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Atari Announces the Intellivision Sprint, Begins Reanimating Old Rivals
Atari revives the Intellivision with 45 built-in games, wireless controllers, and HDMI output in a $150 console celebrating the original's 45th anniversary.
- On October 17, 2025, Atari announced the Intellivision Sprint to mark the original console's 45th anniversary and opened pre-orders at $149.99 with shipping on December 5, 2025.
- The Intellivision was originally released in 1980 to compete with the Atari 2600, and Atari bought its brand last year, ending a long rivalry.
- Including 45 built-in games and USB-A expansion, the Intellivision Sprint features one HDMI port and wireless controllers recharging by docking, but lacks cartridge support.
- Atari's nostalgia-driven strategy revives the Intellivision Sprint, blending 1980s design with modern features alongside Plaion, and delivers a genuine product unlike Intellivision's vaporware Amico.
- The Sprint's design echoes the original's gold-and-black case and wood-grain front panel while retaining number-pad overlays with updated artwork for sports and strategy games.
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Atari's Resurrecting the Intellivision, One of Its Biggest Competitors in the '80s
An anonymous reader shares a report: Atari has announced yet another retro console revival, but this time it's launching hardware from an old competitor. Atari and Plaion, a company that develops, publishes, and distributes games, have collaborated on the new Intellivision Sprint that blends '80s ...
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