Classic Game Room HD - COLECOVISION system review part 1

[bigbadbeast2007]

playing atari 2600 as a small child of 5 years of age i really miss those days!

[SONICS20TH]

Star Wars references FTW.

[MrSmokinhotdude]

sega and atari to return to the game market in 2012 to destroy sony and microsoft

[gcastro44]

@MrSmokinhotdude please... their marketing sucked so bad, people now cringe when they think of atari and laugh when they think of sega releasing another system.

[MrSmokinhotdude]

@gcastro44 i was actually one of the few who bought sega nintendo and atari and honestly they have better games than these so called xbox and ps3 games u guys clame to be hardcore but i know what games are and donkey kong mario zelda are just that maybe sony and microsoft will one day get creative with there games and make they more like games instead of fuckin movies

[joe11350]

WOW U BRING BACK MEOMOIES

[TheVodkaification]

Mark must be the coolest person to hang out with.

Just a couple of beers and video games.

[superpoop899]

When you said vent, I thought of Forza Motorsport 3... Oh well...

[jksonny]

I miss my Coleco Vision! Just an awesome console!

[FirebrandNIRE]

@jksonny

I miss mine too ;-(

[xMurderxmurderjoey]

i dont think it matters which way the game faces. if your looking at the tv then u know what game your playing. unless u have Alzheimer's

[liaaam1]

That there's a sexy game console....

[Spazmify]

got one for christmas!!!! the joysticks are kindof un responsive, but over all its amazing! got all of the expansion modules too in the box! no booklets tho :/

[profitsim]

nigger console

[7megahertz]

One thing ruined this system: the controllers. They're almost as bad as the Intellivision disc controllers and in some ways worse. Worst part is today, almost 30 years later, finding a system with responsive controllers is even harder, and if you have decent ones you never know when they're going to fail. Pain in the ass and one of the more expensive retro systems on ebay. At least the 2600 has tons of replacement joysticks available dirt cheap (or you can just use a Sega Genesis pad)

[DoxiMoxi]

CGR is game console porn

[verej1]

ZAXXON

[s41793]

But what if i want my console attached to the ceiling with the back facing me?

[JackDaScarecrow]

Do AT-AT's have power steering???

[TheSnivlak]

@JackDaScarecrow No, but they do have blast processing.

[JackDaScarecrow]

In the ghetto.......

[WebVManReturns]

VIRAL DOG > 5 NOSE DOG

[WebVManReturns]

You don't know what Colecovision game you're playing from the bottom or the back.

[WebVManReturns]

If you haven't played Atari today, it's because you own a Colecovision.

[Mega911Gamer]

The Atari back should be its front

[crativ3]

I have the same Atari!

[NESAtariSegaNerd]

@crativ3 It's very common... Not surprised you have one, I have 2.

[SuperBattletoads]

I just got a Colecovision console, the on off switch doesn't work. If I want to turn the system on and off, I have to unplug the power.

[natedoggcata]

The very first videogame I ever remember playing was Lady Bug on the Colecovision thanks to my dad. When I was around 5 years old he introduced me to his Atari, Colecovision and Intellivision WAY before I even got into Nintendo. I will be doing the same thing with my kids one day. When they are old enough they are going to be playing the CLASSIC games first

[jcrowley1985]

So it's main competitor was the Atari 5200? I guess it ran unopposed.

[guysafari]

Was that an Atari Junior!?



[RetroToledo]

@exposed97 That's how I felt about the way things were then.

[minidrapes3713]

turn your atari around? haha

[MetalFanx2000]

5:20 That's what she said :)

[BradyA1124]

they put a number 5 .... on the dog's nose

[knaagi]

Still no Part 2 :(

[jack555233]

Yeah colecovison totally beats 360 by 100%

[nebby6]

@jack555233 The interesting thing is that, factoring in inflation, the ColecoVision cost more when it first came out compared to the XBOX 360 when it was first released. It was the best of its time.

[simmzs259]

Awesome video, InecomCompany! I like your choice of music. I would love to know where you get your cool soundtrack from.

