Coleco Mini-Arcade - Gaming Historian

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  • Gaming Historian gives a brief overview of the Coleco Mini-Arcade. These little arcade cabinets brought home the arcade and featured Frogger, Donkey Kong, Galaxian, Pac-Man, and more!
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  • @jtszabo1691
    @jtszabo1691 9 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I see those in the background of AVGN's videos and wondered what those were. I think the Mogwai were playing them in the first Gremlins

  • @PETRIXXXX
    @PETRIXXXX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    We need to know avgn's opinion on them. They're always sitting in the back waiting for a review.

    • @pwndkake3980
      @pwndkake3980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh yeah yeah

    • @fuzzydunlop1753
      @fuzzydunlop1753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No, we don't.

    • @PETRIXXXX
      @PETRIXXXX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Fuzzy Dunlop ok

    • @sammmycrashbro8971
      @sammmycrashbro8971 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, yes I agree!

    • @W.2026
      @W.2026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "It runs on FOUR MOTHERFUXKING C BATTERIES. Now, tell me, what would you rather do? Run to the store and buy some C batteries to play your Frogger or whatever, or just go to your local arcade? What're you gonna do with batteries, play at the fuxking beach? Did Coleco have some kinda deal with battery companies to sell more batteries? What were they thinking? ASSSSSSSS"

  • @Drithe
    @Drithe 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I remember when someone brought one of these into school. I was so jealous!!

  • @GuerilleroX
    @GuerilleroX 14 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Bought the Donkey kong one for 3$ some years ago on a yard sale... amazing how well built they are.. still working flawless to this day.

  • @sjang816
    @sjang816 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    omg memories!! i had frogger and ms pac man, cousins had regular pac man and donkey kong..still remember the frogger theme like it was yesterday....i want to go back in time :(

  • @ross-carlson
    @ross-carlson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had, or rather my parents had, the entire series of these. I remembered a few nights before Christmas catching them playing with them so they had to give them to us early. At the time we LOVED them!

  • @Debbienezfan
    @Debbienezfan 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still have my Ms. Pacman from back in the day! I always loved that thing...

  • @LorenHelgeson
    @LorenHelgeson 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had the Ms Pac Man one. Would play it on road trips. One of those ‘jewels’ I hope to add into my collection.

  • @russellj.s.257
    @russellj.s.257 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I originally had The Pac Man that I got for Christmas when I was four but lost it,however over the years I acquired one through a family friend a few years ago for Christmas,loved it then and still love it today along with the newer versions from My Arcade and Basic Fun

  • @Migman77
    @Migman77 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I had Galaxan as a child, I have no idea what happened to it. It was a blast to play.

  • @muhanc.a.9299
    @muhanc.a.9299 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I had the Donkey Kong and it was very fun to play.

    • @patsfan4life
      @patsfan4life 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wore out the button....

  • @MaximumRD
    @MaximumRD 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seeing this I remember having it and playing it a LOT! I loved these stand alones.

  • @mgabrysSF
    @mgabrysSF ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'd love to see a longer form review with the designers explaining how they adapted their titles. That was quite an effort for a VFD display. *don't forget the cheesy commercials.

  • @fuzzydunlop1753
    @fuzzydunlop1753 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man I love frogger, played that game so much back in the days.

  • @jaredmehrlich6683
    @jaredmehrlich6683 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your Frogger, so beautiful. I have my original Pac Man and Donkey Kong mini arcades. However Donkey Kong no longer works, and its missing the sticker on top. still looks cool.

  • @camo3826
    @camo3826 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I got the Galaxian for 75 cents at a yard sale

    • @knowitallbrother6452
      @knowitallbrother6452 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What a lucky man you are

    • @tf2engineer106
      @tf2engineer106 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      NANI

    • @EmeraldLavigne
      @EmeraldLavigne 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol
      I got given one for free
      And didn't take care of it cuz I didn't understand what it was

  • @SPIRE_FAN
    @SPIRE_FAN 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    love your opening and ending themes

  • @RetroGoodness
    @RetroGoodness 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    AWESOME! I'd be keeping my eyes open for these babies!

