Atari Buying Intellivision and WHY This is a GOOD MOVE
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
- Alot of people wanted me to do a video on this so here it is! Atari has purchased the rights to 200 titles and Intellivision and I give you my thoughts about why I think this is a good move.
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Now for some crossover titles!
Oh yes!
i think that's an amazing idea i love you idea so much i would also love to see some corssover titles as welll
'A cloudy mountain adventure'...
@@johnhancockretronow atari just need buy colecovision from river west brand
So many great Intellivision games. I’m excited to see what they do
Hey John! I agree completely. I am an old school, original Atari guy.. I had the 2600 when it was new, fresh, and I was a young kid. I remember the early platform wars! That being said, I think Atari, for being a small company, has done an AMAZING job of breathing new life into Atari, both with new classic games, new classic hardware, and I even like the VCS. No, not perfect, but they really seem to care and try. I have recently started collecting for Intellivision, I think having Atari at the helm, they have the opportunity to do some fun, exciting things with the classic IP. It will be fun to watch! Thanks for the video!
Recently started getting back into atari. Enjoy your program and reviews. I think 2600 is making a comeback. Nostalgia from old guys like me.
I hope they eventually buy Colecovision and Odyssey 2.
Yes please
Vectrex also!
Odissey belongs to Philips if I remember correctly. And Philups is a way bigger fish than Intellivision/Amico.
Yet buying the coleco brand would make sense to me.
Alot of potential here. Atari keeps knocking them out of the park. 👊
Having Wade, Ben and the gang in charge of the Intellivision assets ? That's GREAT , HUGE, news. They could bring about an Intellivision Renassaince.
Would love to see the complete list of the 200 games they have acquired, hope they release that in the near future.
They would not even give us the full list of "over a dozen" M Network games they bought from Intellivision last year.
The thing is - people want to play those old Intellivision games with those crazy Intellivision controllers. So whatever Atari does - a remake of those controllers should come along. I wouldn't wanna play intellivision games with Atari controllers. No way.
Some games it's a necessity, no doubt. I never had any problems with the Intellivision controller
If some one had to buy intellivision,I would like to have Atari buy it. This move has so much potential! It took me a long time to get an intellivision being a retro gamer but I was very impressed. I am huge intellivision fan now. The newer homebrews are freaking amazing!
Man I feel like it would be it would be ironic to make an adapter or shall we call it the Intellivision system changer that makes the 2600+ play intv games good times if it went full circle.
This would be awesome.
@@johnhancockretro 3 in 1 if you added Colecovision
INTV II was my first home console in 1983. Favorite games: Cloudy Mountain, Tron Deadly Discs, Lock 'n Chase, Major League Baseball, Bomb Squad, and Night Stalker.
I dig everything about this.
I just bought an Atari 2600plus and it's great. Here in New Zealand intellivision carts are rare because it never came here. I came up with my own solution. I bought a mini PC with batocera pre loaded so my retro gaming needs are now totally covered.
This is indeed awesome news. And I agree 100% with your ideas and hopes for this. I can't wait to see what greatness comes from Atari with this new IP. Thanks for the video, John!
A Polymega Intellivison cartridge module for the Atari VCS would be nice.
Man, they’d probably make a killing selling reproduction overlays - so many games out in the wild are missing those.
While they’ve had their share of fumbles, I have to hand it to the new Atari for some of the moves they’ve made in the past year. The fact that the 2600+’s controllers work on original hardware opens the door for additional sales to replace old, tired controllers - especially the paddle controllers! Would it be asking too much for Driving controllers? Considering only ONE game uses them, maybe. 😩 Anyway…
Personally, it would be nice to see them give the Intellivision the same treatment. I’d definitely be into buying classic re-releases of games I don’t have.
Man I would LOVE an intellivision plus!
Good video! Good interesting news! Anxious to see what happens next! Be neat to see your Blockem' Sockem' on the Intellivsion system! Nice!