--Old-school enthusiast

[woofdawgg69]

This guy gets no ass at all

[RemixedVoice]

@woofdawgg69 Yeaaahhhhh except he's married dipshit.

[osakanone]

Driving an ATAT.. Hah.

[RandyBlaze]

Oh yeah! ColecoVision! This is gonna be a fun afternoon!

[wooten130]

@RandyBlaze

Lol!

Family Guy

[Mega911Gamer]

@RandyBlaze Peter actually said this COULD be a fun afternoon

[donpalmera]

I would guess the vents are to allow hot air from the vintage linear regulators etc to escape.. not knowing what something is for doesnt mean its pointless

[cdsballer99]

colecovision doesnt even have a coax in on the back its an rca in

[TeddXplosion]

Was this review done at an Old Western Saloon? lol

[penguinblack]

when will you do the comparison (even though I know that the colecovision will win)

[44automag117]

2:04 Atari is stuck up

[Lupucillo]

Driving an AT-AT, yeah!

[HowardRussell2000]

The reason your controllers aren't sitting flat is they are backwards. The joysticks should be outside. You can even see the little diagram embossed in the base in your clip when you lift controller 2.

[maiROFLCOPTERgoasSOI]

omg this guy is pretty funny + retro game stuff = subbed

[BlueYellowStripes]

"You can't see what you are playing unless you look above it"... Do you usually look at the cartridges when you play a game? Or do you become confused about what you are playing during the time from when you insert the cartridge to when you stop playing? Does my not being impressed by the possibility of putting a numbered card over the already numbered control pad make me high-maintenance or simply a person living in the 21st century?

[WalrusRockGod]

Actually, although Atari 2600 games were still being made at this time, it's actual competitor was the Atari 5200.

[ipodfan29662]

@roosteemon If i remember, he just pointed some of the bad points, he still thinks its a classic system.

[cdsballer99]

@roosteemon avgn said it was a great game system, he never said it was a piece of shit and you probably dont even have a colecovision

[Funkdogg]

zaxxon blew my mind when i was a kid! i will always love coleco vision. i will never sell it or trow it away. even when i have not played it in years.

COLECO VISION IS THE SHIT! don't care what angry videogame nerd says

[Funkdogg]

i remember back in the 80s my friend said he had a black nintendo.

turns out it was a colecovision. but he taught it was nintendo because he had mario brothers on it. (he could not read yet)

[KingKehra]

I just love how Coleco stands for Conn. Leather Co. Just shows you how in the 70s and early 80s everyone and anyone was jumping on the gaming bandwagon

[RetroToledo]

@KingKehra They also made swimming pools, we had one!

[1chasegamer]

COLECO

save 15 minutes or more on finding game controllers

[LastActionCowboy]

Just got a Colecovision and a number of games 2 controlers, the keypad overlays all for $5.00

[evilgamers1]

@LastActionCowboy !!! where?

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Hey I know that Rag!

It's the Black & White Rag!

How fitting.

[BenignStatue71]

the world cannot end until coleco and sega make another console.

[fortifythamind]

Drinking game: take a drink every time he says Colecovision

[CaptainLumpyDog]

My dad bought a Colecovision when they came out, and he had every single accessory for the system. We used to store it in a cardboard moving box that I labeled back in 1991 when I was five. And I played it all the time. Even after we got a Sega Genesis.

But then one day my mom threw the entire carton in the trash.

That was a very sad day for me.

[Funkdogg]

@CaptainLumpyDog  wow! that is sad indeed!

[SpazFilmz]

Of course the NES

[phrixil]

The Colecovision's graphics are very impressive. Almost as good as the NES's. I think had it not been for the crash, the Colecovision would've been a major competitor for the NES.

[salozmen29]

Whats with the Laurel and Hardy music in the background?

[slick3xexx]

You sound like Kermit the frog.

[kidd912thomas]

@slick3xexx His voice reminds me of Harold Ramis

[Sageintraining1]

@exposed97 like french people designing things.... Sir you have just earned my respect. I'm not even being a jack ass. I'm seriously going to friend you.

[TheLastBrainLeft]

When I was a kid, we'd take the coiled controller cables and hang them from rafters in the basement so we wouldn't have to sit on top of the TV.

