Coleco Telstar TV Games
Telstar Combat  (1978)
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Telstar Combat

The Telstar Combat is the first console to use the AY-3-8700 chip known as "Tank" chip since it was used to “emulate” the Kee Games Tank game. The Combat has 4 joysticks, two per player and it’s the strangest among all the Telstar consoles. Among the first generation consoles, this was the first console that was not a "Pong" clone, but a completely different set of games.

There are four playable games. Each player uses two joysticks for the game.

Technical Details
Released
1978
Country
United States
Brand
Coleco Telstar
Type
Coleco Telstar TV Games
Name
Telstar Combat
CPU Class
AY-3-8xxx
CPU
General Instruments AY-3-8700 "Tank" chip
Memory
RAM: none
Sound Chip
none
Sound
One channel mono beeps
Display Chip
GI AY-3-8700
Display
Color games
Best Color
Color
Graphics
TV Resolution
Sprites
no sprites
System OS
Proprietary
Storage
none
built in games