Team Pixelboy Official Web Site : ColecoVision Trading Card Project Overview

For the North-American series, the majority of the cards simply carry the box type of "North-American". This series also contains a few Canadian cards, for the few games that were released only in Canada, in bilingual (French/English) packaging. So if someone only purchases the North-American series of trading cards, he/she can be sure to get cards for all the games released north and south of the border.

For the European series, I'm using the classification established by colecoboxart.com (CBS1, CBS2, CBS3, and CBS4 for Australia) for the CBS/Coleco releases. The European series also includes games that were released in Taiwan, and their box type is "Asian".

For the various homebrew series, the box type is usually "Homebrew", but there are exceptions for explicitely identified sub-series (Team Pixelboy Budget Series, Opcode Color Line, etc.).

ROM size

The number of kilobytes of the main ROM chip(s) inside the cartridge.

Screenshot

The screenshot demonstrates what the actual game looks like on the TV screen. When there are multiple box variants for a game, each card features a different screenshot, for variety.

For hardware cards, a picture of the hardware is displayed instead of a screenshot.

Info icons

Each series of trading cards comes with a group of info cards that describe the meaning of the icons displayed along the right edge of the card. The contents of these info cards is found below:

		Homebrew : Game that was released by a homebrew author and/or publisher after 1990.
		Unreleased homebrew : Game is just a project that was under consideration by a homebrew author or publisher. The box image and screenshot on the card are fabricated mockups.
		Prototype : Commercial game that was never released by its publisher, and for which a prototype ROM of the software was later found.
		Arcade game : This ColecoVision game is a home conversion of an arcade game.
		Double-ender : The game cartridge is a double-ender, offering two games on a single cartridge.
		Hardware : Either some kind of clone of the ColecoVision console, or an expansion module compatible with the original ColecoVision/ADAM.
		Controller : Product is (or includes) some kind of controller or specialized input device.
		Multicart : Cartridge contains multiple games, selectable from a menu at boot/reset. Flash cartridges playable on a real ColecoVision console are also deemed multicarts.
		SGM required/recommended : Game requires Opcode's Super Game Module to function, or the Super Game Module is optional but recommended to unlock special features.
		Space-themed : Game takes place in outer space, or on other planets, or features some kind of alien-based conflict.
		Flight-themed : Game uses the concept of flight as its main gameplay mechanic.
		War-themed : Game takes place in a military context (excluding space-themed combat).
		Shooter : Game essentially revolves around shooting projectiles at enemies, usually in linar patterns.
		Platformer : Game revolves around the player walking, running or jumping on platforms and/or on solid ground with hazardous features, usually with the concept of gravity applied.
		Maze : Game takes place in some kind of maze.
		Adventure : Game offers features of role-playing and/or adventure exploration and/or character inventory/stats.
		Sports : Game portrays a recognizable sport activity.
		Racing : Game uses the concept of racing, to reach some kind of goal as quickly as possible.
		Driving : Game offers some kind of land vehicle driving experience.
		Ball and paddle : Game essentially revolves around controlling a blocking object sideways to keep a ball-like object in play.
		Action : Game is some kind of action game. (This icon is often used when other icons don't apply.)
		Puzzle : Game uses the concept of puzzle-solving, or contains puzzle-solving elements.
		Card game : Game reproduces some kind of card-based game.
		Edutainment : Game is mainly educational, and proposes simple tasks and mechanics geared towards young children.
		Simulation : Game revolves around the execution of complex tasks, often simulating real life activities in some fashion.
		Regular controller, no button : Game is played with a stock controller and does not make use of the left/right fire buttons.
		Regular controller, 1 button : Game is played with a stock controller, and requires only one fire button to play.
		Regular controller, 2 buttons : Game is played with a stock controller, and requires two buttons to play, with the left and right buttons performing different functions within the game.
		Roller Controller : Game is designed to be played with the Roller Controller in "Roller" mode.
		Expansion Module #2 : Game is designed to be played (or offers extra compatibility) with Coleco's Expansion Module #2.
		Super Action Controller : Game is designed to be played (or offers extra compatibility) with Coleco's Super Action Controller.
		Regular overlay : Game comes with one or two official keypad overlays insertable into the ColecoVision stock controller.
		Super Action overlay : Game comes with one or two official Super Action keypad overlays insertable onto the ColecoVision Super Action Controller.
		Two keypad overlays : Game comes with both an official regular overlay and an official Super Action overlay.
		One player only : Game is designed to be played by one player only.
		Two players only, alternating : Game is designed to be played by two players only. Only one player interacts with the game at any one time, while the other player waits his turn.
		One player + Two players alternating : Game offers one-player mode(s), and also two-player mode(s) where the players play alternatingly.
		One player + Two players simultaneous : Game offers one-player mode(s), and also two-player mode(s) where the players play simultaneously.
		Two players simultaneous : Game offers two-player mode(s) where the players play simultaneously.
		Four players alternating : Game offers four-player mode(s) where the players play alternatingly.
		Homebrew box : Box image on the front side of the card is not the original box art for the game, but rather an alternate box art created by a ColecoVision fan.

