This system ruled in its day. I still have mine and my 2600 friends were jealous of this system. I couldn't play most 2600 games after playing this system, it just blew it away.
@matthewlane518
Жыл бұрын
Your damn right we were jealous! I loved my 2600 but damn the arcade ports you guys got were so superior! I got one now so it's cool but at the time I was very jel
@jennifermcbryde8887
Жыл бұрын
Maybe, you can get the Expansion Set that way your 2600 friends can play on it!
@DavidMannMD
13 жыл бұрын
The Colecovision's graphics are very impressive. Almost as good as the NES's. I think had it not been for the crash, the Colecovision would've been a major competitor for the NES.
@shaundurrance3453
7 жыл бұрын
Little advice to those who hate the colecovision controllers. Atari controllers can be used even on regular colecovision games without the expansion module. Just plug Atari joystick into 1st player slot on console and plug a normal colecovision controllers into 2nd player slot. The keypad functions can be done with 2nd controller even when the 1st player or only 1 player is playing. They wired the controller ports this way to enable the steering wheel or module 2 to work utilizing the 2nd controller as a shifter and game selector. Most games do not use the keypad for gameplay anyway but if it does you can use this method as well, meaning you can use the keypad for selecting game options or during gameplay.
@kirin347
4 ай бұрын
Very interesting. I will have to see how this pans out on my MiSTer. Thanks for the ProTip!
@wleon4068
10 жыл бұрын
I actually had this system many years ago. Great games, solidly made gaming system too. And I loved the controls. They dumped this system before its time however, which was a damn shame.
@scarosone14
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome system. Very active system still with a strong homebrew community.
@petes9845
6 жыл бұрын
Did we ever get part 2 of this?
@AllenJeremy
9 жыл бұрын
I had a Colecovision for Christmas back in 1984 when I was 7 years old & it came with 5 games.
@suomenpresidentti
9 жыл бұрын
My favourite console. Bought it new when I was 12. Mouse trap, Donkey Kong Jr., Venture... Lots of cool games.
@HeatherSpoonheim
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the detailed tour of the Colecovision - it really brought back some great memories.
@joewashburn2172
9 жыл бұрын
Lol at the music. It's like a late 80's instructional video.
@maniatore2006
9 жыл бұрын
Joe Washburn Yes indeed the music sound´s nice
@sdfghgtrew
3 жыл бұрын
more like the 30's
@6890speed
14 жыл бұрын
I found a this system at a antique shop in a box full of old atari and colecovision games and a bunch of controllers along with the expansion module for it all for 30 bucks! He didn't even know he had it down their and it was in rough shape to but i cleaned it up and I was in heaven when i discovered that it worked. Great Review!
@luvindogadis411
14 жыл бұрын
Many great memories from playing this system back in the day: Subroc, Tarzan, Buck Rogers, Congo Bongo, Zaxxon, Turbo, Jungle Hunt, Donkey Kong Jr., Popeye, Smurf, Cabbage Patch Kids, Venture, Ladybug, Mr. Do's Castle, Mouse Trap, Crazy Climber, Gyruss, Burger Time.
@Mr.Atari2600
11 жыл бұрын
the Colecovision was ahead of their time. most of the early 1980's arcade games were almost arcade PERFECT on the Colecovision.
@patsfan4life
5 жыл бұрын
Mr. Atari 2600 that’s a stretch but they were far better than any competitors (minus the 5200 in a few instances)
@Drakelx55
7 жыл бұрын
Well on the original 2600 the cartridge is angled toward you so you can read the end label
@TheGamingChu
11 жыл бұрын
ColecoVision Games Are AWESOME! Games Like Frogger, Q*Bert, BurgerTime, Donkey Kong. There All Arcade Quality Versions! And The ColecoVision Itself Is AWESOME!
@digipimp75
11 жыл бұрын
"It feels like you're driving an AT-AT, and that's a feeling you wanna have." Awesome, just plain awesome
@PhilG380
12 жыл бұрын
"It even has vents!" Love it! My first game system!
