Atari Acquires Intellivision Brand & HUGE Game Library!
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Atari® - one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers - announced today it has purchased the Intellivision brand and certain games from Intellivision Entertainment LLC. Atari will seek to expand digital and physical distribution of legacy Intellivision games, potentially create new games, and explore brand and licensing opportunities as part of a long-term plan to create value from the Intellivision properties.
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I love how they didn't even touch the Amico, they really dodged a bullet.
Atari: "Yeah, you guys can keep that dumpster fire. Not interested."
Of course, if the Amico had been properly developed…
They're funding it though.
@@pferreira1983 ?
You cannot touch anything which does not exist...
I love the idea however what Amico wanted to do with the controller, would love to see this controller in a real Intellivision mini console!
Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, Atari acquiring intellivision. mass hysteria!!
I came here to say "dogs & cats living together"!
Atari's skin has turned purple and they're collecting infinity stones!
It's only a matter of time before they collect the coleco stone!
SEA BATTLE!!! My favorite, despite the fact I was never good at it. Nice to have a one player version.
Really hope Astrosmash and Night Stalker get some sort of release as these are two that I love from back then.
Intellivision sold Astrosmash to BBG last year when they needed money.
Edit: Intellivision may have only sold rights to a future game, and not the rights to the original.
There are already homebrews of these. I own Dungeon Stalker for the 7800. It's worth the money.
Atari did Beserk Recharged
AstroBlast and Dark Cavern, as released by M-Network are 2 of my most favourite VCS games.
@@jeremiahthomas8140BBG is a weird company. They claim to own Boulder Dash but whenever the original games are sold, they are nowhere to be seen in the licensing credits. It’s very likely that what they got was the games that were supposed to be released for the Amico and a long term license to use the brands for new releases, although they did state they owned everything.
An Intellivision retrospective in the same vein as Atari 50 would be amazing! B-17 Bomber!!
Beee Sevunteeen Ballllllllllmer!
Watch out for flack!
@@gassie62 That was not on target.
I was also an Atari kid growing up. I'm less familiar with Intellivision though I've owned a few products over the years like Intelivision Lives! They could definitely do an Atari 50 style game, as Intellivision Lives is basically that. I can't think of any break out games for aRecharged treatment though. The Atari fan base dwarfs Intellivision and Colecovision. They both died with the video game crash, while Atari continued sales of the 2600 until after the SNES came out. It would be great to see an Intellivision collection, but I see a lot of value in the IP beyond that.
I hope this purchase will result in another Mini console (w/ voice) that can play the physical media, I still have my original, but I haven't modified it yet for modern TV's. While I have loads of games, my top 3 (probably not acquired by Atari) were "Advanced D&D, A. D&D Treasures of Tarmin, and He-Man". Time will tell.
2600+ for Intelivision would be great.
Here where I live, the main consoles of the 80s were Atari 2600, Intellivision, Colecovision and Odyssey². Now think of a product including the (original or mini) cases of all those consoles, built-in games but also the capability to read cartridges, all in a woodgrain case. 🤯
The Odyssey² had a game or two that incorporated a board game with them (Quest for the Rings comes to mind), and I always wished Atari had done something like that in the day.
@@keithbk I own both games(bought in the 2000s) but never had the chance to play them. Were them any good?
@@keithbkThey did. The Swordquest games required the comic books to be solved.
Atari finally wins over Intelivision.
Everybody win
In your face George Plimpton!
@@oaf-77 😂😂😂😂😂
It took over 40 years but yeah!
Some people who own a name bought another owned name from some different people.
So awesome! Burgertime, Astrosmash forever!
My wife loved the Intellivision Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game growing up so hopefully we’ll see that.
I recall the day Tommy Talarico lied to us saying the Amico would play physical games. I recall the day I learned the truth of that lie.
That was the day I cancelled my pre-order.
I don’t really get why this acquisition is a big deal though unless Atari goes the 2600+ route with Intellivision. I’d be on board with that if it happened. Just imagine…🤔
To quote _the Highlander,_ "there can only be one."
We're getting closer!
Yeah, it's really starting to look like that. Atari just keeps lopping off heads, probably guided by the ghost of Sean Connery.
Seems like whoever owned the Atari brand has been loping off their own head for years and years. Hope things finally change.
