COLECOVISION & COLECOVISION/ADAM CATALOGS

Unlike Atari and Mattel, Coleco didn't put out catalogs regularly. The catalog was included with the unit is better known for the titles that _didn't_ turn up than those that did. A second catalog with a mixture of ColecoVision and ADAM items appears to have been released shortly before the death of both systems, as it appears to include nearly all of the late ColecoVision releases. The contents of each catalog:

1982 catalog: -24

Introduction to ColecoVision
Introduction of Expansion Module #1 and #2 coming soon
Donkey Kong (# 2441, Ninendo, Arcade)
Space Fury (The Official, # 2415, Sega, Arcade)
Venture (# 2417, Exidy, Arcade)
Side Trak (# 2418, Exidy, Arcade)
Mouse Trap (# 2419, Exidy, Arcade)
Spectar (# 2421, Exidy, Arcade)
Rip Cord (# 2431, Exidy, Arcade)
LadyBug (# 2433, Universal, Arcade)
Cosmic Avenger (# 2434, Universal, Arcade)
Zaxxon (The Official, # 2435, Sega, Arcade)
Carnival (The Official, # 2445, Sega, Arcade)
Turbo (The Official, # 2413, Sega, Arcade)
head-to-head baseball (# 2423, Sports)
head-to-head football (# 2422; Sports)
Skiing (# 2436, Sports)
Horse Racing (# 2442, Fidelity Electronics,Inc., Casino)
Blackjack/Poker (Ken Uston) (# 2439, Casino)
Tunnels & Trolls (# 2441, Flying Buffalo, Inc., Fantasy)
Chess Challenger (# 2438, Fidelity, Strategy)
Smurf (# 2444, Play & Learn)
Smurf Rescue In Gargamel's Castle (# 2443, Action)
Mr. Turtle (# 2432, Action)
Expansion Module Descriptions
1 -- Atari 2600 adapter # 2405
2 -- Driving Module # 2413

Note that _none_ of the pictures appear to be actual screen shots; there are subtle differences betweenthe pictures and the actual games in the case of every released game.

1984? catalog: - JH

* - ADAM only

ColecoVision Video Game System (#2400)
ADAM The ColecoVision Family Computer System (#2410)
*ADAM 5 1/4 Disk Drive (#7817)
*ADAMLink Direct Connect Modem (#7818)
*ADAM Second Digital Data Drive (#2409)
*ADAM 64K Memory Expander (#2562)
ColecoVision/ADAM Super Action Controller Set (#2491)
ColecoVision/ADAM Roller Controller (#2492)
ColecoVision/ADAM Expanstion Module #2 (#2413)
(The Perma Power Battery Eliminator, #2298, is mentioned)
*ADAM Blank Digital Data Pack (#2564)
*ADAM Replacement Ribbon Cartridges (#7806)
Brain Strainers (#2696)
Telly Turtle (#2698)
Monkey Academy (#2694)
Smurf Paint 'N' Play Workshop (#2697)
*Electronic Flashcard Maker (#7662)
*Flash Facts: Vocabulator (#2900)
*Flash Facts: Flashbacks (#2901)
*Flash Facts: Trivia (#2902)
*Expertype (#7602)
Fortune Builder (#2681)
*Wacky Word Games (#7657)
*Richard Scarry's Best Electronic Word BookEver (#7658)
Cabbage Patch Kids Picture Show (#2600)
Dr. Seuss Fix-Up The Mix-Up Puzzler (#2699)
*ADAMCALC (#7831)
*Smartletters & Forms (#7805)
*ADAM Home Software Library (#7826)
*Smartfiler (#7813)
*Recipe Filer (#7814)
*Address Book Filer (#7815)
*Smartlogo (#7600)
*CP/M 2.2 and Assembler (#7832)
*Dragon's Lair (#2683)
*The Official Zaxxon (#2623)
*Donkey Kong Junior (#2629)
*Donkey Kong (#2628)
*The Best of Broderbund (Choplifter & A.E.)(#7850)
*2010: The Text Adventure Game (#7849 - Data Pack; #9659 - Disk)
*The Best of Electronic Arts (Hard Hat Mack& Pinball Construction Set) (#7852)
*Family Feud (#7710)
*Jeopardy (#7716)
2010: The Graphic Action Game (#2618)
Root Beer Tapper (#2616)
Illusions (#2621)
The Dam Busters (#2686)
BC's Quest For Tires II: Grog's Revenge (#2620)
Omega Race (#2448)
Victory (#2446)
Roc 'N Rope (#2668)
The Official Carnival (#2445)
The Official Buck Rogers Planet of Zoom (#2615)
Bump 'N Jump (#2440)
The Official Congo Bongo (#2669)
Donkey Kong (#2411)
The Official Zaxxon (#2435)
Exidy's Mousetrap (#2419)
Front Line (#2650)
The Official Space Fury (#2415)
Looping (#2603)
Donkey Kong Junior (#2601)
Gorf (#2449)
Venture (#2417)
Time Pilot (#2633)
Star Trek Strategic Operations Simulator (#2680)
The Official Subroc (#2614)
Super Action Football (#2422)
Rocky Super Action Boxing (#2606)
Choplifter (#2690)
Destructor (#2602)
The Dukes of Hazzard (#2607)
Antarctic Adventure (#2429)
Tarzan (#2632)
War Games (#2637)
Cabbage Patch Kids Adventures in the Park (#2682)
Burgertime (#2430)
Mr. Do (#2622)
Cosmic Avenger (#2434)

THE BEST CARTRIDGES

Just what the best cartridges for any system are is largely a matter of taste. One person's favorite is often another's dust collector. However, the following cartridges have all been rated highly by a significant number of FAQ contributors, and therefore might be most worth seeking out by a collector new to ColecoVision.