  • @WillowFaded
    @WillowFaded 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This came out when I was 4, woah!

  • @Medikor
    @Medikor 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a great topic for review. I remember that I used to play these all the time when I would visit my aunt back in the day. God I miss the 80's...

  • @jamesanthony8438
    @jamesanthony8438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've got the "Pac-Man" and "Galaxian" units that I recently dug out of storage. The cabinet on "Galaxian" was broken on the left side (was like that for years) and I was able to finally fix it with Super Glue Gel (which didn't exist at the time it broke). Worked like a charm; much better than regular Super Glue ever could with that type of plastic. It's missing the battery cover, but I noticed someone on ebay selling 3D printed replacements. May try that at some point. Wish I could've found the "Frogger" one years ago; would've definitely grabbed that one for the collection.
    I used to have them jury rigged with a 6V calculator adapter but lost that about 30 years ago. I might try making a new one, or throwing a(n) AA or AAA holder together to plug the leads from it onto the contacts since I've got plenty of those around here. (Thanks, HarborFreight Cheap Battery coupons!) =)

  • @DarthJay91
    @DarthJay91 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome as usual!

  • @justylex
    @justylex 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember getting Galaxian for Xmas when I was a kid but was disappointed because I had wanted Donkey Kong

  • @genkaiba15
    @genkaiba15 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks fun!

  • @Danimal77
    @Danimal77 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still have The Galaxian one 40 years later!!!

  • @RPGtourguide
    @RPGtourguide 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have the Donkey Kong mini arcade. I'd love to have the Frogger one some day, but don't see myself paying that much for one. :P

  • @gabrielgoldwoulfe2277
    @gabrielgoldwoulfe2277 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember these from Gremlins (Donkey Kong) and also in the back of the car on National Lampoons Vacation (Pac Man).

  • @antdude
    @antdude 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was short.
    My parents kept my Frogger game!

  • @RocketLawnchair
    @RocketLawnchair 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Alwyas seent these around, but never picked one up. Cool little video.

  • @SpeLinnea
    @SpeLinnea 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's cool stuff! I've never seen these for real, I would like to try one out. Good footnote! :)

  • @oldchf
    @oldchf 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Holy crap, I got a Mrs. Pac-Man one for $0.50 at a garage sale!!

  • @sticktendo
    @sticktendo 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG. I used to have the Donkey Kong one and I loved it! I wonder what happened to mine.

  • @moebear
    @moebear 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We used to have the donkey kong jr. one. It was awesome.

  • @Manoau2002
    @Manoau2002 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a coleco zaxxon tabletop. I would like to get them all they would look awesome on my shelf.

  • @ngantnier
    @ngantnier 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, that's sweet.

  • @COMPFUNK2
    @COMPFUNK2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, I wasn’t even aware that this channel has been around for so long.

  • @BoJangles42
    @BoJangles42 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wanted one of these so badly as a kid. Just bought one from eBay. Finally haha!

  • @marcogarza3479
    @marcogarza3479 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have all the Coleco Tabletops plus Qbert , Defender, Donkey Kong jr..all of them in the box near mint condition.. it cost me a pretty penny to own them all and near mint..back in the day I was only 12 years old and I always wanted to own at least one of them but never did because they where to expensive for me to buy..now I'm 43 years old and I been hunting this things for the past 5 years in flea markets with no luck. until I came across Ebay LOW AND BEHOLD !! found them all.

  • @sleazyfellow
    @sleazyfellow 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My brother had donkey kong back when, now I got a qbert one myself.

  • @noneyajdub
    @noneyajdub 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    I played these when I was a kid. Some of my younger uncles had some. I was probably around 5 or 6.lol I still remember them though.

  • @GrocerGames
    @GrocerGames 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Had the Galaxian one. May still have it somewhere...

  • @12...
    @12... 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I keep seeing the frogger one on your shelf

  • @Castcoder
    @Castcoder 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool EarthBound ending!

  • @seemoremacstuff
    @seemoremacstuff 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    cool man, just picked one of the Pac Man ones at the Good Will for 15 bucks, also it works like a champ.

