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The Making Of: Barbie (1991), The Doll's Debut On Nintendo Consoles

Time Extension about 5 months ago

"Machines were considered boys' stuff and they wanted to bring girls in".It’s hard to imagine a time before Barbie was a multi-media megastar, but at the start of the '90s, she had only appeared in one game that had ultimately failed to live up to the ex …
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Interview: Former Sega Head Of Marketing Al Nilsen On Genesis And The Birth Of 'Sonicmania'

Time Extension about 5 months ago

"Everyone were saying 'Super Nintendo isn’t that big, because here’s Sonic'".Back when Sega first released Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991, it was still the underdog. Nintendo still controlled the North American video game market, as it had done for many ye …
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New Xbox 360 Collectors Building Set Announced By MEGA/Mattel

Retro Dodo about 8 months ago

A beautiful and complex new Xbox 360 Collector Building Set has just been announced from MEGA, which is a branch of Mattel. This is surely the most unique way to celebrate one of the most beloved retro home consoles of all time. And with holiday pro …
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Now available IntelliClub Pro 2023

Intellivision Revolution about 10 months ago

Introducing the IntelliClub Pro 2023. A membership club for the Mattel Intellivision enthusiasts.   Get the details here. …

Intellivania for the Mattel Intellivision

Intellivision Revolution about 10 months ago

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Papi Commando for the Mattel Intellivision

Intellivision Revolution about 10 months ago

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Stop the Express (Hudson Soft, 1983)

Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog about 10 months ago

Originally designed and programmed for the Sharp X1 and Sony SMC-777 by Fumihiko Itagaki, and published as "Bousou Tokkyuu SOS" by Hudson Soft in 1983.Ported to Commodore 64, Hitachi S1 and Sinclair ZX Spectrum by Hudson Soft, and respectively pu …
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Aquarius Computer: Worth a Second Look

VCFed about 11 months ago

For those who don't know or follow the platform, the Aquarius Computer (Mattel/Radofin, not Syntrex) has just celebrated it's 40th Anniversary, as of 05 JUN 2023. Who cares, right? The system was abandoned by Mattel in 1984, cut loose from Radofin in th …

Mattel Intellivision Popeye gameplay

Intellivision Revolution about 12 months ago

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Frog Bog on the Mattel Intellivision

Intellivision Revolution about 12 months ago

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James Bond 007 for the Mattel Intellivision

Intellivision Revolution about 1 year ago

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Mattel Aquarius – my most neglected system?

Retro Games Collector about 2 years ago

Original post can be found at Retro Games Collector Mattel Aquarius – my most neglected system? …
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213 The Jon Ritman Interview

Retro Gaming Discussion Show about 6 years ago

 Hello and welcome to another fantastic episode of RGDS.  This time we interview a true legend, with the brilliant Jon Ritman. Jon, the man behind such classics as Head Over Heels, Batman and Match Day games gives us an in-depth interview spanning across …

The Intellivisionaries - Episode 28 - Space Spartans

The Intellivisionaries Podcast about 8 years ago

In this episode we review the Mattel Intellivoice game Space Spartans.  We interview the programmers Steve Roney and Bill Fisher.  Rick reviews the Atari and Imagic box collection from Mark Oberhauser.  Paul interviews Don Switzer and Gary Magnan about …

The Intellivisionaries - Episode 27 - Rick Rolled Retro

The Intellivisionaries Podcast about 8 years ago

In this episode we have a special guest host - Cmart (Christian Martin)!  We don't do a game review, but we do review the latest edition of Todd Holcomb's Ultimate Intellivision Flashback, as well as the Coleco reproduction box set by Marc Oberhäuser.  …

The Intellivisionaries - Episode 18 - Basketball(s)!

The Intellivisionaries Podcast about 9 years ago

In this episode, we review the Mattel and INTV Corp. basketball games NBA Basketball and Slam Dunk Super Pro Basketball respectively.  We interview designers / programmers Steve Ettinger, Dave Warhol, and Ken Smith.  We also have listener audio contribut …

The Intellivisionaries - Episode 17 - Math, Word and Learning Fun

The Intellivisionaries Podcast about 9 years ago

In this episode, we review the Mattel and INTV Corp. 'educational' games Math Fun, Word Fun, Learning Fun I and Learning Fun II.  We interview designers / programmers Kimo Yap and Dave Warhol about the games.  We also have a listener interview with Intel …

The Intellivisionaries - Episode 16 - Thunder Castle

The Intellivisionaries Podcast about 9 years ago

Happy New Year!  In this episode, we review the Mattel / INTV Corp. release of Thunder Castle.  We interview the designers and programmers of the game, Connie Goldman and David Warhol.  We also have a listener interview with Australian Intellivision ent …

The Intellivision Archive

Intellivision Revolution about 55 years ago

From the creator of the Atari Archive, we now get the Intellivision Archive.  This is episode 1! Today's video details the creation of the Mattel Intellivision, the most advanced game console of 1979 and one of the (relatively) big competitors to Atari …
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Intellivania for the Mattel Intellivision

Intellivision Revolution about 55 years ago

Coming spring 2020. …
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I'm looking for the game Gooninuff.

Intellivision Revolution about 55 years ago

Hello, I'm new to this forum and living in the Netherlands, a small country by the North Sea in western Europe. I became acquainted with the Mattel Intellivision console around 1980. I played as child very often on that progressive console for the time. …