Antarctic Adventure
Artillery Duel
B.C.'s Quest for Tires
Beamrider
Burgertime
Centipede
Donkey Kong Junior
Fortune Builder
Frenzy
Frogger
Gyruss
H.E.R.O.
Jumpman Junior
Lady Bug
Mr. Do!'s Castle
Montezuma's Revenge
Q*Bert
Slither
Spy Hunter
Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator
War Room
Wing War

THE MOST POPULAR CARTRIDGES

ColecoVision Experience magazine ran a "most popular/ best selling" titles list in each issue.

Spring, 1983; most popular:

1. Donkey Kong
2. Zaxxon
3. Venture
4. Ladybug
5. Cosmic Avenger
6. Mouse Trap
7. Carnival
8. Smurf Rescue in Gargamel's Castle

Fall, 1983; best selling as of June 1983:

1. Donkey Kong Junior
2. Zaxxon
3. Gorf
4. Space Fury
5. Mouse Trap
6. Space Panic
7. Lady Bug
8. Pepper II
9. Cosmic Avenger
10. Smurf Rescue in Gargamel's Castle

Winter, 1984; best selling as of September 1983:

1. Donkey Kong Junior
2. Zaxxon
3. Space Fury
4. Mouse Trap
5. Smurf Rescue in Gargamel's Castle
6. Space Panic
7. Gorf
8. Looping
9. Pepper II
10. Lady Bug

RARE GEMS

The following cartridges haven't been rated by enough people to justify including them among the "BEST" cartridges, but have received great support from those who have rated them. Worth taking a second look at, should you have the luck to happen upon them...

Galaxian
Kevtris
Linking Logic
Logic Levels
Pac-Man
Q*Bert's Qubes
Rock 'n' Bolt
Up 'n' Down
Zenji

HIGH SCORES

ColecoVision Experience magazine included a high score list in their Winter, 1984 issue:

Lady Bug

Level - 139
Score - 3,714,220
Chris Heverman
Montgomery, AL

Donkey Kong Junior

Score - 232,700
Gary Reimer
McAlester, OK

Pepper II

Score - 1,837,930
Elizabeth Kaleita
Sterling Heights, MI

Venture

Score - 1,985,000
Richard Abate
New Haven, CT

Smurf Rescue In Gargamel's Castle

Score - 451,000
Jim Brogan
St. Paul, MN

ColecoVision Emulators

Emulators are pieces of software which emulate a hardware platform. A few ColecoVision emulators have popped up, and the following is a listing of the most popular ones. If you're new to the world of emulation, you may want to read the Classic Gaming Newbie Guide at www.classicgaming.com/cgng.

Some Emulators:

Emulator	Version	Platform(s)
BlueMSX	2.82	Win32
ColEm	2.6	Win32,DOS,Linux,Android,Wii,MacOS,PSP,OS2,Dreamcast...
AdamEm	1.0	Win32,DOS
MESS	0.150	Win32,DOS,MacOS
MEKA	0.8	Win32
FreezeSMS	4.6	Win32
Virtual Colecovision	2.11a	Win32
ColemPS2	1.0b	PS2
adamX	0.1b	Xbox
Koleko-x	0.5	Xbox
ColecoTech	0.1b	GBA
CoG	0.97b	GBA
fCol32	0.2b	GP32
ColecoDS	0.2b	NDS
Mission	1.1	MSX
PocketColeco	1.0b	PocketPC

These emulators do you no good without ROM images. Since ROM images are technically illegal to distribute due to copyright laws, this FAQ does not provide links to pages that have them.

PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL

Stickers

When the ColecoVision arrived, part of the hype wassets of puffy stickers. One sheet contained stickers for Mr. Turtle, Head-To-Head Football, Mouse Trap, and Rip Cord; another contained Head-To-Head Baseball, Spectar, Side Trak, and Venture. Each had a screen shot.
Some notes of interest:

o Spectar and Rip Cord are the same pictures as theColecoVision box.
o Head-To-Head Baseball, other than the diamond itself, doesn't share the same graphics as Super Action Baseball.
o Side Trak looks an awful lot like Pepper II. Instead of a man running around the track, a track cart is running on the tracks trying to pick up little men. - 24

Adverts

There are known adverts for US and French territories. More on this follows.
Some adverts here.

ColecoVision Experience

Of particular note among ColecoVision literature is the ColecoVision Experience magazine, brought out by Coleco. Three issues came out, containing ColecoVision news, new products, best seller lists, high scores, strategy tips, and articles about such subjects as the ADAM computer, the making of War Games, and intervies with game designers. - 35