Donkey Kong (Coleco/ColecoVision 1982)

[Kuhstreichler]

toll, da werden Erinnerungen wach

[classicfreeze72]

classic!

[oneoleqt]

cant count the hours i spent playing this game , lol but it sure beat going to the arcade and wasting quarters

[bazfanv2]

Is it my memory or is Mr.Kong on the wrong side?.

[CaptainFantastik1]

This was the first time you had a quality representation of the arcade games. This was mind blowing when it came out. Glad I got to experience all the transitions of the video game industry from the beginning to the present.

[EastCoastDude99]

These graphics are insane for a 1982 game on a home console

[MultiEnglish1]

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[Tanru2000]

OMG MAJOR FLASHBACK!! Those bloody... orange ducks??

[Tanru2000]

I wish I still had my CBS colecovision. I threw it out (it worked perfectly) in 1996. :( :(

[Imaytper]

I cant believe my atari still works... i love this game on it!

[natedoggcata]

Coleco sabotaged the intellivision version so theirs would look and play better

[tom11zz884]

The very best version of Donkey Kong next to playing it in the Arcades before the Atari 7800 came out that is.

[mrdante361]

The only system that let you play the competitions games on their system.

[wayneleon1000]

I had the Colecovision system and loved it. I thought it was very underated for its time. However, although I enjoyed playing Donkey Kong on this, I found the game too slow for my liking. I really enjoyed 'Gorf' on this system though, as I found that fast and adrenlin pumping. However, although the games were pretty good, and replicated most of the arcade games out then, they did not have the feel' of the original arcade games - like games for the later systems have now.

[NESAtariSegaNerd]

@rastansaga360 The original Donkey Kong! What else?

[JORNETJAGGER]

viejos tiempos hehehe

[gmodfan11]

Close but the creators of the game should have really made donkey kong appear on the left and flip pauline's sprite.

[CODMarioWarfare]

@gmodfan11 They were very limited in 1982.

[gmodfan11]

@CODMarioWarfare ...too limited to flip a freakin' sprite? no, just, no.

[CODMarioWarfare]

@gmodfan11 Well, they would have to fit in another row of girders, which the screen didn't have room for, so then they'd have to shrink everything, degrading graphics.

[Back2DaFuture98]

Coleco's graphics look like atari 5200's graphics

[topo1980]

omg, this brings back 25 yo memories.

[sonicscreamingblue]

I used to own one of these. It was my mom's, so it was hand me down, but man did I play the hell out of it as a kid. I wish I still had it :(

[MrCorporalTunnel]

This was the best port of this game back in the day.

[droutsolias]

men when i saw this , i lost my mind the graphics and quality was incredible for that time

[20rewind09]

ajajaja i play this game in emulator of family game console for PC

[VirginiaBeachNative]

Thanks for the post !! Brings back so many memories!!!

[7of9SevenNine]

this was my fav on colecovision (and smurf)-still love the soundz :DDDDDDDD

[7of9SevenNine]

this was my fav on colecovision (and smurf)

[STHowell80]

Now a days there is no reason not to download MAME and fire this game up there.

[STHowell80]

Now a days there is no reason not to download MAME and fire this game up there.

[gabrielirlanda]

My God, I remember my neighbor had this game in the Coleco, our economical situation only allowed us to buy a Sinclair CZ1000 (no sound, B&W, 2k of memory ram), I was green of envy!! what great times playing at my neighbor house but at the same time what a hurting times..haha

[metalsonic641]

im building a nintendo retro collection got gbc,SNES,N64, games for them all i had a sega but gave it to my cousin really (wanted it) so now only the NES and im only 12 all my moey spent on these

[smitpe29]

My neighbor had this, and I remember vividly just begging - begging to let me play it. The controllers were these awkward hand held sticks. He let me play it once, I remember that I thought it was a real arcade game from the bowling alley. There was this, and Smurfs. Other than the Atari 5200, one of the strangest consoles ever.

[dee2790]

i played this game alot on colecovision and pepper 2

[ghengismaul]

ohhhhhhhhhhh the memories!! ghengismaul has remembered

[mrhowardb]

Wow.....This sure beat the hell out of the Atari 2600's version....Thats for sure....

[KevinBusomjack]

Colecovision's graphics were almost as good as the NES's.