[uwright22]

i want a coleco now and a vectrex and a saturn and a master system and a atari 5200 a n64 and pretty much eevery console he's reviewd so far keep up the good work cgr empire lol i wander if the have cgr at-at's

[apustilnik]

i loved colecovision, but atari 2600 in my opinion is the first and best console ever

[AgrivatedKillah]

This system is a pile of shit, i'm glad the nintendo and sega put these pieces of shit out of business.

[giovanni1715]

that atari looks like the ps3 slim

[WebVMan]

I'm proud to say I just bought a Colecovision with 2 controllers and Expansion Module #1 for $34.00 plus 6% sales tax today (after 15% discount). CCG sells expansion modules for $10, but they cost $20-$30 on eBay and Colecos sell for $70-$90 online so I did pretty good, eh?

[BPL86]

@WebVMan I got a colico complete with the expansion module 1 and 44 atari games and 40 colico games with a bunch of accessories for a $100 on CL ill be posting a vid. up about it soon

[Yakky97]

R.I.P. Consoles with bad timing

Coleco Vision

Turbo Grafx 16

Sega Dreamcast

[WebVMan]

@Yakky97 You forgot N*Gage as the PSP Phone will totally pwn the N*Gage. You alslo forgot Atari 7800, 3D0, and 32X. Jaguar's awful lineup killed it, not bad timing.

[80sGiraffe]

This is the one thing I always wanted so bad but could never have as a kid. Oh well, that's life, you can't get everything you want. When I was 5 my parents told me I could get a videogame system and everyone I knew had an atari 2600 so I got one. One year later coleco came out and I could not get one because I had an atari. I for the next five years regretted getting the atari and wanted a colecovision. I was jealous of any kid who had one (very few did). Colecovision was great.

[JusticePain666]

Found one with 10 games for $25. I kept my mouth shut and just tool the deal, as the seller CLEARLY didn't knew the value of this treasure. His loss, my win.

[GoreCrowVII]

Maybe Atari was assuming you would have the console facing away from you, so that you could get the most length out of your controller cables.

[1Deminator]

@GoreCrowVII true true but they could have just made the wire longer

[mistertitanic]

I have a colecovision I found at a garage sale with the original box and games for $2!!! And guess what?? It didn't work D:

[deltadragonoid225]

have you ever noticed the vents on the nes? compare those vents with the colecovisions vents

[starrychica82]

I only played Atari :( The 7800, when I was like 5

[deltadragonoid225]

thats an atari jr not a normal one

[angelpichu1]

do atari 2600 cartridges fit in colecovision systems?

[FraginNoobs]

@angelpichu1 no but theres a addon where you can play atari 2600 games

[MattTheSaiyan]

In the future, a war again the evil Walmart-Army® will be done using tanks based on the designs of the Atari 2600, Colecovision, GameBoy and SNES.

[schmoab]

I remember playing mouse trap with those inserts at my neighbor's house.

[YmamAx3]

I bought a Colecovision today for 25$ with 3 games, the 2 normal controllers, and 1 white one. All for 25$.

[ClassicsShow]

someone should send Mark the Coleco Gemini...

[lifelong787]

on and off...on and off. That's what the on and off button does.

[SmoothCriminalAaron]

Atari? THIS IS COLECOVISION!!!!

[GelandnaleG]

5:02pm Thursday (PST) - Time in California

[SlimTwisted]

My neighbor had the Colecovision, which always made my 2600 look pitiful in comparison. Ahh the 1980s!

[r3ality357]

For some reason, I was cracking up throughout the whole video.

[Jakeztin]

I'm using a Colleco controller.

[tomagotchii]

NES you know that man......but I did grow up playing atari and that shit bored the hell out of me hhahah

[MysticTrunksHQ]

Long live atari!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[50sChevyKING]

i just got a coleco today!!!

[MrSaxonwarrior]

was this system as good as the inellavison cause i had one of those they were great first 16 bit console ever the intellavision was. ? but it looks like a rip of from the Mattel intellavsion . was mad in 1979 fisrt 16 bit console.

