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|title = Mattel Intellivision
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|title = Intellivision
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|logo = Intellivision-Console-Set.png
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|logo = Intelly.jpg|
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|developer = [[Mattel Electronics]]
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|developer = Mattel Electronics
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|type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]
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|type = [[:Category:Consoles|Home video game console]]
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|generation = [[:Category:Second-generation consoles|Second generation]]
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|generation = [[:Category:Second-generation consoles| Second generation]]
 
|release = 1979
 
|release = 1979
 
|discontinued = 1990
 
|discontinued = 1990
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|introductory price = {{Inflation|USD|299.99|1979}}
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|predecessor =  
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|successor=[[Intellivision Amico|Amico]] (Intellivision) [[HyperScan]] (Mattel)
 
 
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}}The '''[[gametech:Intellivision|Intellivision]]''' was a games console produced by [[wikipedia:Mattel|Mattel]] in 1979. It was notably more powerful than the [[Atari 2600]], which was released at a similar time, and could be used with a voice synthesizer unit known as the [[wikipedia:Intellivoice|Intellivoice]], which allowed speech in its games.
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}}The '''[[gametech:Intellivision|Intellivision]]''' was a game console produced by [[Mattel]] in 1979. It had a GI CP1610 CPU at 1 MHz. It had 1472 bytes of RAM, made up of 704 bytes of system RAM (stores the background table, system stack, EXEC variables), 256 bytes of "scratchpad RAM" (of which 16 bytes were unaddressable due to overlap with the sound chip) and 512 bytes of graphics RAM (stores tiles used by background and sprites). It was notably more powerful than the [[Atari 2600 emulators|Atari 2600]], which was released at a similar time, and could be used with a voice synthesizer unit known as the [[wikipedia:Intellivoice|Intellivoice]], which allowed speech in its games.
 
  
 
==Emulators==
 
==Emulators==
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! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|Intellivoice
 
! scope="col"|Intellivoice
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! scope="col"|<span title="Entertainment Computer System">ECS*</sup></span>
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! scope="col"|ECS
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! scope="col"|<span title="Keyboard Component">KBC*</sup></span>
 
 
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
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! scope="col"|<small>[https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=45 Retro<br/>Achievements]</small>
 
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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|jzIntv
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| jzIntv<br/><small><abbr title="A cross-platform GUI for jzIntv ">[https://github.com/jenergy/jzIntvImGui#jzintvimgui jzIntvImGui]</abbr></small>
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|[http://www.spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/intv/ 20180509]
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| [https://github.com/jenergy/jzIntvImGui/releases 2.3.7](jzIntvImGui)<br/>[http://www.spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/intv/ 20200712](jzIntv)
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| Nostalgia
 
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| [http://www.intellivision.us/intvgames/nostalgia/nostalgia.php 5.0]
 
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| [http://web.archive.org/web/20101123010108/http://bliss.kylesblog.com/? Bliss]
 
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| [http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/images/4/4d/Bliss2.0.5-beta.zip 2.0.5]
 
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! colspan="11"|Mobile / ARM
 
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|jzIntvImGui
 
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|[https://github.com/jenergy/jzIntvImGui 2.3.7]
 
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| [[FreeIntv|FreeIntv_libretro]]
 
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| [https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]
 
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| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.libsdl.jzintv4droid2&hl=en&gl=US 1.0.3]
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|[http://www.intellivision.us/intvgames/nostalgia/nostalgia.php 5.0]
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|[[MAME]]
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|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
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|[http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system.php?machine=intv Mid]
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|Multi-platform <br/><small>([https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/15665/libretro-intellivision-emulator Binary]) </small>Windows, Raspberry Pi
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|[https://github.com/jenergy/jzIntvImGui 2.3.4]
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|[http://web.archive.org/web/20101123010108/http://bliss.kylesblog.com/? Bliss]
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| [http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/archives/219-PSPInt-Intellivision-Emulator-for-PSP-v1.1.0-SLIM.html 1.1.0]
 
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<references group=N />
 
  
 
===Comparisons===
 
===Comparisons===
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* '''Bliss:''' First developed in early 2000's then abandoned. Afterwards, the author, Kyle Davis, tried to code it in C# and add portability but then decided to return to C++ and a simpler codebase. It has good support of Intellivoice and ECS's games but was unfortunately abandoned without much notice in 2006.
 
* '''jzIntv:''' Portable, no-frills Intellivision emulator. Probably the most complete and accurate Intellivision emulation available. Made by Joseph Zbiciak.
 
