Atari buys Intellivision

oh boy.

[@stevep9177]

My man is so let down he is shooting this like a hostage video 😢

[@PowerNGlory]

I guess Mike Mullis won't be sending him a Christmas card this year.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

​@PowerNGlory The card was just a picture of Mike hitting one of his kids for pointing out a bug in an Amico game.

[@supermegagrafx64]

@@SomeOrangeCat theres no need for this kinda stuff dude. let's take it easy on Mike. He's a friend of mine and I think we have all seen enough of the back and forth stuff.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

@@supermegagrafx64 He uses his kids, and his religion, as a shield from criticism. Just because he's your friend doesn't mean he's a good guy.

[@supermegagrafx64]

@@SomeOrangeCat look dude. you can think whatever you want about anybody you choose. I'm just asking to chill out and not go into those opinions here. Its not needed and I personally would appreciate some restraint. Thanks.

[@MasterSystemMarceau]

Great news! 🔥 Atari is doing a great comeback in the industry!

[@yoshisonlyworld]

I think this is good news for Intellivision fans, now those IPs can properly see some re-releases and new versions.

[@toyvania]

My brain just turned to swiss cheese!

[@supermegagrafx64]

My swiss cheese turned to swisser cheese.

[@intellivisiongamer]

Let’s hope it ends up being goooooood! 😎

[@Basserino84]

I think Intellivision has a casual market. I can imagine people getting into it. Some of the games are a bit old hat. But they have a style to them.

[@mikewolf7145]

Damn man that's crazy you did one last blast before the mass took over😮 Glad to say I was there and partyed till the end!

[@TBMartin]

Some good news on my birthday, I guess lol I just hope it's worth it for the fans. You haven't wasted your time, you have been informative and I wouldn't know half the information of you didn't talk about it. So don't feel down or feel you have wasted your time because you haven't

[@pierregareau6590]

Hi Cyruss, I understand your point but I was not emotionnally involved with Amico project because I came in the retro gaming since about one hour and half, Intellivision was my first console and I have a lot nostalgia, I bought back an inty, I bought back some old CIB and some new homebrew, I played rom also on JZINTV, so I had mixed feeling with the announcement of Atari buying Intellivision, but because the actual owner were closed to bankruptcy and I found they were tarnishing the Intellivision legacy with the amico saga, I was almost happy that Atari bought the brand and the old IP of intellivision , the only thing I hope that the current publisher like intellivision collector, Elektronite and Intellivision revolution and the others will not be bother by Atari, same for the indie inty developper. I loved the small Inty community and I hope everything will stay the same

[@MasterCWelch]

It was dead long ago. I've been over it with no hopes. Those physical games were a scam. Useless. Whole thing. Tommy and Friends didn't manage it right and lost. Those guys are done in the industry for sure. Sad way for tommy to go out but I'm sure this screwed his music venues as well as no one will want to support him at the same level.

[@wiredupretro]

Atari can bring us more games based on stuff we enjoyed a long time ago, so that's good. I'm not saying anything else about it...

[@Chris-Courage]

Hmmm, maybe they will release an original style intellivision console that uses the original cartridges and has HDMI out much like the new Atari system. That would be pretty cool.

[@RiotAct911]

The post I saw from Atari said the Intellivision Amico would still be released .

[@supermegagrafx64]

The Amico could be but it will be rebranded. No more Intellivision Amico.

[@dsadkhin]

Don’t worry, just stay by the phone. Tommy will call you, I promise. Pucker up buttercup 😚

[@supermegagrafx64]

Inconcievable!!!

[@Dark_Lightning]

@@supermegagrafx64 "Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something."

[@joeg4707]

I think the acquisition is a smart move by Atari and good for the Plimpton-era Intellivision brand. How cool would it be if Atari launches an Intellivision+ that plays real carts? With Digital Eclipse in the fold, there could an Atari 50-like release for Intellivision as you suggested. The low hanging fruit would be to get the original games on the Atari VCS store. Recharged Intv games are not out of the questions either. I wonder if they'll try to get Shark Shark from BBG?

[@Basserino84]

They should literally create a sub- company called "Intelligentari". They could have Horse Racing Reanimated. Dude I know it's been a while but somehow I have to think it'll get better. They could have AstroCrash!

[@PJSmith5]

Wow! That is weird we were just talking about this…I’m not sure how to feel about this.