  • @RottenRroses
    @RottenRroses 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are still new arcade cabinets being produced and if not what were the last ones?

  • @williamclark3671
    @williamclark3671 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi nice video dude!

  • @SubvenioArguo
    @SubvenioArguo 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    There are Coleco Frogger Mini Arcades on Ebay for around $100. I'd buy one if i had a Museum.

  • @Disthron
    @Disthron 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd be interested to see how galager played on one of these. My cousins had one when I was a kid but ether it was broken or maybe it was just because it wasn't plugged in. I believe it was a pack man one. I wish I'd been able to play it back in the day.

  • @ScrewAttackEurope
    @ScrewAttackEurope 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Question, is the Coleco Donkey Kong Jr machine the same as the Game & Watch one Nintendo released?

  • @alchron
    @alchron 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got a Ms. Pacman one, but I also got a Q-bert one that is a mini arcade version.

  • @SystemJinx
    @SystemJinx 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another Pacman Coleco mini-arcade owner here. It looks great sitting on my shelf. No idea if it works anymore.

  • @SeiferA2001
    @SeiferA2001 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have the Pac Man one. It's in decent shape, I guess; Probably could sell it for as much as it was worth back then in it's condition. I haven't tried to turn it on in years, though, so who knows for sure if it's even sellable.

  • @Manlypitts
    @Manlypitts 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had the PAC man mini arcade up until a few years ago before I heavily got into games. I lost it and have no idea where it is and now I see it all the time and have found out there super expensive and Now I am bummed out because I will have to raise some serious dough to get a new one.

  • @BrianKelly1979
    @BrianKelly1979 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I almost had a near mint donkey kong from a flea market for 5 but by the time my mom gave me the money it was gone. My friends had beat up one but it still worked and was awesome. I never played the others though.

  • @laughingfurry
    @laughingfurry 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't know Coleco started these. I only remember the Ms. Pacman one from them. However, I did get to see imitaters. I once met someone who had a mini arcade of Popeye, which was interesting.

  • @thehorrorhound6575
    @thehorrorhound6575 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It says sega on the side. How cool is that lol. Even before they were big they were making waves somehow

  • @TygerFox
    @TygerFox 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    history made fun

  • @brutalistlegend
    @brutalistlegend 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    i have like 5 of these things my friends family gave me all of them when he passed

  • @Lesrevesdhiver
    @Lesrevesdhiver 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    regardless of any home system's graphics etc, nothing was quite like being at the arcade itself.

  • @therealhardrock
    @therealhardrock 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had one of these as a kid. It was of Gottlieb's Q*Bert.

  • @thewitchpolyglot6625
    @thewitchpolyglot6625 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some company re-released these things, they are for $30. The Walgreens near my house have had this since 2 months and nobody buys it. I mean, $30 for just one game you can play online

  • @boulderman64
    @boulderman64 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i got one from a very kind reseller for 40

  • @kohpelord
    @kohpelord 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to have the DK Junior one, but I have no idea what happened to it. I think it eventually stopped working, anyway.

  • @retrikstudios9025
    @retrikstudios9025 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My local thrift shop has a CIB frogger one for $40. I can't afford it right now though :(

    • @mycroftmagno9558
      @mycroftmagno9558 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i saw Four Sometime in Amazon for $120

    • @deadryan4262
      @deadryan4262 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      If I had the money , I would buy it for you !

    • @qn2h
      @qn2h 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      what do you mean you can't buy it? i could easily buy the CIB frogger for you (if i wasn't under 18 and in the uk)

  • @victorhernandez8723
    @victorhernandez8723 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hard to believe that these old table top ports of classic video games are older the the Tiger LCD games, but they had better quality graphics. That’s kind of sad.

  • @mrmontnegro
    @mrmontnegro 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    "...If you're looking for a wonderful piece of thread through the ministries, definitely pick up alito meaning arcade."
    LOL Google Translate Captions FTW

  • @ahrichards5241
    @ahrichards5241 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:14 Hey I've been there 3 times!

  • @zacmariozeroreturns
    @zacmariozeroreturns 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have the donkey kong coleco right next to me.

