digitalpress
06-14-2003, 06:01 AM
Intellivision Productions will have several surprises in store for Classic Gaming Expo (http://www.cgexpo.com) attendees this year. Here's one of them.
Now you can play your favorite Intellivision games without a console or computer! Just plug Intellivision 10 or Intellivision 25 into your TV set and away you go!
Each unit is a complete video game system - with games - built into a hand controller. An 8 foot cable from the controller plugs into the video and audio jacks found on the front of most modern TV sets. A menu displayed on your TV screen lets you choose from any of the games in the unit.
The game systems were designed and manufactured by Techno Source Ltd. The Intellivision games were ported to the systems by the company's programmers. Adapting to the systems required some games to be modified, but the programmers worked with the original source code to keep them as close as possible to the look and feel of the classic games. Blue Sky Rangers Keith Robinson (TRON Solar Sailer) and Stephen Roney (Space Spartans, B-17 Bomber) consulted on the porting of the games.
"While we think the longtime Intellivision fans will get a kick out of these, they are really aimed at introducing a new generation to these fun, addictive games," says Robinson. "We've always felt that the real strength of Intellivision isn't nostalgia, but the timeless, high-quality game play."
Reflecting this, the look of the controllers and packaging is contemporary, aimed at young, active gamers. Early marketing response has been enthusiastic; a heavy television ad campaign is planned for Europe.
Intellivision 10 and Intellivision 25 will be on the shelves in some countries, including England and Italy, as early as mid-July. In other countries it will be available after the beginning of the new year. In the United States, it should begin appearing in stores around mid-August. (To support the retailers, we do not plan on selling the units on our web site.)
They plan to exhibit Intellivision 10 and Intellivision 25 at their booth at the 2003 Classic Gaming Expo (http://www.cgexpo.com), August 9 and 10 in Las Vegas. This will be one of the first opportunites to purchase these units. You could even have the boxes autographed by the Blue Sky Rangers!
http://www.intellivisionlives.com/retrotopia/store_pix/direct2tv.jpg
For a complete breakdown of the games available for each, check HERE (http://www.intellivisionlives.com/retrotopia/direct2tv.shtml)!
Now you can play your favorite Intellivision games without a console or computer! Just plug Intellivision 10 or Intellivision 25 into your TV set and away you go!
Each unit is a complete video game system - with games - built into a hand controller. An 8 foot cable from the controller plugs into the video and audio jacks found on the front of most modern TV sets. A menu displayed on your TV screen lets you choose from any of the games in the unit.
The game systems were designed and manufactured by Techno Source Ltd. The Intellivision games were ported to the systems by the company's programmers. Adapting to the systems required some games to be modified, but the programmers worked with the original source code to keep them as close as possible to the look and feel of the classic games. Blue Sky Rangers Keith Robinson (TRON Solar Sailer) and Stephen Roney (Space Spartans, B-17 Bomber) consulted on the porting of the games.
"While we think the longtime Intellivision fans will get a kick out of these, they are really aimed at introducing a new generation to these fun, addictive games," says Robinson. "We've always felt that the real strength of Intellivision isn't nostalgia, but the timeless, high-quality game play."
Reflecting this, the look of the controllers and packaging is contemporary, aimed at young, active gamers. Early marketing response has been enthusiastic; a heavy television ad campaign is planned for Europe.
Intellivision 10 and Intellivision 25 will be on the shelves in some countries, including England and Italy, as early as mid-July. In other countries it will be available after the beginning of the new year. In the United States, it should begin appearing in stores around mid-August. (To support the retailers, we do not plan on selling the units on our web site.)
They plan to exhibit Intellivision 10 and Intellivision 25 at their booth at the 2003 Classic Gaming Expo (http://www.cgexpo.com), August 9 and 10 in Las Vegas. This will be one of the first opportunites to purchase these units. You could even have the boxes autographed by the Blue Sky Rangers!
http://www.intellivisionlives.com/retrotopia/store_pix/direct2tv.jpg
For a complete breakdown of the games available for each, check HERE (http://www.intellivisionlives.com/retrotopia/direct2tv.shtml)!