Product description

This part of the card provides a short description of the game or hardware product. The background color is indicative of the region or homebrew publisher to which the card is associated:

Purple		North-American
Yellow		Canadian
Green		European
Kaki Green		Australian / Asian
Blue		Team Pixelboy
Gold Orange		Opcode Games
Red		CollectorVision
Cyan		Other indie homebrew
Grey		Hardware (all regions)

Trademarks and copyright notices are displayed at the bottom of the card. When the box image on the front side of the card is an alternate homebrew box, the name of the homebrew box's creator is also mentioned here. Sometimes, minor trivia information is also present, when applicable.

Card numbering system (for games)

The card ID number at the bottom right corner of the card, just under the Team Pixelboy logo, follows a special encoding system that allows new cards to be added to a deck without breaking any number sequencing.

Region codes:

NA	:	North-American release
CA	:	Canadian release
EU	:	European release
AU	:	Australian release
AS	:	Asian release (Bit Corporation or Taiwan bootleg)
HB	:	Homebrew release
HL	:	Homebrew re-release of legacy game or prototype (includes hacks)
BL	:	Homebrew box for legacy game (includes unreleased games and prototypes)
BW	:	Alternate homebrew box for legacy hardware
BH	:	Alternate homebrew box for homebrew game
BX	:	Alternate homebrew box for homebrew hardware

Game Number:

Numbers 1 to 143 are used for legacy commercial games, and the numbering follows the alphabetical order of game titles. Game numbers in this range are used across all regions, so for example, "051" will correspond to Gorf in both North-American and European card series. The game numbers used for legacy games and prototypes can also be used by homebrew re-releases, if there are no significant alterations to the game's software (otherwise a new game number is assigned in the homebrew numbering range).

