The Intellivision FAQ

Frequently Asked  Questions for the classic console , updated for 2026 and beyond!

Intellivision FAQ

This Intellivision FAQ contains real questions-and-answer sets, attribution for content creators, and links to media.

This version is based on the  last edition from Larry Anderson, from whom we obtained permission to carry forward as a service to the Intellivision fan community. Special thanks to Steve Roney for sharing markup comments on Larry’s FAQ from Keith Robinson, which have been incorporated into this document set.  

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This refreshed FAQ is here to help everyone, whether they just found a console at a flea market and want to use it on a modern TV, or a retrogaming veteran looking for emulation links, Sprint and Flashback ideas, or anything in between. The FAQ is here to answer questions about history and give context!

 

Source links point to original sources, or to archive.org, or “Intellivision Echo” public cloud space to keep references openly available. We want to keep relevant content alive! Most original FAQ info has been migrated to here. We are working to keep the FAQ current (everything from Atari Sprint ideas to PAL/NTSC video conversions to game clubs to IntyBASIC development), everything we can find!

We’re not looking to replace info at any of the primary Intellivision sites, but rather have decent answers to common questions with pointers to those sites (eg BSR history, Intv Funhouse, etc).

Anyone that wants to submit content to make the FAQ better, feel free to contact us. 

 

 

  • Now available: The index of Intellivision Echo , content mirrored from around the world used for media in the FAQ, can be downloaded, contact us for the URI.
  • Now available: Copies of the PDF documents from Dave Chandler “Papa Intellivision” have been OCR’d and converted to searchable versions. Available at Papa Intellivision Searchable Content