Atari and Plaion, a company that develops, publishes, and distributes games, have collaborated on the new Intellivision Sprint that blends ‘80s console aesthetics with modern gaming conveniences. It’s a new take on Mattel’s Intellivision, which initially went head-to-head with the Atari 2600 when it was released in 1979.
The Sprint looks a lot like the original Intellivision with a gold and black case and a wood-grain panel on the front, but there are a lot fewer cables. It connects to a TV using a single HDMI cable, and while it still includes two controllers featuring dials and number pads instead of joysticks, they’re both wireless and charge when docked to the console.
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