@cdw626
14 жыл бұрын
Yeah, i'm another 33-er and have many fond memories of playing Colecovision. We lived in Denton and my uncle had one, but he lived in Arlington and I remember begging my mom to go visit my grandmother so we could play the Coleco all day while she did. We had an Atari and later a Nintendo, but we would still beg and beg to go play that monster of a game system. Good times. I still remember going to Sears, Beals, and K-Mart trying to find "Ladybug" for my uncles Christmas present, it was $65!!!!
@jasoncorganbrown
14 жыл бұрын
I'm 32 as well! Many great times playing this console. I still have it! Need to hook it up again.
@MenWithVen
4 жыл бұрын
You posted this comment a quarter of your lifetime ago. Hope you had a good 40th
@sjustice5254
5 жыл бұрын
Colecovision SMOKES Atari 2600,5200 and 7800 in many ways. great in the 80s and great in 2019
@KingKehra
13 жыл бұрын
I just love how Coleco stands for Conn. Leather Co. Just shows you how in the 70s and early 80s everyone and anyone was jumping on the gaming bandwagon
@fillumentao1
12 жыл бұрын
Ahhhhhh the memories. I am 29 and i still have and play those systems. Great video. Thanks pal.
@CSXer
10 жыл бұрын
Coleco was my first system with the 2600 adapter. (1979?) Me and my Bro were SOOO cool with the ladies back in the day!!
@zzzhuh
10 жыл бұрын
With a bush that had side burns? Yeah... those were the days.
@ThatDubstepGuy1996
9 жыл бұрын
1982
@chargermaster4054
8 жыл бұрын
i had all 3 atari 2600 intellivision celecovision with the expansion module
@atticusfalcon7144
9 жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention that the ColecoVision has an add-on that looks like a dishwasher and it plays PS3 and XBox 360 games, m8
@Straight0uttaCrofton
2 ай бұрын
we got this for Christmas in '82 or '83 and it was one of the best years ever
@dukenukem4682
11 жыл бұрын
The Colecovision was moderately successful, selling over 2 million units. It was enough to not make the owner go broke, but I think over the years it put them into submission, they recently arose with a Colecovision Flashback, but as a victim of poor timing, the Atari Flashback came back and kicked its ass.
@thisisrob8750
3 жыл бұрын
huh? The colecovision did great but the adam computer caused them to go broke. You saying they arose with the colecovision flashback? not true they didn't make that another company did and just licensed the colecovision name. Lot of misinformation here
@SGman3000
2 жыл бұрын
Started collecting boxed games for the system and it's been super fun! While it was mostly an arcade-to-home advertised system, it has a surprising amount of great, niche third party games that showcase how technically powerful the ColecoVision was for the time.
@natedoggcata
13 жыл бұрын
The very first videogame I ever remember playing was Lady Bug on the Colecovision thanks to my dad. When I was around 5 years old he introduced me to his Atari, Colecovision and Intellivision WAY before I even got into Nintendo. I will be doing the same thing with my kids one day. When they are old enough they are going to be playing the CLASSIC games first
@VulpisFoxfire
8 жыл бұрын
Can't read the label on your Atari 2600 cartridge? That's because you have that later model 5200-styled version with the slot positioned vertically. The older version (wood-grain black versions, also sold as Tele-Games by Sears) has a much more angled slot so you could see the label easily.
@whyishoudini
12 жыл бұрын
Mark must be the coolest person to hang out with. Just a couple of beers and video games.
@HannuSKorvala
11 жыл бұрын
Damnit, because of this guy i have bought calicovision, atari 2600 and atari 7800.
@SlimTwisted
13 жыл бұрын
My neighbor had the Colecovision, which always made my 2600 look pitiful in comparison. Ahh the 1980s!
@vickpena5265
7 жыл бұрын
I still miss my colecovision....can't find one....
@kuunami
14 жыл бұрын
I had so much fun with the Colecovision when I was a kid.
