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ColecoVision with Donkey Kong (UK)

CBS Electronics · 1983 · Console
Platform, category and status for this entry were derived automatically from the source list and have not yet been checked by hand.
ColecoVision with Donkey Kong (UK)
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Catalogue IDCVH-0003
ManufacturerCBS Electronics
RegionUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
Product number6989-8
Year1983
TypeConsole (Core)
TV standardPAL I
PlatformColecoVision
StatusReleased
Rarity Loose R3 · Complete R7
SourceCV Systems 82-8x

Notes

The ColecoVision as sold in the United Kingdom, by CBS Electronics rather than by Coleco.

How it reached Europe

  • Coleco licensed distribution outside North America to CBS Electronics, which is why European machines, cartridges and accessories carry CBS branding throughout.
  • Donkey Kong was the pack-in on both sides of the Atlantic - the first home version of Nintendo's arcade game, and the reason the console sold as it did.

What differs

  • Packaging and documentation in CBS presentation, and cartridge labels to match.
  • WHETHER THIS UNIT IS PAL OR NTSC is the technical question worth recording, and it is not established here. It decides what the console can be plugged into, so it belongs on the entry.