Humblejack Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I got these today, they are very special Intellivision cartridges I know, I know, before you call and yell at me, yes they are Atari 2600 cartridges but I got them because of the Intellivision Presents. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Why the intellivision labels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humblejack Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 Why the intellivision labels? I really don't know. My guess is back in the 80's Brazil was the pirate capital of the world and Intellivision sold better than Atari. Just a guess mind you. I am sure one of the really smart AA members will chime in and explain all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Sweet pirate carts! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I really don't know. My guess is back in the 80's Brazil was the pirate capital of the world and Intellivision sold better than Atari. Just a guess mind you. I am sure one of the really smart AA members will chime in and explain all. curious as well, I was thinking something like that or a Misprint at printing labels.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 They couldn't see the difference between them and intellivision... lol maybe they needed the intellivoice to now hear the difference.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1980gamer Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I think I have activision Boxing with the Intellivision label. Never saw Non activision carts. Zaxxon is a good find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenetixJ Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 That's pretty cool HJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Always wanted to get a couple of these for the novelty. It seems every single one of them has traveled the seas in the bilge water of a container ship, though. Except for that Zaxxon. That looks darn nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intellivision Brasil Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 In 1983, a former jeweler and businessman named Joseph Maghrabi registered the names "Intellivision" and "Atari Eletrônica" on INPI (acronym for National Institute of Industrial Property in Brazil). His company (Canal 3) manufactured and sold a lot of cartridges for Atari 2600 under the name "Intelliivsiion". At that time, the Brazilian laws allowed (and protected) that kind of "thing"... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humblejack Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 In 1983, a former jeweler and businessman named Joseph Maghrabi registered the names "Intellivision" and "Atari Eletrônica" on INPI (acronym for National Institute of Industrial Property in Brazil). His company (Canal 3) manufactured and sold a lot of cartridges for Atari 2600 under the name "Intelliivsiion". At that time, the Brazilian laws allowed (and protected) that kind of "thing"... Most enlightening and thank you. I know Brazil has a long history of Intellivision, and still does. I have a few "friends" there and it is always interesting the views and insights they have about Intellivision. Thanks again for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 In 1983, a former jeweler and businessman named Joseph Maghrabi registered the names "Intellivision" and "Atari Eletrônica" on INPI (acronym for National Institute of Industrial Property in Brazil). His company (Canal 3) manufactured and sold a lot of cartridges for Atari 2600 under the name "Intelliivsiion". At that time, the Brazilian laws allowed (and protected) that kind of "thing"... Excellent information, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 And those cartridges were made without the permission of Activision or Sega/Coleco? Since he had trademarks for both Intellivision and Atari, he used Intellivision because it helped sell cartridges better than the Atari name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 And those cartridges were made without the permission of Activision or Sega/Coleco? Since he had trademarks for both Intellivision and Atari, he used Intellivision because it helped sell cartridges better than the Atari name? I was wondering the same thing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 And I thought I saw screenshots somewhere with the Activision logo hacked out and replaced with Intellivision or Canal 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intellivision Brasil Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) And those cartridges were made without the permission of Activision or Sega/Coleco? Since he had trademarks for both Intellivision and Atari, he used Intellivision because it helped sell cartridges better than the Atari name? Yes, without permission of Activision, Atari, Sega, Imagic and all the games companies. There's no special reason for using "Intellivision" logo (I think he just liked the name...). At that time, brazilian law said that brazilian companies had to had a greater percentual of national components in the final product. There was no option, it was the rule. So, the companies simply imported a 2600, for example, and "re-manufactured" it changing some components, selling it like a "national" console. No copyrights, no guilt, just profits. Atari thought about suing some companies (including Maghrabi's Canal 3), but the pirate cartridges helped to pushed up the sales of original cartridges (according to Polyvox marketing director, the brazilian partner of Atari). The story is tooooo long, and it's told in the documentary "1983: the year of the video games in Brazil" (only in portuguese, but there's a planning to add english subtitles in the future). Nolan Bushnell is also in the documentary. You can see it in: And, BTW... sorry for my poor english! lol Edited January 6, 2018 by Intellivision Brasil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Thanks for sharing that with us, BTW you English is just fine.... Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Spear Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 That sounds like something bing excellent for an Intellivisionaries interview. Most enlightening and thank you. I know Brazil has a long history of Intellivision, and still does. I have a few "friends" there and it is always interesting the views and insights they have about Intellivision. Thanks again for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Descolado Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) In 1983, a former jeweler and businessman named Joseph Maghrabi registered the names "Intellivision" and "Atari Eletrônica" on INPI (acronym for National Institute of Industrial Property in Brazil). His company (Canal 3) manufactured and sold a lot of cartridges for Atari 2600 under the name "Intelliivsiion". At that time, the Brazilian laws allowed (and protected) that kind of "thing"... I remember that time. Hard time to Brazil, a real miracle Intellivision appears in my country. Edited January 8, 2018 by Descolado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humblejack Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 Another shipment came in. These are mostly Atari 2600 (which I don't collect) but when you buy lots you have to take all of it. The Blackjack is really hard to come by, this one is Digimed and the SNAFU is Digimed also. It's funny that the most prolific game in the US is a very HTF in another country. There are 2 different Tron DD in Digiplay. The back of the box and the overlays are different. Note the one overlay still has the Disney trademark line but they dropped the Mattel trademark line. I think the Atari 2600 Intellivision carts are really cool. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Great pickups! Yes, Poker is a real tough Digiplay/Digimed find. ?? Some cool Atari pickups there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intellivotion Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (...) The Blackjack is really hard to come by, this one is Digimed and the SNAFU is Digimed also. It's funny that the most prolific game in the US is a very HTF in another country. (...) Even if LV Poker & Blackjack is a nice game, I guess it wouldn't have been so common in North America and Europe if it wasn't shipped with the console. AFAIK, LV Poker & Blackjack never came with the console in Brazil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BBWW Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I do lust after more ShockVision Carts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabulous_Muller Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 C'mon , Now I know why the prices sky rocket here ! You're buying it all. I do lust after more ShockVision Carts! Another shipment came in. These are mostly Atari 2600 (which I don't collect) but when you buy lots you have to take all of it. The Blackjack is really hard to come by, this one is Digimed and the SNAFU is Digimed also. It's funny that the most prolific game in the US is a very HTF in another country. There are 2 different Tron DD in Digiplay. The back of the box and the overlays are different. Note the one overlay still has the Disney trademark line but they dropped the Mattel trademark line. I think the Atari 2600 Intellivision carts are really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabulous_Muller Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I do lust after more ShockVision Carts! Imagine when you find the intellivision ones . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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