The RF adapter that came with the ColecoVision console. This hooked up to a television through a coaxial input or those little forks that you'd see on really old TVs. The ColecoVision console, a second generation gaming console released in 1982 by Coleco Industries. The ColecoVision faced off against the older Atari 2600, and enjoyed moderate success when released due to its higher quality arcade ports. By 1983, however, the video game industry crash greatly hurt all gaming console manufacturers, leading to Coleco Industries bowing out of the gaming industry by 1985.