Ken Uston BlackJack/Poker
Ken Uston BlackJack/Poker — frequently asked questions
- Is Ken Uston BlackJack/Poker on Steam?
- No. Ken Uston BlackJack/Poker is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
- What platforms is Ken Uston BlackJack/Poker on?
- Ken Uston BlackJack/Poker is available on ColecoVision.
- When did Ken Uston BlackJack/Poker release?
- Ken Uston BlackJack/Poker was first released on December 31, 1982.
About Ken Uston BlackJack/Poker
Feeling Lucky? Pull up a chair and play a few hands of Blackjack or Poker. Minimum bet is $1 and maximum is $499 at the BlackJack table, whereas over on the 5-Card Stud Poker table the sky is the limit. Up to 4 people can play simultaneously, or if you're a little shy you can always go one-on-one with the dealer. Speaking of which, don't forget to give Max, your dealer, a nice tip, or you never know what kind of cards he'll deal out in your next hand.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- ColecoVision
- Developer
- Coleco
- Publisher
- Coleco
Details via IGDB.
Collector value & authenticity
ColecoVision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-19
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 $4.00 in Jul 2009, $6.18 five years ago, and $7.70 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $3.99 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $2.25 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $4.99 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $2.98 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $3.00 | $13.00 |
| Jan 2015 | $6.49 | $7.50 |
| Jan 2016 | $5.95 | $7.50 |
| Jan 2017 | $0.99 | $7.50 |
| Jan 2018 | $5.05 | $10.63 |
| Jan 2019 | $4.97 | $10.55 |
| Jan 2020 | $5.85 | $10.74 |
| Jan 2021 | $6.82 | $10.02 |
| Jan 2022 | $7.99 | $14.08 |
| Jan 2023 | $9.14 | $20 |
| Jan 2024 | $6.50 | $19.18 |
| Jan 2025 | $6.01 | $21 |
| Jan 2026 | $3.49 | $23 |
| Oct 2026 | $7.70 | $23 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Barcode |
|---|---|
| North America Coleco | 076930204313 |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1983
- Authenticity
- Low
A two-in-one casino cartridge for up to four players, notable for the keypad overlay it needs and its well-known name.
Coleco published Ken Uston Blackjack/Poker in June 1983, pairing the two card games for one to four players. Computer Entertainer reviewed it in its ColecoVision section and liked the opening: sprightly music and a suave dealer it said looked like Clark Gable as Rhett Butler.
The blackjack follows fairly standard rules, with a purse and betting limits for each player, and it pays a five-card Charlie, a convention Computer Entertainer called seldom used in the United States. It is one of the games that came with a keypad overlay.
What the press said at the time
| Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 4 | July 1983 | Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★½ |
| Electronic Fun with Computers & Games Vol. 1 No. 12 | October 1983 | 4 of 4 joysticks |
“While the Blackjack game is fairly good, at least for beginners, the Five-Card Stud Poker portion is less interesting. … Unless you're a rank beginner, the whole cartridge is no big deal.”
“Score one royal flush for Coleco, then, because Ken Uston’s Blackjack/Poker is a dandy.”
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. Electronic Fun rated games out of four joysticks.
Before you buy
Keypad overlay game: Coleco's original overlays come as a pair, one per controller, each printed with a 1982 Coleco Industries copyright, so a complete copy has both. Reproduction overlays exist if yours are missing. Standard controller only. The box and manual carry much of a complete copy's value.
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