The Expansion Module #1 add-on for the ColecoVision, shown attached. This add-on allowed for users to play Atari 2600 games through their ColecoVision. It featured all of the hardware, switches and controller ports of the Atari 2600. 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.