Lady Bug

Also known as: N/A

Developer: Coleco

I love me some Lady Bug. If I can't play Pac-Man or Ms. Pac-Man, Lady Bug is my maze game of choice…and quite frankly, in some aspects, I feel like this game may even surpass the games from Namco's pellet-eating family. And while I consider the Intellivision port of the game to be the weakest version, I can still find myself losing plenty of time, wandering around the mazes, picking up vegetables, and trying to route enemy bugs into the poison traps to get them out of the way. The only thing really missing from this port is the SPECIAL letters that can be obtained to unlock a bonus round. It's not a major aspect of the game, but it's still a fun part that sadly didn't make the cut here. Everything else did make it, though, from what I could tell. Another downside are the graphics. While they don't look bad by Intellivision standards (quite the opposite, in fact) they don't quite look as nice as the Arcade or Colecovision versions. If graphics aren't your main concern in regards to games, then that won't bother you. If you're a graphics snob, you may not like how blocky everything looks when compared to other versions of Lady Bug. Overall, if you want an excellent maze game that's right up there with Pac-Man, then give Lady Bug a try. This may be the weakest port of the game, but it's still well, well worth playing if it's the only one you have access to.

Review added: 06/05/2026

Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack

Also known as: N/A

Developer: APh Technical Consulting

I usually don’t really care for casino games…but dang it, Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack has some personality to it…well, as much personality as one could have in the early days of video games, anyway. Unlike the casino games on the Atari, this one on the Intellivision actually has a dealer shown on the screen. He’s not just static, either. Subtle movements they may be, he does have some animation to him. The color choices also make this game much more interesting to look at than, say, Blackjack on the Atari 2600, which was released only a year earlier. The Intellivision’s controller also allows for the player to put in customized bet amounts a bit easier. Plus, since this isn't only Blackjack, but also Poker, there's a bit more meat to this game than other, typical casino-style games of the time,. Overall, despite my usual boredom with casino games, especially early ones, Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack is actually well done and managed to keep me playing for a while before I had my fill. Las Vegas Blackjack & Poker is worth checking out if you’d like to gamble a bit without spending any actual money.

Review added: 07/13/2019

Las Vegas Roulette

Also known as: N/A

Developer: APh Technical Consulting

Las Vegas Roulette is…well, not a great game. Roulette is one of those games where I've never really understood why people enjoy playing it. I suppose if you're rich and you've got money to throw away, it may be thrilling to gamble a bunch of cash on a single number and get a huge payoff from it. But to me, on the very rare occasion that I visit a casino, the roulette table is what I avoid. Every now and then in a more modern video game, there will be a casino found within the game with a roulette mini game included. I often avoid the roulette tables in those games too, to be honest. However, every now and then, if I've got more cash than I know I'll use for the rest of the game, then I may try my chances…and I usually remind myself why I tend to avoid everything roulette. Anyway, that rant out of the way, Mattel did any okay job bringing a roulette table to the home television, but it's also a very, very boring game. My same complaint about slot machine video games applies here - there's no excitement to playing this, and if you do happen to win big, all you did was get points, and no real cash. At least in modern games, when there's a roulette table, if you win big, you can use that money in-game for other things. Here…well, it's just a waste of time. I consider Las Vegas Roulette to be slightly better than slot machine video games because there's more to it than pressing a button and watching slots roll on the screen. You actually have to place bets and decide how risky you want to get with those bets. Still, though, if you find roulette to be as big of a waste of time as I do, then you won't like this game. If you're a gambling addict and roulette is your favorite game, then maybe pick this up - it might save you from losing cash in the casino.

Review added: 11/27/2025

Lock 'n' Chase

Also known as: N/A

Developer: Mattel

The Intellivision version of Lock 'n' Chase is pretty close to the arcade version. The graphics are obviously dumbed-down a bit due to hardware limitations, but it still looks like the arcade game within reason. For those unfamiliar with the arcade game, in Lock 'n' Chase, you play the role of a robber trying to steal money and treasure from a maze while police officers are also navigating the maze. It looks and plays a lot like Pac-Man except for two big differences. First, you have the ability to lock doors behind you, which can prevent a police officer from catching you if they're hot on your tail. In fact, if you're able to capture a cop between two of those locked doors, you'll also score bonus points, so you're rewarded for trying to "outsmart the pigs," as the kids say. The second big difference is that while you're picking up coins, like Pac-Man eats pellets, once all coins in a stage have been collected, the stage doesn't end. At that point, two doors on the edges of the maze open up and you've got to navigate your little robber out of the maze to make a clean getaway. The end result is a game that's not quite as polished as Pac-Man,, but still a very solid game in its own right, and different enough from Pac-Man to help it stand out a bit on its own. This solid port of the arcade game made it a must-play game for fans of the "maze game" genre that Pac-Man popularized. If you're one of those fans, then lock your sights on this game 'n' chase down a copy…Sorry, I'll show myself the door, which I'll lock behind me.

Review added: 05/01/2026