[soapolice]

I had one back in the day,loved it.

[MrSaxonwarrior]

was this system as good as the inellavison cause i had one of those they were great first 16 bit console ever the intellavision was. ?

[VirtualBoyGamerShow]

This review is awesome. Only thing I have to disagree with, it's not ugly. The ColecoVision is probably the coolest looking game system I've ever seen.

[prodos8]

Awesome system! Never had one back when it came out. Used to camp out at Target down the street and play theirs until a clear would kick us off. Got one now with an A/V mod and really like it. Games are cheap and very good. Looking into getting a multi-cart for it.

[devuurheer]

that thing sucks ass just as the atari 2600 and others did

[RDV333]

@devuurheer The colecovision is so superior to your rudimentary antics it haas ignored your claims. The colecovision and the atari 2600 have now gone to the bliss of gaming paradise to play pac - man based games and rejoyce at the beauty of the world. Bye!

[113dsc]

@devuurheer what do u think is good ps3 xbox ds psp not a answer!

[freesoftz]

wth is jumpman junior?

[newkillergenius]

@freesoftz

Donkey Kong Junior

[newkillergenius]

@freesoftz

Whoops, I was wrong- Jumpman is what Mario was originally called in Donkey Kong. BUT- I noticed Jumpman Junior is a different game- check it out

[mratticus17]

My dad had a ColecoVision. I wish he still had it so I could play it.

[TCon902]

I had one when I was between the ages of 4 and 6, I'm 18 now, and watching this video made me miss mine. I never knew what happened to it.

[bobbypaycheque]

You don't need an 'ON' light on the Colecovision. Why? Because if you have a Colecovision it will never be turned off.

[kinkzoz]

@bobbypaycheque Sooooooooooooo RIGHT

[kuunami]

I had so much fun with the Colecovision when I was a kid.

[6Mega6Man6]

wut is teh millenium falcon?

srsly.. someone help

[GarthMcCreery]

@6Mega6Man6  watch star wars =P

[6Mega6Man6]

@GarthMcCreery ok

[Frankfurtdabezzzt]

those are all awesome consoles

[NoamTube]

would it be possible to hook up a colecovision to a 42" flatscreen?

[GaBB0256]

part 2 is the comparison to the nes and 2600

[SolomontheCreatur]

no its just like fitting your dick in a cheereo

[Lufttygger306]

@SolomontheCreatur That is Intellivision

[haxor758]

Part 2?

[tonesxbox]

i have a colecovision its very cool to play

[WiiNetwork2]

You can Turn it Backwards, Cause the Controller Ports are on the Back of the Atari 2600, Plus you can Read the cover of the games

[NESMeister]

@WiiNetwork2 fair enough!

[6890speed]

I found a this system at a antique shop in a box full of old atari and colecovision games and a bunch of controllers along with the expansion module for it all for 30 bucks! He didn't even know he had it down their and it was in rough shape to but i cleaned it up and I was in heaven when i discovered that it worked. Great Review!

[taranchula97]

You can plug an Atari 2600 or even a Sega Master System or Genesis controller and they will work!

[intellaricovision]

I love my Colecovision but I dislike the fact that it didn't really have any original games. It mostly only had arcade releases.

[mistamontiel]

Part 2..doesn't exist ?

[Klonoahedgehog]

never heard of a colicovision but it looks cool

[cdw626]

Yeah, i'm another 33-er and have many fond memories of playing Colecovision. We lived in Denton and my uncle had one, but he lived in Arlington and I remember begging my mom to go visit my grandmother so we could play the Coleco all day while she did. We had an Atari and later a Nintendo, but we would still beg and beg to go play that monster of a game system. Good times. I still remember going to Sears, Beals, and K-Mart trying to find "Ladybug" for my uncles Christmas present, it was $65!!!!

[bubbabubba20042004]

it might look solid, but my colecovisions would break after a while, had to replace several times, only once was during warranty. bought several refurbished systems before quitting. loved the games though while I had a working system. i still have one of the controllers!

[MegaToren]

The Coleco was better than the Atari. Im miss my Coleco.

