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Colecovision: King of Arcade Games

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1. Donkey Kong Junior - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Donkey Kong Junior.


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2. Donkey Kong - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Donkey Kong.

Donkey Kong came bundled with most Colecovision systems, making it the most popular game on the console.


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3. Zaxxon - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Zaxxon.

To better appreciate the power of the Colecovision compared to other systems at the time, only this version was able to reproduce the faux 3D look of the original arcade. The Intellivison and Atari 2600 ports switched to head-on scrolling with horrible shading that made it very difficult to spot raised platforms.


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4. Space Panic - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Space Panic.

At a time when horrible ports like Pac-Man for Atari 2600 were being released, this port was hailed to be even better than the original arcade.


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5. Venture - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Venture.


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6. Centipede - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Centipede.


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7. Mouse Trap - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Mouse Trap.


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8. Mr. Do's Castle - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Mr. Do's Castle.


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9. Carnival - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Carnival.


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10. Lady Bug - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Lady Bug.


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11. Frogger - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Frogger.

Frogger was released on dozens of systems, but the Colecovision port was easily the best, and closest to the real arcade.


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12. Mr. Do! - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Mr. Do!.


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13. Frenzy - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Frenzy, which was a sequel to Berzerk.


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14. Burgertime - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Burgertime.


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15. Slither - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Slither.



Could only be played with the Roller Trackball controller, which came bundled with this game.
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16. Turbo - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Turbo.



Came bundled with another Colecovision add-on - a steering wheel and gas pedal peripheral.
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17. Pepper II - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Pepper II.


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18. Front Line - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Front Line.


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19. Spy Hunter - Colecovision
Based on the arcade hit Spy Hunter.


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20. Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle - Colecovision
One of just a few original Coleco titles, this was such a hit they even ported it over to the Atari 2600.


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21. Miner 2049er - Colecovision
A non-arcade original designed for the Atari 800, but first released for the Apple II, then released on many other platforms, including Colecovision.


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22. Jumpman Junior - Colecovision
A port of the hit game that was released on many computer platforms, including Apple II and Commodore 64.


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23. Boulder Dash - Colecovision
First released in 1984 on many computers and consoles (C64, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Colecovision), the arcade version of Boulder Dash is historic as its the first home computer game to be converted over to an arcade platform.


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24. Antarctic Adventure - Colecovision
An arcade port of Antarctic Adventure by Konami, the MSX and Colecovision were popular, but the original arcade is hard to find and is considered 'very rare' by KLOV website, as there are no records of an arcade cabinet among their collectors' 20,000+ games.


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25. Root Beer Tapper - Colecovision
Based on arcade hit Tapper.

The original arcade was about Beer tapping, with Budweiser logo prominently advertised in the game. After strong criticism that they were marketing to minors, arcade developer changed the game to 'Root Beer Tapper'. All home ports are based on the Root Beer version.


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Posted : 2 months, 2 weeks ago at Sep 8 9:11
I dont mind people making use of the content on my website but please have the courtesy to include the source of your content when posting.
http://www.theoldcomputer.com
Posted : 2 months, 2 weeks ago at Sep 8 9:26
Descriptions and images were not taken from your website. Only the ROM Emulation download links are. And each game doesnt have an entry, so I couldnt link to your site. But to prevent download leeching without credit, I've updated all DOWNLOAD links to go to your Colecovision ROM page, so your site gets traffic and credit before downloading. Cheers.
Posted : 2 months, 2 weeks ago at Sep 9 7:28
Thank you for this. I enjoyed your article btw.

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The ColecoVision is Coleco Industries' second generation home video game console which was released in August 1982. The ColecoVision offered arcade-quality graphics and gaming style, the ability to play Atari 2600 video games, and the means to expand the system's basic hardware. Released with a catalog of twelve launch titles, with an additional ten games announced for 1982, approximately 125 titles in total were published as ROM cartridges for the system between 1982 and 1984.

Coleco licensed Nintendo's Donkey Kong as the official pack-in cartridge for all ColecoVision consoles, and this version of the game was well received as a near-perfect arcade port, helping to boost the console's popularity.


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(Courtesy of The Old Computer website)

I've provided a download link for ROM emulation versions of all these great classic ColecoVision titles. The best emulator for Windows is Virtual Coleco.

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