Colecovision Console Overview

[crunkeith]

Great story!

[FirebrandNIRE]

I really miss my Colecovision :-(

[classicgamer1968]

Tell me about it. As a kid my parents threw out or gave away (almost) anything I played with and as an adult I bought them all again - and then some (a lot, actually!).

But it's worth it because regaining and maintaining your youth's passions is priceless!

[mattitude281]

I find your videos entertaining and informative. So...success!

[vintagevideogamegeek]

@mattitude281 Thank you kind sir!

[pimpingmrli]

Love Colecovision! I like your review and your dad looks like a very handsome man!

[FuyuAkiWorld]

When you were 6 you looked cute but alittle occuard. The coleco is awesome, isen't it? i love mine. i've got it behind me now.

[KingDavid73]

I got a Colecovision from Goodwill for $10.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

@KingDavid73 Great find!

[xxxIronLeexxx]

I started off on Pong which my cousin owned, then got a 2600 6 switch at 9 in 1982, and my cousin had a Colecovision AND Intellivision, so I got to play all 3 systems. Got a NES in 1986. Totally quit playing till 1999 and started collecting. Picked up tons of systems but made the mistake of trying to collect EVERYTHING (expensive). Now I collect for-Colecovision,2600,Intelliv­ision,NES,SNES,SMS,Genisis.

Of all that I own (to much to list), Colecovision is my favorite. It holds the memories.

[Michel4713]

Best first review ever!this video and you were the inspiration of my YouTube videos!

[vintagevideogamegeek]

@Michel4713 Thanks, that's mighty kind of you.

[TheLastGamertube]

Ive watched this a few times now, such a great first review!. Love your view on things

[vintagevideogamegeek]

@TheLastGamertube Thanks man! That means a lot. You have a great channel as well. It's quickly becoming one of my favorites.

[RCoehrs]

@vintagevideogamegeek

Amazing Amazing, What a touching and well thought out video, I am a retro gamer myself and this got me in so many ways, thanks for this video, thanks alot from a Mattle Aquarius Owner..so you know I am old school lol

[vintagevideogamegeek]

@RCoehrs Thanks for the kind words!

[jchacalos]

Go and find the game Mouse trap, there was a card you slipped into the key pad....You had to push a button or two during game play

[vintagevideogamegeek]

@jchacalos 10-4. I ended up getting that awhile ago.

[stealthgao]

im tryin to give my dad a piece of his mid life but i cant find an intellivision anywhere for a decent price and im only 15 so dont got alot of money which doesnt help

[DlNKYDANA]

Great intro video! Finally went back to the beginning of your channel. Gonna watch the three reviews next. I absolutely loved Popeye when I used to play it on the C64. I've actually never played Mr. Do though.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

@DlNKYDANA Cool man! Aw, you gotta get Mr. Do!

[vintagevideogamegeek]

@OBSysteme Hey thanks! I remember the Tandy 1000 also. My friend had one and we used to play text adventure games on it.

[lemonlimestiv]

i watched my friend have a ceizure while playing coleco in early 80's.

the game was montezuma's revenge

i was 8

[vintagevideogamegeek]

@lemonlimestiv That's unfortunate.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

@Blockygraphics LOL! Awesome comment. I'm not sure what I said to anger the gods, but I do own an Intellivision now.

[ChristBurner]

YESSSSSSSS!!!! loss of bodily fluids is always awesome. i feel for ya buddy.... oh yeah Mr. Rolfe rules..cinemassacre!

[segaretroride]

i lived in arcades

[vintagevideogamegeek]

@segaretroride I hope you had access to a bathroom!

[Poleyonline]

who took these pics?

[vintagevideogamegeek]

@Poleyonline What pics?

[Poleyonline]

@vintagevideogamegeek the one in fun spot it looks like from a while ago

[vintagevideogamegeek]

@Poleyonline Oh yeah, it's an old one. I found it on the internets.

[futurematt5]

LOL the bowl did us all, or should I say we did the bowl. Nope, the bowl did us.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

@futurematt5 I think our parents did the bowl to us. Shame on them!

[Poleyonline]

ive checked ebay, theres one one colecovision system and there,theresa picture of like six and most of them are in mint condition, its like a hundred and thirty something

[cpnkirk]

Check out Fortune Builder if you want to see a game that requires the keypad. It's responsible for the SimCity games that came out later.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

Thanks. I don't have that one. I will look into it.

[Maus5000]

These are the deals I got: 2 colecos, one canadian and broke for 20 bucks. The expansion module: 35 bucks with box. Games: 100 dollars. The memories over the last 3 months: priceless.

[bobbybenjamin]

outstanding vid. i'm subscribing.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

Thanks!

[Mindman111]

Not really a specific game, but the Coleco ADAM computer used the keypad as a numpad for its keyboard.

[VL0GG3RK1D]

lol you put alot of effort into this... SUBBED

[98minutes]

Why is Space invaders in the galaga machine?

[vintagevideogamegeek]

LOL...I never noticed that! I couldn't tell ya. It's just a pic I pulled off the net.

