Recently got a colecovision without the power adapter. Was curious what options I have (if there are any). I have a hard time dropping $25-35 on a 40 year old power cord.

Wasn't sure if there was any sorta of modern adapter to get or maybe someone knows where to find a more affordable ($10-15) power adapter.

And wtf is up with games costing $20+? I get most of my NES games for $15 and below. Where the fuck is the affordable coleco stuff!?

I just found an old family ColecoVision that I want to get back up and running again, but it doesn’t seem to be working. Is there anyone who has knowledge of how the system works or knows where I can find potential replacement parts?

I've been a mod for quite a few of the retrogaming (and other adjacent) subs here for a long time -- even if kind of dormant recently. I love these topics, and how our digital "ancestors" solved hard problems, and how we've build a continuum of interest with their work. I started and even took over a few dormant subs and worked with /u/zadocpaet to help build a broad community here, even appealing to niche systems.

The mod teams are doing a great job, especially /u/Derf_Jagged. I feel like now is a good time to step down. I'm going to continue to lurk, and be a regular user and I wish the subs, the mods, and the users the best!

I recently got a Colecovision that I believe has a damaged 74LS541 chip from my research. (Modes are selected automatically and characters just jump and move left.) I took it back to the store to see if they could fix it. Assuming they do, how do I make sure this doesn't happen again aside from paying to have it modded?