top of page
VGL_Banner_wLogo.png

SPACE BATTLE: THE MATTEL INTELLIVISION AND THE FIRST CONSOLE WAR

Jamie Lendino



 

From the tense foreboding of Night Stalker to the competitive thrill of NFL Football, Mattel’s Intellivision rocketed into homes across the U.S. in the early 1980s and transformed video gaming. It packed superb arcade action and thrilling family entertainment into one 16-bit system with the industry’s first voice synthesis and controls unlike any other console. Combined with truly terrific games, the Intellivision seriously challenged Atari at the top of the video game market.


In Space Battle: The Mattel Intellivision and the First Console War, video game historian Jamie Lendino charts Mattel’s fascinating but ill-fated foray into Intelligent Television. He examines the system’s surprise history; reviews more than 60 of its most dynamic and groundbreaking games; and explores how its legacy continues today in new titles, updated hardware, and a thriving enthusiast community collecting and modding the system in ways Mattel never could have imagined.


The more you learn about the Intellivision, the more you’ll agree with George Plimpton that the Intellivision was the closest thing to the real thing.

 

PUBLICATION DETAILS

LANGUAGE

BINDING

EDITION

ISBN

YEAR

PAGES

English

Hardcover


9781957932118

2024

284

English

Paperback


9781957932101

2024

284

English

eBook


N/A

2024

284

OTHER NAMES

Space Battle: The Mattel Intellivision and the First Console War

 

TAGS


Authors/Narrators: #JamieLendino

Publishers: #SteelGearPress (Steel Gear Press)

Languages: #English

Year: #Year2024


Companies: 

#Mattel (Mattel)


Public Figures:

N/A


Games:

N/A


Misc:

#Intellivision (Intellivision)


Comentários


bottom of page