You said it. @@nickpalance3622
I have been keeping up with the Amico purely for the fact that I wanted one at one time. Now I do not. Anyway this acquisition is huge and I feel like we will see something better than the Intellivision Lives! game we got back during the PS2 era.
I think there are some Intellivision games that the rights were given to another company who has put out updated versions of them. Unfortunately one of them is one of my favorites which is Astroblast. I mean I could be wrong, but I’m sure there will be a list of what games Atari now has under their control. Wild days we are living today!
Would love to see an IntelliVision+ console!
Atari put M Network games on The Atari VCS Vault Vol . 2 on the new Atari VCS as soon as they aquired M Network . It was easy to miss , but they are there and have been there since day one , I believe . It's just weird that they added it to Atari VCS Vault 2 after it had already been out for a while . It was kind of under the radar .
Seriously? I never heard a peep about that until just now.
The VCS is under the radar.
@SumDumGy_formerly_Tim_Walden Atari still brings new Atari 7800 homebrews to the VCS . It wouldn't take anything at all for them to drop the original Intellivision library of games to it . I barely touch my VCS , but when I do there are new games there .
@@MrPoestyle That kind of gaming isn’t for me. It’s physical games or nothing. I don’t buy boxes to go to the internet to play ROMs. It’s just not my bag. That’s why I’ll jump on a something like a 2600+ and reject a VCS outright. Now if Atari wants to do a 2600+ treatment for the Intellivision, sign me up.
I also wonder if Atari will now do something with the "Atarisoft" titles they produced for Intellivision way back when.
Oooooh, I hadn't thought about those!
Imagine the 13-year old me saying circa mid-80s, "I have a vision ... that Atari and Intellivision will be one same company. Will have unity and peace!". I think my arms would have ended up all black and blue.
Wouldn't you love to take a time machine back to middle school and tell all the Intellivision snobs about today?
Intellivision + console (just like the 2600+), Intellivision 50 (like Atari 50), recharged games of Intellivision classics and Intellivision vault of OG games for the VCS and other consoles...
I wanna see an Atari/Intellivision/Colecovision FPGA Console with cartridge support and at least 1080p-out!
Yes!!! Please, PLEASE make an Intellivision game, akin to the amazing Atari 50! There are PLENTY of awesome Blue Sky Ranger stories, I am sure!:)
Enjoyed my Intellivision. My second system right after my pong console. Took a bit, eventually convinced my dad to get it for me, he was big into card games.
Wonder if they'll do an Intellvision+ console or a run of new controllers in USB form to play the games on whatever platform they offer them on.
Tropical Trouble is my favorite INTV game. The He Man game is fun and so are the D&D games
I'd like to see this lead to extensions and/or INTV style controllers for the Gamestation Pro and/or the 2600+.
I'll go ahead & predict "no" on that. Remember Atari has no control over the GSP (that's My Arcade). And the license agreement wouldn't have included any future aquisitions. Future versions like the portable? Maybe. As for the 2600+, that's cartridge-based and has no socket for INT carts. I expect all of this will roll into future products, but likely not backward to older ones.
Intellivision was the second game system I ever purchased the first being Magnavox Odyssey 2. I would love to see some Intellivision recharge for games like Advance D&D, Trons Deadly Disc's and Nightstalker just to name a few. I was in my late teens when I bought these systems now I'm in my 60's I really enjoy this stuff I hope Atari does some good with it.
Would love to see Atari release a cartridge adapter for the 2600 plus. What's good for the goose... Hope ColecoVision is next. I would also love to see intelevision emulation on the new VCS, maybe even support some of the homebrews on the platform.
Of course, then there's the matter of the controller. I've got a feeling than an Intellivision+ is coming.
Can i be greedy and wish for an Intellivision + and a full Digital Eclipse compilation? I still have my old carts kicking around.
Can we get a 7800 version of Cloudy Mountain now? 😅
I'd love to see something like Atari50 but for Intellivision so I agree with that. I'd like to see My Arcade extend their licensing to include Intellivision titles for the forthcoming Gamestation portable etc they'd work well with the numberpad. Overall I want to see more Intellivision products (games and hardware) to compliment the Atari stuff.
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I wonder if there is any chance the Magnavox Odyssey 2 games might be something that Atari is looking at in the future?