  • @jacobfeldpausch8204
    @jacobfeldpausch8204 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the song at 1:45?
    It sounds familiar

    • @keeby6483
      @keeby6483 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jacob Feldpausch Ness's victory theme from Super Smash Bros. Melee

  • @15plus2isnot39
    @15plus2isnot39 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    cool

  • @jamesgreep9344
    @jamesgreep9344 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m not sure what’s more mini, the arcade cabinet or the episode.

    • @REALMARCHINADER
      @REALMARCHINADER ปีที่แล้ว +1

      These were back in the days when a 5 minute video was considered long. So back then this was accpetable

  • @arrabib
    @arrabib 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes Street Fighter 4, Dragon Ball Heroes and Yu Gi Oh Arcade Terminal

  • @MrEricleblanc26
    @MrEricleblanc26 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a Zaxxon one.

  • @Spideymations
    @Spideymations 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just the mini frogger arcade for christmas

    • @antdude
      @antdude 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Spideydoesgaming You missed a verb. :P

    • @Spideymations
      @Spideymations 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +antdude lol, I got*

  • @jdmcknight41
    @jdmcknight41 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    My sister had the donkey Kong one, don't have the Vegas idea , on what had happened to it though...

  • @smashbrosfan31
    @smashbrosfan31 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    so thats what those things are in AVGN's basement

  • @Bucky07
    @Bucky07 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Growing up, I wanted one of these SOOOO bad... :\

  • @seanlucci9060
    @seanlucci9060 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have the Pacman mini arcade

  • @TerrorTales4271998
    @TerrorTales4271998 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    well im glad i own 2 packman ones

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lucky is the one who has the complete set of these mini-arcades

  • @Soullessssssss
    @Soullessssssss 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    i have only seen these in videos

  • @johndent9093
    @johndent9093 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is bad I want to gut it and make it run a cm4 and custom pcb, make the controller more versatile more buttons for a lot more games, rechargeable batteries, and custom stickers/decals... A boy can dream...

  • @The8BitChampion
    @The8BitChampion 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mine ran 6 D Batteries.

  • @papparazzi79
    @papparazzi79 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why so short? Because its a mini? :(

  • @gamerman3434
    @gamerman3434 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    i found the frogger 1 at a garage sale for cheap. wish i knew better then.....

  • @laughingfurry
    @laughingfurry 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @inuyasha103190
    I'm 27. Handhelds and similiar were starting to be just Sega and Nintendo when I was a kid, so you probably didn't grow up seeing anything like these.

  • @stevieVantanna
    @stevieVantanna 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always think of Gremlins.

  • @josephjones5643
    @josephjones5643 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    My pac man mini arcade is not worth $100, I believe it was only up-to about $66 on Ebay, however an unopened version was at about $110

  • @robertcherman
    @robertcherman ปีที่แล้ว

    I played these still in my diapers, in the late 70s

  • @SevenDeMagnus
    @SevenDeMagnus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi. The look of EL displays is better than backlit LCDs in most cases:-) Just like Nixie tubes. God bless. Proverbs 31

  • @benitomorales577
    @benitomorales577 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This sound reminds me of corner the waffle 1:46

    • @REALMARCHINADER
      @REALMARCHINADER ปีที่แล้ว

      It's just Ness's victory theme song for Smash Melee and Brawl.

  • @enrico759
    @enrico759 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Like the original arcade versions more

  • @kings355
    @kings355 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    PC FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Cp-71
    @Cp-71 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    60 dollars? In 1982 you could buy ZX-81 for just 50...

  • @unnameablename
    @unnameablename 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is a PAC man one at my grand parents house.

  • @MrKingPotato
    @MrKingPotato 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whoop hoop 13

  • @calebxcuyugan
    @calebxcuyugan 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want the popeye the sailor or donkey kong

  • @brutalistlegend
    @brutalistlegend 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Bittergamer1886 yes

  • @lightningfun6486
    @lightningfun6486 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have the PAC-MAN one but it dosent work anymore

  • @emirzaki3616
    @emirzaki3616 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #FroggerColecoMiniArcade