questions about COLECOVISION and ADAM computer...

[lucifershalo]

I always thought that the Adam computer for the Colecovision was just an interfqce

but it seems to have its specific games

are they different than for the Colecovision? More powerful?

is there Donkey Kong for Adam - different than for CV?

what is the support for Adam? cart? tape? disk?

 

any websites that gives infos

 

it is a shame that there is no website with complete list of colecovision games, with details, screenshots,.... like for Intellivision, Vectrex and Atari

[Bill Brasky]

There are two versions of the ADAM. One was an add-on that plugged into the front of your Colecovision. The other was a stand alone unit with a Colecovision board built in. Yes, there's ADAM specific software on tape and disc but the ADAM could also play CV carts. The ADAM isn't more powerful, it uses the same Z-80 cpu as the CV but it has more memory and is greatly expandable with plug in cards. The ADAM is almost like a clone of the MSX computer. The games are usually much larger than cart games and are writable so you can save high-scores and initials etc.. There are many sites with CV screenshots but only a couple with ADAM info.

 

http://www.sacnews.net/adamcomputer/

Edited July 11, 2007 by Bill Brasky

[lucifershalo]

thanks for your answer, Bill

 

if you can give me some websites with CV games infos...thanks

 

except for videogamesreviews I dont know any

[+Psionic]

if you can give me some websites with CV games infos...thanks

Ole Nielsen's excellent Danish ColecoVision site:

http://www.colecovision.dk/

http://home1.stofanet.dk/oleprivat/coleco.html

 

ColecoNation newsletter:

http://www.coleconation.com/

 

ColecoVison Player's Resource (has screenshots of every game):

http://home.comcast.net/~mycoleco/cv.htm

 

ColecoVison reviews:

http://www.lakupo.com/grblitz/colex1.htm

http://www.videogamecritic.net/coleco.htm

http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/coleco/

 

Other sites:

http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/colecovision/

http://www.opcodegames.com/

 

Hope that helps!

Edited July 12, 2007 by PingvinBlueJeans

[Pixelboy]

Too bad colecovision.nl no longer exists... RIP...

 

But at least there's colecoworld.com, although it's never updated.

[+Psionic]

Too bad colecovision.nl no longer exists... RIP...

But at least there's colecoworld.com, although it's never updated.

You're right...which is why I totally forgot about that one.

 

lucifershalo makes a good point though...there are quite a few fairly good Coleco sites out there, but there's no really great 'definitive' CV/ADAM site, and, as you mention, the ones that are out there are rarely updated.

Edited July 12, 2007 by PingvinBlueJeans