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^ Yeah, I figured it was a clone or hack plug-n-play console like many out there. Just didn't know if you were adding them or not. There are several versions of the "Entertainment System" out there. There are many good/great games on it, but there are also a lot of "filler" games and duplicates on it,too. I have taken a liking to plug-n-play TV consoles over the years - they are just so fun and convenient, even if they are NOACs or emulated. Keep up the updates/list!

I hardly log on anymore, but do check this site from time to time. Has the thread been updated with the latest TV plug-n-plays? I recently stumbled across an "Entertainment System" plug-n-play with 620 classic built-in games that I bought on ebay. It was dirt-cheap brand-new for only $20. Obviously from the name, it looks like a mini NES, complete with 2 NES-like controllers, AV cable and power adapter. It does have the real-deal classic games like Rescue Rangers, Ice Climber, various Mario games, Donkey Kong series, Dig Dug, Contra series, the list goes on. But there were a lot of repeat titles if you go thru all pages, so there are really only (I haven't counted) probably 500 or so actual different games; not 620. Some games like Mappy seem to be messed up. There are Homebrew/hack games on it that I haven't heard of, and there are many games with Japanese or Chinese script in them. Just adding to the list if it needs it!

Yep, and it's a good version of Tapper. Besides the stiff controls, Tarzan is one of the best looking games on CV. Those apes are pricks, but it's hilarious to punch them off the tree or into water!

-Penguin Land -Columns -Opa Opa (Fantasy Zone 2) All on Sega POGA plug-n-play.

Usually, NES. That's what I'm playing now. Was playing the ColecoVision in spring. I tend to play more video games in the spring & summer months.

I'm doing my part in keeping pre-crash systems alive. I usually 'rotate' my classic systems every once in a while; focusing on one at a time playing it. Played ColecoVision for a couple months, now on Atari 7800 (yeah, yeah, ...technically post-crash) playing 7800 & 2600 games.

Great vid! It's neat seeing the old Coleco main headquarters and factory buildings. Kinda sad at the same time, though Just 30+ years ago those buildings were bustling with many people making & assembling ColecoVisions, video games, Cabbage Patch dolls, and other goods. But now I've seen the buildings where my ColecoVision, it's peripherals and games were made. The big 'Coleco' sign atop the building is an eerie reminder of what was once there decades ago...

I don't think any game has made me cry. But many games have made me laugh

Yep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNRC0u5zc70 Go to 5:30 for the green hall monster.

NES. It made up most of my childhood. First we had the C-64 in the mid-80s. I would usually watch my older bro play, though, as I was still pretty young. But by 1988 we got an NES and everyone played it; even my mom. Neighborhood kids would come over to our house to play NES because we had so many games. We would buy and rent games all the time from the local video store. We got several consoles in the proceeding years. But the NES gives me the most, best memories and many of the games still hold up well today and are still fun to play

LOL, you must be talking about the 7800. The NES has the highest native/out-of-the-box pixel resolution of the 3 mentioned consoles. The NES is known for it's hi-res (for it's time) rounded, "cartoony" graphics and great sound. The 7800 isn't. One of my biggest 'beefs' with the Atari systems is the lower-res, blocky graphics compared to the competition. Compare the Atari 2600 vs. Astrocade......Atari 5200 vs. ColecoVision......Atari 7800 vs. NES & SMS and see. Look closely at the games on those systems and compare the sprites and background graphics -- look to see how 'round' or 'blocky' they look! I'm quoting Darryl1970s' post below so you can read it again: Again, the NES (and ColecoVision and SMS, for that matter) has native higher-res graphics than the 7800.

Can't resist..........just gotta respond to a couple "trolls" The primitive 1970s-hardware Atari VCS was sold worldwide until the very early 90s. The 8-bit Sega Master System was still popular in Europe well into the 1990s. It should be noted that the Famicom (NES) was released just one year after the 1982 ColecoVision. And the Sega Mark 3 (Master System) was released a full two years after the Famicom. ColecoVision (1982) -> Nintendo Famicom (Japan, 1983) -> Sega Mark 3 (Japan, 1985). Early NES games were similar to ColecoVision games. Later NES games (SMB 3, Kirby's Adventure, Blaster Master, etc.) were easily on-par with SMS games, and with better sound I see you are a fan of the Atari 7800. I really don't think you wanna "talk shit" about the NES when the NES takes a dump on the 7800 in every way. And yes, I grew up with both systems, but there is no comparison. Some developers can do amazing things with the 7800 now. But "back in the day" when it mattered, the 7800 was already an antiquated console = crappy 2600 sound, low-res native graphics for it's time, few games, joystick-controllers that were worse and more UNcomfy than the NES controllers, poor rf picture. You get the idea.

Everyone seems to like what they grew up with..... First gaming system was a C-64 in the mid-80's. We were the only ones in our little neighborhood that had one. One family across the street had a Tandy computer and a kid up the street had an Atari (2600?) that my older bro played before we got our C-64. Then in the summer of '88 we moved to another neighborhood and got an NES. Several other kids/families in the neighborhood had NES; one family had a SMS. Then later in 1990 or 1991 we got a TG-16CD, which was amazing for it's time. We were the only ones in our area and school that had one. Also got an Atari 7800 about the same time, as my own present. Even back then I could tell it wasn't on the level of our NES, but it was still fun with it's "old" arcade-style games. About a year or so later we got a SNES, which was our last family console. It was fun playing Mario Paint and Mario World. Soon after I entered high school and lost interest in video games until YEARS later after graduating from college. Been playing video games on-and-off for the last 5 or so years on various "retro" consoles. Yeah, it's a combo of that and just how the games are programmed. Early SMS games like Alex Kidd may look good and have good layout/gameplay for their time, but they sure don't control well. Alex slips and slides all over the damn place, and the hit detection is terrible. And that is where the NES shines in comparison = tight, smooth controls with good hit detection. Most NES games just play/control very well and are fun to play.