[@jonathangatto]

This allows Amico to have the funding to come out!

[@supermegagrafx64]

I guess it is possible.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Lol. Atari more than likely bought Intellivision for a song.

[@shawn6306]

hey it's me shawndell i how to change my name to shawn star light because my mom told me to change my mom don't used my real name because the internet can be a dangerous place which is true and i also wanna let you know that i'm excited so happy about this atari acquire intellivision because i want it atari to acquire intellivison i ask for this on my wishlist back in 2021 and 2022 or atari and intellivison team up do a parpership just in case atari choose to not acquire intellvision i let atari and intellivison know about this i think this is great news to me i'm not disappointed about this at all because i also want to always see intellivison games also come to atari vcs and intellivison amico that's just me i'm may not be an intellivision fan but don't get me wrong i love intellivison my preference i always my favorite company i'm a fan of is sega and atari and don't get me wrong i do feel bad for most intellvision fans that are not happy about this that are disappointed think this is bad news for some of you guys i respect everyone's diffrence opinion if some love this news think this is good news and some don't like this news think this is bad news and i know how much i love my new atari vcs 800 i think it's the best great underrated unpopular sleeper hit i love it way better than nintendo switch, xbox and playstation don't get me wrong i love all video game companies equally i just have my own preference that i'm a fan of bally astrocade, sega and atari i think this is a dream come true for me this is what i always want it since how badly i also wanna see intelllvision games also come over to the vcs 800 pc/console hybird this doesn't matter to me if this is the same old atari or a new atari i'm new aware lately that this is not the same atari this is a new atari i'm ok with that i will always love atari no matter what happen atari will always have a place in my heart the new atari vcs made me a new atari fan it's my favorite hardware i had a blast with it enjoy it so much that's just me but i respect if your disappointed about this news not happy about it there is also apart of me that i also can feel your pain

[@EatingCtrlV]

This news isn't actually good for the people that wanted to play new versions of the old games. Atari will actually put quality developers behind them. Perhaps that new version of Cloudy Mountain will finally come out. The rest of it is finally all dead.

[@MOVIEMADNESSENTERTAINMENT]

I should have listened to you

[@FrogTony]

Or to me!

[@Leo_DS]

This could be a good thing. Finally maybe some interesting Intellivision products will get released. I imagine an HDMI flashback, some remakes and a few compilations. Now the Amico, it's just good for laughing at. Obviously they aren't really doing anything.

[@supermegagrafx64]

Dont get me wrong. Im hopeful for what Atari might do.

[@PuzZLeR_00]

IMO, you are too focused on how things were from what you expected from some 6 years ago instead of how much better things could be today with this setup. I see no reason why the Intellivison brand will not get a ton of new love and support for its fans, and how Amico's bigger independence can define it better for its market.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Lol. They lost the very thing they founded the entire company on: The Intellivision brand. They're more "independent" in the same way someone who just lost their house in a tornado is "free to roam."

[@PuzZLeR_00]

@@SomeOrangeCat "Sold" is not synonymous with "lost". Yes, Amico is a step further from the Gamer market now, and further differentiated from folks like you too. Good.

[@80s_Kid_and_Collectibles]

@@PuzZLeR_00 your unintelligent optimism is truly a marvel and needs to be studied. It’s amazing after the years of delays, millions squandered or stolen and lies given that something as terrible as Amico Home actually has people still believing. Crazy isn’t even the word.

[@PJSmith5]

I haven’t been impressed with the Atari reimagined games, I hope they don’t ruin some of the Intellivision titles. The Atari reimagined Berzerk was a lazy recreation of a masterful title.

[@pierregareau5812]

Hi PJ, I bought almost all the atari recharged games , except berzerk and the last one. some of them are not bad but they didn'tkeep the spirit of the old games , I can say the same about the BBG games of Astrosmash and Shark Shark, these two games have better graphics but they didn't keep what make these make games great. of course when I got the news , I got mixed feeling, but the actual owner were doing nothing with the old IP anyway and they were close to bankruptcy and they tarnished the legacy of the brand Intellivision. now we will have to wait and see , I think their partner Digital Eclipse will do a compilation of the intellivision games a bit like the atari 50 compilation, hoping for an intellivision + or intellivision mini and good reimagined games like cloudy mountain dungeon and dragons. I really liked the inty community and hopefully these changes will not modify that.