I have a Coleco Adam (the stand alone computer) which plays all the CV games. It's a pretty cool computer, actually I have two of them and one has the static problem like your CV does, but I never thought to replace the cable. So it looks I'll be doing that , thanks.
Crazily enough, Coleco was headquartered in my neck of the woods. For as awesome as the Colecovision is, it goes a step further in that it was the first home console that introduced us to what we know today as game cartridges in the standard format. Prior to that system, cartridges came in all shapes, sizes and formats depending on the system they were for, and the earliest ones barely had space for a label on them.
Oh, man, seeing colecovisions just takes me back! I miss my system! They really need to do a coleco's greatest hits collection like Atari did with the Atari 50th, but they'd have to get with Nintendo and well.. everyone and get ALL the great games on it!
Love these restoration vids! I don't know if it's the making the things from our past look new again, or just the fact I don't have to do it. 😆 Keep making magic Jon you're doin' great!!
Wow, really great condition. I never luck into any old consoles in local area that are really good shape. I wished i bought a original xbox back years ago when the next new one came out, when people were selling their old xboxes. I never had an xbox, i just had PlayStations.
Can you share what glue you are using? I am a big fan of Goo Gone, but never knew what to use to reaffix labels. Thank you for sharing the love of the old consoles. My favorite Coleco game is Mr. Do!
Most of my school associates had the 2600 or the Intellivisio. They asked me why I had asked my folks for the Coleco; they thought the Colecovision controllers were too complex, just based on the way they looked: the number pad, the shoulder buttons, and the mushroom joystick. First time I have heard of that 'noise putty;' pretty slick idea.
Still waiting on Part 3, I hope this isn't a thing where too much time has passed to finish this series because i really like these restoration/cleanup videos
The RF on this system is heinous. I installed composite jacks into mine about a week ago, and while it's still not perfect, it's definitely a step up from how it originally looked.
I don't know what kind of RF adapter you used, but it's been my experience that 99% of static problems are due to those old TV/Game switchboxes, rather than the cable itself. A few years ago, I hooked up my Grandparents' Atari 2600 to a CRT TV. The image was horrible, and covered with static. Fiddling with the switchbox gave marginal improvement. For the hell of it, I popped the back cover off the switchbox, and connected wires directly to the switch contacts for game input and TV output. Literally all of the static disappeared and the image looked as sharp as it did when the console first came out of the box. Back in the 80s, fiddling with the switchbox was SOP to improve the image.
@@GenXGrownUp I never actually used one of those. I did once try using a coax cable with my C64, using a coax to RCA adapter, but the results were worse than using an RCA cable.
I obtained another CV system late last year, as i gave my original (also with SACs and roller ball) to nephews decades ago. For my recent acquisition, I took console and controllers apart completely to clean contacts, etc. Have not yet modded for the rgb output, but that's pending, along with taking apart additional super action controllers i obtained to fix up. My nephews mostly destroyed my original system.
Dammit, Jon! Now you've got me looking for an Expansion Module #1 even though I already have a Heavy Sixer, a 7800 and the System Changer for the Intelllivision! Never enough Atari, I guess. Now, let me outta here before I start eyeing the tumor known as the VCS Adapter for the 5200.😅
You said you changed out the wire to fix the static - I have my old original intellivision and it's horrible. Did you have the cord lying around or did you purchase it? Any recommendations on where to get the wire, and the RF switch piece? Not sure which is my problem, or if the system itself is the problem
The cable I had - just a straight RCA-type with a ferrite choke on it. I've bypassed the switch box, though, and just plug straight into this adapter: amz.run/9GTl
You didn't show, nor mention, how difficult, or easy, it was to straighten out the front decal with its layer of adhesive. If it was tricky to do, what exactly was difficult about it, and did you find a method making the process easier? I see your collection is close to resembling what I once had, and what I wouldn't mind building it back up to. I still own the expansion module #1: ATARI 2600 adapter, the expansion module #2: Driving Controller with TURBO game cartridge, the Super Action Controllers with Super Action Baseball game cartridge, and expansion module #3: the ADAM computer expansion module, although I recall my mother giving that away to somebody when I received a new computer for Christmas a few years later. I never did acquire the Roller Controller/Trackball with SLITHER game cartridge, nor did any of my Colecovision-owning friends ever have one, so I have yet to even try gaming with one. As far as the games, I know I am missing a few from my collection, but without a list to compare, I don't know which ones offhand. However, I see atop that stack that you managed to acquire SEWER SAM, a title which I was quite excited about playing, but never did. I'm sure the advertisement made the game sound much more thrilling, and adventuresome than it actually was, judging from the gameplay I have only somewhat recently seen online. Good luck with the hunt!!! I'm looking to future videos on your successes!!!!
