Peek-Poke #1: Vintage Coleco Tabletop Arcade Games

[Zachandhisdicky47101]

How many stars does space invaders get?

[OxBigly2010]

What's opening from?

Seems very familiar.

[zizwop]

I just got a bunch of old table top games, some of which you have here. I got em pretty cheap-it was a gamble, but I think it was worth it. The only problem is they are missing the battery covers. Is there anywhere to get that part? The two Coleco games were Galaxian and Ms. PacMan-both play just fine.

[metalsonic641]

you helped me decide to get one of these

[treksterjsc]

I liked the Seinfeld tie-in. That was a great episode!

[mysteriosupafan]

everyone does love frogger lol one of the simplest fav games ever simple but not easy

[Donatello97]

Table top Arcade games of The Simpsons Arcade game and TMNT would be freaking awesome.

[xbodude]

can i buy a pac man joystick?

[carsonky]

Frogger looks great. I think even George Costanza would even want one.

[Grape2slushie]

There was also a Q-Bert.

[BitMuseum]

That was not a Coleco Tabletop. It was made by Parker Bros.

[Grape2slushie]

Oh, really? I saw it in a guide and it said it was by Coleco.

[Janayla94]

I bought a the 2006 Space Invaders, Frogger, and a Family Guy Talking Stewie Pinball table top from Spencer Gift's. They

also sell these at TJ Maxx.

[submethod]

You forgot about TEMPEST!

Coleco actually had ads about it here and there. they never released it.

[RobotubeGames]

Hmm...I dunno about that. We did very extensive research on these to just find the prototype listings on Omega Race and Berzerk. There was not a shred of evidence anywhere on a Tempest prototype or an ad for it even.

If you can find it, post a link and I will concede that I have been stumped!

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Wouldn't it be cool if they re-released these with today's technology inside? and I mean the actual arcade machine running on a 5 inch LCD screen Etc. It's definitely cheap enough now!

I think those would sell like hot cakes!

[RobotubeGames]

That would be absurdly amazing. Here's hoping someone influential sees this post!

[ScrewAttackEurope]

It wouldn't really be that hard to knock something up ourselves really, LCD screens that small cost next to nothing and the whole game can run off free-ware programs like MAME.

I think they'd be quite popular!

[RpKingman]

@ScrewAttackEurope YEah, why don't they do that? Man, now I'm frustrated.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

@RpKingman Indeed, I think they'd be extremely popular as well!

[zizwop]

@ScrewAttackEurope -That would be so awesome. I would put down a deposit right now.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

@zizwop Thanks!

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Wasn't there also one produced for Scramble?

[RobotubeGames]

Not by Coleco. Scramble was done by a couple other companies.

[Alhazred321]

Great cronicle !

I have donkey kong jr when i was young... but my mother put it in garbage... Thank for remember me to get another one !

[jeniba]

you can get sace invaders at the sorce

[MarioWars]

Whoa! That IS small!

At first I thought they were very far away from you besause their so dang small!!

[wingnut4427]

Donkey kong on these things SUCKED !! :(

[morgangamer22]

COOL

[loganq]

Was this an Ebay commercial? Dude, there are much better places to buy vintage games where you won't get ripped off!

[RobotubeGames]

Haha...not en ebay commercial! I promise. Just the most accessible and easy place for beginners and the everyman.

[dpeters]

this is awesome. Jason great stuff. would love to see more game play.

[RobotubeGames]

Thanks!  More episodes are coming soon. Lots of good stuff on the way.