@CaptainLumpyDog
13 жыл бұрын
My dad bought a Colecovision when they came out, and he had every single accessory for the system. We used to store it in a cardboard moving box that I labeled back in 1991 when I was five. And I played it all the time. Even after we got a Sega Genesis. But then one day my mom threw the entire carton in the trash. That was a very sad day for me.
@Lonzotron
6 жыл бұрын
The colecovision might have had chance to compete with the nes, sms and atari 7800 if it lasted longer than two years
@natedoggcata
12 жыл бұрын
While all the other kids my age were playing NES, I was playing Colecovision, Intellivision and Atari which were my Dads.
@Chocheonline
14 жыл бұрын
I used to have a ColecoVision back in the 80's on my native country(Mexico). I have the Smurfs game and I really remember how impressed I was from the graphics even after laters Genesis years. In the 90's emigrated to Los Angeles and when I came back for my collecoVision someone else disapear my game.
@johneymute
2 жыл бұрын
I bought a colecovision and am very proud of owning one with lot’s of nintendo and few sega games on it,for 2 dekades i absolutely did not know that both sega and nintendo before 1983 released their games on other systems including the colecovision and atari 2600 wich i also do own now, both systems are absolutely fantastic slso since they are expandible with ram modules such as the game module for the colecovision and the super charger for the atari 2600 thus making those systems become more powerful then they originally intended to be😁👍
@seekerjet
15 жыл бұрын
It would be great to connect Colecovision to a 65" HDTV. I've always admired the old-school game systems and how they pushed the hardware to it's limits. I used to lend an ATARI 2600 from a friend. These old systems have a really nostalgic "safe" feeling, unlike today's violent games full of cussing.
@80sGiraffe
13 жыл бұрын
This is the one thing I always wanted so bad but could never have as a kid. Oh well, that's life, you can't get everything you want. When I was 5 my parents told me I could get a videogame system and everyone I knew had an atari 2600 so I got one. One year later coleco came out and I could not get one because I had an atari. I for the next five years regretted getting the atari and wanted a colecovision. I was jealous of any kid who had one (very few did). Colecovision was great.
@Mediquette
11 жыл бұрын
Good review, but at the end, not really a fair comparison between Atari, Coleco, and NES obviously. Better comparison would be Coleco, Atari, and Intellivision. ;)
@sanicyouth6540
8 жыл бұрын
Angry Black Guy: Hey! You still don't have a Celecovision? Atari gamer: Huh? Angry Black Guy: What are you waiting for? Atari to make one? Atari gamer: lol. Angry Black Guy: You have seen the games right? Atari gamer: uhhh Angry Black Guy: Wrong answer man. Show 'em! Atari gamer: Whoooooooooaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WELCOME TO THE NEXT LEVEL Angry Black Guy: Wanna see more? Your vision is our vision. Celecovision.
@ethanlautzenhiser4152
8 жыл бұрын
Sega cd commercial ripoff (but better)
@johneysupergd7796
2 жыл бұрын
I am the pride owner of the colecovision with many nintendo and sega games on it,it’s an awesome system😁🙏👍
@br0fess0r.0ak
14 жыл бұрын
I had one when I was between the ages of 4 and 6, I'm 18 now, and watching this video made me miss mine. I never knew what happened to it.
@jamiemarchant
7 жыл бұрын
The storage for the controls is cool :).
@lbn1188
15 жыл бұрын
I remember coleco my 3 games I loved to play where Ladybug, Smufs, Adventure. I wish I never sold mine
@ChadwellJ
12 жыл бұрын
The Intellivision and Colecovision were both existing in the same time frame, and Atari had ad campaigns against both consoles with the 5200.
@MrGeocidal
7 жыл бұрын
This is a very well designed machine.
@Skylinesandsunsets
12 жыл бұрын
I remember reading in consumer reports that "one out of every four Colecovisions were defective." I should know, because when my parents bought one, it had to be exchanged for another.
@Skriak
15 жыл бұрын
"I always have an Atari nearby. Who doesn't?" Vintage CGR ^_^
@VirtualBoyGamerShow
13 жыл бұрын
This review is awesome. Only thing I have to disagree with, it's not ugly. The ColecoVision is probably the coolest looking game system I've ever seen.
