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I fixed the links. Thanks for the problem report.

Well I've decided that I'd like to complete my ColecoVision collection. I am willing to trade anything that I own (video game related) to prompt people to relinquish some of the prized ColecoVision games and accessories. There are two links below, one for a list of the ColecoVision "stuff" that I currently own, and another for everything else that I have that I am willing to trade. Now this isn't your ordinary list of Combat and Asteroids, this is my entire personal collection, minus my ColecoVision "stuff" of course. My trade list is columed with accessory/game, manual, and box. If it has an X in that column next to the name of the accessory/game that means I own it, if there is no X than I am looking for it. If you have something for the ColecoVision that is not on my list than I obiviously do not have it and please consider that I need it. On my trade list, this is a complete list of what I have what is included with it and which version it is (if applicable). I of course am looking for reasonable trades here, I'm not going to trade my copy of Super Dodge Ball for the Neo Geo AES, or my copy of X-MAN for the Atari 2600 for a ColecoVision game that is very common. Please do not consider the consoles themselves for trade unless you have something extremely rare that I don't already have, or if it is extremely rare and I do have one already, I may still be interested. If there is nothing on the list that you want, but you do have something that I need, I can always offer cash. PM me if you want to set up a trade. P.S. The links on the trade list are hyperlinked to pics on my computer and won't be accessible by you. Pics are available upon request. Thanks Links Fixed CPUWiz has graciously hosted the lists for me: ColecoVision List: http://www.cpuwiz.com/downloads/ColecoVisionList.pdf Trade List: http://www.cpuwiz.com/downloads/TradeList.pdf Or I have zipped the two lists together. Just download and unzip the files to see what I need, and what I have for trade. Thanks in advance. colecovision_and_trade_list.zip

That video really brings back memories. It's nice to see an arcade that's not filled with $1.00 per play shooting games.

I don't know about defeating me, but I have broken a PS2 controller attempting a license test in Gran Turismo 3, and I have broken an ottoman fighting the boss in Power Stone on Dreamcast, and I have punched a hole in the wall fighting my friend in Virtua Kids on Saturn.

I've also noticed an excess number of ColecoVision consoles being sold through Ebay are located in Canada. No idea on what kind of production numbers were originally shipped to Canada. I do know that there was a Canada specific console made though. All of the markings on the console are in both English and French and the power supply brick is wired at both ends so that the part that plugs into the wall is just a plug and the brick lies on the floor somewhere in between the wall outlet and the console. Unlike the American systems that forced you to block 2-3 outlets just to plug the damn thing in.

I've always been a huge fan of the Virtua Fighter series. My buddy and I use to kick the shit out of each other on Virtua Fighter Kids, what a great game. We also use to play a ton of Loaded, I highly recommend the game. Also VirtuaL On is great game if you Net-Link two systems and have the VirtuaL On twin-stick controllers. It usually makes for some good battles.

I'm looking to pick up a couple of Super Nintendo game consoles. If anybody has one or two laying around they're looking to get rid of send me a PM. I would perfer that the consoles aren't "yellowed". Thanks.

I love to mod and refurbish consoles, but I think that if I did it for a full time job I'd start to get real sick of it though. Now I work at my own pace, when I have time, or when I get an order through my website, but having to do it all day everday I think it would get old quick.

Do you have a link to the auction? What did you pay for it? Did it work when you first got it, and now some time later it's having problems. If so tell the seller that you have problems and ask for a refund/partial refund.

