Released August 1982 following the Telstar series, the ColecoVision was the first home console to offer an arcade-like experience at a reasonable price. It featured superior graphics compared to its major competitors, the Atari 2600 and the Intellivsion. The ColecoVision had a strong lineup of games, including the first home version of Nintendo’s Donkey Kong as a pack-in game.

Coleco amassed an impressive collection of more than 145 titles between 1982 and 1984. But, with the console wars ramping up, Coleco withdrew from the video game market in 1985, choosing insted to focus on their successful line of Cabbage Patch Kids toys.