I did mention it. Maybe you skipped the end, but I explained that decals & reassembly will be including in the next installment. Hopefully you'll subscribe and check it one when it publishes. 😁
Great series. I’m really enjoying it! 🕹️ 📺 🙂
Thank you for watching. 😁
I have a Coleco Adam (the stand alone computer) which plays all the CV games. It's a pretty cool computer, actually I have two of them and one has the static problem like your CV does, but I never thought to replace the cable. So it looks I'll be doing that , thanks.
Thank you for continuing with this!
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching. 😁
Not sure why but MR DO! was an absolute favorite of mine and brings back memories. Enjoy your ColecoVision!
Thanks! Will do!
mrdo kicked butt!!
Because the happy clown is better than Dig Dug 😊
@@Bikeguychicago1 absolutely better than dig dug...
colecovision christmas of 1982 . my favorite gift and favorite year ever!!colecovision is my alltime retro favorite!! mom bought me zaxxon too!
Awesome coverage!! Keep it up
Thank you! Will do!
So many memories, my cousin had Coleco vision. I played it when I came over.
Crazily enough, Coleco was headquartered in my neck of the woods. For as awesome as the Colecovision is, it goes a step further in that it was the first home console that introduced us to what we know today as game cartridges in the standard format. Prior to that system, cartridges came in all shapes, sizes and formats depending on the system they were for, and the earliest ones barely had space for a label on them.
Mr Do!, Ken Uston's BlackJack and Poker and Omega Race. Still have mine. Tons of fun!
Oh, man, seeing colecovisions just takes me back! I miss my system! They really need to do a coleco's greatest hits collection like Atari did with the Atari 50th, but they'd have to get with Nintendo and well.. everyone and get ALL the great games on it!
So excited you got the driving controller for TURBO. It really set the game system apart in the day!
So far only opened it enough to verify condition & content, but haven't yet tried it. Looking forward! 👀
Great video as always Jon. Thanks for sharing :-)
Awesome thanks buddy! 👍😎👍
No problem 👍
Keep me posted on the progress on the coleco console restoration I'm looking forward to the next video@@GenXGrownUp
@@hardkoregamer1981 just subscribe and enable notifications and you will know the moment I drop or the next episode.
Thanks for broadcasting this !
Can’t wait for the next part …
I wish I still had my CalecoVision. Probably the best console of that era
I bought one again in 2024 and having it modded as I type this. Such a great system.
While you have it apart it would be a good idea to replace those aging capacitors, console5 sells a refresh kit for it
you have the expansion modules!!! 👍
You betcha! 😁
This is an awesome part 2, my love for this system runs deep. Keep up the good work and excellent videos!
This ColecoVision series is awesome Jon! The entertainment organizer is Awesome!👍🏻🇺🇲
Thank you for watching. 😁
Love these restoration vids! I don't know if it's the making the things from our past look new again, or just the fact I don't have to do it. 😆 Keep making magic Jon you're doin' great!!
As long as you dig 'em, it doesn't matter why! 😁
Wow, really great condition. I never luck into any old consoles in local area that are really good shape.
I wished i bought a original xbox back years ago when the next new one came out, when people were selling their old xboxes. I never had an xbox, i just had PlayStations.
So happy to see part 2!!!!
Awesome stuff and congrats on 50K+ subs!!!
Lovely looking condition to start with, and you're taking it to the next level. Cheers for sharing.
Can you share what glue you are using? I am a big fan of Goo Gone, but never knew what to use to reaffix labels. Thank you for sharing the love of the old consoles. My favorite Coleco game is Mr. Do!
Awesome video!
Glad you enjoyed it. 😁
Most of my school associates had the 2600 or the Intellivisio. They asked me why I had asked my folks for the Coleco; they thought the Colecovision controllers were too complex, just based on the way they looked: the number pad, the shoulder buttons, and the mushroom joystick.
First time I have heard of that 'noise putty;' pretty slick idea.
Hey Jon, can we get a link to that sweet Space Invaders cap you're wearing in this video? I didn't see it in the merch shop. Thanks!!
