Where did you get your ColecoVision?

[Where did you get your ColecoVision?]

Thats not completely true because I actually just found my first colecovision at gw this Tuesday for $10! It came with the steering wheel(no pedal), a copy of Donkey Kong, a genesis rf cable(?), but sadly no power supply. Poor thing has definitely seen better days though, it was covered in stucco . I managed to clean it up for the most part, and now I'm just looking for a power supply to test it out.

 

Stucco? As in mud? Holy cow! Time capsule, maybe? Did you crack it open to make sure there wasn't any foreign material inside?

 

I'd say you got lucky to find one at GW. If it doesn't work, you're only out $10 ..., well, and maybe the cost of your replacement power supply.

 

Yeah thats the stuff, I just figured it had been lying in someones garage for a really long time, because I have no clue how else those two things come in contact. :/

 

I tried opening it, but thought I might brake the system because of those front screws behind the label. I did manage to shake out a candy heart(that was probably older than I am) that was rattling inside from the system by prying a little though!

[Where did you get your ColecoVision?]

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GW is one of the worst offenders. They are famous for throwing Atari, Intellivision, and Colecovision stuff in "the shredder" out back. They have single-handedly brought down the usable population of classic consoles like nobody else.

 

Thats not completely true because I actually just found my first colecovision at gw this Tuesday for $10! It came with the steering wheel(no pedal), a copy of Donkey Kong, a genesis rf cable(?), but sadly no power supply. Poor thing has definitely seen better days though, it was covered in stucco . I managed to clean it up for the most part, and now I'm just looking for a power supply to test it out.