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There are lots of pretty nifty press release kits showing up
on the auction block lately - though they lie outside my budget
for the time being. :-( But people have been kind
enough to let me post scans of these prizes here!
These kits were sent, I presume, to retailers, magazines, and so
forth to promote new Intellivision games - often far in advance of the
actual scheduled release of the games. If you have seen or know of
other Intellivision press releases, please
let me know!
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Mattel sent out quite a nice press kit for BurgerTime - well,
really it was for the other platforms (e.g. M Network) IIRC - since
it had become such a hit. Sure wish I had that one! |
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This press release announces the Intellivision
version of Beamrider by Activision. The majority of the two page letter (follow
links for page 1
and page 2)
describes the gameplay, and also mentions TV ads, POP displays, and
print advertising.
(Image courtesy of Hankster - many thanks!)
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This press release announces the Intellivision
version of River Raid by Activision, as well as the Atari computer
systems and the Atari 5200. The majority of the two page letter (follow
links for page 1
and page 2)
describes the gameplay. The box image shown is for the ColecoVision release.
(Image courtesy of Hankster - many thanks!)
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This press release announces the Intellivision
version of Worm Whomper by Activision, the only platform the game was
released for, as far as I know. The majority of the two page letter (follow
links for page 1
and page 2)
describes the gameplay, and also mentions TV ads, POP displays, and
print advertising.
(Image courtesy of Hankster - many thanks!)
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The CBS Electronics press release for
Intellivision games illustrates just how sudden and drastic
the crash of 1984 was. The release announces the following
games in the cover letter:
- Wizard of Wor
- Gorf
- Blueprint
- Solar Fox
- Omega Race
- Wings
- Madden Football
- Domino Man
Sadly, none of these games were ever released. It would have
been interesting to see what these were like. On a different
note, just how would this have played out with the whole
Coleco / CBS Electronics deal in Europe?
(Image courtesy of Hankster - many thanks!) |
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