[BoctorPoo]

@KevinBusomjack Despite 1-color-per sprite; these had to be layered and multiplexed very quickly. But for it's time it was amazing, especially since it accepts nicer controllers than the standard.

[Brinah]

omg, I'm 12 years old all over again! :)

[TylerKG123]

Call me crazy, but I prefer the Atari version. I have at home, and even though I REALLY WISH it has the "pie" and "pogo" level, I'm happy with it. It gives me that old school feel, even thought I'm only 13 XD

VINTAGE GAMES FTW!

[SCBianchi]

@TylerKG123 I hope my child is as cool as you, Tyler.

[TylerKG123]

@SCBianchi

Wow, thanks!

[SANxJONERO]

@TylerKG123 Wow, I prefer the best graphics version.

[TylerKG123]

@SANxJONERO I've learned never to judge a game of its graphics.

[SANxJONERO]

@TylerKG123 So have I, but we're talking about Donkey Kong here. 

[killkenny5000]

@TylerKG123 i agree with u :D

i kinda like the atari version better since all u have is the stick and button thats it while colicovision has like awkward phone like thing

[McKolikko]

better than black ops



[SneakeyB0b]

my version on my coleco is all glitchy i keep cleaning it but its still glitchy i also cleaned my console and still....you guessed it still glitchy

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

@SneakeyB0b

Do I think your machine needs to be cleaned/tested by a pro?

[Carlos2006ful]

i love this game but the atari 2600 version is my favorite because i grew up with atari

[TheGoreyparodies]

this is much better than the atari 2600 :P

[MrJangofett66]

@TheGoreyparodies agreed, first off, the atari 2600 version is ENDLESS, it only has two levels as well, and the graphics really need better improvement

[02Duderock]

Why does it go 25m 100m 75M!!! how does that MAKE ANY SENSE!!!

[dougmgreen]

I played this so much when i was a kid, thanks for reminding me of it :)

[2muchmusic25]

Auhhh, the good ol days. When video games only had 3 levels.

[zakuro4ever]

1:11 is in brawl :D

[MarioJuniorBR]

TOO-KEE-TOO-KEE-TOO-KEE-TOO-KE­E-TOO-KEE-TOO-KEE-TOO-KEE

Old games, I just can luv!

[DonkeyKongGamer1]

this versions ok, but nintendo's still PWNS!!!

[slugnbozo]

@DonkeyKongGamer1 Pfft. As if it does. The Atari XL/XE version and Commodore 64 versions are way better than the NES. The NES version doesn't even have the pie level.

[angelpichu1]

why is he on the wrong side of the screen?

[WebVMan]

@angelpichu1 There's one less level and the hammers are placed on opposite sides.

[angelpichu1]

@WebVMan the left out one is the "pie factory" level i assume?

[upinflamezzz]

I was just remembering going over my friends house to play play Coleco Vision. That was so long ago. After Pong, was Atari the Coleco Vision, the Nintendo, but I think I'm missing one.

[Robman7]

I was 14 when this came out and I remember thinking how mind-blowing these graphics were for a home game system. Being able to play something as close to the real-deal at home without plucking in quarter after quarter, unbelievable... I had the 2600 and remember how badly I wanted this system. I didn't get the system and subsequently my interests as a teen went elsewhere. In fact the next console I owned after the 2600 was the Xbox. :-)

[old12school3]

@Robman7 So true!

[downphoenix]

weird how the 1st sstage was reversed, this is like the only Donkey Kong version I can recall that's like that.

[MisterBankz]

It's amazing how video games have changed over the years.

[pirrukira]

looks very easy

[NinjaGhostScorpion]

Boy, this brings back memories.

[TheDARKYOSHI64]

Good Version Execpt that in 25m DK is on the wrong side of the Screen. XP

[tomcamp6023]

Grew up with the invention of video games. Started with pong and when this came out it was so similiar to the arcade . Light years above other games console. Vectrex was also way ahead of its time. I love Atari and its where it all started and had many of years enjoyment.

[DarkReapersGrim]

This was my first game and my first system. I didn't have Atari, so that was unfamiliar to me-I had Caleco Vision. Who would have known that I'd grow up a Donkey Kong fan? Coincidentally, when I bought a Super Ninendo, it came with the first Donkey Kong game. Since then I've played DK Country 1,2,3 and DK for Nintendo 64. This is my franchise.

