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 There are rare Intellivision games, and
there are games that are beyond rare! Intellivision game collectors
know that games like Congo Bongo & Spiker super pro volleyball,
are extremely rare. You may never get one in a lifetime. Now I
consider my Digiplay Intellivision games as extremely rare because
of the limited number produced, and the fact that they are so hard
to come by, not living in South America. Ever wonder what the
collectors of South America consider rare? It is the "Intelli
Game". I recently picked up a few of these carts, which are beyond
rare. These game carts are much larger than the regular sized
Intellivision shell. They are even bigger than the coleco style game
carts. The story on them is fuzzy at best, but I will try my
best to explain from the limited information that I have.
The
Story
The Intelli Games were made by a small
company in Rio de Janeiro. The initals "VLS" are on the
back of the game carts, which does not say much of anything else.
The games were made to be rented at local video stores all over
South America. Whether this idea never realized down there, or the
company went out of business, is unclear to me. The company then
contacted the video stores to offer the games at low prices. Since
the American versions of the games were much more expensive, many
were bought by locals in the region. The games originally were
made with makeshift overlays, instructions, & a box.
The box was more of a sleeve, letting the game cart slide easily in
& out. The instructions were made on regular paper in black
& white, typed in Brazilian Portuguese. Some games even
came with a makeshift set of paper overlays. The only ones I have
found with the games I acquired was for "Utopia". They look
similar to the U.S. versions with subtle differemces including the
absence of color. This is all of the information I have regarding
these boot-leg games. I do know that they are considered boot-leg
games, not official production releases, & are very rare.
I currently have 7
different titles. I am unsure how many more there are.
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UTOPIA Intelligames |
Notice the huge size of this game
cart. Here it is next to a regular sized Intellivision
cart.
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