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Atari 5200 vs. ColecoVision! 39 Classic Games Compared!

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The Atari 5200 is one of the more maligned consoles of all time. If only the controllers were better, but the real question is: Are the games themselves any good? On the other hand, the ColecoVision is one of the more beloved consoles of it's day. Is that justified? Well, let's find out by pitting these giants of video gaming against each other and see which game (appearing on both consoles) was actually better!

Games Featured: Beamrider, Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom, Centipede, Choplifter, Congo Bongo, Defender, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Frogger, Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!, Galaxian, Gateway to Apshai, Gorf, Gyruss, H.E.R.O., James Bond 007, Jungle Hunt, Keystone Kapers, Miner 2049er, Montezuma's Revenge, Mountain King, Mr. Do!, Mr. Do's Castle, Oil's Well, Pitfall!, Pitfall II: Lost Caverns, Popeye, Q*bert, Quest for Quintana Roo, River Raid, Spy Hunter, Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator, Star Wars: The Arcade Game, Super Cobra, Tapper, Time Pilot, Tutankham (King Tut's Tomb), Zaxxon, Zenji

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@GregsGameRoom Creator 3 years ago Pinned

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@dwightdixon8508 1 year ago

Colecovision was our first game system and for the first time I felt the arcade finally arrived on a home console

@allenfrisch 3 years ago

It's kinda funny that the 5200 was a console converted FROM a computer system while the Colecovision was a console converted INTO a computer system (the ADAM)!

@kbrsretrogameroom327 3 years ago

Enjoyed the video. The Atari 5200 was the system I had when the crash hit. I remember being very disappointed when I could no longer find games for it in the stores. I ended up selling mine and along with birthday money bought an Atari 800XL, which remains my favorite 8 bit system that I owned in the 80's.

@Atarifan72 3 years ago

Love these comparison vids, keep up the good work!

@TheDarkThunder 3 years ago

Pitfall 2 on the 5200 has a second quest on it too, be ready to be frustrated lol

@Apothekari 2 years ago

Great video! I do have a nit to pick though ... I feel it's kind of unfair to use the Atari 800 version of Donkey Kong since the 5200 never got it and then NOT compare it to the Coleco Adam version of Donkey Kong which is the more fair comparison. IMO. Otherwise great video. Subbed!

@ThePbrook1967 3 years ago

Frogger 5200 you MUST have the music off cause yes it has all the correct music

@Sergiovsousa 3 years ago

The Activision games on the Colevision were exactely like the MSX convertions due to both having same processor.

@davidsimon1324 1 year ago

I have a ColecoVision. I like it a lot.

@esmerylan 3 years ago

Funny you talk about Gorf having an identity crisis, since the wild variety of levels was one of the big selling points in Midway's marketing for the game. Of course they were kind of trying to obscure the fact that it was basically "Copyright Infringement: The Game", ripping off two of the big Japanese games Midway licensed for US release (Space Invaders and Galaxian) without the permission of Taito or Namco. The other big draw was the synthesized speech, which as far as I know never made its way to any of the home ports (I doubt most of the early 8-bit consoles and computers could've done that anyway).

@IntoTheVerticalBlank 3 years ago

These are always great to watch, Greg! Nice work.

@BURRITO44 2 years ago

Awesome video

@gaminggoliath8603 3 years ago

Always enjoy watching these comparison videos of retro consoles! thanks for sharing such fun to watch content Greg.

@ULTIMATEPATCHES 2 years ago

This is a fantastic comparison video.

@jaxfuneatsevents 3 years ago

The Atari 5200 is the one console I always wanted to love so much more than I ever I did.

@JetScreamer_YT 3 years ago

The 5200 is my favorite console of all time. Pretty much because it was the first time I really played Pac-Man at home. My family got one as a Christmas gift.
I became pretty good with the 5200 controller, and up until a few years ago I had a small business repairing the controllers. I know I've done over a hundred of them.

Parts for the joysticks are getting kind of rare. I use the one that had a circuit board and a 3D printed shell.

@brianhenson4128 3 years ago

Star wars the arcade game for the 5200 was really good.

@TrockeyTrockey 2 years ago

Thank you - very interesting comparision. I was Atari owner, now, I want to know competition after years.

@JustMe99999 3 years ago (edited)

The 5200 holds up surprisingly well in my opinion - I thought the Coleco would beat it handily; but man, the scrolling on that system is bad. Interestingly, the Coleco port of HERO looks just like the C64 version.