What platforms is Cabbage Patch Kids: Picture Show on?

Cabbage Patch Kids: Picture Show was released on ColecoVision.

When did Cabbage Patch Kids: Picture Show release?

Cabbage Patch Kids: Picture Show was first released on June 1, 1984.

Cabbage Patch Kids: Picture Show

Jun 1, 1984SimulatorColecoVision

Cabbage Patch Kids: Picture Show — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Cabbage Patch Kids: Picture Show on?: Cabbage Patch Kids: Picture Show was released on ColecoVision.
When did Cabbage Patch Kids: Picture Show release?: Cabbage Patch Kids: Picture Show was first released on June 1, 1984.

About Cabbage Patch Kids: Picture Show

Gameplay is identical to that of Smurf Paint & Play Workshop, in that players can draw and create their own scenes, or choose from any one of four background scenes and start to add clip-art objects, furniture and free form design. Create any number of decorated scenarios and then use either controller to change into one of four Cabbage Patch Kids characters and play around in the graphic you have created. Characters are able to move left, right, up, down... jump and drop. Though you can record your animations and play them back, there is no method of saving your work, so it all disappears when the power goes off.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: ColecoVision
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Sandbox, Kids

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

ColecoVision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-19

Loose

$23

Complete

$70

Sealed

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How often it sells

Loose: about 5 times a year
Complete: about 2 times a year
Sealed: about once a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-19.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $22 in Jan 2019, $15.49 five years ago, and $23 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2019	$22	$45
Jan 2020	$16.64	$37
Jan 2021	$10.76	$39
Jan 2022	$17.95	$37
Jan 2023	$19.99	$37
Jan 2024	$17.26	$90
Jan 2025	$12.57	$70
Jan 2026	$19.99	$70
Oct 2026	$23	$70

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Label	Model #
North America Coleco	End label: for ColecoVision and ADAM	2600

North America: Model number confirmed by the game's own manual.

Source: Model numbers, end-label variants and CBS numbers: the ColecoVision FAQ v4.1, each serial confirmed against Coleco's 1982 catalogue, the game's manual or its UPC; barcodes from PriceCharting, check digits verified

Region: NA
Released: 1985
Players: 2 players
Authenticity: Low

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A children's painting and staging toy built around the Cabbage Patch license, worth owning mainly if the keypad overlay is still with the cart.

Coleco released Cabbage Patch Kids Picture Show for the ColecoVision in early 1985, with O.A.A. credited as developer. It is not an action game. Computer Entertainer, which rated it well, described a creative toy: the child paints a blank screen, or uses preset scenes such as a backyard, living room or kitchen, and places props and Cabbage Patch actors on it.

The actors can be animated to move, fall and jump, music can be chosen, and the whole scene can be saved and played back later. That is the appeal of the cartridge: a simple stage for kids, from the same period as Coleco's other children's titles. It is a different game from Cabbage Patch Kids: Adventures in the Park.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 3 No. 11

February 1985

Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★★

“Such benefits as pre-reading skills, as well as narrative sequencing can be learned while the child is enjoying their”
— Computer Entertainer, February 1985

Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — diamonds through early 1987, stars after — comparing each game only with other games for the same system.

Worth knowing

From the ColecoVision manual. Recorded shows run until you press OPTION or time runs out, and all recorded material is erased when you shut off or reset the machine.
From the ColecoVision manual. Four blank screens can be flipped through to create a simple animation sequence like the one in the built-in demonstration.

Before you buy

This is one of the keypad overlay games, so a complete copy includes the overlay, and an overlay-less cartridge is much harder to use. Plays with the standard ColecoVision controller, and the keypad is central. The box and manual carry much of a complete copy's value. Check the overlay's condition, since printed plastic sheets tend to be worn or missing, and repro overlays exist if you need one.