20 Games That Defined the ColecoVision

[@bignut1769]

The Coleco was the best console of it’s era by far

[@fuckyougoogleplus8667]

Why add annoying music rather than actually allowing us to hear the sounds of the games?

[@cybercity79gaming46]

Annoying, what wtf its awesome and excellent

[@staceyjbh]

Zaxxon was one of my favorites. Loved it so much. I played Donkey Long everyday on arcade at the local Chinese take away as a child. Hooked would be an understatement. Fantastic times.

[@damusicenjoyer2]

"Miner 2049er" was soooooo cool. Also "Popeye" was tons of fun - probably my favorite. "Donkey Kong" and "Donkey Kong Jr." were so much fun. THANK YOU GOD AND BRO CARL!!! :)

[@pauloalmeidasilva9900]

tarzan too

[@vamtheanomaly]

Coleco vision pound for pound was the best system ever made. For its time the graphics were amazing.

[@chumbersdee]

You got that right. When it came out, it made the Atari look so bad.

[@Retrorevelations]

I would personally argue that the NES was the "best system ever made". But for its time, yes, the ColecoVision was the best system on the market, power wise, and it sold really well its first year. Unfortunately the market crashed in NA, and that was it. If the market hadn't crashed, it's very possible the NES would have had a major competitor in NA in the mid-to-late 80s.

[@julied9143]

I would add Carnival

[@georgethomson9725]

Tommy Jarvis was playing Zaxxon in Friday The 13TH part 4. I'm 40 now but when my mum took me over to my aunt's house in the early 80's my older cousin had a colleco console and I'd get lost in the game for hours and hours I remember playing Zaxxon and this game with a alien and balloons. Eventually it was time to go home I'd be thinking awwww

[@amalshakur]

My step brother had one before his mom and my dad got married. I think I was 5 or 6. It was so awesome.

[@edrosa3485]

Really like the background music though it probably should have been used as intermission music with game audio playing through the gameplay sequences.

[@DONTOURAGETV]

Damn you messed up and forgot Popeye ... That was a super classic for Colecovision

[@spookyplays5037]

Yes, like many people before me, I miss Carnival, too. But the best (and still working on my Coleco) game is definitely " Time Pilot". The sequence when you are warped between the timelines was amazing for the early 80's.

[@zinzeta]

That last game looked way ahead of it's time, as far as graphics go.

[@shinigami146]

Nice to see War Games in this list. It isn't often mentioned elsewhere.

[@applemctom]

@DavidTuningLover: from Astyanax (NES) - Remlia (Wave Remix)

[@cybercity79gaming46]

Thank you!

Great video. Nice 2 min. trip down memory lane.

[@Oulala59]

Ma 1er console. ..un régal. ..

[@TehTezMan]

wow, the coleco was massively superior to the atari 2600

[@fuckyougoogleplus8667]

Ummm...you do realize it came out 5 years later than the 2600 right? It would be like comparing Sega Genesis to the Playstation.

[@DietSoap3]

FuckYouGooglePlus The Genesis was six years before the Playstation, but yeah. This is a generation's difference.

[@TehTezMan]

FuckYouGooglePlus i guess i thought of them as being relevent game systems during the same period of time, because the 2600 had such a long life. that's all really.

[@pika62221]

TehTezMan it would be more like comparing the 5200 to the Coleco since they both came out pretty close together.

[@unknownaccount2516]

Nerds

[@broznar1019]

first game I ever played Donkey Kong for ColecoVision. Epic console nostalgia here

[@johnson787878]

Always loved Gorf.

[@markbotelho1257]

Best GORF was on the Coleco ,good call

[@100Watches]

Brings back good memories.

[@matzekuberalles5785]

A carton of Parliaments and colecovision. Gonna be a fun afternoon

[@soylentteal]

By far a better system than Atari or Mattel (Intellivision) had at the time. I worked at a store that sold all 3. Coleco was done in by a hideously designed and marketed computer-video game combo called the Adam. At the store, we called it the "Adam Bomb."

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Seventh Mist id heard there was a console crash in about 1985 anyway, tho the buggy Adam Bomb you refer to could not have been helpful... they also made those ugly Cabbage Patch dolls, which were everywhere, so I'm going with bad business decisions, as they came close to bankruptcy back in 1978. They'd been around since 1932 as a leather co. COnnecticut LEather CO), moved into plastics pools and such, almost lost it in 78, got into gaming in 1983. Reports were there were 5-6 million made. Since I'm.going with bad business choices, I'll go with the lower number of 2 million, namely as I never knew another kid who had one, minus me :) Retail was 175.00, about 415.00 today.

