Intellivision Lives! (GameCube)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 3.0 stars Good
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Tim Tracy
• Reviewed on: 11/23/2004
• Released on: 11/04/2004
• Originally published on GameSpot: Intellivision Lives! (GameCube) Review

In 1980, Mattel Electronics leapt headfirst into the burgeoning world of console gaming with its first console, the Intellivision. Big, bulky, and covered with gold tone and wood-grain accents, it was a picture of everything that symbolized the '80s. Touting better graphics and sound than the Atari 2600, Mattel fought tooth and nail against its biggest competitor until the market fell apart in 1984. Now, more than 20 years later, Crave has combined the best that the Intellivision had to offer into one package for those gamers with a retro itch to scratch.

Featuring more than 60 games that run the gamut from shooters, like Astrosmash, to sports and card games, chances are that if you remember playing a certain Intellivision game, it's probably included on this disc. From the simplicity of Frog Bog to the synthesized speech of B-17 Bomber to the intensity of Night Stalker, the best this console had to offer is available at your fingertips, in addition to a number of unreleased games that have never been played by the public. Furthermore, great lengths were taken to provide interesting details about each and every game, right on down to production notes on the game's development, original artwork, and in some cases, unlockable television commercials. In short, if you were a diehard fan of the Intellivision, you'll definitely find plenty to enjoy here.

In many ways, Intellivision Lives! bears more than a striking resemblance to a similar compilation for the PlayStation 2, Activision Anthology. Intellivision Lives! not only sports a soundtrack that plays in the background, but also features a number of different video modes that serve more to complicate gameplay than anything else. While Activision's offering featured a fully licensed soundtrack of hits from the 1980s, this game features a batch of corny songs about the Intellivision that are made to sound like they were from the '80s. Activision Anthology's menu system resembled the bedroom of a teenager during the '80s, whereas Intellivision Lives! puts you in the middle of a pizza parlor. The similarities are more than obvious, but they do a terrific job of creating a mood. Interesting additions to the disc include interviews with the original developers of many of the games who share their experiences while programming games for the Intellivision.

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