Its quite unique with its triangular layout and extra controls. This catalog was intended for chains and purchasers for stores to browse through and buy coleco products by the truckload. The other strange fact about this system is that it is the only console ever released with triangle game carts. A vintage 1976 coleco telstar arcade video game console including tennis, quick draw, and road race with original box.
Created by antoine clercrenaud antoine clercrenaud. Released in 1977 model 6065 this was colecos attempt to distribute a non pong system. Coleco telstar arcade video game hardware videogamegeek. The colecovision offered neararcadequality graphics and gaming style along with the means to expand the systems basic hardware. Gaming from back in time rare books, llc browse recent arrivals. The coleco telstar arcade, commonly abbreviated as telstar arcade, is a dedicated. Like the telstar classic, the system itself was no different from the orginal telstar. It bridges to the adamnet protocol to the fat16fat32 file system on the sd card. The telstar is a series of video game consoles produced by coleco from 1976 to 1978. Price guides, coleco telstar arcade rarity guides and rarity lists for coleco telstar arcade game cartridges. Coleco had also partnered up with nintendo to include the arcade hit donkey kong as a pack in game for the console. The colecovision is coleco industries second generation home video game console, which was released in august 1982.
Coleco vision homevideo game console donkey kong 80s game. Collect original pong systems retro gaming hacks book. It became a highly successful toy company in the 1980s, known for its massproduced version of cabbage patch kids dolls and its video game consoles, the coleco telstar dedicated consoles and colecovision. Animation throughout is superb, with the large, wellanimated sprites rarely suffering from flickering, while. Jan 11, 20 this a look at the coleco telstar combat console. Starting with coleco telstar pong clone based video game console on general instruments ay38500 chip in 1976, there were 14 consoles released in the coleco telstar series. Released in 1977, the telstar deluxe, otherwise known as the coleco video world of sports, was a wooden telstar which was sold with a stand.
By the mid1960s the company had moved to making plastic moldings, and by 1976 with arnold greenberg, the company had gotten into the video game business with the release of the. Telstar arcade was the most advanced among the 1st generation systems released by coleco. Colecos port of burger time is easily one of its best, and the end result is an incredibly faithful conversion of the cult arcade coinop. It is one of the most interesting systems made by coleco and also the most advanced pong system released in america, although it played nonpong games. The system plays 4 games in three difficulty levels. One late tuesday afternoon in 1976, i received a call in my lab at sanders from arnold greenberg. Coleco telstar arcade released march 1978 the telstar arcade is maybe one of the most interesting systems made by coleco, and also the most advanced pong system released in america, although it played nonpong games. While many retro consoles allow for only one or two players, the coleco telstar can support up to four players for certain titles, like tennis. Check out our products for a nostalgic list of games and toys. One of the strangest pong hybrid consoles to ever be released. Sell used colecovision games the old school game vault. Coleco the official book provides a detailed and interesting view of a company renown for video games, but with a hand in a vast array of products. The original boxes and manuals are not required, but are always welcome. There where four different games based on kee games tank game that used two joysticks per player to control the tank movement and a button to fire, back.
Atari 2600 no technical info coleco telstar arcade no technical info but 3 screen shots, various pong systems, tic tac quiz arcade, and fonz arcade. Out of all the pong systems out there i would either want an actual atari one or a coleco telstar, im not really interested in 3rd party pong clones but theres just something about the. Heres the closet collections original box for this telstar arcade strangely enough, this unit has never been used, since the rf adapter and shift lever are still sealed in their plastic bag thats why the. The old school game vault is the best place to sell colecovision games online. Jul 16, 2015 one of the strangest pong hybrid consoles to ever be released. Coleco adam sd drive for the adam family computer system. The coleco telstar brand is a series of dedicated firstgeneration home video game consoles produced, released and marketed by coleco from 1976 to 1978.
Retro classic video games literature atari, colecovision. This raised the system up which made the gaming experience more akin to playing an arcade game. In an early episode of that 70s show, the teenaged characters sit around a thirteeninch selection from retro gaming hacks book. Animation throughout is superb, with the large, wellanimated sprites rarely suffering from flickering, while the gameplay is extremely close to its arcade parent. The other strange fact about this system is that it is the only console ever released. Throughout time, colecovision has previously released some of the coolest games and toys. Ancable 2pack ftype male plug to rca female jack rf video tv cable adapter for atari 26007800 sega coleco commodore game system 4. Atari 2600 no technical info coleco telstar arcade no technical info. Collect original pong systems play with two paddles and a block for maximum value. However, this is not the end of my invovement in the coleco story.