[@craftonxunk5814]

I never played a ColecoVision, it was a bit rare. In France, we had Radiola VideoPac consoles, then eventually I got a computer, an Amstrad CPC 6128. Awesome that was!

[@JudgeDrey]

Wow what a flashback! When I saw "BC's Quest", "Star Wars", and especially "War Games", I freaked out! Hahaha. I remember having some of the peripherals that came with certain games also like the "Centipede" ball and the "Super Action Baseball" controllers.

[@Ballbusteress]

lady bug was basically 1:1 to the arcade cabinet. It is still the loveliest Pac Man Game, isnt it :)

[@clovermite]

Yeah I always felt it was a creative rendition...especially how they came up with different bugs for each level, and different vegetables you could get at the center for bonus points.

[@kant12]

I want to play Zaxxon right now. That game was so good.

[@thalpophileo]

You missed COSMIC AVENGER!!!! And what of Popeye?!

[@MrJuicekrew]

Not only that, what about Cabbage Patch Kids not to mention Front Line for the Super action controller. That games was to the colecovision as Herzog Zwei was to the Mega Drive\Genesis

[@jacobishii6121]

Tarzan

[@Alexanderortiz99]

All of you can make your own list. Go on. You know sooo much.

[@patsfan4life]

@@MrJuicekrew Front Line was badass

[@joeb2588]

Popeye was great! So wasn't HERO and Bump n Jump!

[@Federalism24]

Great memories. ColecoVision was our very first game console. Donkey Kong on ColecoVision was the very first video game that I ever played. l'm proud to say that. Thanks for the video. :)

[@DavidTuningLover]

@applemctom Thanks, i can't find a copy of the song on youtube, do you know somewhere where i can download\listen to it ? Would be really apreciated :D

[@grogtgs]

I had a coleco with the 2600 adapter. I played mostly 2600 games. I had like 5 or 6 coleco games but like 40 2600 games. I wish I had more coleco games.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

grogtgs always eBay...lol

[@lrdheathen1]

I still have 2 of these consoles that work and a bunch of games, with the atari adapter.......great system

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

I miss the 'ol Colecovision, but why only 5 seconds for each game? JW3HH

[@the_crayon_king]

I keep coming back here just to listen to the music :D

[@seldomseenG]

Wow, can't believe they didn't include Montezumas revenge. the greatest coleco game in my opinion

[@janX9]

Agreed

[@mission-toast]

No mention of Turbo w/Expansion Module #1? How about Spy Hunter?

[@chumbersdee]

FU-- YEAH! I loved Venture!

[@kmment]

cool, i like these 20 games... vids

[@aservirfrais]

Bumb n jump and time pilot great fun game

[@BetoPerretta]

My favorite were Miner, Dukes of H., cabage patch k. and Zaxxon.

[@shizyninjarocks]

Cool games, when is the release date?

[@applemctom]

The console will be released in August 1982!

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

shizyninjarocks nice to not NEED a manual to know wtf is going on, ain't It?

[@hippocrates72]

_Looping_ and _Popeye_ were great!

[@sithsmasher7685]

Colecovision seemed to be on par with the C64 at the time with game quality (1982-85 era).

[@jacobishii6121]

Coleco was the shit when I was a kid.Never did get my parents to buy me one,had to play the neighbors.

[@knapper212]

What is the name of the background music.

[@BaarBear]

The 2600 was great for arcade games but it was the Colecovision system that really NAILED the look and feel of the arcade ports.

[@RainHachenberg]

song track?

[@Vizual1677]

Man I would put Looping or Looper cant remember the exact name of the game in this list. It was one of my fav game for Coleco. Star Wars, Ladybug, Looping I guess would have been tied for my fav games.

[@mwelle1]

I loved Looping especially how the game makers implemented the joystick like a flight stick where up was down. The pipes section was really imaginative. Brings back fond memories.

[@MaestroTJS]

+Lou Olesky Looping was fantastic, you could play that for so long. I also loved the piece of music in the pipes (Bach's Invention #8 in F major if anyone is curious).