@stinkypinkeee5085
3 жыл бұрын
The Colecovision was awesome...it blew away the 5200...the amazing port of Moon Patrol and Cosmic Avenger are a sight to behold...
@katakisLives
12 жыл бұрын
I love the fact it has a port to play a rival companies games! you'd never get that these days! the console market was far less regulated
@DJIndy
15 жыл бұрын
If you have an original Atari 2600 model, as opposed to the Atari 2600 Jr (3rd model I believe) as displayed above, you will notice that the games are tilted in such a way that you can indeed read what you are playing when in the system, as you read the top and it faces toward you. As you notice, the Qbert cartridge shown is upside down in the Colecovision, due to the different arrangement. I believe the second Atari 2600 model was designed for similar positioning as well.
@Tornado1994
15 жыл бұрын
It started in the summer of 1983, but it wasn't until July 1984 when it was finalized. In '84,Coleco went under,most of the major 3rd party publishers except Activision vanished,Mattel sold the Intellvision rights to a patent company called "INTV" who in turn shut down Mattel Electronics.
@EricLimasTPLEra77
12 жыл бұрын
I just bought this 2 friggin' weeks ago! Once I get a few more games for this,I am going to town on this shiznit! This brings back many memories and with my acquisition of the ColecoVision,I will have that opportunity to relive those memories. Hallmonsters,beware! I will return to Venture soon! :)
@Sharptooth100
11 жыл бұрын
I can think of Colecovision made into a retro gaming pc console. Not only it has all the Colecovision games, but all Intelevision games; all Atari 2600; 5200 and 7800 games including all Magnavox Odessey games. That is all 6 classic game consoles in one.
@prodos8
14 жыл бұрын
Awesome system! Never had one back when it came out. Used to camp out at Target down the street and play theirs until a clear would kick us off. Got one now with an A/V mod and really like it. Games are cheap and very good. Looking into getting a multi-cart for it.
@Lupucillo
13 жыл бұрын
Driving an AT-AT, yeah!
@MadCowBurgerz
14 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I dug mine out of its grave and i'm a happy camper. Beats most of the new crap that's come out of game companies in recent years.
@squirm13
15 жыл бұрын
I loved the colecovision mine came with the atari 2600 module, the coleco had the best graphics for its time.
@killerb2099
15 жыл бұрын
Finally, a game console that lets me see what I'm playing. I wish there was a CD based game console with a similar feature. Those Disc lids are always in the way of the title.
@derekcaldera
12 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to see part 2.
@notyoursavior78
15 жыл бұрын
Just in time. This may be the video to sway me into buying a Colecovision. I shall watch it now :)
@ALitleBitSpecial
8 жыл бұрын
Where is part 2? Not on youtube apparently.
@theking21083
15 жыл бұрын
That is a great looking Colecovision you have there Mark. I hope that you are taking good care of it. Great review and I'll be waiting for part 2.
@Uklivewirepeseta86
12 жыл бұрын
I dont know why but 80s video games look a hell of a lot better than todays
@straygar
15 жыл бұрын
I love the ColecoVision... Great rev Mark.
@OhmygodSportacus
15 жыл бұрын
That is a great feature and it's odd that it's not in todays game consoles
@soapolice
13 жыл бұрын
I had one back in the day,loved it.
@TheCRTman
12 жыл бұрын
ColecoVision is the best. I wonder if he ever will do a ColecoVision vs. Atari 5200 video one day.
@The1Sandman
15 жыл бұрын
You can also hook up the ADAM computer to the expansion port. It does make it a little bit more difficult to play the system though. You need to turn the Colecovision on, then reset the computer.
@chugga
15 жыл бұрын
It'd be funny if you put a number 5 on your dog's nose when finding out if she likes the controller.
@d1sAs7eR
14 жыл бұрын
1080p looks beautiful.