[PrankZabba]

thank you for taking me back to 1983/1984

one of my all time favourite games for the coleco

[SouthwesternEagle]

Here's something that will blow people's minds. This verson of DK and its console are made by Connecticut Leather Company, or Coleco for short. No, I am not joking!

[TheClaudinho2010]

ROCKS!!!! :D

[tomcamp6023]

Colecovision was way ahead of its time. Graphics where very similiar to the arcade version. Without this there would be no playstation. I also had the magnavox odessesy 2 and Vec trec. Kinda spoiled but I did give my friends hours and hours of enjoyment.

[xMazingerZ]

Tiens, Donkey Kong est à l'envers sur Coleco dans le 1er tableau (se trouve à la droite de l'écran au lieu d'être à la gauche)? Et dans le 3e, il n'y a pas les trempolines.

En tout cas, malgré tout, c'est tout de même mieux qu'Atari 2600

[CapcomCrazy]

At least the graphics were better than the 2600 port.

[CheeseSuperMonster]

Does anyone know which is the best port I can run on the Wii using emulators?

[mgsnv2]

Not sure if anyone asked this, but why was DK on the opposite side of the construction site?

[authorjeff]

ARGH! My ears!

[iwanabrawl]

@authorjeff you think thats bad, listen the the atari 2600 or intellivision version D:

[nitromarc96]

Video games of the 80's killed my GPA in school.

[Boosterjustise]

this game is on sale at amazon for 1.09$

[rainbowroadds]

other than the adio, this is realy like the nes version

(nes pwns all though)

[123stephenno]

worst port of dk ever it sucks

[hobodude68]

@123stephenno

HAHAHAHAHA, Nice trollin' kid, but seriously, this game is one of the best Donkey Kong ports.

[haxor758]

@123stephenno you suck intellievision has the worse port

[yorkshirerepresenter]

i have a donkey kong 1982 handheld for sale if anyone is interestd :)

[piggemz]

this is gonna be a fun afternoon

[Wkid8]

@piggemz I love references.....and Donkey Kong is awesome.

[piggemz]

i love you too insane woman i'm having second thoughts about.

[Wkid8]

@piggemz and then a Ninja shows up! And then a Nazi! And a pots and pans robot!

[piggemz]

@Wkid8 of course now i know it wasnt a cheeseburger.

[ElectricFridge]

looks way better than the ataris port

[VideyoJunkei]

Best home version is probably the Atari 800 version...

[HaligonianType1]

I probably logged at least 2000 hours playing this in 1983. If not, more. Just hearing the music takes me right back. I knew all the tricks for level 2. Good times.

[shortydog27]

Jesus! how did mom listen to this shit day and day out? OMG! Me and my brother played this shit like all day man! Luv u mom! LOL!

[bazfanv2]

Donky kings on the wrong side, im sure of it.

[Zantor135]

This was the best system From the day it came out till Nintendo came out. And yes I think it was better then Atari 5200 with the shit controller. I love the Vectrex as well but all in all colecovision was the only way to experience te arcade at home till Nintendo came out

[NAJ0202]

While this version of DK looks very nice, there's lots of little things about it that feel off, like DK himself being on the wrong side of the first stage, the second stage being Rivets instead of Elevators, the lack of the bouncing spring enemies in Elevators, no musical fanfare for beating a level, and no ending sequence where you actually save Pauline. Maybe they couldn't do all those things on one cart, but even a few would have improved the game quite a bit.

[slugnbozo]

@NAJ0202 Wait, since when is Elevators supposed to be the second stage? Have you played the original Arcade Donkey Kong? It's definitely Rivets.

[gamecollect101]

antnee1980, Awesome to see someone with the same view and experiences as me, Smokey the Bear, Cabbage Patch Dolls, Micheal Jackson, Corvettes, Bikes, Dirtbikes, TV shows, Wheel of fortune, Knight Rider, Teddy Ruxpin, etc, etc, LOL! YOU ROCK 200%

[gamecollect101]

Best freakin version ever imo, I had this shit as a kid, my cousins would come over and we would play the snot outta this classic down in the basement. Coleco was the shit back then. Remember the first Rambo movie being out around this time. 80's was the best era to grow up in. Transformers, Penny Racers, GI Joe, Star Wars, Thunder Cats, Hot Wheels, Voltron, Movies, He-Man, Atari and Coleco!

