PlayStation

A Collection of Classic Games from the Intellivision

This compilation has a good mix of classics and some other not-so-common games. Considering the lack of buttons on the PlayStation controller, control is handled well and is very nice to use with the action games (I still have cramps from those original Inty controllers). This game probably isn’t for everyone, though. I would generally recommend this collection to any classic gamer or anyone who is curious about a big part of home gaming history. This compilation may also be a good recommendation for those with smaller children as most of the action games are very simple and generally non-violent by comparison to today’s titles which is why I give this game collection a score of 82.

I need to modify an old saying here: “There are LIES, DAMNED LIES, and INTELLIVISION CLASSICS for Playstation”. Because this game is the most heinous LIE any true Intellivision fan will ever see. It’s not bad enough that Activision bent us over and gave us Activision Classics, another mis-represented “emulator” with 30 Atari 2600 games miserably plastered together. They have to stick it to us again—and this time it’s much much worse if you can even imagine that’s possible. Intellivision Classics does everything wrong.

Most of the games run agonizingly slow, and trying to emulate Intellivision keypads with a Playstation controller results in some nightmarish control schemes. Finally, those sports games that Intellivision was so famous for are two-player only, so you'll need a friend to play most of these. A very, very good friend. The Intellivision was a great console, but this package does it a major disservice.