ATARI REVEALS THE INTELLIVISION SPRINT, A MODERN REVIVAL OF THE LEGENDARY 1980s INTELLIVISION

Atari announced the Intellivision Sprint, a brand-new gaming console, celebrating the 45th anniversary of the release of the original home video game console, Intellivision. Featuring 45 fan-favourite games and a host of technical upgrades, the Intellivision Sprint will be available for pre-orders from the 18^th ofOctober for $229.95 and will launch on the 5^th of December.

Released in 1980 as a direct competitor to the Atari 2600, the Intellivision sparked a legendary rivalry that became known as the First Console War. Intellivision offered contemporary players more realistic sports games, richer graphics, and unique controllers.

Created in collaboration with PLAION REPLAI, the new Intellivision Sprint has an authentic design, with the original’s gold and black surface and wood grain front. Technical upgrades include two wireless controllers, HDMI output, and a USB-A port for library expansion.

The 45 built-in games represent the Intellivision’s competitive edge in sports and strategy games. Highlights include the sports games Baseball, Chip Shot Super Pro Golf, Soccer, Super Pro Skiing, Tennis and Super Pro Football, and strategy games B-17 Bomber, Sea Battle, Space Battle, and Utopia. Fan-favourite arcade games include Astrosmash, Shark! Shark!, Star Strike, with Thin Ice and Boulder Dash rounding out the collection. Two of the unique and eye-catching controller overlays are included for every game in the collection.

“We’re thrilled to celebrate Intellivision’s 45th anniversary, and what better way to honour it than by bringing back this innovative console for fans to experience once again?” said Matt Burnett, VP of Strategic Operations at Atari. “Becoming caretakers of such an important brand is both a big responsibility and a very fun expansion of our work at Atari.”

Atari set off with a major initiative to expand on the legacy of Intellivision through the landmark acquisition of the Intellivision brand and the lion’s share of the game catalogue in 2024. Since then, ‘The First Console War’, an expansion for the Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration collection, has been released, and now, the Intellivision Sprint begins Atari’s journey with Intellivision hardware.

“It has been rewarding to apply some of the learnings from our successful collaboration on the Atari+ retro consoles to the Intellivision Sprint,” said Ben Jones, Commercial Director of PLAION REPLAI. “We’re proud to bring a modern take on this ground-breaking console to Intellivision fans and collectors.”

The Intellivision Sprint will be available for pre-order from the 18^th ofOctober for $229.95; the console will launch on the 5th of December.

For more details on Intellivision Sprint, including a complete list of games, pleasevisitwww.atari.com.