ColecoVision
Sign in to saveThe ColecoVision is a second-generation home video game console developed by Coleco and launched in North America in August 1982. It was released later in July 1983 in Europe by CBS Electronics as the CBS ColecoVision.
Key facts
- CVG system.name
- ColecoVision
- CVG system.logo
- 250px
- CVG system.image
- 300px|center|A ColecoVision unit
- CVG system.manufacturer
- Coleco
- CVG system.type
- Home video game console
- CVG system.generation
- Second
- CVG system.cpu
- Zilog Z80A
- CVG system.cpu_speed
- 3.58 MHz
- CVG system.graphics
- TMS9928A (NTSC)TMS9929A (PAL)
- CVG system.sound
- SN76489
- CVG system.media
- ROM cartridge
- CVG system.storage
- 8/16/24/32 KB
- CVG system.units_sold
- > 2 million (1982–83)
- CVG system.top_game
- Donkey Kong (pack-in)
- CVG system.predecessor
- Coleco Telstar series (1978)
via Wikipedia infobox
Internet Archive
textsColeco ColecoVision Manual: Amazing Bumpman (1984)(Telegames)
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Development
- Release
- Hardware
- Expansion Modules and accessories
- Atari 2600 expansion
- Driving controller
- Adam computer expansion
- Roller Controller
- Super Action Controller
- Unreleased
- Games
- Legacy
- References
- External links
The ColecoVision is a second-generation home video game console developed by Coleco and launched in North America in August 1982. It was released later in July 1983 in Europe by CBS Electronics as the CBS ColecoVision.
The console offered a closer experience to more powerful arcade video games compared to competitors such as the Atari 2600 and Intellivision. The initial catalog of twelve games on ROM cartridge included the first home version of Nintendo's Donkey Kong as the pack-in game. Approximately 136 games were published for the ColecoVision between 1982 and 1984, including Sega's Zaxxon and some ports of lesser-known arcade games that found a larger audience on the console, such as Lady Bug, Cosmic Avenger, and Venture.