There’s a British company called Subvert that’s been buying a lot of brands and games related to the Sinclair computers, which they own.
It’s funny because if it weren’t because of the bad administration of Atari S.A., Atari should be the owner of the Odyssey and CD-i games because the part of Infogrames that Subvert was interested in, included those games.
This is great news. Maybe my dream of keeping physical media going isn't going to die with the Amico? Only one way to find out, Atari you just need to get around the DRM part if you want to make the games re-sellable.
I have the PS2 disc "Intellivision Lives" which states that is contains "A complete library of 62 Intellivision games" and most of them aren't that good, so if there are another 140(ish) games, the chances are they won't be good either!
You may be right. I'm eager to see a list.
I never saw a battle between the two. There was no contest. I never saw those George P commercials. In the school yard you either had a 2600 or you didn’t.
Nobody had a ******Vision. Except my friend who had a sleepover around 7th/8th grade and we played Cloudy Mountain. And I had a Colecovision. But that’s it!
The nice thing about the 2600 was swapping games for a few days with your friends.
I alone had the 5200 it seemed. So before 8bit computing and floppy drives took over from consoles in those weird puberty transition years I was alone in the post-2600 scene and so I wound up playing with myself.
It will be difficult to port some Intellivision titles due to the specialized controllers. Space Spartans, B-17 Bomber, Night Stalker, Tron Deadly Discs, Sea Battle, the DND titles are some I can think of that made heavy use of the controller keyboards. I never put Atari and Intellivision in the same class. Odyssey2 vs Atari VCS was a more even matchup.
I always liked the Dungeons and Dragons games especially Treasure of Tarmin. I'd love to see an updated version of that and perhaps Eutopia
I like this move, particularly that Atari avoided the mess/scam that is Amico. Unfortunately, this likely won't include Shark Shark as that was previously sold. Still, 200 games at a deep discount is worth it.
Night Stalker Recharged!!!
Imagine if this happened in the 1980’s.
I think Atari should rethink their modern VCS to support this acquisition as well. Maybe a VCS 2.0. Why? Because I love their recharged series.
And maybe we will see some intellivison recharged games as well???? 😎
Not as big as WWF aquires WCW, but the second biggest such deal in memory.
I'm wondering if the recent resurrection of the Infogrames name is in any way connected to this. I could see Atari changing their name back to Infogrames and then placing Atari and Intellivision as two separate companies under that banner. Just a thought.
This news made my day!
Atari has done an admirable job resurrecting the brand….Intelivision seems like an utter lost cause….
It would be a strange move but Atari could release INTV games in Atari cartridges along with DB9 Intellivision controllers that both work in the Atari 2600+ (because it's just an ARM SBC). But realistically, they are likely to release a modern version of the Intellivision at a smaller scale with an HDMI connector. The second, smaller version of the Intellivision (II) would be perfect for this.
I'd like to see that happen!
My main want is a new console (Intellivision+?) with some new controllers. (not like the Amico... that's overkill)
Wouldn’t it be amazing to reimagine some of the Atari / Intellivision Games in VR formats?
Probably the final nail in the coffin for Amico. Hopefully: New life for those 200 Intellivision games, finally released from the Amico curse/stranglehold, what next, the recent 'Atari 50th' game it is successful across multiple modern platforms, another one like that, please? I've still got the Intellivision: Lives, PS2 game, and that could be made better.
I'll tell you, that Atari 50 Anniversary title is so great, and I love all the artifacts & interviews almost as much as the wonderfuly preserved games.
Great news! Well Nintendo already has Sega games on their consoles and have even done a few Mario/Sonic collaborations. It's all cats n' dogs :-) Have a good one Jon!
B-17 Bomber was a cool Intellivision Title. Would love to see it again.
"B-17 Bomber" -AVGN
Nice. 40 years late but still nice. I thought the intellivision had 152 games in total so that 200 may include homebrews. And still get to wait on the Amico.
Wikipedia lists about 120 total and almost half are third-party or licensed titles that IE would have no rights to. I'm going to guess the odd phrasing of "over 200 games AND THE TRADEMARKS" is a bit of double counting. I.e. "we give you the the ROM and the name" (and that counts as 2). Even then, I think they're lumping in the M-Network titles they already had to get to that suspiciously large, round "200". Plus BBG already bought all the "valuable" Amico updates leaving a lot of flotsam and jetsam. If "Atari*" wants to impress, get the Imagic and Activision titles licensed since those were the best titles on the system.
