▁Dec ade , ▁now ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Int ell iv ision ▁IV . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 2 - bit ▁MC 6 8 0 0 0 ▁processor ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 6 - bit ▁custom ▁designed ▁advanced ▁graph ic ▁interface ▁chip . ▁ ▁Spec ifications ▁called ▁for ▁dual ▁display ▁support , ▁ 2 4 0 x 1 9 2 ▁bitmap ▁resolution , ▁ 1 6 ▁program m able ▁ 1 2 - bit ▁colors ▁( 4 0 9 6 ▁colors ), ▁ant ial ias ing , ▁ 4 0 x 2 4 ▁t iled ▁graphics ▁modes , ▁four ▁colors ▁per ▁tile ▁( 1 6 ▁with ▁sh ading ), ▁text ▁layer ▁and ▁indep d endent ▁scrolling , ▁ 1 6 ▁mult icol ored ▁ 1 6 x 1 6 ▁spr ites ▁per ▁scan - line , ▁ 3 2 ▁level ▁hardware ▁sprite ▁scaling . ▁ ▁Line ▁interrupt s ▁for ▁re programming ▁sprite ▁and ▁color ▁registers ▁allow ▁for ▁many ▁more ▁spr ites ▁and ▁colors ▁on ▁screen ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time .. ▁ ▁A ▁machine ▁that ▁could ▁lead ▁Matt el ▁Electron ics ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁however ▁on ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁most ▁hardware ▁people ▁at ▁Matt el ▁Electron ics ▁had ▁been ▁laid ▁off . ▁ ▁Int ell iv ision ▁III ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁with ▁new ▁machines ▁introduced ▁by ▁compet itors , ▁Matt el ▁market ing ▁wanted ▁to ▁bring ▁an ▁upgrad ed ▁system ▁to ▁market ▁sooner .