Mattel Intellivision

The Mattel Intellivision is a second generation (1976–1992) home video game console developed and distributed by Mattel Electronics. It was released in summer 1979 in North America at a retail price of $299. The console was later... See more

Release date
December 3, 1979
Media
Cartridge
Max Controllers
2
Notes

The Mattel Intellivision is a second generation (1976–1992) home video game console developed and distributed by Mattel Electronics. It was released in summer 1979 in North America at a retail price of $299. The console was later released in Europe (1981), South America (1982), and Japan (1982). The Intellivision was the first home console to use a tile based playfield and was the first game console to provide real-time human voices in the middle of gameplay, courtesy of the IntelliVoice module. The console was discontinued in early-1990.

Cpu

16-bit GI CP1610 @ 894.886 KHz

Memory

944 Bytes main RAM, 512 Bytes video RAM

Graphics

GI AY-3-8900 @ 3.58 MHz

Sound

GI AY-3-8910, 4 channels (3 sound, 1 noise)

Display

159x96, (159x192 on TV with scanline doubling)

Manufacturer

Mattel Electronics

Developers

Mattel Electronics

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