List of Coleco Adam games

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The Coleco Adam is a personal computer developed by Coleco from October 1983 [1] to January 1985. [2]

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Coleco released the computer as a separate unit and as Expansion Module #3 for its ColecoVision, which would upgrade the console to make it fully compatible with the Adam. [3] Earlier in its lifetime, the Adam suffered major defects leading to as many as 60 percent of the first batch of machines being returned. The negative publicity of the defects, along with a sluggish production rate after a late 1983 approval from the Federal Communications Commission, guaranteed dismal sales, including one missed figure in Christmas 1983 (only about 95,000 units shipped against the expected 500,000), [4] and software developers were hesitant to support the computer. [5] After failing to rectify its marred reputation despite repairing most of the defects, aggressive price cuts, and even a $500 scholarship program, Coleco discontinued the computer more than a year after its launch. [6]

One advantage of the Coleco Adam is that it is inherently fully compatible with all ColecoVision titles through its cartridge slot. [7] This list only contains games that natively support the computer and its features, which were usually released on proprietary Digital Data Pack cassette tapes. [8] For a separate list for ColecoVision, see list of ColecoVision games. Long after its support was dropped, a community of enthusiasts continues to provide hardware and software for the machine, including homebrew games. [9] Therefore, only games that have been noted by a publication are counted for inclusion.

Games

There are 110 [a] commercial games on this list. [10]

List of Coleco Adam games
NameDateGenreNotesRefs
2010: The Text Adventure Game 1984 Interactive fiction [11]
A Christmas AdventureLate 1984 Adventure [12]
The Adam Home Software LibraryMid-1985CompilationA package of 32 applications, six of which are games. [13]
Adventure Pack 11986ADAMagic Soft
Adventure Pack 21986ADAMagic Soft
Adventure Pack 31986ADAMagic Soft
Adventure Pack IMid-1984Compilation, adventure Developed by Victory Software. [14] : 87 
Adventure Pack IIMid-1984Compilation, adventure Developed by Victory Software. [14] : 87 
Arcade Action1987ADAMagic Soft
Best of B.C. April 1985Compilation, action Developed by Sydney Development Corporation in cooperation with Video Take-Out. Contains B.C.'s Quest for Tires and B.C. II: Grog's Revenge . Released noncommercially. [15] [16]
BallyHoo1986Infocom
Beat the Bandit1992Maine ADAM Library
Best of BroderbundJanuary 1985Compilation, shooter Contains A.E. and Choplifter . [17]
Best of Electronic Arts1984CompilationContains Hard Hat Mack and Pinball Construction Set . [18]
Beyond Trek1988Digital Express
Beyond Trek - Revised1988Digital Express
Black Gold1984Image MicroCorp
Blind Date1987ADAMagic Soft
Bounty HunterMid-1984 Adventure Developed by Victory Software. [19]
Brain Games1987ADAMagic Soft
Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom October 1983 Platform The pack-in game. [1]
Cabbage Patch Kids Picture Show Late 1984 Art, educational [20] : 50 
Campaign '84Q3 1984 Simulation Developed by Sunrise Software. [14] : 88  [21]
Castle Vampira1987ADAMagic Soft
Chess Champ1988Digital Express
Chess Tutor I198?Tutor-Ware
Chess Tutor II198?Tutor-Ware
Cutthroats1984Infocom
Deadline1982Infocom
Diablo1984Image MicroCorp
Donkey Kong Q2 1984 Platform [22]
Donkey Kong Jr. April 1984 Platform [23]
Dragon - The Chinese Challenge1989Reedy Soft
Dragon's Lair Q4 1984 Interactive film [24]
Easy as A,B,C & 1,2,31988Wizard's Lair Soft
El Espanol1990Wever Soft.
Enchanter1983Infocom
Family Feud 1984–5Game show [20] : 18 
Fantasy GamerMay 1985Compilation, interactive fiction Developed by Martin Consulting. Contains two games and an adventure game creator. [25]
Flash Facts - Flashbacks1984Coleco Industries
Flash Facts - Trivia1984Coleco Industries
Flash Facts - Vocabulator1984Coleco Industries
Foreplay1988ADAMzap Soft
Francais Pour Les Chic1989Wever Soft.
Game Pack 11987ADAMagic Soft
Game Pack 21987ADAMagic Soft
Game Pack 31987ADAMagic Soft
Games Pack IMay 1985CompilationDeveloped by Victory Software. Contains three games. [25]
Gust Buster Q3 1984 Action Developed by Sunrise Software. [14] : 88 
Infidel1983Infocom
Jeopardy! 1984–5Game show, quiz [20] : 18 
Kid's TriviaPak I1986Mr. T Soft
Lab Mouse1987Reedy Soft
Leather Goddesses of Phobos1986Infocom
Mage Quest1986Reedy Soft
Math Mentor1989Wever Soft.
Modem Chess1993Bonafide Soft
Modem Tank1993Bonafide Systems
Mountain King Q3 1984 Platform Developed by Sunrise Software. [14] : 88 
Mr. T Word Search1988Mr. T Soft
Mr. T Word Search Pak I1988Mr. T Soft
MusicPro1989Wever Soft.
Patience198?Maine ADAM Library
Phrase Craze1988Reedy Soft
Phrase Craze - Phrase Pak I1988Reedy Soft
Phrase Craze - Phrase Pak II1988Reedy Soft
Phrase Pak Construction Set1988Reedy Soft
Planetfall1983Infocom
Play Against ADAM!1992Maine ADAM Library
Plundered Hearts1987Infocom
Quest for Quintana RooQ3 1984 Action-adventure Developed by Sunrise Software. [14] : 88  [26]
Richard Scarry's Best Electronic Word Book Ever Q4 1984 Educational [27]
RollovertureQ3 1984 Educational, music, platform Developed by Sunrise Software. [14] : 88  [28]
Savings & Loan1984Victory Soft
School Daze1989Wizard's Lair Soft
Seastalker1984Infocom
Skiing1986Telegames
SmartBASIC BonanzaLate 1984CompilationA package of 15 applications developed by Martin Consulting. Includes eight games. [29]
Sorcerer198?Infocom
Spellbreaker1985Infocom
Stage Fright1987Reedy Soft
Starcross1982Infocom
States Race1990Wever Soft.
StationFall1987Infocom
SteamRoller1984Activision
Strategy Pack IMay 1985Compilation, strategy Developed by Victory Software. Contains four games, including Othello . [25]
Strip Poker1989ADAMzap Soft
SubRoc 1984 Shooter [30]
Suspect1984Infocom
Suspended1983Infocom
The Baseball Statistician1988Wizard's Lair Soft
The Billy Saga - Vol. 01198?Wever Soft.
The Billy Saga - Vol. 02198?Wever Soft.
The Black Dungeon of Midor1988ADAMagic Soft
The Boot Shop198?ADAMagic Soft
The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy1984Infocom
The Reedy Entertainment Pack 11986Reedy Soft
The Stock Market Game198?Image MicroCorp
The Yolks on You198320th Century Fox
Trek Q4 1984 Strategy Developed by Victory Software. [31]
TriviaPak I1986Mr. T Soft
Wacky Word Games1984–5 Word [32] [ verification needed ]
Wishbringer1985Infocom
Witness1983Infocom
The Wizard of Id's WizType May 1985 Educational, typing Developed by Sydney Development Corporation. [25]
Wizard's Pinball Arcade1987Wizard's Lair Soft
Word Feud1984Xonox, Inc.
Zaxxon 1984 Shooter [30]
Zork I - The Great Underground Empire1983Infocom
Zork II - The Wizard of Frobozz1983Infocom
Zork III - The Dungeon Master1983Infocom

