Utopia

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Civilization, eat your heart out! I demand that Sid Meier give credit where it's due!

UtopiaGraphics: 3
Sound: 3
Replay Value: 5
Notes: Listed as a 1- or 2-player game (no computer AI in 1-player mode), but 2-player is much better
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Utopia is one of those games that defines Intellivision. The gentle shhhuuusshhh of the rain on your crops. The gonnngg of your fishing fleet feeding the folk. Sim City / Civilization aren't really too much of a stretch from this game! We found the eggs in this game long before the web offered easy pickings for such things. (You know, sailing around the edge of the screen...) This game just rocks as a head-to-head strategy game. Even as a one-player game!




ROM No ROM variants have been identified.
Box So far, six variations have been found.
Manual Ten variants have been identified.
Overlays Three different overlay variations are known to exist.
Label To date, five labels have been recorded.
Easter Eggs No known Easter eggs exist. A well-known odd behavior (bug) exists. Check out the info at The Digital Press.




A total of six Utopia box variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Utopia Box (Mattel Electronics 5149-0910) Mattel Electronics 5149-0910 1981 U.S.A. Trayless pocket; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom
Utopia Box (Mattel Electronics 5149-0910) Mattel Electronics 5149-0910 1981 Hong Kong Gatefold with tray; reported by BSRSteve
Utopia Box (Mattel Electronics 5149-0510) Mattel Electronics 5149-0510 1981 Hong Kong French-Canadian; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel Canada Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada on back
Utopia Box (Mattel Electronics 5149-0410) Mattel Electronics 5149-0410 1981 Hong Kong International Edition; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne CA on bottom of box; slots in back for extra manual(s); slots inside for overlays
Utopia Box (Intellivision Inc. 5149) Intellivision Inc. 5149 1981 U.S.A. Standard Intellivision, Inc. box
Utopia Box (Sears 5396-0910) Sears 5396-0910 1981 U.S.A. Trayless pocket; blue game title on top and back; game title on top of box rotated 180 deg. compared to the standard case




A total of ten Utopia manual variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Utopia Manual (Mattel Electronics 5149-0920) Mattel Electronics 5149-0920 1981 U.S.A. Standard green and blue artwork
Utopia Manual (Mattel Electronics 5149-0920) Mattel Electronics 5149-0920 1981 Hong Kong Blue and black artwork
Utopia Manual (Mattel Electronics 5149-0720) Mattel Electronics 5149-0720 1981 Hong Kong French-Canadian; green and blue artwork
Utopia Manual (Mattel Electronics 5149-0720) Mattel Electronics 5149-0720 1981 Hong Kong French-Canadian; blue and black artwork
Image not available. Mattel Electronics 5149-0121 1981 Hong Kong German version; standard green and blue artwork
Utopia Manual (Mattel Electronics 5149-0161) Mattel Electronics 5149-0161 1981 Hong Kong Dutch; noted, and image contributed by cmart; need confirmation of part number, other appearance details
Utopia Manual (Mattel Electronics 5149-0131) Mattel Electronics 5149-0131 1981 Hong Kong Italian version; blue and black artwork; submitted by Moonbeam
Utopia Manual (Mattel Electronics PC-5149-0920) Mattel Electronics PC-5149-0920 1981 U.S.A. PlayCable version; standard green and blue artwork
Utopia Manual (Intellivision Inc. 5149-0920) Intellivision Inc. 5149-0920 None U.S.A. Accordion-style folding
Utopia Manual (Sears 5396-0920) Sears 5396-0920 1981 U.S.A.  




A total of four Utopia overlay variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Utopia Overlay (Mattel Electronics 5149-4289) Mattel Electronics 5149-4289 1981 U.S.A.  
Utopia Overlay (Phil Boland 49 75232) Phil Boland 49 75232 1981 U.S.A. Part of the Sears Super Video Arcade Overlay Set (2013)
Utopia Overlay (Intellivision Productions) Intellivision Productions N/A None   Part of the standard 10 overlay set from the 2014 Intellivision Flashback; copyright information has been removed
Utopia Overlay (Blue Sky Rangers) Blue Sky Rangers N/A 2019   Reprint from Blue Sky Rangers in 2019




A total of five Utopia label variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Image not available. Mattel Electronics N/A None U.S.A. Origin upper right; ™ upper right; smaller label, rounded corners
Utopia Label (Mattel Electronics) Mattel Electronics N/A None U.S.A. Origin upper right; ™ upper right; larger label, rounded corners
Utopia Label (Mattel Electronics) Mattel Electronics N/A None Hong Kong Origin upper right; ™ upper right
Utopia Label (Intellivision Inc.) Intellivision Inc. N/A 1981 U.S.A. Origin lower right; © I.I. 1981 to left of origin; ™ small, centered vertically on right edge; smaller label, rounded corners
Utopia Label (Phil Boland) Phil Boland N/A None   Part of the Sears Super Video Arcade Overlay Set (2013)




Title Screen Title screen for Utopia.
Game World Despite its spartan graphics, Utopia has proven to be one of the core games for the Intellivision.




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