HawkMines #1 Posted December 3, 2015 I just recently got a Colecovision and I only have 1st party games, (and Moonsweeper Color variant!) so I figured that the best place to learn what the best 3rd party games are is to ask the experts. Also, are their any companies that I should outright avoid? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nutsy Doodleheimer #2 Posted December 3, 2015 Parker Bros. games are some of the best on the Colecovision. Frogger, Frogger 2 Threedeep, Gyruss, Montezuma's Revenge, Popeye, Q*Bert, Star Wars The Arcade Game, Super Cobra, and Tutankam. That is your best bet. Only a few by Activision were made like H.E.R.O., River Raid, Pitfall, and Pitfall 2. And a couple from Imagic. Epyx and Atarisoft had a few as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TPR #3 Posted December 3, 2015 Here's my favorite 3rd party games: - BC's Quest for Tires - Centipede - Defender - Frogger - Galaxian - Gyruss - HERO - Jumpman Jr - Jungle Hunt - Keystone Kapers - Miner 2049er - Montezuma's Revenge - Oil's Well - Pitfall II - Popeye - Q*Bert - River Raid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+digress #4 Posted December 3, 2015 I'm not sure if people consider these 3rd party or not but SPY HUNTER FRENZY These are games that you can replay forever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixelboy #5 Posted December 3, 2015 I'm not sure if people consider these 3rd party or not but SPY HUNTER FRENZY These are games that you can replay forever. Those were released through Coleco, so they should be considered first-party titles. But yeah, I agree those games are great. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+opcode #6 Posted December 3, 2015 Atari and Parker are my favorites. Atari would be the best far had they released all the unreleased prototypes and other announced but never released games. From a technical point of view, they were the best 3rd party, which is kind of ironic. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kamshaft #7 Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) Activision and Atarisoft to me had the best releases overall. Pound for pound. Parker Brothers was hit and miss, but good for the most part. It's whoever got the arcade exclusives first really. Edited December 3, 2015 by Kamshaft Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HawkMines #8 Posted December 3, 2015 It looks like the Parker Brothers and Atari games are the most liked from what I see so far. Hopefully my new Centipede doesn't get lost in transit! Sadly, all the Activision and Imagic games for the Coleco are EXPENSIVE! Now my next question would have to be: How much would a Parker Brothers game without a label, that is unknown what game it is, be worth? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mumbai #9 Posted December 3, 2015 How much would a Parker Brothers game without a label, that is unknown what game it is, be worth? $1. It is most likely either Q*Bert or Popeye. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HawkMines #10 Posted December 3, 2015 $1. It is most likely either Q*Bert or Popeye. Well, that was fast. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mumbai #11 Posted December 3, 2015 Well, that was fast. The wonders of the modern age and all... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HawkMines #12 Posted December 3, 2015 The wonders of the modern age and all... Yet, nobody has answered my second question, "Are their any companies that I should outright avoid?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kamshaft #13 Posted December 3, 2015 Unless you're a big fan is educational games, I'd stay away from those. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mumbai #14 Posted December 3, 2015 Yet, nobody has answered my second question, "Are their any companies that I should outright avoid?" Probably the Spinnaker and Fisher-Price releases, but that has less to do with the software quality than the audiences they targeted. For general market games, XonoX would probably be my pick for least favored third party producer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mumbai #15 Posted December 3, 2015 Unless you're a big fan is educational games, I'd stay away from those. You either dropped some of your reply or were peeking into my reply-in-progress ... or looking directly into my mind, perhaps. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HawkMines #16 Posted December 3, 2015 Probably the Spinnaker and Fisher-Price releases, but that has less to do with the software quality than the audiences they targeted. Unless you're a big fan is educational games, I'd stay away from those. They have been shunned. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HawkMines #17 Posted December 3, 2015 Sadly, all the Imagic games for the Coleco are EXPENSIVE! Edit: just saw mumbai's FS thread. I will be looking for Nova Blast and Wing War. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TPR #18 Posted December 3, 2015 Probably the Spinnaker and Fisher-Price releases, but that has less to do with the software quality than the audiences they targeted. For general market games, XonoX would probably be my pick for least favored third party producer. I would also second this. Sunrise Software is another one I'm not too fond of their games either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youki #19 Posted December 4, 2015 One of my favorites Third Party ( with Atarisoft and activitson) are game done by Nice Idea (ex Mattel electronics) , unfortunately lot of their title had never been released. But just look at Burger time for instance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HawkMines #20 Posted December 4, 2015 I'm looking for released games though, and I don't think they released any in the US. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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