A lot of people don’t know it but Intellivision included the work of The Blue Sky Rangers, the core developers of M.E. software. This in turn could also include both the licensed and original works of Realtime Associates, which includes Bug, an old Saturn game, forgotten even by Sega, the ones who published it.
They also have the NES ports and sequels of Intellivision games made for some plug and play consoles back in the early 2000.
I don’t think those numbers are inflated, they did a lot, it’s just not as popular.
@@OM19_MO79 "Could" is the operative word. Companies like Sega don't just let IPs (particularly a multi-game one) go for free. Forgotten and neglected? Sure. But given away for free? No way. See all EA "neglected" IPs that the second someone tries to make a fan game with the real name they are suddenly flooded with letters from lawyers. "Atari"* is not above hyperbole. I want to see a concrete list rather than "over 200 titles". Look at the dozen+ Stern titles they bought yet all they used were Berzerk (and Frenzy as 'also included'). Don't you think if that deal included something like Bug!, they would have touted it? No reason not to because most are speculating this is at MOST a six figure deal. Also, if TT had access to anything like Bug!, he would have been crowing about it for YEARS as a possible Amico title rather than the endless "I talked to a guy I know at X and they were interested" that never went anywhere.
It took 50 years but we finally have a winner: ATARI!
Good things come to those who wait.😁
Not really.
Some people who own a name bought another name from some other people who owned it.
@@SumDumGy True.
Between '79 & '89, a total of 132 titles were released;
So the "titles" might include Mattel's Aquarius & ECS computers ?
Homebrews & Unreleased titles ?
Yeah, I was as shocked by that "200" number as you!
I want Astrosmash and Utopia Recharged. And Odyssey 2 acquisition.
How about an Intellivision+ in the form factor of the Intellivision II with the intellivoice module built in. Update the controllers and move away from the membranes and stiff buttons and add a stick to the disc.
In the back pages of then-current gaming magazines there were ads for stick-on sticks.
I picked up a Sears Tele-Games Super Video Arcade (whew! 😓) better known as their version of the Intellivision (and it looked unique unlike the TandyVision which I also have) and it came with sticks stuck on the controllers. My other Sears Intellivision (in box) has stock controllers.
But what would be great would be the Wico Command Control joystick 🕹️ for the Intellivision. Looks just like the Colecovision version. But you had to do surgery to get the wires out of the stock controller and attach them into the Wico.
@@nickpalance3622 That's kind of what I had in mind for the controller. Maybe an analog stick instead of the old dome switches.
Great news but when will Atari communicate when they will start shipping the 7800 game pad and 7800 carts? They said it will be available this month. Any updates?????
I agree. No dates yet, but will share if I hear.
I didn’t it existed. Atari stood up & purchased Intellevision, just to help them
❓
@@GenXGrownUp or am I reading the description wrong…? I saw some RUclipsrs talking about and I don’t really know what’s happening
In 1980 I passed on the Atari 2600 and bought Intellevision. George Plimpton convince me lol
Intellivision mini please,, still have my original console but a mini is needed for sure
Of course it's a great deal, finally Intellivision will have a chance, out of the hands of Tallarico an Co. The Intellivision+ will be great.
Disney buys Star Wars!
Hey, we're better together.
At the very least Intellivision will be getting more publicity.
Two video game companies thet many people thought were long gone make some news.
I just hope it means the future of retro gaming will no longer be dominated by all those Nintendo game boys.
Maybe with a new firmware upgrade or a new version of GameStation Pro, Atari will incorporate Intellivision games. Maybe we'll even get Intellivision controllers. I'm thinking more and more about buying a GameStation Pro and getting back into vintage games. Maybe after my hand heals up from arthritis surgery, I'll take the plunge. Having Intellivision inclusion would be a major incentive. Never owned the system, but I always liked the look of it in TV commercials.
The GSP is still a good value - especially now that it's going for $50 on sale pretty regularly. But I wouldn't expect to see Intellivision titles coming out for that platform. Remember that the GSP is made by My Arcade under license from Atari, so adding any new games they've acquired since last year would be a new licensing agreement for what is now a year-old plug-and -play. Like you, I am hopeful to see some INTV offerings from Atari in the near future, though.
