We were wondering when something like this might happen after Atari bought the remaining Intellivision IP from the disastrous Amico project, and here it is. Oddly named Intellivision Sprint, it’s a mini Intellivision console with 45 built-in games, two wireless controllers mimicking the original design, double-sided overlays for every included game, and expandability.

It’s the latter that’s especially intriguing because not only can you connect original controllers via the USB-A port and the proper adapter, but that same USB-A port is said to support the play of additional games. Whether that just means Atari-supplied SD card game packs or user-supplied as well remains to be seen, though obviously there’s considerable desire for the latter, especially without a cartridge port. While a cartridge port would have been nice – even if it was just a dumper like Atari’s + console series – and even without the ability to use your own ROMs, SD card game packs are still intriguing.

I still have a very good original Intellivision collection, but it’s a finicky system. This will be a nice way to play many of those games in a more authentic, modern way. Frankly, it’s the type of project the Amico team should have started with. Nevertheless, the current Atari regime continues to make smart decisions. I’m definitely looking forward to this one.

Here’s the full built-in game list:

• Armour Battle
• Astrosmash
• Auto Racing
• B-17 Bomber
• Baseball
• Body Slam: Super Pro Wrestling
• Bomb Squad
• Boulder Dash (previously only available as a pseudo-homebrew, but licensed, modern cartridge)
• Bowling
• Buzz Bombers
• Chip Shot: Super Pro Golf
• Deep Pockets: Super Pro Pool & Billiards
• Frog Bog
• Golf
• Hover Force
• King of the Mountain
• Motocross
• Mountain Madness: Super Pro Skiing
• Night Stalker
• Pinball
• Reversi
• Sea Battle
• Shark! Shark!
• Slam Dunk: Super Pro Basketball
• Slap Shot: Super Pro Hockey
• Snafu
• Soccer
• Space Armada
• Space Battle
• Space Spartans
• Spiker!: Super Pro Volleyball
• Stadium Mud Buggies
• Star Strike
• Sub Hunt
• Super Pro Decathlon
• Super Pro Football
• Takeover
• Tennis
• Thin Ice
• Thunder Castle
• Tower of Doom
• Triple Action (Racing Cars / Biplanes / Battle Tanks)
• Triple Challenge (Chess / Checkers / Backgammon)
• Utopia
• Vectron

Sadly, there are no Dungeons & Dragons games, even in their non-infringing title versions, but again, that should be easy to rectify via the USB-A port, one way or the other. I’ve been told this will release on December 5, 2025, in the US and Australia, and on December 23, 2025, in Europe.

Here’s Atari’s description of the new console:

“For its 45th anniversary, the Intellivision Sprint brings 45 of the system’s best games back to living rooms – now upgraded with HDMI and wireless controllers. Play Boulder Dash in its first official Intellivision release, along with classic favorites Baseball, Shark! Shark!, Astrosmash, and more. Each game comes with new overlays that map the game’s specific controls.”