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[ozma wars]

hi there
an Atari 2600 adapter exists for our beloved system...and a 2600 adapter also exists for the Intv2..so I think it would be possible an Intellivision adapter for the Colecovision ?
thanks to serious reply to a silly question
MAX

[Pixelboy]

ozma wars, on Wed Jun 8, 2011 3:22 AM, said:

hi there
an Atari 2600 adapter exists for our beloved system...and a 2600 adapter also exists for the Intv2..so I think it would be possible an Intellivision adapter for the Colecovision ?
thanks to serious reply to a silly question
MAX

Coleco actually seriously considered doing an Inty adaptor (I think there's even a prototype somewhere) but then the Crash of '84 came and killed the project.

So it's doable. Why anyone would try to do it now, in 2011, is beyond me.

[ozma wars]

Pixelboy, on Wed Jun 8, 2011 4:37 AM, said:

ozma wars, on Wed Jun 8, 2011 3:22 AM, said:

hi there
an Atari 2600 adapter exists for our beloved system...and a 2600 adapter also exists for the Intv2..so I think it would be possible an Intellivision adapter for the Colecovision ?
thanks to serious reply to a silly question
MAX

Coleco actually seriously considered doing an Inty adaptor (I think there's even a prototype somewhere) but then the Crash of '84 came and killed the project.

So it's doable. Why anyone would try to do it now, in 2011, is beyond me.

Thanks LUC
despite hundreds magazines of the golden era I never read about an adapter..it would be nice to see a picture if it exists.
some reasons to realize it :
in Europe Intellivision was very popular and was "replaced" in hearts by Spectrum/Vic20/C64 computers. Colecovision arrived too late, too expensive, with very few games that could not compete with the cheapest "pirate" games on disk for computers.
If you look at Ebay Italy or Germany or France you will see A LOT in Intellivision games for sale, compared to those for Colecovision. So, an adapter, il well promoted, would be a good way to also support old and new Intellivision fans that inevitably should collect a Colecovision, that would see its community grow.
but ok..only an idea.

[youki]

I think i saw somewhere a picture of the Intellivision Module prototype for colecovision. I don't remember where... may be somewhere in a post here.

I don't see any interrest in this kind of module nowadays. But back in time, i would be the first one to buy one! (as i did for the 2600 adapter!).

What we need nowadays is a 3 in 1 console that allow to use cartridge from 2600, Intellivision and Coleco as it exists for "NES SNES and MEGADRIVE/GENESIS"

http://www.amazon.co...ASIN=B001LVH80M

[Murph74]

Could have been a cool item back in the day, but as DJPubba proved a few months ago with his modded Exp Mod #1, the Atari module was pretty much a stand alone Atari that just passed through the Coleco's AV lines. (Although, I know it's more complicated than that technically!)

Now Youki, that's a TOTALLY cool idea. But I fear for what the controller would look like! lol

[Vic George 2K3]

A 3-in-1 2600/INTV/CV system? Sounds interesting. Just wondering what the controls for it would be like. ColecoVision controller style? Atari Jaguar style, probably replacing the D-pad with a thumbstick?