This is fantastic news! I equate it to when the WWE bought rival WCW back in 01' 🎉🎉😊
Thought you were gonna say, “Got myself a gun,” straight away, in the intro. 😅 Atari sold more 2600s than Mattel sold Intellivisions, by the time Intellivision were released, in 1979. Atari outsold Intellivision 10/1 - or should I say 30 million to 3 million...
I thought there were only 120 Intellivision games released? nd many of those were on the 2600 also. Cloudy mountain is probably out since it was being redone for the Amico.
Yeah, that number surprised me as well.
Jon read my mind. First thing I wondered when I saw a headline "Atari acquires Intellivision" was not the Intellivision itself, but the Amico (thanks a lot, controversy :P) so I immediately looked it up and read the Yahoo Finance version which answered this. Actually, I lied- that was the second thing. The first thing was "when is Jon's video about this coming?" And, well, here we go!😄
Seems like Atari is really thinking big with the purchase of Atariage and Intellivision.
Late Gen-Xer and Millenniums want their *Sega* back . No seriously hope a Dreamcast 2 comes out 😅
Look man! I just need to know ☝️thing… Did they get B-17 Booooomber!? That was my favorite. But I only had 3 games oh well. Still had great times playing Snafu and Chess.
@GenXGrownUp : I think Atari should create an Intellivision division for the sixteen bit retro market.
I'm an Inty kid. I want to see an Inty mini with proper controllers!
That'd be awesome!
After years of Mattel trolling Atari in the 80s... and the promise of a non-existent system *cough* Amico is fake *cough*, Revenge is served.
Great news!!!
If Atari plays their cards right they could become a player again. I am hoping for new games and some modern remakes of some of their xurrent properties. They own one of my favourite DOS games ever with Darklands, a modern rrmake of that would make me happy.
Maybe Intellivision games can finally be played with joysticks.
"Till all are one..."
This is VERY COOL NEWS!
AWESOME!!!!!
What is the game at the 4:08 mark?
Major Havoc, then Centipede, then Star Raiders
@@GenXGrownUp thank you sir!
I would totally love to see Snafu recharged
Packages left on the porch, great way to comment on that.
Many (most?) of these Intellivision games won't be fun to play without the original keypad controller. What is Atari going to do about that?
Imagic made the best games to play for the Atari 2600 !
ruclips.net/video/DOJ4di_W0KA/видео.html
I wish it would have been Colecovision!
Intellivision mini!
I wonder if anyone in my family has my grandpop’s Intellivision
Have intellivision be dlc for the atari 50 arcade
That would certainly be a bonus, but honestly, Intellivision titles don't belong in the history of Atari timeline that is the Atari 50.
Next up, Atari needs to get the rights to Pitfall! from Activision
Why stop at Pitfall? 😉
Meh, if you have an Ataribox with a Windows 10 copy, just emulate all the Intellivision games. They work great and even the Ataribox doesn't break the bank if you want an emulation beast. I have the original Intellivision I w/box and about 110 games. Also an unboxed Intellivision II with ECS Computer, Voice Synth, and Atari 2600 System Changer. Great system for the time!! But hard to keep running, especially the "disc" controllers as they are wired in on Intellivision I, and changeable on Intellivision II.
Our ability to emulate has no bearing on this. This is about who now owns the rights to the IP and can legally distribute and iterate on those titles.
I wonder how much they pay to acquire the rights of intellivision?
Take that George Plimpton!
Is Atari the Microsoft of retro gaming?
Take that, George Plimpton!
Coleco vision is still holding on!? Lol
I couldn't care any less for the Amico.
Who won the 2nd gen console wars? Well Magnavox went back to making TV’s. Coleco got whipped out so bad they’re not even making electronics, and Atari just bought intellavision.
I am waiting for Atari to make a movie, Qotiles strike back, return of the yar.
They bought one of their former competitors? Ha. That's kinda ironic.
Maybe they will buy Colecovision next!
That would be great. Colecovision is the best 2nd generation video game system, enjoyed it tremendously.
@@samidekashOnly if they don't trash the acquired assets including the IP...
@@CP200SErm, what?
I wish!!!
Vectrex too