Explore the deep and distant past of Intellivision
Explore the deep and distant past of Intellivision
- November 10, 2024
- Tom Boellstorff, anthropology, and Braxton Soderman, Boing Boing, Nov. 10, 2024
Sure, you know the story of Nolan Bushnel and the early days of the video arcade game Pong. And as a kid (or parent) maybe you ate pizza while watching his animatronic rodent Chucky Cheese. But do you know the story of rival Intellivision? It's been almost 50 years since the introduction of Mattel's home video game system. Authors Tom Boellstorff and Braxton Soderman reveal all in their new book "Intellivison: How a Videogame System Battled Atari and Almost Bankrupted Barbie."
For the full story, please visit https://boingboing.net/2024/11/10/explore-the-deep-and-distant-past-of-intellivision.html.
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