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.

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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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did the fugees just reference colecovision in "How Many Mics"? aww snap...
superchris (Chris Nelson) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:27:35 -0000
did the fugees just reference colecovision in "How Many Mics"? aww snap...
@VirginiaCorbett Sweet! I asked Santa for a ColecoVision when I was little, and instead wound up with a Coleco toboggan. Not quite the same.
krud (Krud) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:32:45 -0000
@VirginiaCorbett Sweet! I asked Santa for a ColecoVision when I was little, and instead wound up with a Coleco toboggan. Not quite the same.
and..... ColecoVision with 21 games, both controllers, steering wheel and pedal, game console base. And The BOX! WOOOO!!!
VirginiaCorbett (Virginia Corbett) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:30:47 -0000
and..... ColecoVision with 21 games, both controllers, steering wheel and pedal, game console base. And The BOX! WOOOO!!!
what classic or retro games hardware do you or have you owned ...: Colecovision -PAL UK Colecovision PAL France- RG... http://bit.ly/7pGtIa
RetroGamesColl (Ant Harper) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:38:13 -0000
what classic or retro games hardware do you or have you owned ...: Colecovision -PAL UK Colecovision PAL France- RG... http://bit.ly/7pGtIa
@jamessquires Justin just bought 2 more macs... he's gearing up for 2010. Are we getting that old? I remember Y2K and ColecoVision
3plains (Ryan Trask) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:14:39 -0000
@jamessquires Justin just bought 2 more macs... he's gearing up for 2010. Are we getting that old? I remember Y2K and ColecoVision
@a0k I have excellent thumb control from way back in my Colecovision days! http://bit.ly/70bk8s
seanhdoyle (Sean H Doyle) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:16:55 -0000
@a0k I have excellent thumb control from way back in my Colecovision days! http://bit.ly/70bk8s

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