[antnee1980]

@gamecollect101 I agree with everything you said in your post. I grew up in the eighties and had the same experiences.... Nothing like the eigties... Alot of people dont understand what a unique time it was .. There were so many cartoons,, video games, music videos, cereals, cookies, potato chips.... No health concious stuff lol..... movies.. you name it

[homersparents]

@SinistralEbb

IT WASN'T THE SIMPLE JOYSTICK BUT THE PRICE.

i WAS JUST A LITTLE GUY BACK THEN BUT IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY ATARI WAS WAY WAY CHEAPER.

[Bl4z3r82]

I hate that footsteps noise i thought it was just my version lol. Oh and Donkey Kong looks even more different on the arcade machine and theres little skits at the beginning of levels that are missing on the console versions. Arcade Donkey Kong is almost a completely different game

[Valo778]

Hey, looks a little different than the one available for Virtual Console.

[honeybearfur]

One great tip was that if you stopped momentarity in the middle of the ladder you would go up it faster than just going rung by rung. Just a tip from an ole 80's chick!

[Bugzelot]

Yep, I remember that trick. This was the very first Colecovision game I played, of course tho, it came with it. I see you in all these videos. Haha... You have good taste.

[slugnbozo]

@honeybearfur Was this just for the Coleco version?

[honeybearfur]

MY ALL TIME FAVORITE! Thanks for posting cause it brought back some fond memories.

[TwelveFortySix]

This was the first game I got with my Coleco back in the Christmas of 1982. I actually didn't get to play it for a few days because the system was defective, had to return it.

I played this for months on end. Until Gorf came out for the Coleco...one addiction swapped for the next.

Good times man. Thanks for the vid!

[NinjaGhostScorpion]

My first ever game. Period.

[NEWDEAL01]

do dee do dee do dee do dee.Ha ha ha funny as f*ck.

[fijiboy68]

If you had a Sony Walkman AND an Atari 5600...you were considered the "MAN' ! I miss the 80's!

[mikeysaur65]

Why is round 1 a mirror image? I thought the ape stood on the upper left...!

[mikeysaur65]

Scratch that, it's not a complete mirror image. The oil drum's where it normally is, but it's still weird seeing DK in that spot.

[magandajane]

I remember this. How come way back then, all the different companies could work together and not try to screw each other over.

The Colecovision consoles used to have a port on the front so you could buy the adapter and play Atari games on it.

Now, everyone is out to market system specific games.

[Dwedit]

Atari actually did sue over that adapter, but they lost the lawsuit.

[slugnbozo]

@magandajane Atari unsuccessfully sued over that.

[MrSaturn33]

epic

[sergiofpv]

The colecovision has the better graphics on those years

[sfchris]

Back in the day, us kids thought this was AMAZING quality. I remember thinking this Donkey Kong was the best home video game I had ever seen. Prior to this home arcade games were REALLY bad. Coleco made a huge leap with this system.

[SUPERFOX5]

I had a ColecoVision, but it doesn't work for some reason.

I was thinking of buying a new one.

[adog262]

I'd get it repaired. Colecovisions are old, meaning that most of them (like mine, lol) will need maintenance.

Search for "Old School Gamer" off the internet, they repair Colecovisions and give them modern composite connections (and S-Video output).

[NukeOTron]

Graphics: Well, at least they got Mario right... but all the enemies are one color.

Sound: Well, at least it has background music, but the "jumped over something" sound is too high-pitched. Besides that, great.

Accuracy to the Arcade: No springs in the elevator stage. Oh, well. They were annoying anyway. As for the first stage, it's missing one platform.

[HYAAALP]

Well, the ColecoVision DOES have a 4-bit engine as opposed to the arcade game, which was 8-bit.

[ClassicTVMan81]

8-bit CPU (Zilog Z-80A) but 4-bit color (Texas Instruments TMS9928A VDP; 15 colors+transparent).

[skedardestroyer]

Weird that Donkey Kong is on the other side of the stage.......

Also kind of weird how liberal Nintendo was back then with their titles, but I suppose, they didn't have their own system yet, so games like DK had to be ported.

[ShiNoNuma]

better than halo 3

[mariomario8489]

yep u got that right! i hate halo, I always play sum old school nintendo at my home!

