IGN Retro does a Colecovision's Buyerr's guide

[8th lutz]

http://retro.ign.com/articles/858/858257p1.html

 

This is there 2nd buyers guide. The first they did is with the Atari 5200. This the first thing IGN Retro future or review for the Colecovision.

 

The Author said he has have great admiration for the Colecovision.

 

He mentioned the following:

 

Collecting classic videogames is a passion of mine. I don't so bonkers of picking up every piece of minutiae because that level of obsession can really kill both your pocketbook and your social life. When you're passing up dates and gatherings because you have to stay home and snipe eBay auctions, you're in trouble. But collecting for fun can be a real joy for both old-timers and gamers that merged into this industry as late as the PSone.

 

The big catch is that you cannot just grab these classic carts and just throw them on a shelf. Where's the fun in that? Games are meant to be played, so if you're starting a library of classics, be sure to seek out the games you'll have the most fun actually playing. Once you have those, then it's time to start filling in any gaps.

 

The Colecovision was a monster compared to the dominant Atari 2600 -- it simply out-gunned it on every front. The Colecovision was capable of replicating arcade games with remarkably accuracy, and so Coleco made sure that its library was full of quarter-munchers from the pack-in Donkey Kong to more obscure coin-ops like Pepper II, Space Panic, and Venture.

 

Embarking on a Colecovision collection is enormously rewarding, chiefly because there are so many great game worth having. When drawing up this list, I placed fun above rarity and value -- that's why you won't see ultra-rare games like Wing War anywhere near this guide.

 

Here are the games he claimed to be the core of the Colecovision:

 

BC's Quest for Tires

Burger Time

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong Jr.

Dragonfire

Frenzy

Gorf

Jumpman Junior

Miner 2049er

Mr. Do's Castle

Pepper II

Pitstop

Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle

Star Wars: The Arcade Game

Tarzan

Tutankham

Venture

WarGames

Zaxxon

 

If you admire Epyx, there's one more Colecovision port you should hunt down Gateway to Apshai. It's a great adventure-RPG game that will draw you in for hours.

 

He said at the end:

 

The Colecovision had a rep as an arcade port machine, but there are a handful of strange games for the system that you should look into if you're something of a completionist. Now, these games are not necessarily good -- but they are interesting additions to any library: Oil's Well, Sammy Lightfoot, The Heist, Moonsweeper, Campaign '84, and Antarctic Adventure. And, of course, you gotta hunt down Mountain King. And Montezuma's Revenge. And Moon Sweeper.

 

Naturally, there are bound to be favorites left out of every list, and surely you have some suggestions. Be sure to tell other budding collectors which Colecovision games they should pursue in addition to those found in this buyer's guide.

 

I didn't post this article for my excitement of ign retro, but to let people know that they are starting cover the colecovison. I don't know what will be review or future on the colecovision. I only am posting interviews, or features like this for the post on the forums.

Edited March 11, 2008 by 8th lutz

[doubledown]

I can't believe he has Tarzan on the must have list. I don't hate the game, but come on where's Spy Hunter or Root Beer Tapper. And what emulator did he get that BurgerTime screenshot from... not the ColecoVision. The CV version has the stage/peppers/lives info on the right side of the screen.

[Jess Ragan]

I can't complain too much about that list. After all, it's got Mr. Do's Castle on it!

 

Recommending Mountain King seems like a sick joke, though. If you've got a 5200, there's no reason whatsoever to play the stiff ColecoVision port.

 

EDIT: That could be Mattel's version of the game, DoubleDown. There were two version of Burgertime on the system, although only one received a commercial release. Same goes with Bump 'n Jump.

Edited March 11, 2008 by Jess Ragan

[Atarifever]

I'm not complaining. At least lately a modern gaming site is doing retro articles that don't have the N64 and PS1 as the primary "retro" machines. They're not even doing the SNES. Or the NES! Awesome. Real retro.

[Jess Ragan]

Retro is a really subjective term. If you're twenty three, NES is about as retro as it gets. If you're fifty three, the ColecoVision may not be retro enough!

 

For what it's worth, I wouldn't mind a bit if they started covering NES and Super NES games. They're great systems, and plenty old enough to be considered "retro" by most gamers' standards.

[+Psionic]

Recommending Mountain King seems like a sick joke, though. If you've got a 5200, there's no reason whatsoever to play the stiff ColecoVision port.

And if you've got an Atari 8-bit computer or Commodore 64, there's no reason to play the 5200 version with a wonky joystick.

 

EDIT: That could be Mattel's version of the game, DoubleDown.

It is.

[jboypacman]

NES=Old School/Colecovision=Classic

 

Both could be considered retro i suppose.