Atari’s newfound purpose in establishing itself as the backbone of classic/retro gaming has taken another interesting step with their announced acquisition of the Intellivision brand, including a substantial number of game properties. The Amico console however will be spun off and remain in the hands of its owners. […]
Announced a long time ago, the Intellivision Amico was billed as family friendly alternative to the higher profile console alternatives in the market. However delays to its launch (originally for October 2020) and subsequent drama over additional funding and spats with the community have raised a lot of […]
Not everyone would remember the Intellivision but during the reign of the Atari 2600 they (plus the Colecovision) offered viable alternatives for gamers wanting something more. They may have lost that war but the company continued to survive with titles such as the Intellivision Lives compilations that appeared […]
[UPDATE] Engadget reports that the Coleco Chameleon has picked up the rights to the Atari 2600 library, adding another 300 possible games to run on the platform. The bones of the failed RETRO VGS console were resurrected with fervor this week at the New York Toy Fair with […]