001		2010 - The Graphic Action Game
002		Activision Decathlon, The
003		Alcazar - The Forgotten Fortress
004		Alphabet Zoo
005		Amazing Bumpman
006		Antarctic Adventure
007		Aquattack
008		Artillery Duel
009		B.C.'s Quest for Tires
010		B.C. II - Grog's Revenge
011		Beamrider
012		Blockade Runner
013		Boulder Dash
014		Brain Strainers
015		Buck Rogers - Planet of Zoom
016		Bump 'n' Jump
017		BurgerTime
018		Cabbage Patch Kids - Adventures in the Park
019		Cabbage Patch Kids - Picture Show
020		Campaign '84
021		Carnival
022		Centipede
023		Choplifter!
024		Chuck Norris SuperKicks
025		Chuck Norris SuperKicks / Artillery Duel
026		Congo Bongo
027		Cosmic Avenger
028		Cosmic Crisis
029		Dam Busters, The
030		Dance Fantasy
031		Defender
032		Destructor
033		Donkey Kong
034		Donkey Kong Junior
035		DragonFire
036		Dr. Seuss Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler
037		Dukes of Hazzard, The
038		Evolution
039		Facemaker
040		Fathom
041		Flipper Slipper
042		Fortune Builder
043		Fraction Fever
044		Frantic Freddy
045		Frenzy
046		Frogger
047		Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!
048		Front Line
049		Galaxian
050		Gateway to Apshai
051		Gorf
052		Gust Buster
053		Gyruss
054		H.E.R.O.
055		Heist, The
056		Illusions
057		It's Only Rock 'N Roll
058		James Bond: 007
059		Jukebox
060		Jumpman Junior
061		Jungle Hunt
062		Ken Uston Blackjack / Poker
063		Keystone Kapers
064		Lady Bug
065		Learning with Leeper
066		Linking Logic
067		Logic Levels
068		Looping
069		Memory Manor
070		Meteoric Shower
071		Miner 2049er
072		Monkey Academy
073		Montezuma's Revenge Featuring Panama Joe
074		Moonsweeper
075		Motocross Racer
076		Mountain King
077		Mouse Trap
078		Mr. Do!
079		Mr. Do!'s Castle
080		Nova Blast
081		Oil's Well
082		Omega Race
083		One-on-One
084		Pepper II
085		Pitfall!
086		Pitfall II - Lost Caverns
087		Pitstop
088		Popeye
089		Q*bert
090		Q*bert's Qubes
091		Quest for Quintana Roo
092		River Raid
093		Robin Hood
094		Robin Hood / Sir Lancelot
095		Rock 'n Bolt
096		Rocky - Super Action Boxing
097		Roc 'n Rope
098		Rolloverture
099		Root Beer Tapper
100		Sammy Lightfoot
101		Sector Alpha
102		Sewer Sam
103		Sir Lancelot
104		Skiing
105		Slither
106		Slurpy
107		Smurf - Paint 'n' Play Workshop
108		Smurf - Rescue In Gargamel's Castle
109		Space Fury
110		Space Panic
111		Spectron
112		Spy Hunter
113		Squish 'Em featuring Sam
114		Star Trek - Strategic Operations Simulator
115		Star Wars - The Arcade Game
116		Strike It!
117		SubRoc
118		Super Action Baseball
119		Super Action Football
120		Super Action Football (Soccer)
121		Super Cobra
122		Super Cross Force
123		Super Sketch - Sketch-Master
124		Tank War
125		Tarzan
126		Telly Turtle
127		Threshold
128		Time Pilot
129		Tomarc the Barbarian
130		Tomarc the Barbarian / Motocross Racer
131		Tournament Tennis
132		Turbo
133		Tutankham
134		Up 'n Down
135		Venture
136		Victory
137		WarGames
138		War Room
139		Wing War
140		Wizard of Id's WizMath, The
141		Word Feud
142		Zaxxon
143		Zenji

Numbers 144 to 199 are used for discovered prototypes, for which one or more homebrew boxes were created by ColecoVision fans. The games in this range are ordered mostly in alphabetical order, but any additional prototypes will be added at the end of this range, taking the first available unused number regardless if it breaks the alphabetical order of game titles.

144		Dig Dug
145		Escape From The Mindmaster
146		Fall Guy
147		Fireman
148		Joust
149		Lord of the Dungeon
150		MAS*H
151		Masters of the Universe - The Power of He-Man
152		Matt Patrol / Moon Patrol
153		Number Bumper
154		Pac-Man
155		Porky's
156		Power Lords - Quest for Vulcan
157		Steamroller
158		The Yolk's On You
159		Video Hustler
160		Star Fire
161		Reserved for future discovered commercial prototype
...
199		Reserved for future discovered commercial prototype

Numbers 200 and above are used for homebrew ColecoVision games. The sequence of numbers is separated by year: For each year, the games released that year are placed in alphabetical order and numbered in that sequence.

Publisher/Maker:

AC	:	Activision
AT	:	Atarisoft
BC	:	Bit Corporation
CB	:	CBS Electronics
CG	:	Côté Gamers (homebrew)
CO	:	Coleco
CV	:	CollectorVision (homebrew)
EP	:	Epyx
FP	:	Fisher Price
IM	:	Imagic
IN	:	Interphase
MF	:	Micro Fun
OP	:	Opcode Games (homebrew)
PB	:	Parker Brothers
PP	:	Practical Peripherals
P2	:	Probe 2000
SG	:	Sega
SI	:	Sierra On-Line
SK	:	Spinnaker
SR	:	Sunrise
SV	:	Spectravideo
TE	:	Telegames
TP	:	Team Pixelboy (homebrew)
TW	:	20th Century Fox
XX	:	Xonox
8B	:	8-Bit Milli (homebrew)
??	:	Unknown (Taiwan bootlegs)
&&	:	Self-Published (homebrew)