[MSteniente77]

@ShiNoNuma i detect sarcasm

[liljigga215]

this is the best game ever

[zinidan]

this game and 'centipede' was the only games i cud find for my atari

[theglitterband]

Hell, this brings back so many memories for me. I used to play this game. It was not exactly like Donkey Kong Arcade, but close enough to it. . Hahaha. I really loved this system. I found it strong, sturdy with great controllers. Never had a problem with it at all.

[fawnknudsen]

It's backwards.

[Matlike1]

I had (still have) the 2600 version but always thought this version looked way better.

[utubernumber]

nice graphics!

[KatieKalamity]

I've got the Atari 2600 version... I prefer that one's sound effects over this but still, lol

[EpicOdysseus]

Not bad.

[gamerctmproductions]

Pauline looks less 'Damsel in Distress'ed and more 'Hurry up, I need to go get my hair done'ed.

[evidence7]

This is a good version of DK, I can't say it's the best because it only has 3 of the 4 levels in the original arcade. The game was licensed for video game systems to Coleco (Intellivision, 2600) and for computers to Atari. Coleco made the Atari 2600 version as well (only had 2 screens) Atari made the computer versions(Commodore, etc.)and the Atari line 8 bit computers had all four screens. Back then there was a clear distinction between computers and game machines, at least to our parents!

[walkerctranger]

i cannot make it past 4 levels in this version, its so hard, but i think thats mostly the controllers fault, or mine because ive never played with a conrtoller resembling anything like it

[robertcoolh]

best port of donkey kong

[Quinn5151]

Wow this looks far superior han the atari 2600 by far! O_o

[moviemovies1]

But the 2600 is superior to the Intellivision version

[vivatron]

LOL!!! this brings back sooooo many memories!!!! i used to have coleco vision...i miss that console!!!

[beavistv369]

this looks alot better then the atari version

[RetroBoyWontDie]

Re: Intellivision. Biggest problem with their controllers was the stupid plastic cover you had to slip over the buttons. After five minutes of rigorous clicking, the cover would start to slide off in the middle of action.

[yuansher]

The control discs weren't great for north-south east-west control on faster games like DK. It worked okay in Night Stalker because that game had such a leisurely pace.

[mgabrysSF]

Night Stalker was intellivision. This is a Coleco vision. Coleco also had joysticks - not a control disk - like the Matel Intellivision.

NewsFLASH! Water is WET! You're a tard!

[rikiyamashi]

i dont know this is the best they coul do for a console at the time but it still feels pretty bad i mean kong doesnt even moves around punching his chest

[Umma6umma]

Still, for the consoles of the day it was pretty startling how accurate it was.

[haxor758]

@Umma6umma After all this was made by konami

[AntichristDemoncore]

@rikiyamashi do you know how much computers cost in the 80s, microchips were expensive as hell. arcades could afford to be made out of good parts cause they were always sucking in quarters, and they had to make the home consoles affordable for more people

[fazares]

@rikiyamashi

lol,compare it to the ATARI2600 version....XD

[nitromarc96]

@rikiyamashi It was completely amazing for the time.

[Flipolopolis]

@rikiyamashi u should see Donkey Kong for the 2600

[phoneke]

I remember the Atari 2600 didn't have the 3rd stage on it. I remember coleco looking and playing so much better.

[1994jadie]

I use to play a 3d version of this on the pc but i cant rememeber what it was called ):

The Donkey Kong Wore A Crown On His Head Your had to watch out for all the monkeys and your girlfriend was in a cage "/

and the man looked abit like mario

[nibelung34343]

congo bongo

[MaxxTheSlash]

Why did Coleco think it was necessary to reverse DK's position on the top of the first level?

[mayce33]

I had it on my pc(win vista os) .It's a difficult game.

[hefestion2007]

urgent!!!!! anyone have this game in pc windows xp, cause my colecovision dont work, and i need to play this game

ColecoVision is my life.....

[TenguGuy]

Play it on virtualnes(DOT)com

[hefestion2007]

I want to play smurfs rescue but dont function the .rom file into the emulator colecovision, Do you have the file .rom of the smurfs (please tell me, and thanks for answer me).....

[TenguGuy]

Unfortunately no, sorry.

[AlteredBridge]

seen colecovision consoles on ebay just yesterday. the game ladybug and venture were my favs.

[JACKEDYEEEJACKED]

grea fucking game and great review

GAAAAH! Make it stop!