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The ColecoVision was Coleco Industries' second generation home video game console, released in August of 1982. The ColecoVision offered arcade-quality graphics and gaming style, the ability to play other home consoles' video games (notably the Atari 2600), and the means to expand the system's hardware. ColecoVision was released with an initial catalog of 12 video game titles, with 10 additional titles on the way for 1982. All told, approximately 170 titles were released in the form of plug-in cartridges between 1982 and 1985.
ColecoVision Hardware
The design of the main console unit was a 14x8x2 inch rectangular plastic case which housed the ColecoVision motherboard. An opening to a cartridge slot was visible on the top right side of the unit. An external power supply and RF-jack connected to the rear of the console, while the handheld controller connected into a depressed bay inside the top-left of the unit.
The ColecoVision controller design was rather similar to that of Mattel's Intellivision (introduced in 1979), but had a stubby 1.5 inch joystick instead of a disc pad. The joystick portion of the game controller was placed at the forward end of the rectangular number keypad. Two side buttons and the number keypad provided additional functionality such as jumping, shooting, or entering a sequence of numbers. An ultra thin keypad slot was designed to insert plastic overlays which mapped the keys for a particular game. Two controllers shipped with each unit.
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@Chimeraultimate Colecovision! Far out! xD
DeMoNxDaVe (David McDonald) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:09:36 -0000
@Chimeraultimate Colecovision! Far out! xD
Yayz, kenny has colecovision!
Chimeraultimate (Zack O.) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:05:14 -0000
Yayz, kenny has colecovision!
RT @bdgirlgnegood: I heard the iphone can't run simultaneous apps. This phone is sounding more and more like an atari Colecovision everyday
216skillz (Tech Tony) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:33:06 -0000
RT @bdgirlgnegood: I heard the iphone can't run simultaneous apps. This phone is sounding more and more like an atari Colecovision everyday
Sweet! Got the PS3 up and running. Jeebus. Certainly blows away my old Colecovision. heh.
gattaca (Dave Lewis) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:59:24 -0000
Sweet! Got the PS3 up and running. Jeebus. Certainly blows away my old Colecovision. heh.
@DanSlott i had an odyssey with its fake pac man. Anybody else have Colecovision or was that just me?
ObiWanMahoney (will mahoney) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:31:52 -0000
@DanSlott i had an odyssey with its fake pac man. Anybody else have Colecovision or was that just me?
@DanSlott My first game system was Atari 2400. My last, believe it or not, was ColecoVision!!
anton_in_nyc (Anton Kawasaki) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:33:26 -0000
@DanSlott My first game system was Atari 2400. My last, believe it or not, was ColecoVision!!
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