[@mwelle1]

+Maestro_T A really underrated game. I love the Bach piece. So many classic arcade games used classic music (Phoenix, Gyruss, Mario Bros., etc.) BTW, it is one of the free MAME roms that are downloadable on their website for non-commercial use. It's also one of the games listed at Funspot in Laconia, NH (although when I visited in 2014, I didn't see it).

[@MaestroTJS]

Michael Welle Yeah, I downloaded a bunch of the old consoles but haven't played them in a while...I can't remember if Looping was part of it. I recall that whole down-is-up, up-is-down thing drove my family crazy, and I think we'd make mistakes even after we knew how to play it. The Smurf game also introduced me to some nice classical music.

[@mwelle1]

+Maestro_T I can still remember back in 1983 when I was 4 years old and my family was at an all you can eat fish place. My teenage brother had just walked over from a record store where they sold games, and my whole family was there looking at the box and instructions at the restaurant table. I remember really liking how Coleco marketed games by showing a picture of the arcade cab on the box.

[@paxapulis354]

Tive um console deste em 1986, curti muito.

[@DavidTuningLover]

Music?

[@BartAlder]

Zaxxon was my fave.

[@Stiffjab71]

Colecovision was the real deal among the first consoles like 2600/Intellivision/Emerson Arcadia 2001. Too bad it was truly overpriced, at least here in Italy. Over 50% on the top of the best price for an Intellivision console you could find on the market. Ciao!

[@TimelordR]

Guess i found out why Konami's Arctic Adventure never made it to the American NES, since Coleco had the rights.

[@AgentM79]

Well done, Sir. My personal list would have included Star Trek, Time Pilot, Tutankham, and Omega Race. I almost think a "Top 20" list is too small for this phenomenal game system. I was both a Coleco and Atari fanboy back in the 80s.

[@ed175]

Nice selection but where's Turbo?

[@KabukeeJo]

ColecoVision was the Best console of its time. With Parker bros being the best 3rd party developer for it. Shame you didn't show Mr Do!'s castle.

[@MackenzieMichael]

I agree. Other than the higher of variety of games, I am not sure why Atari 2600 was more popular. The gameplay and graphics were always better on Coleco.

[@bclarke4336]

Se7en Stones Back in the day... The 2600 was out for years before the Coleco, and had a massive headstart. If you had an Atari VCS with a bunch of games, it was pretty difficult to go buy another $299 (in 1980s dollars) system when you already had a lot of money tied up in an Atari.

[@pika62221]

LS Sixfifty at least Coleco let you play 2600 games on it with the adapter!! :P

[@bclarke4336]

I'm just answering the question.

[@gregrupedski4987]

@@bclarke4336 Unfortunately most people on youtube don't know what they're talking about and weren't alive at the time. Yes, the reason why the 2600 was far more popular is obvious. The coleco did great too for a short time, though the 5200 - after a slow start - was outselling it by the time of the crash. The coleco lost steam after a great initial run of quality games, with a subsequent mediocre to poor games, and a slew of promised accessories that were delivered late and of mediocre quality. The 5200 on the other hand was just picking up steam with high quality arcade ports after a pretty lackluster (save for some gems like Defender and Centipede - by far the best ports of the time) initial set of games. There really was NO competition between Colecovision and 2600. Everyone already had a 2600 by the time CV was released. People were already moving on to computers, the CV, the 5200.....and then the crash happened.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Apparently not much copyright infringement suits in video games, as Galaxian is identical to Space Invaders. Plus many Pac man knockoffs and Slither, a Centipede copy.

[@scooterahlers9362]

Actually the best Gorf port was the Commodore 64. Colecovision was a very close second.

[@1gr8chef123]

What about carnival???

[@ace115692]

No Turbo????

[@Jaysthename]

I'm not sure how many people had module #2 (i.e., the steering wheel) and playing it on the regular controller or trackball wouldn't compare. That said, I liked Turbo and REALLY liked Destructor. Playing it late at night was a little spooky, especially on the dark "nighttime" levels.

[@jefferee2002]

Woulda been nice to hear the games

[@applemctom]

Plenty of other video's to watch for that.

[@soylentteal]

Strange to me that the Atari logo appears on Galaxian, since that all-time great was made by Namco (Midway), not Atari. It came out early in 1980, just months before they released Pac-Man.

[@TheRabidfox11]

Carnival is also a very good game on this system. Just like the arcade ,for real it is. Played both versions. Atari 2600 not even close bub!!

