Atari Just Announced The Intellivision Spirit, A Revamp Of The Iconic 1980s Gaming Console

Atari just revealed nan Intellivision Spirit, a modern refresh of nan classical Intellivision gaming console from 1980. The caller console surely looks for illustration nan original. You tin practically smell nan cigarette-soaked carpeting from here.

Beyond aesthetics, this console includes plentifulness of newfangled bells and whistles. The controllers are wireless, which is simply a exertion that didn't rather beryllium successful nan 1980s, and it connects to TVs via HDMI.

It besides includes 45 built-in games, reminding maine of worldly for illustration nan NES Classic and nan Atari 2600+. The room includes plentifulness of sports and strategy titles, because those genres were considered nan console's biggest spot measurement backmost when. Other games see nan puzzler Boulder Dash and a riff connected Space Invaders called Space Armada. Each title comes pinch a unsocial overlay that gets placed connected nan gamepad, showing disconnected nan controls.

This is an absorbing spot of tech because Intellivision was erstwhile Atari's top rival, which was benignant of for illustration a proto-version of nan classical Nintendo/Sega rivalry. Atari actually bought Intellivision past year, officially putting nan decades-long struggle to bed.

The Intellivision Spirit costs $150. Preorders are disposable correct now and shipments commencement going retired connected December 5. It's bully to cognize that this point isn't vaporware, for illustration Intellivision's long-gestating Amico console.