'70s fun with the Telstar Arcade

The Telstar Arcade by Coleco was an advanced (for the 1970s, that is) cartridge-based evolution of the then popular Pong machines that came in a unique triangular casing. 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 for the machine came with several games and a MPS-7600 chip.

What's more if you are willing to risk on an untested machine --let alone one lacking the lightgun-- with a game cartridge, this Telstar Arcade auction on eBay should be of interest. Seller ships to most places worldwide.

The Coleco Telstar Arcade

Coleco, 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.