Bartsfam Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) I recently won a Colecovision press kit on EBay, and it had the CV prototype on the folder's cover. The date on it is 1982. I own other press kits, and have never seen this particular press kit before, and thought I would share some of the inserts. Unfortunately the cover shows a little wear, and someone initialed it, but otherwise it is in decent condition. It came with 15 inserts all in great shape. The flyers contain the usual first releases and vapor ware, but four games caught my eye. I never knew that initially Coleco had plans to release Vanguard, Phoenix, and Challenger from Centuri for the CV. There's also flyers showing these 3 games being released for Intellivision and the 2600. In all of the discussions about vaporware, I'm sure that it came up, I just don't remember it. And on one flyer containing strategy games they show a mock up of "Dimensional Puzzles." Who knows what that was going to turn out like. Anyway, if I am bringing up old news, sorry. But, here are some of the scans for those that have never seen them before. Edited July 21, 2017 by Bartsfam 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Please scan the flyers! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartsfam Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 Please scan the flyers! I will be away on business until next Tuesday, but will post the rest as soon as I can. Hopefully next Tuesday! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Wow, that's really neat. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Ohh wow..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 This is excellent and not old news. Never knew about the Centuri deal that apparently fell through, but those cartridges look rad! Thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digress Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 First I've ever heard of these as being intended releases originally. And those proto type controllers look nice too. phoenix dimensional puzzels vanguard challenger what is this one do you figure? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downland1983 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 First I've ever heard of these as being intended releases originally. And those proto type controllers look nice too. phoenix dimensional puzzels vanguard challenger what is this one do you figure? Based on the caption description "exclusive licenses in arcade, sports, gaming, fantasy, play & learn..." compared to the names that can be clearly made out, I'm inclined to think the hard to read cartridge must be a sports game. Maybe "Head to Head" Football or Baseball before those games were changed to "Super Action" and released with the Super Action Controllers? I'm envisioning "Head to Head" being stacked vertically in the red text, and then football or baseball to the right of that in yellow. Although that leaves some text in blue above that which I haven't accounted for. It's a total guess on my part, and it might not even match up with the lettering that is visible though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 The Centuri games that never came to be are widely known. Just check out my Collector's Liat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crapahute Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 I've noticed that the ref number of Challenger (2432) was then used for Mr Turtle which was a vaporware too. The ref number for Phoenix (2415) was then used by Space Fury. And the number for Chess Challenger (2438) was used by... Collectorvision's Chess Challenger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartsfam Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Got back a day early! Here are the rest of the flyers from this kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartsfam Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 And the rest of them.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downland1983 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 First I've ever heard of these as being intended releases originally. And those proto type controllers look nice too. phoenix dimensional puzzels vanguard challenger what is this one do you figure? Based on the caption description "exclusive licenses in arcade, sports, gaming, fantasy, play & learn..." compared to the names that can be clearly made out, I'm inclined to think the hard to read cartridge must be a sports game. Maybe "Head to Head" Football or Baseball before those games were changed to "Super Action" and released with the Super Action Controllers? I'm envisioning "Head to Head" being stacked vertically in the red text, and then football or baseball to the right of that in yellow. Although that leaves some text in blue above that which I haven't accounted for. It's a total guess on my part, and it might not even match up with the lettering that is visible though. Got back a day early! Here are the rest of the flyers from this kit. scan0002.jpg scan0008.jpg scan0009.jpg scan0010.jpg scan0011.jpg scan0012.jpg scan0013.jpg Wow, awesome to see how right my guess was. It was Head to Head Baseball after all. The text in yellow was "Electronic". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Way cool!!! Thanks for sharing these gems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk269 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Tunnels and Trolls and the Skiing game were two I wish came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I wonder if "Dimensional Puzzle" eventually became "Illusions" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Sad the wheel never made it into the released controllers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I wonder if "Dimensional Puzzle" eventually became "Illusions" There's no chance of it being related. Illusions was made by Mattel's French office, Nice Ideas: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/259164-nice-ideas-the-complete-storyboard-revealed/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Just for completeness sake, I have included the inner back folder and back folder scan. Also, I have included my scan of the front cover without the writing on it, but with a "Confidential" sticker... can cut and paste between the two to make a clean scan. As far as I know, mine was complete which means your's is complete. I think there was one other "Coleco Press Kit 1982 (1st Release)" that was incomplete. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumbai Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 As far as I know, mine was complete which means your's is complete. To further this point, the one I have in my possession is as both of yours in terms of contents (sheet count and the like). I think there was one other "Coleco Press Kit 1982 (1st Release)" that was incomplete. I'm not certain what you're communicating here. Perhaps I'm being thick about parsing this sentence, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 To further this point, the one I have in my possession is as both of yours in terms of contents (sheet count and the like). I'm not certain what you're communicating here. Perhaps I'm being thick about parsing this sentence, though. Just saying that "I think" there was one other in existence... known to me. Now that you have stated that you have a complete Press Kit as well, then there are 3 complete that I know of. Yeah, just a little thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumbai Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) Yeah, just a little thick. It's late. I thought perhaps you were possibly referring to the other dealer folder that Coleco issued in '82 if not what you just restated as your point. Edited July 26, 2017 by mumbai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) Oh yeah, the other Press Kit/Dealer Folder from 1982. Awesome bit of history, but these 1982 offerings pale in comparison to what was made for 1983 and that one pales compared to the two that were made for 1984 along with the CES binder. Edited July 26, 2017 by NIAD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartsfam Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 Just saying that "I think" there was one other in existence... known to me. Now that you have stated that you have a complete Press Kit as well, then there are 3 complete that I know of. Yeah, just a little thick. I have another set of six flyers from this same kit from 1982. I got them in a mixed bag of CV goodies on EBay some years ago. Now that I have 6 duplicates, I may offer them up soon if anyone is interested in six flyers from this kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartsfam Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 I have six duplicate flyers from this kit for sale in the Marketplace if anyone is interested. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/268276-1982-colecovision-press-kit-flyers/ Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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