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Game: Intellivision Lives!

Platform: Nintendo DS

Year: 2010

Developer: Realtime

Genre: Arcade

Intellivision Lives is a compilation of arcade games originally from the Intellivision game console. I got this game when I was a kid, tried it out, but quickly got bored with it. There is nothing wrong with these classic games, they actually all play very well, but they just dont have the same appeal as say Pac-Man or Tetris. From the collection of around 60 games included on the cartridge, I really only found any enjoyment in about 4 or 5 of them, and even then it was a fleeting experience since the games would only last for a few minutes. When selecting a game the menus are sorted nicely and even include original boxart for the respective games, which is a nice touch, and would probably give somebody a nostalgia boost.

In researching this game to find the appropriate developer and release year, I came across an interesting discovery. Intellivision Lives has actually been released across the entire lineup of 6th generation consoles as well as the DS, with the Nintendo DS version only getting 10,000 copies printed. It just seemed cool to find out that I am in possession of a very rare video game, even if the game is basically worthless. For being such a scarce title, I was also surprised to find that you could get a copy of the game online for around $30, likely because nobody really wants it.

If my position hasnt been made clear, Intellivision Lives for the DS is not my cup of tea. Its cool to see old, obscure, retro game being reintroduced on modern consoles, and this one is really well made, it just isnt fun to play. But I dont think anyone can deny, a completely glossed over compilation of Intellivision games released for the DS with only 10,000 copies made, is very obscure. It hasnt brought me much joy, but it is a proud piece of my collection.

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