Catalog of electronic, plastic, and variant toys from coleco for the 1980 store season. Trying to build upon the enormous initial success of the. Get the best deal for coleco telstar consoles from the largest online selection at. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Joe at the chinese news farmer did a much better job reading the coleco telstar consol game entry on wikipedia than i did and spotted the triangular game system, to which i referred, in the list in the related links portion of the entry, there is a link to a page that has a nice write up about the coleco telstar arcade complete with pictures. Cartridgebased, triangular case includes light gun, steering wheel with gear shift, and paddles, one on each side. Best of colecos telstar arcade was the wheel and the gear box for the car racing. The company of coleco was founded in 1932 by maurice greenberg and was originally called the connecticut leather company and produced shoe leather and leather kits. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates.
The first and only official book about coleco history. Nov 19, 2016 telstar arcade was the most advanced among the 1st generation systems released by coleco. Colecovision rarity guide rarity list colecovision. Models telstar model 6040, 1976 three pong variants hockey, handball, tennis, two paddle controllers fixed on console. Arcade was built in a triangular case, each side dedicated to a game category. The event featured cosplayers with a cash prize competition and a free arcade play room with dozens of vintage stand up arcade games. Books, atari 400 800 cartridges images photos colecovision intellivision 5200 7800 400800. Arnold greenberg was impressed by what he saw at gi and thus was born telstar, colecos wildly successful video game. Colecovision rarity guide rarity list colecovision price.
Ancable 2pack ftype male plug to rca female jack rf video tv cable adapter for atari 26007800 segacolecocommodore game system 4. Classic video games literature list hiwaay information services. Cpu, mos technology mps760000x one for each cartridge. It was the first system to use gis ay38500 chip and was a real success. The arcade classic is exciting and innovative in terms of design, controllerstyle, number of games, color graphics and more. A beautiful look back on the amazing journey of a very american company that pioneered in so many ways. The arcade classic is exciting and innovative in terms of design, controllerstyle, number of. Ralph baer didnt solve colecos interference problem with its telstar system by adding a simple resistor, he used a. Coleco, originally a leather company entered the videogame business in. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. The telstar arcade is one of the earliest cartridgebased systems. Whether ou know a lot about coleco or admired it from afar while playing atari, this is a great resource of the companys entire history. It was released in 1977 and is a port of the combat game that was released for the atari 2600. Coleco the complete history by antoine clercrenaud.
Gi had no customers yet, and ralph baer got rapidly aware about this unofficial project, which had to be licensed by magnavox to get the rights to manufacture and sell the chips. Made in a triangular case, the system could play three types of games, each being played on one of the three sides of the case. The gf price guide is a highquality book with an easy to use indexing system. Starting with telstar pong clone based on general instruments ay38500 chip in 1976, there were 14 consoles released in the telstar branded series. Pacman mini handheld arcade game by midway made by coleco single issue magazine 1. Good condition, works well, with batteries so you can check it out. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. Vintage 1981 coleco nintendo donkey kong tabletop arcade video game.
Media in category coleco telstar the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. The colecovision offered near arcade quality graphics and gaming style along with the means to expand the systems basic hardware. The colecovision was superior to both the atari 2600 and the mattel intellivision when it came to both graphics and sound. Coleco a contraction of conneticut leather company was the first. Arnold greenberg was impressed by what he saw at gi and thus was born telstar, coleco s wildly successful video game. Revisit your childhood hobbies with titles like donkey kong and pepper ii. It is the successor of the three older models telstar, telstar classic and telstar ranger, and only differs by its case and fourth game jaialai, also known as squash. Unfollow coleco arcade to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. About one million units of the first model called coleco telstar were. It takes 3c sized batteries tested and works battery cover is clean. Buy online, view images and see past prices for vintage coleco telstar arcade video game system.
It is a classic from coleco, and uses the ay38500 game chip. We offer very competitive prices to sell your used colecovision games. Coleco telstar arcade 1977 the most extravagant example of a controller contained in the casing of the console, the acrade version of the telstar console offered three different play functions. This is a piece of nintendo history, it came out way before original nintendo, super nintendo, nintendo 64, nintendo switch. Coleco telstar arcade rarity guide rarity list price guide. This means no software to install on the adam or the pcmac. The tradein prices shown for the colecovision games are for the cartridge only. From leather to colecovision and from hartford to montreal, theres everything you need to know.
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