Guessing you are being sarcastic? Sure hope so.... Anyway, my overall fav is 3rd generation....because I grew up with the NES. But I also have a lot of respect for the previous 2nd generation. I really like the Astrocade and ColecoVision. And to me, I see a pretty big leap between the Atari 2600 / O2 and ColecoVision / Atari 5200. The ColecoVision has the same native pixels/graphics resolution as the SMS and NES, but with fewer colors and sprites and poorer scrolling capabilities. But compared to the 2600, or O2, the CV has much higher-res graphics, more colors and sprites, and better sound. Overall, exactly half-way between the 2600 / O2 and NES / SMS. Early NES games like Duck Hunt and Excitebike are very "ColecoVision-esque". And Antarctic Adventure is nearly identical on both CV and NES.

Atari 5200. Bought it used several years ago. Besides the crappy controllers, the console itself crapped out after one year. I have not bothered getting another 5200 because I prefer the ColecoVision's native higher-res graphics and games library. The CV has also been more reliable (for me) - I've not had the issues other ppl have had with the CV. The NES (and it's clones) can sometimes be 'picky' with it's cart slot. Sometimes you have to make sure the cart is in just right and that it's clean!

Classic games that have smooth controls & animation: The Super Mario Bros. game series on NES are a given. Many NES games have smooth, refined controls and are well-animated. Jungle Hunt on ColecoVision is another one. Your pith-helmet-wearing character controls as smooth/refined as on a good NES game. Jumping is smooth and well-animated. The falling boulders and crocodiles animate well. Swinging ropes move as smooth as windshield wipers. Looks like everything was done in a high framerate for smoothness. Even the side-scrolling was pretty decent. Very impressive for it's time! Other versions of Jungle Hunt at the time have choppier, more 'computer-y' looking animation -- like they were done at a much lower framerate. They also don't control as well. Post some examples of smooth animated/controlled games and discuss

I agree with Kirby's Adventure for NES. Would also add M.C. Kids for NES. ColecoVision: Tarzan, Tapper, and Wing War. They look more like NES games. And Smurf Rescue is still one of the better looking games on ColecoVision

While the NES version has better/closer graphics & sound to the arcade than the Atari 7800 version, I still wouldn't call it "practically identical" to the arcade version. The NES version also seems to have somewhat choppy sprite movement, while the 7800 is smoother. I have been critical of the 7800 sound. But 7800 Galaga isn't that bad for TIA sound, and is fun to play. Listen to 7800 Mario Bros. or Donkey Kong for real crude, primitive sound....

First gaming machine I had as a kid was the Commodore 64. Mom got it for us in 1985 or 86. Consisted of only 6 'educational' cart games, keyboard-computer, a monochrome green-screen and (my older bro reminded me a month or so ago when he visited) an Archer joystick. The games were Kickman, Jupiter Lander, Dance Fantasy, Sea Speller, Up & Add 'Em, and (I think) a BASIC cart. We then moved to another neighborhood in the summer of 1988, and got an NES Action Set later that year.

I have heard that Kid Icarus was developed by the same people who developed Metroid, and even runs on the same game engine as Metroid. Both games have a similar "feel" to them -- the sprites, dark atmospheric backgrounds and music/sounds have lots of similarities between the two games. Blaster Master does have a somewhat similar level layout to Metroid.

Sorry about that, P!xel! Analog games? Huh? NES is digital (8-bit) as are pretty much all post-PONG programmable consoles. Maybe you are talking about the analog RF signal to the TV?

So many good games on the NES, it's hard to just pick 10. But right now my top 10, in no particular order: - SMB 2 - SMB 3 - Kid Icarus - Blaster Master - Yoshi's Cookie - DuckTales - Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers - Donkey Kong Classics - Tetris - Mickey Mousecapade

It's just a game, man. Don't sweat it. I personally have more trouble with the stupid rotating fireballs in the castles than the flying fish when I'm small Mario. Sometimes I'm like "Fuck it" and just use the warps to get past the levels that are giving me shit. And if it is really getting me upset, I just pop in another game

Got the TG-16CD around Christmas 1990, I think. We were the only ones who had a TG-16CD at our school. My older brother loved to play Aero Blasters, Final Lap Twin, and the Bonk games. I, too, thought "WTF" when I played Keith Courage. Weird game. It was an expensive system; especially with the CD-Rom attachment and Turbo Tap. A couple CD-Rom games we had were Sherlock Holmes and Addams Family. At the time (early 90s), those games were really amazing. Still have it, but the CD-Rom attachment has long since crapped out. I have another TG-16CD that works, but rarely use it. Great system; I just have more fun playing NES games.

- Milon's Secret Castle - Donkey Kong Classics - Mickey Mousecapade all NES