I got that about five years ago from an Amazon seller, but it's no longer there. Sorry. 🥲
I love to see old hardware getting a makeover. And that steering wheel…. drool
Joystick movement: **ting-ti-ting-ting-ti-ting**
Yeaaaah, they do that. Also you might need to get a zoning permit for the AC adapter. 😅
You've got me wondering. Does that dust puddy work on a computer keyboard?
Spectacularly. You need to be patient and leave it sit for a full minute or so, but it pulls all sorts of ungodly stuff out of the crevices!
Love this. 😁
BTW, "I Hope That Was Chocolate" is my nominee for the worst possible name for a 90s candy bar...
By Palmer's, most likely.
Still waiting on Part 3, I hope this isn't a thing where too much time has passed to finish this series because i really like these restoration/cleanup videos
The RF on this system is heinous. I installed composite jacks into mine about a week ago, and while it's still not perfect, it's definitely a step up from how it originally looked.
“I hope that was chocolate…” 😹
🍫
The noise putty looks like it works better than the purpose made stuff for car detailing.😂
And you can make it fart afterwards!
I love the colecovision.
I don't know what kind of RF adapter you used, but it's been my experience that 99% of static problems are due to those old TV/Game switchboxes, rather than the cable itself.
A few years ago, I hooked up my Grandparents' Atari 2600 to a CRT TV. The image was horrible, and covered with static. Fiddling with the switchbox gave marginal improvement. For the hell of it, I popped the back cover off the switchbox, and connected wires directly to the switch contacts for game input and TV output. Literally all of the static disappeared and the image looked as sharp as it did when the console first came out of the box.
Back in the 80s, fiddling with the switchbox was SOP to improve the image.
I don't use the switchbox at all, but instead use one of those RCA-to-COAX barrel connectors.
@@GenXGrownUp I never actually used one of those. I did once try using a coax cable with my C64, using a coax to RCA adapter, but the results were worse than using an RCA cable.
I obtained another CV system late last year, as i gave my original (also with SACs and roller ball) to nephews decades ago. For my recent acquisition, I took console and controllers apart completely to clean contacts, etc. Have not yet modded for the rgb output, but that's pending, along with taking apart additional super action controllers i obtained to fix up. My nephews mostly destroyed my original system.
We hope that was chocolate...
Haha! We all do! 😁
Dammit, Jon! Now you've got me looking for an Expansion Module #1 even though I already have a Heavy Sixer, a 7800 and the System Changer for the Intelllivision! Never enough Atari, I guess. Now, let me outta here before I start eyeing the tumor known as the VCS Adapter for the 5200.😅
It's only money! 💸
You said you changed out the wire to fix the static - I have my old original intellivision and it's horrible. Did you have the cord lying around or did you purchase it? Any recommendations on where to get the wire, and the RF switch piece? Not sure which is my problem, or if the system itself is the problem
The cable I had - just a straight RCA-type with a ferrite choke on it. I've bypassed the switch box, though, and just plug straight into this adapter: amz.run/9GTl
did you taste test that chocolate? (ewww thats not chocolate)??
I absolutely did NOT! 🍫😝
You didn't show, nor mention, how difficult, or easy, it was to straighten out the front decal with its layer of adhesive. If it was tricky to do, what exactly was difficult about it, and did you find a method making the process easier?
I see your collection is close to resembling what I once had, and what I wouldn't mind building it back up to. I still own the expansion module #1: ATARI 2600 adapter, the expansion module #2: Driving Controller with TURBO game cartridge, the Super Action Controllers with Super Action Baseball game cartridge, and expansion module #3: the ADAM computer expansion module, although I recall my mother giving that away to somebody when I received a new computer for Christmas a few years later. I never did acquire the Roller Controller/Trackball with SLITHER game cartridge, nor did any of my Colecovision-owning friends ever have one, so I have yet to even try gaming with one. As far as the games, I know I am missing a few from my collection, but without a list to compare, I don't know which ones offhand. However, I see atop that stack that you managed to acquire SEWER SAM, a title which I was quite excited about playing, but never did. I'm sure the advertisement made the game sound much more thrilling, and adventuresome than it actually was, judging from the gameplay I have only somewhat recently seen online. Good luck with the hunt!!! I'm looking to future videos on your successes!!!!
I did mention it. Maybe you skipped the end, but I explained that decals & reassembly will be including in the next installment. Hopefully you'll subscribe and check it one when it publishes. 😁