The Colecovision was a state-of-the-art game console back in 1983. Based around the Z-80, it was almost a personal computer (and, with the Adam add-on, it could serve that function, complete with ...

[Leaded Solder] found some ColecoVision game cartridges at a flea market, and like most of us would, thought, “I’ll build a ColecoVision console from scratch to play them!” Well, maybe most ...

Though the ColecoVision had greater graphical fidelity, games also tended to be much more colorful and bright on it. Consoles from this generation didn't have a massive gap between each other when ...

Back in the 80s, there were a few video game systems on the market that kids around the country wanted to have in their homes. The most popular of those was the Atari and the Nintendo. There were ...

The ColecoVision, released in the early days of home console gaming, stands out for its impressive library of arcade-quality games. Despite not achieving the same level of success as some of its ...

The history of video game consoles is measured by generations ... Intellivision and ColecoVision) to curb the complacency that can sometimes drag a home console generation down.

Andrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. Coleco was behind ...

It was certainly a failure in many ways that we traditionally judge successful consoles. Through it all, though, the ColecoVision aimed to offer the closest things to arcade-quality games at home ...

The first ColecoVision console was released in 1982, introducing classic arcade games like Donkey Kong, Zaxxon, and Venture. Classic console gaming is making a comeback as of late, with Atari ...

Video games are still a young medium in the grand scheme of things, but have been around for well over 50 years now. After the arcade boom in the 70s, home consoles slowly took over the gaming lan ...