358 - Colecovision: Arcade Conversions
May 02, 2025•1 hr 39 min
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Episode description
Released in 1982, the Colecovision was a direct contender to the Atari 5200, yet no one really speaks about it - especially in the UK.
Join Almac and Kingy as they chat about the system and go through a list of a dozen games they deem worthy of everyone playing.
The games are:
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Donkey Kong Jr.
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Mr. Do
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Gyruss
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Bump ‘n’ Jump
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Jungle Hunt
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Carnival
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Congo Bongo
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Matt Patrol (unreleased version of Moon Patrol)
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Spy Hunter
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Frenzy
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Time Pilot
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Zaxxon
Show notes:
Homebrew games - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8vFgMBFhYI
Flashcart!
https://github.com/aotta/PiCOLECO
Convert your NES controller
https://yesterware.blogspot.com/2020/06/turn-nes-controller-into-colecovision.html
https://github.com/samson7point1/coleco_to_nes
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