@johneygd
2 жыл бұрын
I bought the colecovision with steering wheel included along with donkeykong,dkjr and popeye but at the cost of $352 dollars including shipping costs,BUT i consider it a worth investment😁
@Madness832
14 жыл бұрын
I still have a complete CV system in the box. It was found on top of someone's trash (along w/ 3 games) in the summer of '98.
@pika62221
3 жыл бұрын
0:48 yes, saying ColecoVision competed with the 2600 is like saying the Genesis competed with the NES, when in reality the SNES was the Genesis' main competitor.
@DerekNewtonKeswick
12 жыл бұрын
I had one of these, with the driving wheel and the Atari adaptor.
@cedriccox9480
3 жыл бұрын
This guy was making modern quality video in 2009
@Tornado1994
15 жыл бұрын
The crash was in 1984 not. '83. It started in 1983. Anyway Colecovision was a great console. It was the "Dreamcast" of it's day pure and simple and had lots of promise,great hardware and a fully functional controller. Did you know that a Genesis controller will work with it?
@newkillergenius
14 жыл бұрын
@freesoftz Whoops, I was wrong- Jumpman is what Mario was originally called in Donkey Kong. BUT- I noticed Jumpman Junior is a different game- check it out
@NYRKiko68
15 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Could you give a shine onto the power adaptor for the CV? I have 2 but have no idea how the power adaptors look like.
@YmamAx3
13 жыл бұрын
I bought a Colecovision today for 25$ with 3 games, the 2 normal controllers, and 1 white one. All for 25$.
@Delta225
13 жыл бұрын
have you ever noticed the vents on the nes? compare those vents with the colecovisions vents
@VulpisFoxfire
8 жыл бұрын
Very very late to ask, but...did you ever get the ADAM to go with this?
@Dragonborn-dc4uj
7 жыл бұрын
and the vectrex is a cockpit of the deathstar
@zyriuzstorm9971
10 жыл бұрын
Well if colecovision has a addon that plays 2600 games I'd say colecovision wins over NES and 2600, I mean collect 2 different game libraries for one console is just very convenient, ^^
@LastActionCowboy
13 жыл бұрын
Just got a Colecovision and a number of games 2 controlers, the keypad overlays all for $5.00
@chadmckinney2120
9 жыл бұрын
Coleco Vision was the best gaming console of the time hands down.
@chadmckinney2120
9 жыл бұрын
It was the best console at that time. I own tons of console and just about every one from that period, It had the best graphics played Atari games with expansion module #1. Its not nostalgia it a fact
@WastedPo
8 жыл бұрын
+jono walker So then, what did you think was the superior console of the time? Honestly, why is that so funny? It's not like the X-Box was out at the same time.
@combatdigiq
15 жыл бұрын
did the european coleco's have a different body ? nice review, couldn't hurt to throw in some screenshots of it in action.
@ConsolesUK
11 жыл бұрын
Would love to get hold of one of these!
@atm94404
15 жыл бұрын
I still play my 5200. If you get a decent controller and treat it well, it will last. You can also buy refurbished controllers with gold-llated contacts that pretty much last forever.
@southport97
12 жыл бұрын
@psyken100 that was the controller overlay for Mouse Trap I believe.
@chesterbaughman8188
11 жыл бұрын
I had 280 games for collecovision before it blew up
@Nanofuture87
11 жыл бұрын
Now you know that people who owned one were awesome.
@Diskoboy1974
12 жыл бұрын
The Colecovision wasn't a victim of bad timing. It was a victim of Coleco's stupidity. It had a few more years in it had they not dumped it in favor of ADAM. In fact, there's a good chance Coleco would probably still be around if it wasn't for the ADAM.
@gerinja
15 жыл бұрын
"they put a number 5 on the dog's nose" lol
@amsterdamG2G
13 жыл бұрын
zaxxon blew my mind when i was a kid! i will always love coleco vision. i will never sell it or trow it away. even when i have not played it in years. COLECO VISION IS THE SHIT! don't care what angry videogame nerd says
@Primodummy92
15 жыл бұрын
Well thats true but it shows that they still make games about systems like these for modern consoles.
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