All I’ve ever wanted is an Intellivision mini HD. Thanks to the Amico disaster, I figured that dream was dead, but, now, it seems possible again.
It would be more surprising if Atari didn't do something like Atari 50 or the Recharged series with Intellivision IPs.
Wonderful News!!! Go Atari and Intellivision!! Thanks for sharing!!
I would love an Intellivision 50. I was born in 85 so I just barely missed out on all of it. The collections are how I get to experience it.
In my dream world, a Tron: Deadly Discs Recharged would happen. That was easily my favorite Intellivision game.
same, played it for hours and hours.
It’s a Disney property. Will never happen.
@@ArtGuglielmo Which is why I put "in my dream world" to begin that statement.
Doesn't mean they can't pull a Cloudy Monutain and call it something else.
Dastardly Disks
I'm reading a good book about the history of videogames. Chapters about the old days, Bushnell, Kassar, Atari, early programmers, this and that..., everything.
It's interesting to witness things still evolve.
And, I also would buy an Intellivision 50.
But, it'd be nice if every old gen console reimagining, like the Atart 2600+, or mini version remakes also had composite AV outs sitting beside the HDMI. Just to be able to easily throw it onto a crt.
The First Quarter by Steven Kent?
@@jessragan6714 Ultimate History of Videogames Vol #1, also by Steven Kent.
@@13lake It's the same book just an updated version, it's great
Great video. I'm very happy for Atari fans ad hope a good collection with history, movies and more
Atari 50th was an amazing collection and a great educational piece on the releases and the platform itself. If it wasn't for that cart, I would not know what Secret Quest is (and I'm glad I was able to get a copy of it too).
The adapter idea for the 2600+ sounds like a great idea. I would also like to see a similar collection to 50th on Switch.
Hey, did you know that Astrosmash and Shark Shark were remade on PlayStation Home back in the day? I still have remnants of that on my PSVita because if you owned the Intellivision Console and Arcade Machines in PS Home, they made an app that plays their contents. At the moment, without hacking the system, it's the last true functioning piece of software from the PS Home era.
On a side note, I also need Atari to somehow give Melody Board functionality to the 2600+. They make great homebrews with that board and I wanty copy of Deepstone Catacomb to play on something other than my original 2600 hardware
I absolutely love arcade style games (I have no time for these massive new titles), being able to cycle through all the old arcade style titles would be awesome.
Couldn't agree more!
John..great post and yes you did the right thing by announcing this post. If you don't mind me asking or say. How is your wife's ongoing health issues. Hope all is well. Please give links on how to get your merchandise you are wearing. Love that hat. Do you plan on going to an Eagle's game this 2024 season.
The 2600+ is really cool, and yes, Intellivision games and controllers + homebrew for it would be astonishing! Still, my dream would be an Atari/Intelli/Coleco FPGA console with cartridge support. The Collectorvision Phoenix and Atariman project should merge! Sadly, Crispy, the Atariman developer, passed away some time ago, rip.
About time Atari ColecoVision and Intellivision should be all under the same umbrella the old stuff before NES/Master System needs love too blessed to see all from 1980-Now
So many possibilities!
These are great news! The new Atari is with less, making them relevant in their tier.
Great insights John!
And oh man, your INTV II even has the red stripe! That’s the one I’m seeking out always to match the system changer.
I did not know there was a variation haha
Yes, an IntelliVision+ console would be absolutely fantastic! And a cartridge adapter for the 2600+! Options! Thanks for sharing about how IntelliVision owns unreleased 2600 ports, prototypes, etc. I knew nothing about this.
What a twist an Intellivision add-on for The Atari 2600+ would be. 😂
I trust Wade Rosen more than the previous owners of the Intellivision brand, but still... errgh. Atari seems to want to corner the market on pre-crash gaming, and I can't say I'm entirely comfortable with that. If they start putting the squeeze on homebrew Intellivision games, it's not going to make me a happy camper.
