| Space Battle: The Mattel Intellivision and the First Console War (Steel Gear Press) |
| Friday, 19 January 2024 | |||
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Mattel's Intellivision console rocketed into homes across the U.S. in the early 1980s and transformed video gaming. Jamie Lendino looks at how its arcade action and 16-bit system with the industry's first voice synthesis and controls unlike any other console were key to its success. Lendino charts Mattel's 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. Author: Jamie Lendino
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