ColecoVision

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ColecoVision is an early 1980s home video game console known for its arcade-quality graphics and ports, produced by Coleco as a competitor to systems like the Atari 2600.

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Surface form Occurrences
Hasbro NEMO game system 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf home video game console
second-generation video game console
brandOwner Coleco Industries, Inc. NERFINISHED
bundledGame Donkey Kong NERFINISHED
colorPaletteSize 16 colors
companyFullName Connecticut Leather Company NERFINISHED
competitor Atari 2600 NERFINISHED
Atari 5200 NERFINISHED
Intellivision NERFINISHED
controllerFeatures joystick
numeric keypad
side action buttons
controllerType wired controller
cpu Zilog Z80A NERFINISHED
cpuClockSpeed 3.58 MHz
developer Coleco NERFINISHED
discontinued 1984
expansionModule1Function Atari 2600 compatibility
expansionModule2Function driving controller and steering wheel
expansionModule3Function ADAM computer expansion
generation second generation
graphicsProcessor Texas Instruments TMS9928A NERFINISHED
launchTitle Donkey Kong NERFINISHED
librarySizeApproximate around 145 games
lifecycleEnd mid-1980s
manufacturer Coleco NERFINISHED
marketPositioning higher-end console with arcade-style performance
maxResolution 256×192 pixels
notableFor arcade-quality graphics for its time
high-quality arcade ports
notableGame Donkey Kong NERFINISHED
Pepper II NERFINISHED
Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle NERFINISHED
Venture NERFINISHED
Zaxxon NERFINISHED
platformType cartridge-based console
powerSupplyType external power supply
primaryStorageMedium ROM cartridge
region Europe
Japan NERFINISHED
North America
releaseDate 1982
releaseYear 1982
soundChip Texas Instruments SN76489A NERFINISHED
successor Coleco ADAM NERFINISHED
supportsPeripheral Expansion Module #1 NERFINISHED
Expansion Module #2 NERFINISHED
Expansion Module #3
videoOutput RF output

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Zilog Z80 usedIn ColecoVision
Night Trap originallyDevelopedFor ColecoVision
this entity surface form: Hasbro NEMO game system
Texas Instruments SN76489 usedIn ColecoVision
Atari 2600 influenced ColecoVision
Atari 5200 competingPlatform ColecoVision