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Telstar Galaxy [Model 6150]

Dedicated Console published 46 years ago by Coleco Industries, Inc.

Not listed in MAME yet

Telstar Galaxy © 1978 Coleco Industries, Inc.

It was the only model to use the General Instruments (GI) AY-3-8600 chip. It played ten games in color. Color was provided by the GI AY-3-8615 color encoder chip. Two very rare features make this model quite unique.

First, all games can be played by up to four players instead of the only two generated by the chip.

Second, this model features a quite unique Robot mode where the player(s) play against the machine.

Another useful feature for young players is the possibility to disable the horizontal motion of the paddles.

TECHNICAL/MACHINE PICT.
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TRIVIA

This model was released in very limited amount, and very few specimens survive today. Two of them came from former Coleco employees, the few others were found by collectors or were sold to them by their original owners.

SERIES

1. Telstar [Model 6040] (1976)
2. Telstar Classic [Model 6045] (1976)
3. Telstar Video World of Sports (1977)
4. Telstar Ranger [Model 6046] (1977)
5. Telstar Alpha [Model 6030] (1977)
6. Telstar Colormatic [Model 6130]
7. Telstar Regent [Model 6036]
8. Telstar Combat [Model 6065]
9. Telstar Arcade (1977)
10. Telstar Colortron [Model 6135] (1978)
11. Telstar Marksman [Model 6136] (1978)
12. Telstar Gemini (1978)
13. Telstar Galaxy (1978)