Intellivision® TV Commercial: System Changer

In 1983 Mattel Electronics released the System Changer module which enabled you to play Atari 2600 games on your Intellivision II. This let Mattel claim, as in this commercial, that Intellivision II played the most video games of any console.

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[wolfjak]

so if intelivision is so much better than atari than why do you need to buy a crap add on to play atari games on intelivision even when mattel had ripped off or managed to get the license for

[Lumotaku]

Did anybody notice that they advertised burger time? Even though they had the better version on intellivision. Would the module allow you to plug in a real controller like oh say an atari joystick and play your intellivision games?

[gjc82071]

@DeweyButtz Are you into any retro emulation? If so, ever do any online retro gaming? I always ask anybody I think (or hope) has the potential to do some online retro gaming. Let me know. :-)

[DeweyButtz]

@gjc82071 The original Xbox is an amazing console once you soft mod it. Using that one console with some emulators you can play Xbox, ps1, Sega CD, Genesis, 32X, Turbografx, tg16 CD, SNES, NES, atari, intellivision, Neo Geo games...etc etc etc. :D

[DeweyButtz]

@wolfjak It's so much better because it has the option to play Atari games with an Add on. The Atari didn't have an add on that let you play Intellivision games. So by having the Intellivision and the add on you can play more games than someone that just had an Atari. Don't know how you couldn't piece this together on your own.

[spartan2222222222222]

@wolfjak thats colleco vision XD. im loling at you right now.

[joethehero2]

@wolfjak who cares. Optimus Prime endorses it! That's all that matters.

[palaguin]

Cool...the commercial is voiced by Optimus Prime.

[wolfjak]

@gjc82071 refer to my last comment

[gjc82071]

@wolfjak Huh? Do Xbox games work on Wii or PSP1,2,3, & or vice versa? It is a totally different console/game system. It was just an add on that did exactly what it claims. Also, & more importantly, Atari had a much much larger game library. With the add on, you had access to BOTH game libraries, but had the "better" (Intellivision) machine, so no need to by a separate Atari, to play Atari games. Excellent concept IMO. Would be great if they made a Wii/PSP/Xbox adapter.

[wolfjak]

@krakken242 no i just think companies don't strive for a lawsuit