The ColecoJam Project is a group of projects related to the Colecovision game system from the 1980s running on an Adafruit Fruit Jam. The Fruit Jam is a credit card size device barely wider than a Colecovision cartridge itself but can be used to emulate the Colecovision and play games. The ColecoJam Project consists of the following projects:
- The ColecoJam Emulator – A Colecovision emulator running on the Adafruit Fruit Jam. It emulates a 1980s game console by incorporating the use of modern hardware, including an HDMI display, USB-based controllers and a microSD card to store cartridge ROMs. For installation info visit the ColecoJam learn guide.
- The Game Cartridge Reader – The game cartridge reader connects to the Fruit Jam and can provide support for Colecovision game cartridges using the ColecoJam emulator, or when used with CircuitPython, it can copy inserted game cartridges to a file on the microSD card.
- 3D Designed Case – The case encloses the Fruit Jam board and the game cartridge reader shield, and includes an opening for inserting a game cartridge.
ColecoJam Articles
- Update: Case Design for ColecoJam
The first 3D printed case has arrived, and overall, I am quite pleased with the results. The case consists of 3 printed parts (top, bottom… Read More »Update: Case Design for ColecoJam - Designing a Case for the ColecoJam
To date, I have completed two tasks in the ColecoJam project: The Colecovision game cartridge reader and the Colecovision emulator. Both are using Adafruit’s Fruit… Read More »Designing a Case for the ColecoJam - ColecoJam Learn Guide
ColecoJam is a Colecovision emulator running on the Adafruit Fruit Jam. The ColecoVision was a second-generation home video game console released by Coleco Industries in… Read More »ColecoJam Learn Guide - A Colecovision Emulator for the Fruit Jam (Or, How to Create a Game Emulator using Claude in 7 days)
After finishing my Colecovision game cartridge shield for the Adafruit Fruit Jam, my next quest was to find a Colecovision game emulator for the Fruit… Read More »A Colecovision Emulator for the Fruit Jam (Or, How to Create a Game Emulator using Claude in 7 days) - Reading a Colecovision Game Cartridge Using an Adafruit Fruit Jam
GitHub Repository: cogliano/Fruit_Jam_ColecoVision_Cartridge_Reader(Note: KiCAD files coming soon). I have always loved the Colecovision Game System. Released in 1982, it was a step above from the… Read More »Reading a Colecovision Game Cartridge Using an Adafruit Fruit Jam