Illusions

INTELLIVISION CARTRIDGE [Mattel Electronics #4743/UNRELEASED]

Working Title: Escher

Developed at Nice Ideas (Mattel Electronics France)

CATALOG DESCRIPTION

The enchanted mirror splits you into multiple images. You must become whole before time runs out. Changing stairways and folding cubes with SuperGraphics try to keep you from safety.

DEVELOPMENT HISTORY

Of the first game prototypes from the French office, Illusions was the one picked as a winner and given the green light.

The multiple game screens were inspired by the physically impossible designs of Dutch lithographer M.C. Escher (1898 - 1972), hence the working title Escher.

The French office completed both Intellivision and Colecovision versions of Illusions for the January 1984 Consumer Electronics Show. While the Intellivision version was never released, Coleco later bought the rights to and released the Colecovision version.

M Network versions were also planned for the IBM PC Jr. and Commodore 64, but little or no work was done on either.