Intellivision Entertainment has taken the wraps off the Intellivision Amico gaming console and it’s unlike any throwback machine that’s come to market yet.
Amico appears to pay homage to the past while simultaneously embracing future by not building in its games and embracing the development all-new games. This approach is quite different than Nintendo and their miniature throwback consoles that tilt their appeal toward a quick hit of nostalgia and not much else.
Right now Amico is still a concept in that the console concept design is complete in digital form only. Additional tweaks are all but given so what you see in the Intellvision Amico reveal trailer below will likely differ from the final retail version.
Here’s a bullet list of some key announcements found in the reveal trailer:
The Amico Console
- Wireless Internet
- HDMI input, 2 USB inputs
- Built-in onboard QI charging for two controllers
- 2D Chip and Architecture for the 21st Century
- SD Card Slot
- Onboard interactive LED lighting
Controllers
- Includes two identical wireless bluetooth controllers
- Color touchscreens
- Positional discs
- Four arcade-style tactile feedback buttons (two on each side)
- Gryoscope and Accelerometers
- Force Feedback
- Speaker and Microphone on face
- Can be used horizontally or vertically
- Free app download to smartphone for up to 8 controllers total
Games
- All games are console exclusive
- All games rated E or E10+ to keep Amico family-friendly
- All games are balanced in gameplay and design so they aren’t too easy or hard
- All games must pass strict quality controls
- No DLC or in-App purchases
- Updated Graphics and Audio
- Multiplayer Modes
- New Levels added
- More to-be-announced
- Atari, Imagic and Intellivision Classics being remade
- Confirmed Intellivision games:
- Astrosmash
- Shark! Shark!
- Baseball
- Night Stalker
- Skiing
- Math Fun
- SNAFU
- Utopia
- Frog Bog
- Boxing
- Bowling
- Triple Action
- Tron Deadly Discs
- Cloudy Mountain: Crown of Kings
- Star Strike
- Horse Racing
- Auto Racing
- B-17 Bomber
- Confirmed Atari Classics
- Pong
- Asteroids
- Centipede
- Tempest
- Adventure
- Missile Command
- Yar’s Revenge
- Breakout
- Lunar Lander
- Night Driver
- Sky Diver
- Warlords
- Confirmed Imagic Classics
- Microsurgeon
- Atlantis
- Demon Attack
- Dracula
- Beauty and the Beast
- Ice Trek
- Swords & Serpents
- Dragonfire
- Truckin’
- Other confirmed games
- MotoRace USA
- Miner 2049er
- Tropical Angel
- Super BurgerTime
- Moon Patrol
- R-Type
- 10-Yard Fight
- Lode Runner
- Kung-Fu Master
- Archon
- ToeJam & Earl
- Spelunker
- 20 BRAND NEW to-be-announced exclusive games available at launch
Online
- Online store for game purchases
- Time and Space Leaderboard system
- Trophies/Achievements unique to each player
- Multiplayer Tournaments
Pricing
- Amico w/two controllers is priced between $149 and $179
- Games are priced between $2.99 and $7.99
Release Date!
- October 20th, 2020 (10-10-2020)
CEO Tommy Tallarico has assembled an impressive team of video game industry veterans including several members of the original Intellivision development and launch team. This is certainly a project to keep a close eye on.
All is revealed in the trailer below.