[fungstupid]

@MegaToren expect the fucking controller, it's horrible

[gestekoe]

@MegaToren I am with you man, buy one on Ebay!!!

[GlobalCrisisMaker]

@MegaToren the controllers sucked balls

[videogamer004]

@MegaToren i miss my intelli

[corganb]

I'm 32 as well! Many great times playing this console. I still have it! Need to hook it up again.

[gabbogabbo]

I think I would rather have the colecovision over the atari. The 2600 is a good looker but I do like the colecovison look better. It does look like it belongs hanging upside down in the millenium falcon...and I like that.

[kismo94]

you need a binatone tv master

[grogtgs]

'You don't know what you are playing' he says. Look at the TV and you'll know what you are playing

[MadCowBurgerz]

Awesome!

I dug mine out of its grave and i'm a happy camper.

Beats most of the new crap that's come out of game companies in recent years.

[yoodledoodle14]

Nintendo entertainment system #FTW

[dylandionrakiman]

when u say the name it sounds like you are choking :D

[Mrnintendo64guy]

lets go colecovision

[RocketOrganization]

NES is the beast, but Colecovision is cool

[TriFlow]

Look it even has vents, like a Ferrari! hahaha

[arttuinen]

this is one of best classic gameconsoles i buy colecovision with two euros cause seller does not know does it work so i get sewen or ten games with it and it works

[unsortedmana]

Wicked review man! I had one of these as a kid! Short story: I sold off my 2600 to buy one combined with my X-mas present that year. My friends all said i was MAD! Then when I got it and we put in Donkey Kong everyone FLIPPED! It was like the Arcade, not at all like Atari! Everyone was blown away with THREE different screens! Atari had 2 pitiful attempts!

That console was such a great advancement. A magic time in gaming. I still wonder at it all. Once all said it was a fad! HA! WRONG!

[MK2YT]

@unsortedmana thats a great story thanks for sharing :-)

[Strudel288]

It ripped off Atari 2600!

Hell, it even had an expansion that played Atari games!

You reviewed it yourself!

[CaptainMaloy1000]

What do you do for a living? i mean, you have a lot of money for the console itself, and a good game library.

[kahanyah]

Acually the coleco vision rivalled the 5200, not the 2600.

[Madness832]

I still have a complete CV system in the box. It was found on top of someone's trash (along w/ 3 games) in the summer of '98.

[littlegrimmie1]

2600 by far pitfall rocks

[justin76pa]

Good hand gesturing.

[SabreFan84]

My friend told me about how his cousin's colecovision melding. Those vents didn't do crap. That thing burst into flames. Nick and his cousin literally ran outside with it and threw snow on it to put the fire out!

[Chocheonline]

I used to have a ColecoVision back in the 80's on my native country(Mexico). I have the Smurfs game and I really remember how impressed I was from the graphics even after laters Genesis years. In the 90's emigrated to Los Angeles and when I came back for my collecoVision someone else disapear my game.

[buddhasknowbest]

We played this at our dentist's office back in the 80s. I think I broke it when my brother wouldn't let me play. The receptionist had to break up the fight. Memories!!! Now we murder people on PS3. lol

[metubegirl69er]

i loved the Intellivision,it bring's back good memories for the 80's ,i think it was better than Atari and Sega,

and unique with the phone controllers. u just cant compete with Nintendo

i think intellivision was more affordable

because we had all the game's

[KingDavid73]

what about the Intellivision?

[roundtr1p]

WTF Atari carts have the label on the rear side? Worst design ever.

[mastermime67]

i used to spel it kaliko vision... am i retarded or what?

[nibelung34343]

my coleco vision gets more play time than my ps3 and xbox 360 put together other than tales of vesperia i hardly touch my ps3

[haloboy298]

wheres the 5200 vs. colecovision

[awesomepivots]

uvw got ur controller backwards...but its okay, colecovision forgives u...

[Minton78]

im 32 and when i was like 5 my dad came home with one and I was in heaven

[dsidewd]

@Minton78 YOU WERE DEAD!?!?

[chazmanization]

@Minton78 you mean he.