Intellivision Plug and Plays





not emulated - ported to NES on a chip
Now you can play your favorite Intellivision games without a console or computer! Just plug Intellivision 10 or Intellivision 25 into your TV
set and away you go!
Each unit is a complete video game system - with games - built into a hand controller. An 8 foot cable from the controller plugs into the video and audio jacks found on the front of most modern TV sets. A menu displayed on your TV screen lets you choose from any of the games in the unit (see lists at below right).
The suggested retail price in the United States for Intellivision 10 is only $12.99. Intellivision 25 is only $19.99! Each requires 4 AA batteries (not included).
The game systems were designed and manufactured by Techno Source Ltd. The Intellivision games were ported to the systems by the company's programmers. Adapting to the systems required some games to be modified, but the programmers worked with the original source code to keep them as close as possible to the look and feel of the classic games. Blue Sky Rangers Keith Robinson (TRON Solar Sailer) and Stephen Roney (Space Spartans, B-17 Bomber) consulted on the porting of the games.
"While we think the longtime Intellivision fans will get a kick out of these, they are really aimed at introducing a new generation to these fun, addictive games," says Robinson. "We've always felt that the real strength of Intellivision isn't nostalgia, but the timeless, high-quality game play." Reflecting this, the look of the controllers and packaging is contemporary, aimed at young, active gamers. Response has been enthusiastic; as of August 2004, over 1,000,000 of the units had been sold worldwide.
The National Parenting Center has awarded its seal of approval to the Intellivision 25 and Intellivision 10 direct-to-tv video game systems.
In awarding the seal, the Center commented, "Who would have thought, in this age of ultra-real, 3D video games that the ancient games of our youth would still hold any interest for kids? Certainly not us. That is until we plugged in this self-contained video game system. These aren't the exact originals but the familiarity is unmistakable when you start up Astrosmash, Space Battle, Buzz Bombers and the like."
Staffed by volunteers, the testing facility of The National Parenting Center has parents, children, and educators play with, read about, and judge a variety of submitted products. Evaluated are each product's level of desirability, sturdiness, interactive stimulation and other ingredients essential in the make-up of a quality product.
The Intellivision 25 and Intellivision 10 are manufactured and distributed by Techno Source under license from Intellivision Productions. Introduced in late 2003, the video game systems have become bestsellers in markets around the world. In the US, KB Toys named them to their list of "Must-Have Toys" for the Christmas 2003 season.
This isn't the first time parents have recognized the Intellivision games. In 1999, Family PC Magazine gave the PC/Mac version of Intellivision Lives! its second-highest rating of any game released that year.
"A lot of parents concerned about sex and violence in video games tell us how happy they are to find us," says Intellivision Productions President Keith Robinson. "The kids find the games fun and exciting, and the parents don't find anything objectionable. It's funny, because back in 1982, we'd be concerned if people would find a game like Shark! Shark! too violent: Ooo! The little fishy got eaten! It seems so innocent today."
No. The hardware in
the controllers is
based on the classic
Nintendo game
system. The games
have been
reprogrammed for
the hardware.
Two-player only and
voice games were
left off of the
controllers. Also,
legal restrictions
kept us from
including some of
the classic games
that were based on
movies or arcade
machines.
Games on Intellivision 10
Astrosmash
Baseball
Football
Motocross
Night Stalker
Shark! Shark!
Skiing
Snafu
Space Armada
Star Strike
Additional games on Intellivision 25
Basketball
Buzz Bombers
Golf
Hockey
Hover Force
Pinball
Space Battle
Space Hawk
Sub Hunt
Thin ice
Thunder Castle
Tower of Doom
Vectron
Volleyball
Wrestling
