Reversi

aka: Othello

Moby ID: 9288

Released

1981 on Intellivision

Credits

1 person

Releases by Date (by platform)

Publishers

Developers

Mattel Electronics

Moby Score: n/a
Critics: 83% (1)
Players: (2)
Collected By: 11 players

Genre: Strategy / tactics
Perspective: Top-down
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Pacing: Turn-based
Gameplay: Board game
Interface: Point and select

Intellivision Specs

Multiplayer Options: Hot Seat
Number of Players Supported: 1-2 Players

Included in

Intellivision Collection 2 (2022)
Intellivision Lives! (1998)

See Also

Reversi (1979 on Exidy Sorcerer)
Reversi (1979 on Interact Model One)
Reversi (1979 on Mainframe)
Reversi (1980 on Atari 8-bit)
Reversi (1980 on TRS-80)
Reversi (1981 on Atari 8-bit)
Reversi (1982 on BBC Micro)
Reversi (1982 on ZX Spectrum, ZX81, 1984 on Sinclair QL)
Reversi (1983 on BBC Micro, Electron)
Reversi (1983 on BBC Micro)
Reversi (1983 on VIC-20)
Reversi (1984 on BBC Micro, Electron)
Reversi (1985 on DOS)
Reversi (1994 on Amiga)
Reversi (1994 on Amiga)
Reversi (2004 on Windows)
Reversi (2006 on Browser)

Description official description

Reversi is a computerized version of the board game Othello. During the game, two players take turns placing game pieces on the board in an attempt to trap pieces of their opponent's color. Any trapped pieces will then be reversed in color. When the board becomes completely filled up, whomever has the most pieces of their color on the board wins. The game can be played by two players, or one player against the computer. There are three skill levels the computer can use, and three different board sizes are available, 6 by 6, 8 by 8, and 10 by 10.

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Credits (Intellivision version)

Program

Greg Favor

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 83% (based on 1 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 2 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Trivia

Mattel owned general rights to the Othello board game brand, but were forced to release their video game conversion under the name "Reversi" because the electronic rights to "Othello" had been sold to Atari for their 1980 2600 (and later 1988 NES) conversions of the board game.

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MobyGames ID: 9288

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by Servo.

Windows, Xbox 360 added by Alaka.

Additional contributors: RKL, Pseudo_Intellectual.

Game added May 29, 2003. Last modified July 17, 2024.