Did Coleco ever release this game shown on the box & in the catalog?:

[FibroFreak78]

Horse Racing.....

Pics were shown,among other games,in the coleco catalog and on the console box,but I never knew if it was released or not (as I would like to eventually have this one)....

Thanks!

[Pixelboy]

Horse Racing was one of those games that Coleco never released, along with Wild Western, Dracula, Mr. Turtle, etc.

 

Back in Coleco's early days, they would make mockups and present them to the public as a marketing tactic, to gauge consumer interest, and also to make competitors sweat a little. Such titles as Horse Racing probably never even reached the prototype stage.

[FibroFreak78]

Bastards!...lol

I saw the picture and thought the game looked sooo cool...ah well...thanx for the imput,it was what I wasn't hoping to hear

[+Psionic]

Such titles as Horse Racing probably never even reached the prototype stage.

No, it did not.

 

If you're looking for a decent horse racing game, try Steeplechase for Atari 2600 or Horse Racing for Intellivision.

[FibroFreak78]

Gonna hafta try steeplechase for the 2600...I have the adapter for my coleco but also have the reg. 2600 console,I'm just more of a Coleco girl Ryan,you should know that!

[riffraff]

The game I wanted but never game out for Coleco was the Dungeon's & Dragons type game they showed a mock up of. Damn you!

 

There is a good horse racing game on the modern consoles from Tecmo. Gallop Racer 2003

[+Allan]

I wanted the cool looking skiing game and the Dracula game.

 

Allan

[FibroFreak78]

Teases!

[FibroFreak78]

Should've followed through with the pics in the book/on the box :-(

Ah well...what can ya do?

[+Psionic]

Should've followed through with the pics in the book/on the box :-(

Ah well...what can ya do?

Well, you can blame Coleco's marketing department...they moreso than anyone had the say in which games ended up being made. They simply didn't think a horse racing game would sell well.

[FibroFreak78]

Should've followed through with the pics in the book/on the box :-(

Ah well...what can ya do?

Well, you can blame Coleco's marketing department...they moreso than anyone had the say in which games ended up being made. They simply didn't think a horse racing game would sell well.

 

Probably not but they would've had at least one sale (moi)...lol

Well off to find my next big want then...(rootbeer)Tapper

 

Thanks for all the imput Ryan!

[Vic George 2K3]

Rather disappointing that the CV Horse Racing game never came out, as neither did their would-be AD&D clone Tunnels & Trolls.

[Crazy Climber]

Gonna hafta try steeplechase for the 2600...

Good Luck tracking a copy of it down, Video Gems games are pretty hard to find

[+Psionic]

Good Luck tracking a copy of it down, Video Gems games are pretty hard to find

 

The PAL Video Gems release is very hard to find, but the NTSC release is a mildly uncommon Sears title.

https://www.atari2600.com/item--Steeplechase--PROD931.html

[A.J. Franzman]

Good Luck tracking a copy of it down, Video Gems games are pretty hard to find

 

The PAL Video Gems release is very hard to find, but the NTSC release is a mildly uncommon Sears title.

https://www.atari2600.com/item--Steeplechase--PROD931.html

... and they're two completely different games that happen to have the same theme and similar titles, one is not just a region-mod of the other.