List of Coleco Adam games

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

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
Name Date Genre Notes Refs
2010: The Text Adventure Game 1984 Interactive fiction [11]
A Christmas Adventure Late 1984 Adventure [12]
The Adam Home Software Library Mid-1985 Compilation A package of 32 applications, six of which are games. [13]
Adventure Pack 1 1986 ADAMagic Soft
Adventure Pack 2 1986 ADAMagic Soft
Adventure Pack 3 1986 ADAMagic Soft
Adventure Pack I Mid-1984 Compilation, adventure Developed by Victory Software. [14]: 87 
Adventure Pack II Mid-1984 Compilation, adventure Developed by Victory Software. [14]: 87 
Arcade Action 1987 ADAMagic Soft
Best of B.C. April 1985 Compilation, 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]
BallyHoo 1986 Infocom
Beat the Bandit 1992 Maine ADAM Library
Best of Broderbund January 1985 Compilation, shooter Contains A.E. and Choplifter. [17]
Best of Electronic Arts 1984 Compilation Contains Hard Hat Mack and Pinball Construction Set. [18]
Beyond Trek 1988 Digital Express
Beyond Trek - Revised 1988 Digital Express
Black Gold 1984 Image MicroCorp
Blind Date 1987 ADAMagic Soft
Bounty Hunter Mid-1984 Adventure Developed by Victory Software. [19]
Brain Games 1987 ADAMagic 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 '84 Q3 1984 Simulation Developed by Sunrise Software. [14]: 88 [21]
Castle Vampira 1987 ADAMagic Soft
Chess Champ 1988 Digital Express
Chess Tutor I 198? Tutor-Ware
Chess Tutor II 198? Tutor-Ware
Cutthroats 1984 Infocom
Deadline 1982 Infocom
Diablo 1984 Image MicroCorp
Donkey Kong Q2 1984 Platform [22]
Donkey Kong Jr. April 1984 Platform [23]
Dragon - The Chinese Challenge 1989 Reedy Soft
Dragon's Lair Q4 1984 Interactive film [24]
Easy as A,B,C & 1,2,3 1988 Wizard's Lair Soft
El Espanol 1990 Wever Soft.
Enchanter 1983 Infocom
Family Feud 1984–5 Game show [20]: 18 
Fantasy Gamer May 1985 Compilation, interactive fiction Developed by Martin Consulting. Contains two games and an adventure game creator. [25]
Flash Facts - Flashbacks 1984 Coleco Industries
Flash Facts - Trivia 1984 Coleco Industries
Flash Facts - Vocabulator 1984 Coleco Industries
Foreplay 1988 ADAMzap Soft
Francais Pour Les Chic 1989 Wever Soft.
Game Pack 1 1987 ADAMagic Soft
Game Pack 2 1987 ADAMagic Soft
Game Pack 3 1987 ADAMagic Soft
Games Pack I May 1985 Compilation Developed by Victory Software. Contains three games. [25]
Gust Buster Q3 1984 Action Developed by Sunrise Software. [14]: 88 
Infidel 1983 Infocom
Jeopardy! 1984–5 Game show, quiz [20]: 18 
Kid's TriviaPak I 1986 Mr. T Soft
Lab Mouse 1987 Reedy Soft
Leather Goddesses of Phobos 1986 Infocom
Mage Quest 1986 Reedy Soft
Math Mentor 1989 Wever Soft.
Modem Chess 1993 Bonafide Soft
Modem Tank 1993 Bonafide Systems
Mountain King Q3 1984 Platform Developed by Sunrise Software. [14]: 88 
Mr. T Word Search 1988 Mr. T Soft
Mr. T Word Search Pak I 1988 Mr. T Soft
MusicPro 1989 Wever Soft.
Patience 198? Maine ADAM Library
Phrase Craze 1988 Reedy Soft
Phrase Craze - Phrase Pak I 1988 Reedy Soft
Phrase Craze - Phrase Pak II 1988 Reedy Soft
Phrase Pak Construction Set 1988 Reedy Soft
Planetfall 1983 Infocom
Play Against ADAM! 1992 Maine ADAM Library
Plundered Hearts 1987 Infocom
Quest for Quintana Roo Q3 1984 Action-adventure Developed by Sunrise Software. [14]: 88 [26]
Richard Scarry's Best Electronic Word Book Ever Q4 1984 Educational [27]
Rolloverture Q3 1984 Educational, music, platform Developed by Sunrise Software. [14]: 88 [28]
Savings & Loan 1984 Victory Soft
School Daze 1989 Wizard's Lair Soft
Seastalker 1984 Infocom
Skiing 1986 Telegames
SmartBASIC Bonanza Late 1984 Compilation A package of 15 applications developed by Martin Consulting. Includes eight games. [29]
Sorcerer 198? Infocom
Spellbreaker 1985 Infocom
Stage Fright 1987 Reedy Soft
Starcross 1982 Infocom
States Race 1990 Wever Soft.
StationFall 1987 Infocom
SteamRoller 1984 Activision
Strategy Pack I May 1985 Compilation, strategy Developed by Victory Software. Contains four games, including Othello. [25]
Strip Poker 1989 ADAMzap Soft
SubRoc 1984 Shooter [30]
Suspect 1984 Infocom
Suspended 1983 Infocom
The Baseball Statistician 1988 Wizard's Lair Soft
The Billy Saga - Vol. 01 198? Wever Soft.
The Billy Saga - Vol. 02 198? Wever Soft.
The Black Dungeon of Midor 1988 ADAMagic Soft
The Boot Shop 198? ADAMagic Soft
The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1984 Infocom
The Reedy Entertainment Pack 1 1986 Reedy Soft
The Stock Market Game 198? Image MicroCorp
The Yolks on You 1983 20th Century Fox
Trek Q4 1984 Strategy Developed by Victory Software. [31]
TriviaPak I 1986 Mr. T Soft
Wacky Word Games 1984–5 Word [32]
Wishbringer 1985 Infocom
Witness 1983 Infocom
The Wizard of Id's WizType May 1985 Educational, typing Developed by Sydney Development Corporation. [25]
Wizard's Pinball Arcade 1987 Wizard's Lair Soft
Word Feud 1984 Xonox, Inc.
Zaxxon 1984 Shooter [30]
Zork I - The Great Underground Empire 1983 Infocom
Zork II - The Wizard of Frobozz 1983 Infocom
Zork III - The Dungeon Master 1983 Infocom

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e f g "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b "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. . Queue, Inc. 1984–1985. p. . Retrieved June 25, 2023.

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