Intellivision hit the market mostly in mid 1980. Atari had a 3 yr head start. Plus the fact that Atari systems lasted so long, most people were not going to buy this of they already had Atari.
Remember too that for arcade games, Atari ruled the roost in terms of the catalog
Im excited for this because the property and games are in good hands with Wade Rosen imo.
Nice video
Thanks
John, I agree with you totally. It's a win-win. I'm hoping some of the Lost prototypes like Golden Skull will be available now.
Maybe now we can finally get an Intellivision flashback or clone console with micro sd card that lets us play all the games using a touchpad controller
There is an Intellivision Flashback that was released about 8-9 years ago.
@@Retro6502 yea I have it but it does not have a micro sd card slot and you can only play the limited games that are built in.
This is not meant as a knock against intelevision, but I don’t think I could name five intelevision titles. Aside from Astro smash and football. And I grew up getting a 2600 for Christmas of 77 (Sears telegames).
So I think there’s an audience not just for those who didn’t experience that era but for those in that era who didn’t have access to to the machine. The stories and their view of the industry would add a lot to it
I am totally on board with this... lots of potential. I want to see Intellivision Block'em Sock'em reach many devices ;)
I hope great games like Thunder Castle will get more exposure from the business.
This is great, but why do I now think of Coleco and the Jaws theme at the same time. 😂
I 1000% Agree. I would be hyped to see the intellivision redone foe modern times also. I am a fan of ALL platforms also. I'm excited to see what atari will bring to the table!! I want to also say thank you for all you do.
Sadly I’ve never played anything Intellivision 🤷🏼♂️
I do find this acquisition interesting though and another stepping stone for Atari to keep climbing back into the relevancy of gaming again
If you asked me "what is a feature you'd like to see on an Intellivision+ console," the top of my list would be the option to display the controller overlays on screen in the black borders to either side of the game since it's otherwise empty space playing a 4:3 game on a widescreen TV. It's definitely not guaranteed anyone who collects for the system still has all their original overlays, I certainly don't. Would be nice if they offered some physical reprintings of them too for the games they intend to sell. Other than that I would ask to just improve the build quality of the controllers over the originals, they were not the greatest.
Great move! The Amico can be the controller for old school intellivision games on new consoles.
Thanks for the video John, Intellivision was my first game console and I have a lot of nostalgia for it , at first I had mixed feeling , but Atari have better funds than the actual owner , I think they could do good things , like recharged or sequel to great games the dungeon and dragons cloudy mountain , do an intellivision + , I know that Digital Eclipse are excited about the intellivision acquisition, I would easily see them doing an Intellivision compilation like the Atari 50, I bought the Atari 50 on steam and its really well done
what other titles or games are possibly available for Atari to grab? Possibly Coleco?
Fun fact digital eclipse did sfa3 for dreamcast
Want some Recharged Astrosmash/Astroblast with the modern paddle controllers.
My favorite Intellivision is Dracula. I hope this time you can control the zombie without using the second co controller
atari needs their own console and do physical releases
there are some that think this is bad idea that don't like this news and some people love this news think it's good idea atari acquire intellivision well to me i think this is great news to me that atari acauire intellivison i'm so happy about this because this was my wishlist back in 2021 and 2022 i ask let atari and intellivision know that i want atari and intellivison team up maybe parpership or maybe atari acquire intellivison i also want to say that i'm not an intellivison fan but don't get me wrong i love intellivison but my preference i'm a fan of that are my favorite gaming companies are bally astrocade, atari and sega i also want to see atari acquire coleco next who used to make the colecovision back in the day and i also wanna let you know i respect everyone's difference opinionns i also want to share my unpopular opinion that i love the new atari vcs 800 so much it's my favorite pc/console hybird hardware i think it's the best great hardware if all time to me i had a blast with it i enjoy it so much i love it better than nintendo switch, microsoft and playstaton don't get me wrong i love all video game companies equally i do have a nintendo wii u, nintendo 3ds, nintendo switch, xbox series x, playstation 4 i don't have playstation 5 yet maybe someday i will get one i also wanna say that atari vcs is just my preference i used my vcs more often than the other video game hardware to be honest and i can't wait to see old and new intellivison games also come to atari vcs and some coming to intellivison amico as well i also feel bad for intellivison fans as well most that don't like this news
I like the idea of a cartridge adapter for the 2600+ but would definitely prefer something like an Intellivision+. There are heaps of great games on the Intellivision, it has one of the best versions of Burger Time and I love the sounds in Beamrider compared to other versions.