[dave4shmups]

Excellent video! What do you think of the joystick on the Colecovision controller? I've heard some complaints that it's uncomfortable to play games with-would you agree?

[vintagevideogamegeek]

I would not. I actually don't mind it! It all comes down to what you are used to. Since I used it a ton as a kid, I still use it to play some Atari games.

[iosononapoletanovero]

nice vid but y do u speak so slow?

[vintagevideogamegeek]

I....don't......know!  :-)

[iosononapoletanovero]

lol

[mrKRW]

0:07 I could identify (from left to right) Satan's Hollow, Pac-Man, Centipede and Defender as amongst the games in the arcade, but not the other 3. Anyone know what those games are?

[PAVELDOMANOV]

AWSOME PLACE ! ! !

[xaer0knight]

just like when i got my SuperNES back on Christmas in 1991 except the urine LOL ... first 100% new console for me. the rest were hand me downs of the Atari 2600 and 7800 and the NES.

[spiritro06]

epic story bro, u honestly made me jealous lol

[HappyConsoleGamer]

that was an easy subscription!

[vintagevideogamegeek]

You-da-man.

[ULTIMATECOOLDUDE1234]

i love you man! you got this out on my birthday! and, IM GETTING THIS AND LIKE 30-50 GAMES NEXT WEEK!!! that and a genesis-32x-sega cd bundle.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

Well then, happy birthday! Sounds like you are getting a lot of good gifts.

[ShamefulProductions]

Your dad comes into the room all like, "alright son, Magnum PI's on, let me have the TV", then you piss yourself.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

LOL. Yeah, basically!

[bigs8888]

I know waht you mean. I sold a lot when i got older, and ive spent the last few years buying it all back, and more :)

[TrekFan85]

Well, this brings me back to my first video game: Super Mario Land for the Nintendo Game Boy. Not as cool, I know, but give me a break, I was born in the early 90s so I never got a chance to experience this. (unfortunatley)

[vintagevideogamegeek]

A break has been given to you! No shame being born in the 90s. It's my second favorite decade.

[toyv1ru5]

OMFG!!! i had this back in the 80's before nintendo and sega master system came out. i think nintendo made this system . DAMN im old.

[FredPlaysRunescape]

faved. :D nice vid

[GamebrewTV]

Great video- and awesome story.

[spideyfan300]

umm ebay sucks cuz u gotta PAY to sell something AND you have to bid on an item and every time it go's to a computer person.

[TigerClawTV]

Great video man. You actually showed your face! (-25 years)

[vintagevideogamegeek]

Actually, this is just a picture I found on the side of the road one day. Nah, I'm kiddin'. It's me!

Wait a minute, looks who's talking!

[diabledesbois]

I still remember the smell of my Coleco Vision when i recvd it at Christmas.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

If they could bottle that stuff I would buy it!

[vintagevideogamegeek]

You may ask. LOL. Uhhh...yeah. I recognize it wasn't a great review when I did my Expansion Module vid. Check that one out, I think I did a better job. Thanks for the comment!

[Flegmatica]

What happened to your dad ? :S

[vintagevideogamegeek]

Not sure what you mean. He's alive and well.

[Flegmatica]

Thats good to hear. Tought he died, you mentioned this video is dedicated to him.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

LOL...yeah, I can see where you might have thought that. I think it's okay to dedicate stuff to people even if they are still alive. For example, people dedicate songs and books to people all the time. Thanks again for watching!

[dawgchyper91]

This is a very well put together video. I enjoyed watching this vid and will soon watch your other ones. This is my first time visiting your account and I am very glad I did. So I subscribed to you and this receives a 5/5 and a fav! I wish you the best and I hope you reach your goals making more video reviews.

Dawgchyper91 (Clint)

[mrbughorn]

You were playing games before I was born!

[vintagevideogamegeek]

Thanks for that.

[JOESONYNERD]

If you rember the frist time you ever played a video game then what was the frist arcade game you ever played

[vintagevideogamegeek]

Pac-Man of course!

[LarryM5]

Fantastic video! I'm 38 and remember very well getting my 2600 Heavy Six Switcher on December 25th 1977! I also got a Colecovision for Christmas of 1982. Man, those were great times.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

Nice! I want a Heavy Sixer...almost had one last week on auction but got sniped with 10 sec to go!

[AnimeandVideogames]

Thats dam right buying something from your childhood is worth every penny i know that feeling

[Fishmon13]

My dad loves Galaga too!

[JOESONYNERD]

I barely rembered the frist time I played a video game all i can rember was I was two years old and it was some base ball game on the Atari 2600

[graftwins3]

wow 8 HOURS and you played all 3 of your favorite game wow sounds like a memory to me! and i remember the first videogame i played i'll tell you in my part 2 of my 50 sub special vid!but cool arcade story/review!

[8BitROB]

This is a great review and I love the back story. 5 Stars!

[adog262]

Good video review. I have always found it strange that Colecovision can use Sega Genesis controllers. You can use one of those Genesis Arcade sticks and they will work great with some games.

