Electric Dreams has officially released a ColecoVision homebrew port of CrackPots, a classic 1983 Activision game originally designed by Dan Kitchen for the Atari 2600. This new adaptation brings the crazy, grid-based defense gameplay to ColecoVision owners, revitalizing the decades-old title with updated system capabilities. Furthermore this game retains the high-stakes tension of the 1983 original too. Allowing too many bugs to sneak past Potsy’s defenses triggers a catastrophic penalty: the building structurally degrades, collapsing floor by floor. If players cannot control the swarms, the entire structure eventually crumbles to the ground, resulting in a game over.
In this reimagined release, players assume the role of Potsy, a resident Brooklyn gardener facing an extraordinary infestation. Pests are pouring out of the city sewers and scaling the brick walls of Potsy's apartment building, aiming straight for the open windows. Armed only with an endless supply of rooftop flower pots, players must dash left and right across the top of the screen. Success requires precise timing to drop heavy planters directly onto the ascending insect waves before they breach the building's defenses causing the structure to degrade.
This version goes beyond the original Atari 2600 game:
- Full multi-bank ROM (128K) for rich tilesets and animated backgrounds
- Detailed Brooklyn building backdrop with cracked walls and lit windows
- Animated splash screen and attract mode with bugs climbing during the menu
- Original soundtrack — two in-game music tracks plus a full sound effects system
- Bonus bug counter displayed per wave, with wave-color indicators
- Score displayed as a 6-digit counter on the building facade
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