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Jorpho
12-06-2012, 10:06 PM
For some reason in all these years I don't think it's occurred to me to ask this before.

If there's one thing I associate with my old ColecoVision, it's a distinctive odor. Of course it is hard to describe, but it's something like decaying plastic and mothballs. Not a bad smell, mind you; I of course have many pleasant memories associated with it. Maybe it's something in the plastic breaking down, or some component in that monster of a power supply. Or maybe my CV was just stored somewhere odd.

So, does your ColecoVision smell?

Jack_Burton_BYOAC
12-06-2012, 10:15 PM
Yes, it does.

So do several of the oldest consoles or Pong clones I've come across. It's just something about that 1970s plastic and PCB material.

InsaneDavid
12-06-2012, 10:15 PM
Ah, yes, the Coleco smell. I can't speak for the Colecovision since I haven't had one for awhile but the PCBs in the Coleco tabletop VFD games all have a distinct odor.

Urzu402
12-06-2012, 11:21 PM
At least you didn't spray Axe on it and make it smell like a douchebag.

Atarileaf
12-07-2012, 01:25 PM
Maybe your colecovision has spent the past 20 years in Peter Griffin's belly button.

Jorpho
12-11-2012, 09:36 AM
So do several of the oldest consoles or Pong clones I've come across. It's just something about that 1970s plastic and PCB material.So, do Atari 2600's smell the same way?