ColecoVision

[gamevet]

I'm not sure what emulator you're using but I have had sound issues with Virtual ColecoVision. Meka seems to work okay with me. The sound seems pretty close to the real thing.

VColeco, by Neal Danner.

*Edit* I checked out a youtube video of the game, and it does appear that the emulator may be at fault. The CV version does have sound issues though, but the lag isn't quite a bad as the emulated version I played.

[Netwurked]

You ever have a desire to sell that Intellivision 2, you holla at your boy before it goes to ebay sir. As Bahn, Aurora, and others can attest, I will pay a good price for your goods.

I think the sentimental value is this case weighs more than the cash but thanks for the offer!

I remember waking up on Xmas morning and unwrapping Intellivision with about 10 games. Priceless.

[Netwurked]

Just keep in mind that the Intellivision 2 turns off in a weird way - you hold the power button for a few seconds.

Did not remember that, thanks.

[Agent X]

Amazingly, after all these years, I still don't have a ColecoVision. I'd like to get one at some point soon.

Pepper II

There's no Pepper 1 as far as I know so I don't understand the naming. Great Amidar-like game, though.

That's right, there is no Pepper I. Pepper II is a very cool game, and the ColecoVision version was a great port.

Frogger

I prefer the version released for the 2600 Supercharger cassette add-on because it's closer to the arcade experience but I think this was the best version on cartridge at least.

I guess you never played the Genesis version, then?

For the earlier systems, I'd agree with you. The ColecoVision version is great, but the 2600 Supercharger version is surprisingly awesome.

Zenji

This is still way underrated, and probably the best pre-Tetris puzzle game out there. It's about linking all the pipes so everything flows together. The pseudo-Asian music is catchy, too. The game originated on Atari 8-bit but the graphics are slightly improved in the C64 and Coleco versions.

Zenji is simply an awesome game. I think it's one of the best puzzle games even in the post-Tetris era. I prefer the C64 version by a slim margin, but the ColecoVision version is very close. I don't think I've ever played the Atari 8-bit or Atari 5200 versions. I've been trying to track down the 5200 version, but it's somewhat expensive due to its scarcity.

Activision really ought to make new versions of Zenji for modern platforms. It would make an excellent downloadable game for the console download services.

Jumpman Jr.

Jumpman was never much for graphics but he's a speedy bastard.

This is another great game from the period. Again, I'd give the nod to the C64 version over this version, but you can't go wrong with Jumpman or Jumpman Jr. on any system.

H.E.R.O.

I keep changing my mind on what version of this game I like most. There's something appealing about 2600 original's minimalist look but then again, the detail in Coleco one is impressive and the gameplay is just as good. Sega's SG-1000 one is even more detailed and has a cool soundtrack but the speed of the game suffers. Anyway, the Coleco version's awesome.

I'm torn on this one, too. I've played the 2600, ColecoVision, and Commodore 64 versions, and like all three about equally. (I've never played any of the other versions.) Click here for an article that compares several versions of the game. It looks like the author also had a hard time deciding, as the gold medal was a three-way tie between the 2600, ColecoVision, and C64 versions!

Pitfall II: Lost Caverns

I've never played the ColecoVision version, so I can't judge it, but it doesn't look so hot in the screenshot.

I tried the 5200 version for the first time a couple of years ago. There is an awesome surprise contained in that version of the game.

I'm surprised you didn't mention Lady Bug. That was another excellent conversion on ColecoVision. Venture and Mouse Trap are also worth mentioning.

[YellerDog]

"Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper, too?"

[GohanX]

The Colecovision was my first game system. My grandma had a 2600 that I had played as long as I can remember, and I wanted one of my own. My sister wanted an NES, but I couldn't play with a control pad like that, so we argued.

When Christmas rolls around, we got a little 14" tv (YES!) and a Colecovision (WTF?) I didn't know what it is, and looking back I'm sure my parents got it in the bargain bin as stores were clearing it out. I didn't know what to think, until my parents pointed out that they got the Atari 2600 adapter too.

I went to my grandma's house and borrowed some 2600 games, but my sister and I mostly played Donkey Kong, and loved it despite the strange controllers. To be honest, I really didn't need any other games, I was happy with Donkey Kong. I've never actually played another Colecovision game.

A while later I was frustrated from dying, and I threw the controller down. Hard. It was broken. My dad got really pissed off and threw the "broken" system away, and told us we'd never get another one. After a proper punishment period he surprised us by getting a used NES with several games when we both got straight A's on our report card.

[NeoZeedeater]

I guess you never played the Genesis version, then?

I have. I was just automatically thinking of the arcade Frogger era and didn't consider much later versions.

I'm torn on this one, too. I've played the 2600, ColecoVision, and Commodore 64 versions, and like all three about equally. (I've never played any of the other versions.) Click here for an article that compares several versions of the game. It looks like the author also had a hard time deciding, as the gold medal was a three-way tie between the 2600, ColecoVision, and C64 versions!

The last time I played the C64 version it felt off to me although I don't remember why exactly, something to do with the shooting I think.

I'm surprised you didn't mention Lady Bug.

The post was already huge so I cut some games out. It was the first CV game I played when I was a kid so it has a lot of nostalgia for me.

[Rem]

"Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper, too?"

No.

[frostwolf ex]

never had a colecovision, we barely got a 2600, but i always wanted one. as crazy as it sounds, smurf was viewed as a really good game back in the day, 2600 got a port, but it was butt ugly and the control felt wonky.


and for the nes players here, you know, back in the day the 2600 did its job pretty well, the nes(as well as the atari 5200 and c64 were big leaps in gaming, but there was a simplicity to the 2600 games that would compel you to play a repetitive game for absolute hours. Megamania was a fairly standard space invaders style right to left shooter, but the varying of the enemy patterns made it awesome. and i played it for longer than i can comprehend now. If you wnated complex stuff, you hit the arcade, there used to be ones next to most laundromats back then, so thats where you went for the "high end stuff"

[Chux]

I would always play Smurfs, Zaxxon, DK Jr, Mr. Do, Tapper and Q-Bert when I went to my aunt's house.