I've taken the occasional ColecoVison apart so here you go. Generally 2 things will give you garbled graphics, unwanted sprites, and audio humming. Of course the ON/OFF switch is generally going to be your main concern. You need to de-solder the switch, clean all the contacts, and apply a contact conditioner to the switch contacts and slides. Do not, and I mean do not apply dielectric grease to the contacts. Sure it will work for a while, but eventually it will just attract dust and you will be back where you started. Secondally the cartridge slot will give you problems. First inspect the slot by looking straight into it. You are looking for any of the connectors to be bent back (not springing back to the center of the card-edge connnector), twisted, or just dirty as hell in general. Best thing to do is burhish, de-oxidize, and condition all of the contacts. After which I would recommend doing the same to all of your cartridges so that you don't re-introduce dirt and corrosion back into the slot. As far as the controllers go, it depends on the problem. Usually it's one or both of the fire buttons that won't work, and/or one or more of the directions that won't work. Rarely do I see a problem with the numeric keypad itself. Again all of the directional switches, and button switches are able to be de-soldered from the board, burnished, de-oxidized, and conditioned for usually, results that rival brand new components. Now most of this work sounds hard, complicated, tedious, and an overall pain in the ass, but do you want to know that you can play your ColecoVision when you want with no problems or do you want to have that thought in the back of your mind that oh I don't want to play it because I can't always move left, shoot, or the screen looks like crap. Good luck to with your newly found project. If by chance you don't think that this is a project that you want to tackle you can always jump over to my website for a full list of refurbishing and modification services that I offer. http://www.geocities.com/double_down_on_11...VideoGames.html

Last BUMP. Less than 12 hours left. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...me=STRK:MESE:IT Thanks for looking.

Thanks. Well this is the 20th ColecoVision console that I've modded. I gave 1 away in a contest, I've sold 6 outright (not through Ebay), modded 4 customer consoles, and auctioned 9 through Ebay. So far I've only had one sell on Ebay for less than $200.00. I never could figure that one out, and a couple of months later the guy re-sold it on Ebay. I think he told me he needed the money. Thanks to all who have looked at and are bidding on my auction. I think the reason for the high sale amount is due to the overwhelming failure rate of the ColecoVision consoles. I've got an Atari 2600 that I've had since I was a kid, I think it was either our 2nd or 3rd one, but neverthless, it's at least 18 years old and it still works fine. The ColecoVision is highly prone to on/off switch and cartride slot problems.

Just a quick bump. Less than 2 days left. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...me=STRK:MESE:IT

Not mine, swear to god. I don't know where the color scheme came from and it sounds like the lights aren't hooked up to work with the original power supply. It requires an external power source. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...8171503584&rd=1

I use a Pelouse PS20DL. You can download the current rates of carriers (USPS, UPS, FedEx) and it will give you their rates for the weight of the package. You don't even have to log onto their websites for the price. It's awesome.

The inside work of what? The BIOS chip and jumpers install, RCA jacks, or the A/V output circuit?

In case anyone here was still thinking about getting one of these little beauties, my real job finally allowd me some time to get one modded up. It has gold-plated A/V output jacks, the "Intro Skip" BIOS upgrade, and comes with all the necessary accessories including a power adapter, gold-plated RCA cords, 5 games, and instruction manuals for everything. Thanks for looking. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=8173289414

The Super Donkey Kong and Super Donkey Kong Junior were prototypes and never released. The Super Donkey Kong has all 4 screens, but the factory screen doesn't include collision detection. Here are cartridge versions that I sell: http://www.geocities.com/double_down_on_11...lecoVision.html Just click on the link for each game to see a detailed description of the differences between the "standard" and the "super" versions are a long with screen shots and cartridge scans.

ColecoVision rules all!

Looks like a couple of handles for some old American Touristor luggage.

Including the Telegames re-releases there were 149 games plus all of the newer games by Daniel Bienvenu, OpCode Games, and others. I don't hate the original controllers as much as others and I actually do like the SA controllers. Not to mention there were quite a few third-party controllers that you could could choose from including some that had an integrated keypad.

At first I was thinking what a boring game, but get past a few boards and the "Ghost" gets a little smarter and a whole lot faster. Not bad.

Last BUMP. Less than 12 hours left! Thanks for looking. All Controllers http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZdoubledownon11 Atari 2600 - Triga Command Joystick Controller http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WDVW Atari 5200 - Wico Command Control Joystick and Keypad http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WDVW Atari 7800 - Atari JoyPad CX-78 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WDVW Coleco ColecoVision - Champ Electronics Keypad Adapter http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WDVW Nintendo NES - Ban Dai Programmable Mega Controller http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WDVW

I sent in a donation. Just wanted to make sure you knew about it and got it before the deadline. Inky, I hope all is well with the family.

Yet another example of a "Power Seller" who's description is 90% bidding, payment, and shipping policies and 10% of an actual description of what they are selling.