Intellivision: Intelligent Television Game, 1981-1985
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Mattel released its home video game console, Intellivision, in 1980. With a 16-bit microprocessor, an industry first, Intellivision outshone its competitors with more advanced graphics and a versatile color palette. The Mattel product also introduced downloadable games and, later, synthesized speech. Intellivision was a hit. By 1982 over two million units had been sold.
Mattel released its home video game console, Intellivision, in 1980. With a 16-bit microprocessor, an industry first, Intellivision outshone its competitors with more advanced graphics and a versatile color palette. The Mattel product also introduced downloadable games and, later, synthesized speech. Intellivision was a hit. By 1982 over two million units had been sold.
Artifact
Electronic game
Date Made
1981-1985
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, California, Hawthorne
Creator Notes
Made in Taiwan and Hong Kong for Mattel, Inc. of Hawthorne, California.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
93.226.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Metal
Cardboard
Dimensions
Height: 5.25 in
Width: 10.25 in
Length: 17.0 in
Inscriptions
on box: INTELLIVISION / INTELLIGENT TELEVISION on console: MATTEL ELECTRONICS INTELLIVISION INTELLIGENT TELEVISION
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