ColecoVision (Coleco Head to Head) Review

Today, I review the ColecoVision, one of the video game systems that was released in the early 80s, then went downhill two years after its release because of the video game crash of 1983.

Update: One of my comments on this video was from newcoleco. newcoleco told me that this plug-and-play system is not based on the ColecoVision, but from most of the Coleco Head to Head handheld games that were sold before the ColecoVision was released. However, the title of this video will still remain as it is because the plug-and-play system has graphics and sound that are almost the same as the ColecoVision. Enjoy the review!

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[newcoleco]

Good review.

But you did one mistake...

The tv-game system you show here has nothing to do with the original ColecoVision game system.

TechnoSource did this new tv-game system based (mostly) on the Head-to-Head (licensed) electronic handled sports games originally made before the ColecoVision game system came out. Actually, there is no such thing as a brand new game system named ColecoVision, sorry.

[Bibleteen]

Hi newcoleco,

Thanks! I never knew that this plug-and-play system wasn't the ColecoVision! Thank you for pointing that out! Idid know that there were handhelds that Coleco made before they made the ColecoVision, but I never knew that this plug-and-play system was based mostly on the handhelds! I guess information on the inter can be wrong sometimes, right? Anyway, thank you for pointing that out! Did you know that Coleco started in the 1800's as a leather company?

Thank you!

-Bibleteen

[newcoleco]

As far as I know, Coleco Industries started in the early 1900's, not the 1800's, but I can be wrong.

And Coleco is more than ColecoVision.

In the 1960's, Connecticut Leather Company (Coleco) grow up by acquiring pool and doll companies. After that, under Arnold Greenberg direction, they make electronic games, and their first video game console to plug on tv was named Telstar Arcade in 1975 (but seems to be officially release to the market only in 1976) with an intriguing design with 3 panels.

[Bibleteen]

Hi!

Cool! Anyway, thank you very much for pointing that out! I will still have this video along with the description remain the same, since everyone seems that the name and description of this video is familiar with them.

Thanks for the information!

-Bibleteen

[christo930]

@christo930 Not one of these games was on the colecovision and this unit has NOTHING to do with colecovision. There is a reason for all of the sports games and that is because it is supposed to be a tv version of the coleco head to head hand held sports games of the late 70's and early 80's. Take it from me, I lived through it and was the age they were targeting. We used to cut the line to the speaker so we could play in school without getting caught by the sounds!

[christo930]

How can you blame Atari for the crash? Atari had little to do with it. For one, there was a glut of really bad 3rd party software, there were dozens of different consoles on the market as well. Most observers agree that it was the glut of bad 3rd party software and the huge number of consoles that crashed the market in 83. Don't put it all on atari.

[deweytrux]

Got any moonshine y'all?  You got a real perty mouth.

[orangetide]

yellow and red are the correct colors for audio and composite video. The systems that use red and white are incorrect (but I don't think anyone cares). My NES has yellow video connector for what it's worth.

[0989089098]

change the description it's incorrect.

[christo930]

How much research did you do?

[TheLizardKingMike]

Jesus loves you!

[newcoleco]

Yes, keep the video, it's a cool review.

I don't understand the problem of changing a few words in the description and the title if it's to fix a mistake.

Well, do what you think is good.

Take care