Friday, July 18, 2008

The Coleco Telstar Arcade

coleco telstar arcadetelstar arcade game screenshotColeco, that Connecticut Leather Company that had an odd thing for video games, released the impressive Telstar Arcade in 1977. It was an advanced cartridge-based evolution of the then popular Pong machines that came in a rather unique triangular case. As you can see above, each face of the console has been designed with a different type of game in mind. You get a light-gun, a steering wheel with a gearshift and traditional paddles. What's more, each of the four cartridges released came with quite a few games on them and a MPS-7600 chip. Find out more about the Telstar Arcade here and/or here.

To grab a truly rare, fully working version of the machine try this Coleco Telstar Arcade eBay offer. It's not cheap, but the seller ships worldwide, you'll be getting a triangular cartridge with 3 games and you wont be having many more chances at it... Well, probably, that is. Definitely worth a look.
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5 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 5, 2008 at 1:26 PM

    That's the coolest gadget ever..!!!

    Until I saw the price.... My Gosh Darn..!!

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  2. gnomeAugust 5, 2008 at 2:12 PM

    Weeeell,that's collectibles for you... Aint cheap, no sir.

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  3. Online CasinosNovember 17, 2009 at 3:18 AM

    Wow. I wanna have that!! I like it so much! where can I get those?

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  4. UnknownJanuary 4, 2011 at 3:36 AM

    I used to have one when I was small. wonderhat happened to it?

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  5. gnomeJanuary 4, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    Hope you find out. It's a lovely piece of kit.

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