They may not list the games for a while. They still haven’t said which 100 PC games they acquired only the brands that published them. Including Infogrames which is what this Atari used to be, and they’ve now re-launched Infogrames probably for those PC games.
We'll see... Time will tell. 👍
About a year ago, I commented on AtariAge that Atari should acquire Intellivision. Now what about the other classic consoles? Most of ColecoVision's games were licensed arcade properties, so I don't think that one is worth it. Maybe Magnavox, but I can't recall many notable games on that other than KC Munchkin, and this game may still be banned from being sold due to the Namco/Pac-Man lawsuit. Vectrex also had mostly licensed games. So there are no classic consoles left for Atari to pursue.
Instead, I think Atari should look to acquiring the libraries from the rights holders of other classic arcade game makers. Cinematronics is the topmost -- Star Castle for example would fit with the Atari classic games library.
Was thinking same thing
Utopia, Sea Battle, Snafu, B-52 Bomber
"Snafu" pretty much describes how Intellivision was run under the previous owners.
Atari: im coming for you, Colecovision
They should release new CONSOLES (made to spec from the Intellivision I), but able to play INTV II games. they’d be dirt cheap to make and would make a killing on it. Or even an all-in-one consoles loaded with every single game they can get licenses from. AND, they should do it soon. I’d say we’ve got another 10 years tops before this nostalgic window is closed. more realistically 5 years
I want the Amico to launch!!! 🚀 This is a slap in the face to all of us who stood by the Former Intellivision Entertainment LLC company… I was behind it because they said they were the sewered of the new generation of Intellivision! I have bo care for a console just called Amico! Is anyone starting a class action lawsuit? I have money in the republic campaign
I really think it would be cool to get some sequels to these IPs. I want a bullet hell sequel to galaga lol
You know, I was just thinking about a bunch of these same points.
This is really good news. They have to be planning an Intellivision+ or adapters for the 2600+, right? One can hope. Internal project codename: Plimpton.
I would probably do an Intellivision+ (How bout an Intellivision III 😉)
I definitely want to see Intellivision support for the GSP.
Of course they would need to do a controller, hopefully an Intellivision III/A5200 style... Retro nostalgia aside, I despise the OG controller!
There is a lot of potential here, I hope it pans out.
I think the best part of this acquisition... Telling Tommy Tallarico to pound sand.
How long before they realize the Amico? ;)
I agree with a lot of other folks. Biggest obstacle is the controller. Oy that thing stinks
I wanna see a close up of the Intellivision box behind him.
The Blue Sky Rangers did a "signed sleeve" for Intellivision Flashbacks and you can still purchase these sleeves for a very reasonable price on Ebay right now.
John will be securing his immortality by being acquired by Atari. Atari make sure retro is immortal by acquiring it
John Hancock Recharged!
OMG Vectron Recharged! Vvveeectroooonnnnnnn
Hopefully we can get some good Intellivision hardware along the lines of the 2600+ now, even if just for some new high quality controllers. Stuff’s getting old. Personally Intellivision is my favorite console pre 6th gen, it has such a unique charm to it.
Also bought mattel m card brand
And they're planning to bring some M Network games to Atari 50th Anniversary Collection
I wouldn't mind another Intellivision mini.
