Coleco Telstar Arcade
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| Manufacturer | Coleco | |||
| Type | stationary game console | |||
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| Graphics processor | none | |||
| Storage media | Game modules | |||
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The Coleco Telstar Arcade is a stationary game console released by Coleco in 1977 in Japan, North America and Europe. It is the most advanced console in the Coleco Telstar series .
construction
The game console is built high so that it can be played on three sides: the sides can be used for specific games.
- Road Race: one side with steering wheel and gear lever
- Quick Draw: a side with a light gun for shooting games
- Pong: a side with a rotary control , as found on every Telstar game console
Games
In contrast to the previous models, the games were activated by game modules . These modules are plugged into the module slot of the console. 4 modules were published:
- Module # 1 (sold together with the console): Road Race for one player, tennis for 2–4 players and Quick-Draw, a war game, for 1–2 players.
- Module # 2: Hockey for 2–4 players, tennis for 2–4 players, handball for 1–2 players and target , a single player football target game .
- Module # 3: Bonus Pinball (Pinball) for 1–2 players, Shooting Gallery and Shoot the Bear (shooting games) and Deluxe Pinball (Pinball) for 1–2 players.
- Module # 4 (single player games only): Naval Battle (shooting game), Blast-Away (war game) and Speedball ( pong game).
Individual evidence
- ^ Coleco Telstar Arcade. In: Pong Story. Retrieved July 7, 2019 .