* '''jzIntv:''' Portable, no-frills Intellivision emulator. Probably the most complete and accurate Intellivision emulation available. Made by Joseph Zbiciak.
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* '''[[MAME]]''' (Formerly part of [[MESS]]): This multi-system emulator is presumed to have good support for the all released Intellivision models and add-ons - ECS and Intellivoice (eg. Keyboard Component); [https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/mame/mattel/intv.cpp some mechanical things still not implemented].
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* '''Nostalgia:''' Pretty much the very best Intellivision emulator currently available (At the time by 2009). Made by Joe Fisher.
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* '''Nostalgia:''' Pretty much the very best Intellivision emulator available at the time by 2009. Made by Joe Fisher.
 
 
* '''[[Pantheon]]:''' Popular multi-system emulator for Windows OS covering many old computers and 1970's-1980's consoles. Shown to support Intellivoice games but no ECS games work in this software yet. Made by Boštjan Grandovec.
 
* '''[[Pantheon]]:''' Popular multi-system emulator for Windows OS covering many old computers and 1970's-1980's consoles. Shown to support Intellivoice games but no ECS games work in this software yet. Made by Boštjan Grandovec.
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* '''Bliss:''' First developed in early 2000's then abandoned. Afterwards, the author, Kyle Davis, tried to code it in C# and add portability but then decided to return to C++ and a simpler codebase. It has good support of Intellivoice and ECS's games but was unfortunately abandoned without much notice in 2006. Code on [https://github.com/jeremiah-sypult/BlissEmu GitHub].
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* '''[[MAME]]''' (Formerly part of [[MESS]]): This multi-system emulator is presumed to have good support for the Intellivision and add-ons - ECS and Intellivoice (eg. Keyboard Component).
  
 
'''[http://web.archive.org/web/20090421174628/http://intelliwiki.kylesblog.com:80/index.php/Emulators List of old known Intellivision emulators]'''. [https://www.arcadeathome.com/ivision.phtml?H Downloads of old emulators]. Emulators not included above:
 
'''[http://web.archive.org/web/20090421174628/http://intelliwiki.kylesblog.com:80/index.php/Emulators List of old known Intellivision emulators]'''. [https://www.arcadeathome.com/ivision.phtml?H Downloads of old emulators]. Emulators not included above:
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* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk-jzintv/ gtk-jzintv] (Linux)
 
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk-jzintv/ gtk-jzintv] (Linux)
 
* [http://www.intellivision.us/intvgames/jzintv/jzintv.php jzIntvGUI]
 
* [http://www.intellivision.us/intvgames/jzintv/jzintv.php jzIntvGUI]
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==Keyboard Component & The ECS==
 
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The Keyboard Component was an addon meant to convert the Intellivision into a full fledged computer. The keyboard component had 16kb RAM shared with the master component, its own 6502 CPU and a built in tape player. It also had its character generator, able to overlay high resolution text on top of the master component's video. While promised since the system's launch, it never got beyond test marketing, selling only 4000 units which Mattel would eventually buy back.
 
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The ECS (Entertainment Computer System) came about due to a FTC lawsuit for Mattel failing to produce the promised computer addon. The ECS was a lot less ambitious, adding a second sound chip which provides IO ports for either an alphanumerical keyboard, a musical keyboard or two additional controllers, an interface for either an external tape player or printer, 2 kilobytes of RAM and a built in BASIC.
 
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==Overview==
 
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At the end of 1979, Mattel Electronics' [[wikipedia:Intellivision|Intellivision]] console was poised as a competitor to the number one selling console in the market, the [[Atari 2600 emulators|Atari 2600]].
 
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After Mattel sold the rights to the system soon afterwards, the Intellivision was kept alive through their new owners, [https://www.mobygames.com/company/intv-corp INTV Corp]. Another 35 games were released from 1985 to 1990, mostly through mail order service. The system was generally very successful in the end, with over 3 million units sold and 125 games released before the system was finally discontinued in 1990.
 
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During its lifetime, several models of the base system were released, as well as some interesting peripherals including a full computer adaptor, music keyboard, Intellivoice speech synthesis module, system changer to play Atari VCS games and PlayCable (an accessory to download games from your cable provider).
 
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==See also==
 
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*[[First and second generations of video game consoles]]
 
  
 
==Resources==
 
==Resources==
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[[Category:Consoles]]
 
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