So Tommy Tallarico sold it? Because he was still the owner of the Intellivision brand (yes, not only Amico, he bought the name from the original owners, one passed away several years ago). I’m also confused, so there is a seperation in the game library ownership? Which is not uncommon btw. German gaming company BBG Entertainment also bought games, only they didn’t buy ownership, they bought exclusive licensing. It was Shark Shark and Astrosmash.
The amico side was not bought and will be rebranded.
Yeah put smb intellivion for 2600+
There weren't 200 Intellivision games, and many of the ones they did have were also on the 2600. So I'm a bit skeptical, especially because my favorites 2 INtellivision games are AD&D and one of those was bought by Amico.
Albert of on Atariage confirmed that there are over 30 Aquarius titles and over 180 Intellivision titles. This does include games that were never commercially released. Just to let you know that the AD&D games were renamed and remain the same gameplay so you will probably still see those. The Amico project is all but dead now and do not see it surviving.
I owned a Jag.
Bought for 20 bux at KB in 1996.
Worst 20 bux i ever spent.
Should have spent the $10 to get that Tempest 2000 cartridge with it...
Recharged Diner would be cool.
Be nice to see occasional VCS store releases of some original Intellivision titles too.
Intellivision+ console is what I want.
Make a better Intellivision controller option for the new hardware that will at least work with an original Intellivision 2.
I would have done the same thing with NEC turbografx if I were them.
make a video of your collections.
Maybe consoles that didn't make it to us. Like maybe something special about it or something.
I have done a ton of these in the past. Look at my holy grail and complete collections playlist.
@@johnhancockretro you got ever game don't you.
There probably some never seen. Well to me.
I lost my old Xbox account and lost access to Game Room. No more Intellividion Night Stalker. Dangit.
Atari should make an up to date console with exclusive games
Like the VCS 800? It has quite a few exclusives including Neo-Sprint and Food Fight Culinary Combat from Atari, several AtariAge homebrews, and exclusives from historic developers John Van Ryzin (HERO) and Tony Barnes (dozens of well-known console game over the last 30 years).
@@redleader7988 if atari really wants to get the younger generation they have to have physical games
Atari released the 2600+ why not the Intellivision+ (with 2600 support like their expansion module)
I wish they made new Intellivision controllers
Mini Intellivision and packaged 2600 games for Atari by Intellivision
BEEEEE-SEVENTEEEEEN BAWMBER!!!
since they recently released an atari 400 then why not an intellivision mini. a proper mini not the atgames flashback that got released.
Atari needs to buy Midway
Monopoly complaints are coming. 😅
I would much rather have something like an Intellivision+ than an Amico anyway. Amico sounded awesome at first, but Tallarico was a snake oil salesman, and when they decided it wouldn't be compatible with original game carts it turned me off.
Quote, "Your opinion may differ from mine and we can still be friends." _HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY SAY THAT?????_
It could be a good thing but will it be, that remains to be seen? Atari has bout other libraries/titles that they have done nothing with so far.
Remember that Night Dive and Digital Eclipse were bought last year , games take time to develop, you won't see the fruits of Atari's purchases until a year or two from now.
10:15 Atari doesn't own Astrosmash, because Intellivision doesn't own Astrosmash either.
I knew Intellivision would go belly up, seeing as they have been running in circles with the Amico for years. All i'm really hoping for is that they revive that Earthworm Jim sequel that was in the works.
That'd be the dream.
while this acquisition could theoretically be great for retro gamers, I think the retro community will ultimately become problematic.
I wouldn't mind seeing a clone console created by Atari that'll play their old games and in television games as well
One soulless husk of a corp buying another soulless husk of a corp... maybe theyll make another hat with fan in it?
Modern Atari has more soul than any Triple A publisher ( besides Nintendo and Sega ) out there , Wade Rosen is a friend of Nolan Bushnell and he recognizes the modern version of the company as legit, it's about time you do as well.
@@Joey-The-Chud lol