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ This number is always up to date by this script.

References

  1. 1 2 "Product Preview: Adam Plays Games". Popular Computing . Vol. 2, no. 12. October 1983. p. 142. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ Feinstein 1997, p. 114.
  3. ↑ Feinstein 1997, p. 84.
  4. ↑ Feinstein 1997, p. 106.
  5. ↑ Feinstein 1997, p. 100.
  6. ↑ Loguidice & Barton 2014, pp. 130–131.
  7. ↑ Feinstein 1997, p. 85.
  8. ↑ Loguidice & Barton 2014, p. 129.
  9. ↑ Loguidice & Barton 2014, p. 131, 133.
  10. ↑ Arcade-History Coleco Adam Disk
  11. ↑ Loguidice & Barton 2009, p. 379.
  12. ↑ "New Software – Games". Popular Computing . Vol. 4, no. 2. December 1984. p. 187. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  13. ↑ "The Adam Home Software Library". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 4, no. 4. October 1985. p. 8. ISSN   0890-2143 . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Computer Entertainer". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 3, no. 6. September 1984. ISSN   0890-2143 . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Time for Some Serious Sole-Searching?". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 4, no. 1. April 1985. p. 1. ISSN   0890-2143 . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  16. ↑ Loguidice & Barton 2014, p. 120.
  17. ↑ "The Best of Broderbund". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 3, no. 11. February 1985. p. 151–160. ISSN   0890-2143 . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  18. ↑ Barton, Matt; Loguidice, Bill (February 6, 2009). "The History of the Pinball Construction Set: Launching Millions of Creative Possibilities". Gamasutra . Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Coleco Adam Data Packs". News & Products. Compute! . No. 50. July 1984. p. 148. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  20. 1 2 3 "Electronic Games". Electronic Games . Vol. 3, no. 4. April 1985. p. 18. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  21. ↑ Weiss 2007, p. 173.
  22. ↑ "Release schedule". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 3, no. 2. May 1984. p. 32. ISSN   0890-2143 . Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Donkey Kong Jr Ships for Adam". Computer Entertainer . Vol. 3, no. 1. April 1984. pp. 14, 16. ISSN   0890-2143 . Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  24. ↑ "New Games". Club Letters. TV Gamer. November 1984. p. 64. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  25. 1 2 3 4 "Computer Entertainer". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 4, no. 3. June 1985. pp. 6–7, 14. ISSN   0890-2143 . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  26. ↑ Weiss 2007, p. 189.
  27. ↑ "Richard Scarry's Best Electronic Word Book Ever". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 3, no. 9. December 1984. p. 132. ISSN   0890-2143 . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  28. ↑ Weiss 2007, p. 191.
  29. ↑ "SmartBASIC Bonanza". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 3, no. 8. November 1985. p. 118. ISSN   0890-2143 . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  30. 1 2 "Doc Diagnoses a Software Shortage". Readers Replay. Electronic Games . Vol. 2, no. 15. October 1984. p. 16. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  31. ↑ "Trek". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 3, no. 7. October 1984. p. 106, 112. ISSN   0890-2143 . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  32. ↑ "Wacky Word Games". Microcomputers in Education. Vol. 5, no. &#91, issue needed &#93, . Queue, Inc. 1984–1985. p. [ page needed ]. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

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