At the grooms dinner, he gave me a gift bag that included an Intellivision t-shirt and a copy of Swords and Serpents. My brother Jeff and my cousin Mark are the two responsible for introducing me to video games when I was little. Now that I’m 30 years old, I love the fact that …
Voice Actor ROGER CRAIG SMITH Recalls Intellivision in an Interview
Roger Craig Smith is a voice actor who has worked on a wide range of projects. In addition to voicing superheroes like Batman and Captain America, he’s also been the voice Sega’s iconic video game mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog.
Sega recently announced that Sonic was getting a bit of a makeover in Sonic Boom, a new animated TV series and video that gives Sonic a fresh start with a new design. Smith talked to us about what its been like working on this big, new, Sonic project.
You’re current…
Remembering the Atari Age
Occasionally I worry that our collective memory of home video games sees the release of the Nintendo Entertainment System as the true beginning. Talk to people about games like Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, and Metroid, and they still light up with excitement, appreciating the tremendous importance of these games in the grand scheme of gaming's evolution as a medium. And it makes sense, of course. Even those who aren't old enough to remember these games from their heyday understand w…
Spiker Prototype Box Discovered
In what can be classified as an April Fools Joke, because it was one, a rare Spiker Super Pro Volleyball box with 2 girls instead of guys playing volleyball was "discovered". Let the 2 girls 1 ball jokes begin!
Elektronite Interview for RETRO GAMER MAGAZINE 127
Retro Gamer Magazine has a great Intellivision 35th anniversary article in the latest issue, 127. Part of that article features an interview with Elektronite's William Moeller. The interviewer, Graeme Mason, a freelance writer for the magazine conducts the interview and has made available the full interview on his own site, WIZWORDS. Enjoy the full interview and get your hands on RETRO GAMER 127!
THE INTERVIEW:
I interviewed William Moeller of Elektronite for my 35th anniversary Intellivisio…
IntyBasic V0.7 Has Been Released
The latest version of IntyBasic, for you Intellivision programmers, has been released by Nanochess. Download the latest version HERE.
The 21st Century Intellivision Elektronite Interview
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 IntyBasic Game Database
Visit the new IntyBasic Game Database for a view of all known games and tech demos that utilize the new Intellivision Basic Compiler.
INTYBASIC V0.5 now Available to Download
IntyBasic V0.5 is now available to download. IntyBASIC is an integer BASIC language cross-compiler for Intellivision that helps greatly to ease in writing new games. The new V0.5 version implement the SCROLL and BORDER statements in IntyBASIC, also path selection for libraries using a command-line argument.
The Incredible History Of Downloadable Console Games
Digital distribution is par for the course these days — regardless of your platform of choice. Sure, the PC gamers have Steam and GOG, but the consoles are heavily entrenched in the world of digital distribution as well. With the Xbox 360 and PS3, these concepts finally made their way into the mainstream, and the current generation is even better in that respect. Even so, the concepts behind digital distribution have been around for decades — long before household internet connections were com…
Valiant Comics has PITFALL themed Comic Book Cover for ETERNAL WARRIOR
A recent issue of Valiant's Eternal Warrior issue 2 payes homage to the Pitfall Atari 2600 cartridge.