Telstar

Telstar
Designer	Coleco
Manufacturer	Coleco
Distributor	Coleco, Montgomery Ward
CPU	Various
Graphics	Color and monochrome
Memory	N/A
Media	Integrated circuits
Released	JP: 1976-1978
Added to Museum	Not yet

The Telstar series included systems which were the first video game consoles released by Coleco.

Each device contains one or more dedicated games, none of the five systems use ROM cartridges.

They each are ball-and-paddle video game consoles.

The Telstar consoles were succeeded by the ColecoVision.

Distribution

A branded version of the Telstar was sold in Montgomery Ward department stores as the Video World of Sports.

Color TV-Game consoles

Image	Title	Chipset	Release	Notes
	Coleco Telstar	AY-3-8500	1976	Contains tennis, hockey and handball. Its two controllers are connected to the unit.
	Coleco Telstar Classic	AY-3-8500	1976	Contains tennis, hockey and handball. Its two controllers are connected to the unit. It has a wooden case.
	Coleco Telstar Alpha	AY-3-8500	1977	Four cartridges are available. The chips are integrated circuitry not ROM.
	Coleco Telstar Arcade	MPS-7600	1977	Four cartridges are available. The chips are integrated circuitry not ROM.
	Coleco Telstar Colormatic	AY-3-8500	1977	Contains hockey, handball, tennis, and jai alai. Its two controllers can be connected to the unit.
	Coleco Telstar Combat	AY-3-8700	1977	Contains four built-in joysticks to play four variations of Tank by Key Games: Combat, Night Battle, Robot Battle, and Camouflage Combat.
	Coleco Telstar Galaxy	AY-3-8600	1977	Contains basketball, handball, hockey, soccer, and tennis. AY-3-8615 chip for color. Its two controllers are connected to the unit. Separate controllers can also be connected to it.
	Coleco Telstar Gemini	MPS 7600	1977	Contains four pinball games and two lightgun games. A lightgun can be connected to it.
	Coleco Telstar Ranger	AY-3-8500	1977	Contains tennis, hockey handball, jai alai, target, and skeet. Lightgun and two controllers can be connected to the unit.
	Coleco Telstar Regent	AY-3-8500	1977	Contains hockey, handball, tennis, and jai alai. SN76499N chip for color. Its two controllers can be connected to the unit.
	Montgomery Ward Video World of Sports	AY-3-8500	1977	Contains tennis, hockey and handball. Its two controllers are connected to the unit. Wood panel. It was released as the Coleco Telstar Deluxe in Canada, although the console retained the Video World of Sports name.
	Coleco Telstar Colortron	AY-3-8500	1978	Contains hockey, handball, tennis, and jai alai. Its two controllers can be connected to the unit.
	Coleco Telstar Marksman	AY-3-8512	1978	Contains handball, hockey, skeet, target, tennis, and jai alai. In color. A lightgun can be connected to the unit. Its two controllers are connected to it.
	Coleco Telstar Sportsman	AY-3-8512	1978	Contains hockey, handball, tennis, and jai alai. In color, with built-in sound. Its two controllers can be connected to the unit.