Thin Ice – Taking the plunge on Intellivision Sprint

This Christmas I bought myself an Intellivision Sprint, a modern and faithful full-size recreation of the 1979 American games console, with no cartridge slot but 45 digital games built in. Mostly I bought the Sprint out of habit. Ever since the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System launched in 2016, I’ve become a big fan of “mini” games consoles and tried to collect as many as possible. I’m pretty sure I have them all, minus a couple of limited edition variations, and this includes some rather obscure and expensive systems, like the incredible Taito Egret II Mini and the outlandish X68000 Z. The latest of such systems is the Intellivision Sprint, which was ironically created by Intellivision’s historical rival Atari, after they acquired the console brand and games catalogue in 2024.