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Gone But Not Forgotten

ColecoVision

1982–1985

Arcade-quality at home — then the crash.

The console that wowed everyone by bringing near-arcade-perfect ports home, with Donkey Kong right in the box. It sold fast out of the gate, but the great video-game crash of 1983 and Coleco's own missteps ended it within a few years.

The Details

  • Opened · 1982
  • Closed · 1985
  • Filed under · 👾 Game Consoles