The Intellivision is an early home games system following closely in the footsteps of the ground-breaking Atari 2600. Aggressive marketing of the Mattel Intellivision system in 1980 heralded the birth of the console war. Before the Intellivision came on the market the question for many families was "do we get a video game system?" Afterwards it became "which video game system do we buy?"
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Box packaging, part of electronic game, 'Night Stalker', cardboard, manufactured by Mattel Inc, United States of America, 1982
Cardboard box packaging for 'Night Stalker' electronic game for use with Mattel 'Intellivision' console. The box is primarily red in colour and has a colour image of a man and two robots on the front cover. The front cover of the box lifts open like a book to reveal the game cartridge and other game components inside.
Box packaging, part of electronic game, 'Pitfall!', cardboard, manufactured by Activision International, United States of America, 1982
Outer packaging for 'Pitfall!' electronic game for use with Mattel 'Intellivision' console. The box is primarily green in colour and has an image of a man swinging on a vine over an alligator on the front of the box. The top of the box is open to allow the inner packaging to slide out.
Box packaging, part of electronic game, 'Soccer', cardboard, manufactured by Mattel Inc, Hong Kong, 1979
Cardboard box packaging for 'Soccer' electronic game for use with Mattel 'Intellivision' console. The box is primarily blue in colour and has a colour image of men playing soccer on the front cover. The front cover of the box lifts open like a book to reveal the game cartridge and other game components inside.