Colecovision Kiosk
Truly the "Holy Grail" for ColecoVision collectors. Standing just shy of 7 feet tall, and 4 feet wide, this behemoth was a marketing tool used by Coleco to draw in consumer attention at retail stores during the lifespan of the ColecoVision game console. "The Arcade Quality Video Game System" had the ultimate attention-grabbing display cabinet, a giant, over-sized arcade cabinet. The unit featured the ColecoVision logo in large colorful lettering on the front marquee as well as on both sides. The television itself resides behind a piece of smoked Plexiglas with advertising posters on either side. The left poster highlighted games, with screenshots and descriptions of some of Coleco's popular titles, while the right poster described the console's abilities and even promoted add-on peripherals such as the Expansion Modules #1 and #2. The ColecoVision console itself resided in the center of the controller panel in between 2 sets of arcade style controls. Each controller set featured an arcade-styled, ball-topped joystick, two independent fire buttons, and a complete 12 button keypad. The controller panel also had double depth wells in the rear for advertising pamphlets like the pack-in ones included with the ColecoVision game console, as well as peripherals like the Driving Module and the Roller Controller. Underneath the controller/console panel there were two lockable sliding doors to be used as storage for the store's stock of ColecoVision games and accessories. Both doors featured an identical poster with 12 pictures of game box covers.
There are 3 known original Kiosk' in existance. One is located and owned by a collector in Los Angeles, California (VS). Another is owned by (JB) the owner of Trade-N-Games in Fenton, Missouri (note the video above is the ColecoVision Kiosk purhcased by the owner of Trade-N-Games who also knabbed the Intellivision Kiosk simultaneously, a true miracle).
"The third Kiosk is largely incomplete and was/is in storage in Arizona or New Mexico and owned by someone in Canada. The owner had actually posted about it in the AtariAge MarketPlace."
In 1982 the ColecoVision Kiosk (shown in the pictures below) was won at a Zaxxon high score contest at a Toys R Us store in New York. In 2005 an Atariage forum member and contributor won this Kiosk in an auction on Ebay. The buyer made a 10-hour 600-mile journey from Toledo, Ohio (Yes, where the M*A*S*H character Klinger is from) to New York, to transport the 6’ 11.25” 350 pound Kiosk back to his home in Toledo. In 2016, the Kiosk was sold to a buyer in Los Angeles, California where it remains today.
The ColecoVision Kiosk - New York - United States - December 1982
The ColecoVision Kiosk - Toledo, Ohio - United States - 2005
The ColecoVision Kiosk - Los Angeles, CA - United States - 2016