[@drlanator]

yeah, cause it came out a generation before atari 2600

[@gregrupedski4987]

@@drlanator at the time it was considered two generations back. -> intellvision, astrocade -> colecovision, atari 5200. Unfortunately, millenials don't know any of this, and only hear semi-legitimate information from other millenial 'experts'. lol.

[@sgreen4]

I had one. I used to play atari 2600 games on it.

[@thehulkmadsmash6716]

no Turbo???

[@lobogris606]

Pre montezuma, montezuma revenge, hero, karate Champion, pole postion, ninja comando, Spy vs Spy 1, 2 y 3, Bruce Lee, Mr robot, super cobra, rambo blade, Green Beret, popeye, el zorro, ghost Buster, Ghost shasser, ninja,.

[@jeffhanson1]

Ah the good old days. But thankfully MAME came along and we could get the real version of these games on the PC if you could find the ROMs.

[@onedudesmind]

gateway to apshai should be here was really the first console RPG

[@davidwright8371]

Loved Jumpman junior but y'all missed "sewer sam"

[@timhaskett1733]

Turbo, Cosmic Avenger and Slither could be added

[@wildstoo]

This is a decent video but my god I wanted to rip my ears off after about 10 seconds.

[@bccarr7]

Cosmic Avenger!

[@bogercs]

20 ideas that defined youtube!

[@FIDreams]

Venture and Zaxxon were my S*** back in the day. lol

[@lucianaBianco1985]

Mi abuelo contenía y lo use mucho después pero almpcobtiempo lo rompemos mis hermanos y mi primo y yo.

[@angel3067]

+Luciana Bianco Tu abuelo jugaba con videoconsolas? xD

[@donaldpingleton6334]

Yes I love my ColecoVision too bad nobody here is talking about the ColecoVision Adam computer and the ridiculously more powerful games that were made for the atom that ran at 16 bits and 60 frames per second

[@formulasaltythunder4806]

Cosmic Avenger all day long.

[@RalphyDee]

Spy Hunter isn't on this list?! Are you kidding?! (smh)

[@haywood16]

time pilot

[@marcretro]

burgertime/tapper/omega race/cosmic avenger

[@markbotelho1257]

No GORF?? OMG!!

[@jcpringle2053]

EXACTLY what I was about to say!

[@markbotelho1257]

Seriously!!

[@markbotelho1257]

JC Pringle Wasn't it the best GORF port?

[@jcpringle2053]

Mark Botelho I dunno what specifies being a "port", but I liked Cosmic Avenger the most on ColecoVision.

[@markbotelho1257]

JC Pringle Good choice,GORF is deffinately my favorite for the system

[@GamesDrones]

Adorei o vídeo, ganhei um console MediaGameBox ainda não consegui jogar dez por cento dos sete mil e poucos games que vem instalado. Se alguém quiser saber onde comprei segue o nosso canal e veja os vídeos.

[@patsfan4life]

Where the hell was Donkey Kong jr.?

[@applemctom]

On vacation. Didn't you know?

[@xander665]

You forgot moonraker... the 007 game...

[@thetruthmachinerekingbulls6995]

Shits on on the PS4 jaggies

[@lucianaBianco1985]

Me encanta el de los pitufos

[@StragglyMarlin5]

at least its better than the 5200 controller

[@tysonbrooks2686]

Really? No Spy Hunter?

[@DavidTuningLover]

@applemctom Thanks Bro :)

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Hi. This had the best graphics among the 2nd generation of consoles. It's I think on par with the Famicom/NES and SEGA Master. God bless, Proverbs 31

[@joeb2588]

Maybe NES, but not as good as the sms

[@janX9]

No *Dig Dug :(*

[@janX9]

@СМОТРИ ОПИСАНИЕ English?

[@janX9]

@СМОТРИ ОПИСАНИЕ я не говорю по-русски

[@naijainnit]

I had this. If you had it, you're probably 33 or older. :)

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Aziz Peregrino-Brimah considering the console is 34 years old now...:) and the hardcores still have theirs...got mine. Does get a bit hot and make my characters all funky bad, tho...

[@prodos8]

Too bad the controller sucked balls! I guess you could use a 2600 controller in its place.

[@TheFuori71]

Il mio amico tuzzo meooo celo aveva…

[@applemctom]

@DavidTuningLover: check vgmusic dot com

[@Topesio66]

Most horrible music ever