[KYLEisROCKIN]

AVGN RIP OFF!

[vintagevideogamegeek]

LOL. Seriously?

[TechTalkGuy]

Very good video.

Your presentation style is very good.

[GrimrCamban]

Really nice video, dude. I'm 31, and also played on the Coleco Vision back in the day. Wasn't mine though, a relative of mine owned it. But I actually owned the Commodore Vic20. Anyway, the games I remember best from Coleco Vision are Turbo and Mousetrap. Good times!!

[vintagevideogamegeek]

I'm glad you liked it. Check out Gamester81. That kid has just about every system and vintage computer ever made. He may have a Vic20.

[strictlysega]

wow dude,, completely blown away by your video then.. i was born in 79 and Coleco was my first console too,, and although i do a sega show these days ill always remember the Coleco to be my first ever real connection with video gaming.. very nice editing too..

[videogamer697]

coleco vision ROCKS

[OldSchoolGameVault]

I'm from Peoria, IL,

I luv the ColecoVision, it had by far the best graphics of its time.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

I've still got family there. Nice town. How's the Caterpillar plant holding up?

[ed1269]

I got a Colecovision in Oct '82. The pack-in game Donkey Kong was awesome. Earlier in the year Pac Man for the Atari 2600 was released and everybody was dissappointed that it wasn't just like the arcade. Along came Coleco prommissing arcade quality games and they delivered!

[ed1269]

Not many games made use of the keypad buttons. I can only think of WarGames and Mouse Trap.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

Really, Mouse Trap? I have it for Atari. What did you use it for? I know in the Atari version you hold down the button to open the doors and tap it to use the dog bone. I bet they use the numbers for one of those functions.

[ed1269]

Yeah, numbers 1, 2 and 3 on the keypad open the red , yellow and blue doors. Number 5 is for the dog bone.

[Gamester81]

The Colecovision is my all time favorite system. I have great memories playing this system as a kid. Do you remember the Coleco Adam Computer? LOL Its an interesting system as well.

[DeanoTheLegend87]

A nice, fresh way of doing a review, i look forward to seeing more from you.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

Glad you liked it. My next one should be coming out in couple weeks. I'm try to decide between Mr. Do! and Popeye.

[Shhadow74]

Awesome video man

[MaximumRD]

Subscribed in anticipation of your future videos!

[MaximumRD]

Awesome job, and a great story not unlike my own! I can relate, Colecovision and a bunch of games is still my best Christmas memory!

[ramon88us]

great video  man

[Sabocalypse]

you are very good at this

I enjoyed the video

thnx

[vintagevideogamegeek]

Thanks for watching!

[PWLaw2]

Also, are you wearing a helmet in the Christmas Morning pic? Just wondering.....

[vintagevideogamegeek]

Read the description!!!

[PWLaw2]

I was the first to post a comment on this yesterday and it never registered!!

Anyway, nice video. In my humble opinion, you should utilize more present day shots/video of you talking/analyzing things during the video.

Now, if you are a true Video Game Nerd in general, like me, then get off your wallet and go buy a PS3 and play Killzone 2 and MGS4.

-Michael P. WIlson, Esq.

[usmansm]

Actually what I meant was that for example when you showed the picture of Colecovision, you could have showed your Colecovision with your cam. That way the review seems more natural as we get to see your stuff sort of like through your eyes, rather then just pictures. I hope you get what I mean....

[vintagevideogamegeek]

I do. During the part where I talk about the controller ports being at 90 degree angles and the cord being too short, that is actually my Colecovision and controller. The close ups of the games are also mine. Basically anything taken with that ugly carpet in the background is mine. I'll try to emphasize what's mine in future vids.

[usmansm]

Great video there! I see since you mentioned the name of James Rolfe, I doubt Irate gamer fans are gonna come here,ha ha. Oh and one more thing, instead of showing still pictures, show us the video. Meaning make videos via your cam and show us. That is what people want to watch, your videos. Don't worry if quality is low or anything, thats ok. Great wok again, looking forward to more!

[vintagevideogamegeek]

I'm not trying to attract AVGN fans or deter IG fans...but James was more of an inspiration to me personally.

I'm going to show game footage but I probably won't be getting in front of the camera for these videos. I want the focus to be on the games themselves.

[SBour1973electronic]

Hey man .. I just wanted to let you know .. I thought that video was SUPERB! Excellent work, my friend .. A very thoughtful, informative, interesting, and retrospective (as well as introspective) review .. Beautifully done ..

[vintagevideogamegeek]

Thanks bro.

[TarynLeah]

Wow, that's a major lifetime love of video games! I'm sure my brother has told you that the ONLY video game system we ever had was the Magnavox Odyssey2. I've never met anyone else who had one, but we loved it!

[SBour1973electronic]

I remember having an Odyssey .. :-) I loved it, too .. I also remember, though, wanting to sell it because I wanted a Colecovision SO BADLY! Heh heh .. Those were the days .. I'm tellin' ya .. hehe.