Box type:

CU	:	Custom (used when none of the box types below apply)
AR	:	Arcade cabinet box (released by Coleco, or by homebrew publisher)
SV	:	Sunrise Silver box
YE	:	Sunrise Yellow box
C0	:	CBS0 box (European or homebrew)
C1	:	CBS1 box (European or homebrew)
C2	:	CBS2 box (European or homebrew)
C3	:	CBS3 box (European or homebrew)
C4	:	CBS4 box (Australian or homebrew)
OP	:	Opcode classic box style
OC	:	Opcode Color Line
TP	:	Team Pixelboy box style
TB	:	Team Pixelboy Budget Series
TM	:	Team Pixelboy Mystery Man Collection

Box revision:

This is usually "1", but there are some game boxes that come in two versions, such as Mr Do! that has two versions of the arcade cabinet box (one with the cabinet facing left and the other facing right) and that's where the box revision number is useful. Some homebrews come in similar yet distinct boxes too, such as CollectorVision's Mario Bros.

EXAMPLES (GAMES):

NA-033-CO-AR-1:
      NA = North-American release
      033 = Donkey Kong
      CO = Coleco
      AR = Arcade cabinet box
      1 = Box revision #1

NA-020-SR-YE-1:
      NA = North-American release
      020 = Campaign '84
      SR = Sunrise
      YE = Yellow box
      1 = Box revision #1

NA-020-SR-SV-1:
      NA = North-American release
      020 = Campaign '84
      SR = Sunrise
      SV = Silver box
      1 = Box revision #1

EU-051-CB-C3-1:
      EU = European release
      051 = Gorf
      CB = CBS Electronics
      C3 = CBS3 box
      1 = Box revision #1

HB-220-OP-OP-1:
      HB = Homebrew game
      220 = Magical Tree
      OP = Opcode Games
      OP = Opcode classic box style
      1 = Box revision #1

HB-241-CV-AR-1:
      HB = Homebrew game
      241 = Lock 'n Chase
      CV = CollectorVision
      AR = Arcade cabinet box
      1 = Box revision #1

Card numbering system (for hardware)

For the hardware cards, the numbering structure is slightly different:

Region codes:

HN	:	Hardware released in North-America
HC	:	Hardware released in Canada (English/French packaging)
HE	:	Hardware released in Europe/Australia
HI	:	Hardware released internationally (i.e. not region-specific)
HT	:	Hardware released in Taiwan (or nearby Asian markets)

Hardware type:

CS	:	Console (or clone console)
CT	:	Controller
MO	:	Expansion Module
MC	:	Multi-Cart (flash read-writable)

Hardware number:

The "hardware number" combines the hardware product with its manufacturer.

CS-01	:	ColecoVision console
CS-02	:	Coleco ADAM computer
CS-03	:	Bit Corp. Bit-90 computer
CS-04	:	Hanimex Pencil II computer
CS-05	:	Bit Corp. Dina 2-in-1 console
CS-06	:	Telegames Personal Arcade console
CS-07	:	AtGames ColecoVision Flashback console
CS-08	:	CollectorVision Phoenix console

MO-01	:	Coleco Expansion Module #1
MO-02	:	Coleco Expansion Module #3
MO-03	:	Opcode Super Game Module

CT-01	:	ColecoVision stock controller
CT-02	:	Coleco Expansion Module #2
CT-03	:	Coleco Roller Controller
CT-04	:	Coleco Super Action Controllers

EXAMPLES (HARDWARE):

HN-CT-04-1:
      HN = Hardware released in North-America
      CT = Controller
      04 = Coleco's Super Action Controllers
      1 = Box revision #1

HE-MO-01-1:
      HE = Hardware released in Europe
      MO = Expansion Module
      01 = Coleco's Expansion Module #1
      1 = Box revision #1

HN-CS-06-1:
      HN = Hardware released in North-America
      CS = Console
      06 = Telegames Personal Arcade
      1 = Box revision #1

HI-MO-03-1:
      HI = Hardware released internationally
      MO = Expansion Module
      03 = Opcode Super Game Module
      1 = Box revision #1