ColecoVision - My Passion

This video talks about how my passion for ColecoVision started, why I decided to program new games for it, and what was done during the last 10 years of homebrew developements.

Please note that is my personal view on the subject, but the facts are real.

Thanks again to all the Coleco related web site, and to AT&T text-to-speech democore web page.

My first inspirations in video games : Wizard of Wor, Joust, Mario Bros, Galaxian, Commodore Vic-20, LaPresse, ColecoVision, Donkey Kong, Canadian Tire Vic-20 games, VicMan, Depth Charge, Rocket Command, Minature Golf, Alien Waster, Tank Gunner, Dam Buster, Breakout, Star Chaser, Car Race, Tank vs Ufo.

List of ColecoVision homebrew developments and releases

1996 : Tic Tac Toe, Purple Dinosaur Massacre, Kevtris
1997 : Cosmo Fighter 2, Cosmo Trainer, Cosmo Challenge, Star Fortress, ColEm, AdamEm, VirtualColeco
1998 : Space Invasion, ICVGM, VoiRom, BPM2PP, Coleco Library, CVEditor
1999 : Breakout
2000 : Nim, DacMan, Bustin-Out
2001 : Miss Space Fury, 421, Amazing Snake, GetPut, WAV2CV
2002 : Bejeweled, Lode Runner, Gamepack1
2003 : Double Breakout, Penguin Land, CV-Drum, Gamepack2, Space Invaders Collection
2004 : Reversi, Sky Jaguar, Diamond Dash, Smash, CCI
2005 : Maze Maniac, Yie Ar Kung Fu, Deflektor Kollection, Astro Invaders, Schlange CV, Space Trainer, Space Hunter, Get Booty, WAV2CVDS, Dither
2006 : Magical Tree, Squares, Spectar, Cosmo Fighter 3, Search for the Stolen Crown Jewels, Monster Mash, Jump or Die, Qquare!4k, Jetp4k
2007 : Terra Attack, Jeepers Creepers, Search for the Stolen Crown Jewels 2, Cye, Winky Trap, Mist Maid, Easter Bunny
2008 : Road Fighter, Canadian Minigames 1, Mr. Chin

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[careerbellman]

Thanks for making great games! If anyone releases new Coleco games, hit me up, Im a firm supporter of the scene. I have about half the homebrew releases in this video, so I try to buy as many homebrew Coleco games that I can afford. If anyone has any homebrew games to sell, hit me up!!!!

[newcoleco]

there are new colecovision games (to be) released this summer 2009. one of them is Pooyan and the other one is Mario Bros... both can be find at a web site called CollectorVision. I think they accept pre-order.

[newcoleco]

Since my last message, there was at least 3 releases of new Colecovision games : Mario Bros, Ghost and Zombies, Penguin Land in cyan cartridges, and a few more I can't remember now.

It's a very prolific year for the ColecoVision homebrew scene, but the sad part is nobody seems to know it.

[Iseeme63]

I remember 1 game but cant remember the company who was going to make it. The name of the game is Apple Cider Spider. It was in my memory at least. Spinnaker or Sierra.

[newcoleco]

Based on wikipedia : Apple Cider Spider for the Commodore 64 and Apple II, SierraVision.

Third party developers did decided to publish their games for consoles and then change their minds to go with computers versions during the period we call the "video game crash".

In 1983, ColecoVision game system was not in a crash period at all, so I'm a little bit skeptic, but, it's not impossible that Apple Cider Spider was planned to be release for this game system.

[joesmoe71]

Love your stuff!

Any chance of you making some of the more famous "vaporware" Colecovision games like Ripcord, Side track or Tunnels and Trolls?

[newcoleco]

I have no clue at the moment about how far is the development of the homebrew projects started by other programmers. Most of the time, I'm getting the information from the programmers themself and some forums like one originaly only about Atari related stuff at Atariage.

But I can tell you that I know the existence of at least 1 Ripcord project, 1 Side Trak project, and I've heard that one programmer was planning to give it a try to make a Tunnels and Trolls game for the ColecoVision.

[garypsutton]

KO-LEE-KO

[LordSamuelJ]

Id like to see Double Dragon, Streets of Rage, Road Rash and Doom for coleco

[ojoesopen]

awesome bio your story brings me insperation, hope i can purchas these some day!

[dreamcastII]

top skills here

[poopskinTheLiar]

Wizard of Wor is actually one of my favorites, too. Space Harrier is also a arcade favorite for me.

[AnimalGuy17]

wow thats awesome!I always wanted to program my own atari 2600 game but I know absolutely nothing about programing still im 15 and have plenty of time to learn I was dreaming up a new space game in my head I hope someday I can make it even had an idea for a donkey kong sequal that would be great on coleco but I really need to learn to program :P