1982 - ColecoVision video game system
In February of 1982 a friend of mine visited the Toy Building in NYC and picked up brochures for a new video game system called… ColecoVision! It was a departure from Atari and Intellivision because their major focus was arcade game emulation. The slate of games they were promising were current big hits like Venture, Cosmic Avenger, Zaxxon, not to mention the pack-in game… Donkey Kong! The system was slated for release in August of that year – we couldn't get enough information on this thing!
The other big thing about ColecoVision is that for 1982 it sported near-arcade quality graphics for $200! I picked up every magazine and kept my eye out for when the system would be available. I used to call and write Coleco so that I would have the most current information.
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Aww man I remember this game. It came with the prized Donkey Kong cartridge. It took awhile before my mom broke down and bought one. I guess she expected us to play Atari 2600 forever.
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