Game Tangents | The Intellivision by Mattel was poised to be the main competition to Atari’s juggernaut console, the 2600, in the early 1980s. With its unique controller configuration, and its superior graphical capabilities, this ancient 16-bit console produced many classic and memorable titles, cementing its place in gaming history. Join Ross as he shines the spotlight on one of the gaming industry’s most important and most enduring classic consoles. (Intellivision)
From systems that could keep your beer cool, to oddities trying to get in on the popularity of VHS and laserdisc, you’ve got some very, very weird video game consoles out there.
I had the LaserActive... it was a nice collectors piece but not very practical. Especially when it came to needing recapping. I think i paid all of about $50 for the floor model from an incredible Universe back in the day. I ended up selling it many years later for $300 at the time due to it needing a new laser and the aforementioned recapping.
An honorable mention not on the list would be the VM Labs Nuon. It basically looked like any regular DVD player but it had ports on it for controllers to play specific games. one of which is still exclusive to it with Tempest 3000. It also offered nuon enhanced DVD movies with extra content not accessible by regular players.
Looks like a great deal for fans. Mattel, Inc. and Minecraft today announced a partnership to launch the new Minecraft Creator Series Camp Enderwood DLC (downloadable content) Map. Introducing a host of new characters and a brand-new, immersive gameplay experience, Camp Enderwood is a digital destination developed in partnership between Mattel and Minecraft.
The only thing as hot in 1977 as Star Wars toys was this early electronic game.
I think the use of red dashes on a printed field makes it look pretty fun just by that alone.
