Coleco Telstar series
The Coleco Telstar brand is a series of dedicated first-generation home video game consoles produced, released and marketed by Coleco from 1976 to 1978. Starting with Coleco Telstar Pong clone based video game console on General Instrument's AY-3-8500 chip in 1976, there were 14 consoles released in the Coleco Telstar series. About one million units of the first model called Coleco Telstar were sold.
| Manufacturer | Coleco |
|---|---|
| Type | Series of dedicated home video game consoles |
| Generation | First |
| Lifespan | 1976-1978 |
| Units sold | > 1 million (Coleco Telstar model only) |
| Successor | ColecoVision |
The large product lineup and the impending fading out of the Pong machines led Coleco to face near-bankruptcy in 1980.
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