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Animated character with synchronized speech on a 1979 home computer? Yes!

Animated character with synchronized speech on a 1979 home computer? Yes!

Nov 16, 2021

A person who goes by the name “decle” has uploaded two fascinating videos that capture exactly what Mattel was going for in 1979 with the Keyboard Component. The first is “Conversational French,” with Mimi’s introduction, which has an impressive animated character with speech synchronized to the mouth movements.

Mashup of JRPG and Bomberman, TNT Cowboy, coming in April for Mattel Intellivision!

Mashup of JRPG and Bomberman, TNT Cowboy, coming in April for Mattel Intellivision!

Mar 2, 2019

Oscar Kenneth, from Kai Magazine Software, posted about the next great Intellivision release, TNT Cowboy. Oscar and the team were previously responsible for the excellent Ninja Odyssey, an impressive Adventure Island-like scrolling platformer game, also for the Intellivision. TNT Cowboy, which takes inspiration from JRPGs and Bomberman, is due out...

Final details for the massive private vintage and modern videogame and computer auction set for May 31, 2018 in Edison, NJ (online too!)

Final details for the massive private vintage and modern videogame and computer auction set for May 31, 2018 in Edison, NJ (online too!)

May 25, 2018

UPDATE EXCLUSIVE TO MAY 31, 2018:  The online portion, which is only a small 64 lots, runs for a few more hours, New Jersey time: https://connect.invaluable.com/bodnar/ The live portion, which is the bulk of the stuff, starts at 3PM and runs until at least midnight tonight. That allows for absentee...

Massive private vintage and modern videogame and computer auction set for May 31, 2018 in Edison, NJ

Massive private vintage and modern videogame and computer auction set for May 31, 2018 in Edison, NJ

Mar 12, 2018

OK, finally a date has been set for the auction of my personal collection of hundreds of different videogame and computer systems from all eras and regions, as well as tens of thousands of software items, accessories, books, and other paraphernalia and collectibles (my past descriptions of this here). Temporary...

Rare Intellivision III Brochure Restored and Available as a PDF

Rare Intellivision III Brochure Restored and Available as a PDF

Sep 19, 2017

“mthompson,” with the help of “GraziGamer,” has touched up and restored the rare Mattel Intellivision III brochure from Winter CES 1983. You can find the link to the PDF via AtariAge, here (and if there’s enough interest, “mthompson” may also do a print run). Although Mattel promised both an upgraded Intellivision...

Keith Robinson, Videogame Industry Icon and Intellivision Pioneer, Passes at 61

Keith Robinson, Videogame Industry Icon and Intellivision Pioneer, Passes at 61

Jun 15, 2017

As was reported last night, Keith Robinson, who was a manager and video game producer at Mattel Electronics from 1981 – 1984 and worked on various Intellivision games, including Tron Solar Sailer (1983), and President of Intellivision Productions, Inc., since 1997, passed away yesterday from heart and kidney failure at...

News: The Minstrel’s Legend – Persistent World RPG in Development for Mattel Intellivision!

News: The Minstrel’s Legend – Persistent World RPG in Development for Mattel Intellivision!

Jan 17, 2017

Intv Prime is developing an amazing looking RPG for the Mattel Intellivision (Wikipedia, book; console first released in 1979), called The Minstrel’s Legend (TML). Formally announced in September 2016, it should see release this year (thanks to Indie Retro News for the heads-up). The game is described as “a one-player ‘sword and sorcery’ open world...

News: XYZprinting da Vinci miniMaker 3D printer available for $229.99 pre-order

News: XYZprinting da Vinci miniMaker 3D printer available for $229.99 pre-order

Jun 29, 2016

XYZprinting today announced that their upcoming da Vinci miniMaker 3D printer is now available for pre-order. Amazon presently has it listed for just $229.99 with free Prime Shipping. Expected release is October of this year. Although this company’s da Vinci Jr. has been available for under $300 for quite some...

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