Editing Coleco Telstar series (section)

==Model comparison==
{| border="1" class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Telstar models
! width="10%" scope="col"|Console
! width="10%" scope="col"|Model and chip
! width="10%" scope="col"|Release date
! width="10%" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Integrated games
! width="30%" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Description
! width="10%" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Size (height x wide x depth)
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Cite
! width="10%" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Picture
|-
!Coleco Telstar
| No.6040,<br/>[[AY-3-8500]]
| 1976
| 
*[[ice hockey|hockey]]
*[[American handball|handball]]
*[[tennis]]
| Two fixed [[paddle (game controller)|paddle]]s. Games are ''Pong'' variants.
|Unknown
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://colecomuseum.com/colecotelstar.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-09-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004032902/http://colecomuseum.com/colecotelstar.php |archive-date=4 October 2009 }}</ref>
| [[File:Ctelstar.jpg|200px]]
|-
!Coleco Telstar Classic
| No.6045,<br/>[[AY-3-8500]]
| 1976
| 
*hockey
*handball
*tennis
| Two fixed paddles. Deluxe wood case.
|Unknown
| {{citation needed|date=May 2015}}
| [[File:Coleco Telstar Classic (1976) 2.jpg|200px]]
|-
!Coleco Telstar Deluxe<br/><small>(a.k.a. "Video World of Sports")</small>
| model number unknown, [[AY-3-8500]]
|[[1977 in video gaming|1977]]
| 
*hockey
*handballs
*tennis ball
| Two fixed paddles. Brown stand case with wood panel. Made for Canadian market with French and English text.
|Unknown
| {{citation needed|date=May 2015}}
|No picture available
|-
!Coleco Telstar Ranger
| No.6046,<br/>[[AY-3-8500]]
| 1977
| 
*hockey
*handball
*tennis
*[[jai alai]]
*[[target shooting|target]]
*[[skeet shooting|skeet]]
| Black and white plastic case, includes [[Colt .45 Peacemaker|Colt 45]]-style [[light gun]] and separate paddle controllers. Four ball games, two target games. Special features of the four ball games include automatic [[Serve (tennis)|serve]] and variable paddle and speed control for three experience levels (beginner, intermediate, and professional). Uses six [[C battery|C batteries]] or an optional [[AC adapter]], light gun requires one [[nine-volt battery]].
| 4 lb.<br/>17.5×6×8 in.
| <ref name=kaplan78>{{cite magazine |date= Winter 1978 |editor-last=Kaplan| editor-first=Deeny|title= The Video Games |magazine=[[Video (magazine)|Video]] |type=Buyer's Guide |publisher= Reese Communications|volume= 1|issue= 1|pages= 17–30|issn= 0147-8907}}</ref>{{rp|22}}<br/><ref name=kaplan79>{{cite magazine |date= Winter 1979 |editor-last=Kaplan| editor-first=Deeny|title= Video Games |magazine=[[Video (magazine)|Video]] |type=Buyer's Guide |publisher= Reese Communications|volume= 2|issue= 1|pages= 33–42|issn= 0147-8907}}</ref>{{rp|35}}
| [[File:1977_Coleco_Telstar_Ranger_Front.jpg|200px]]
|-
!Coleco Telstar Alpha
| No.6030,<br/>[[AY-3-8500]]
| 1977
| 
*hockey
*handball
*tennis
*squash
| Black and white plastic case, fixed paddles. The games feature an automatic serve function and variable settings for three skill levels (beginner, intermediate, and pro). Uses six C batteries or optional 9 volt AC adapter.
| 2.5 lb.<br/>13.5×3.5×7.5 in.
| <ref name=kaplan78/>{{rp|17}}<br/><ref name=kaplan79/>{{rp|34}}
| [[File:Coleco Telstar Alpha.jpg|200px]]
|-
!Coleco Telstar Colormatic
| No.6130,<br/>[[AY-3-8500]]<br/>[[Texas Instruments]] [[SN76499N]] (color)
| 1977
| 
*hockey
*handball
*tennis
*jai alai
| Black and white plastic case, detached wired paddles. Color graphics - each game is a different color. The games feature an automatic serve function and variable settings for three skill levels (beginner, intermediate, and professional). Uses six C batteries.
| 2.5 lb.<br/>13×6.5×7.5 in.
| <ref name=kaplan78/>{{rp|18}}
| [[File:Coleco Telstar Colormatic.jpg|200px]]
|-
!Coleco Telstar Regent
| No.6036,<br/>[[AY-3-8500]]
| 1977
| 
*hockey
*handball
*tennis
*jai alai
| Black and white plastic case, detached wired paddles. The games feature an automatic serve function and variable settings for three skill levels (beginner, intermediate, and professional). Uses six C batteries.
| 2.5 lb.<br/>13.5×4×8 in.
| <ref name=kaplan78/>{{rp|18}}
|[[File:Coleco Telstar Regent.jpg|200px]]
|-
!Coleco Telstar Sportsman
| model number unknown, [[AY-3-8500]]
| 1978
| 
| Black and white plastic case, detached wired paddles, and light gun.
|Unknown
| {{citation needed|date=May 2015}}
|No picture available
|-
!Coleco Telstar Combat!
| No.6065,<br/>[[General Instrument]] [[AY-3-8700]] Tank chip
| 1977
| 
*''Combat''
*''Night Battle''
*''Robot Battle''
*''Camouflage Combat''
| Four fixed joysticks (two per player). Games are variations on [[Kee Games]]' ''[[Tank (video game)|Tank]]''. Uses six [[C battery|C batteries]] or an optional [[AC adapter]].
| 5.5 lb.<br/>15×8×10.5 in.
| <ref name=kaplan78/>{{rp|23}}<br/><ref name=kaplan79/>{{rp|37}}
| [[File:Telstar Combat.jpg|200px]]
|-
!Coleco Telstar Colortron
| No.6135,<br/>[[AY-3-8510]]
| 1978
| 
*Tennis
*Hockey
*Handball
*Jai-alai
| In color, built in sound, fixed paddles. Games are ''Pong'' variants and feature variable settings for three skill levels (beginner, intermediate, and pro). Uses two nine-volt batteries or an optional AC adapter.
| 1 lb.<br/>2×11.25×4 in.
| <ref name=kaplan79/>{{rp|34}}
| [[File:Coleco-Telstar-Colortron.jpg|200px]]
|-
! [[Coleco Telstar Marksman]]
| No.6136,<br/>[[AY-3-8512]]
| 1978
| 
*Tennis
*Hockey
*Handball
*Jai-alai
*Skeet
*Target
| In color, larger light gun with removable stock, fixed paddles. Four ''Pong'' variants and two gun games. Uses two nine-volt batteries or an optional AC adapter.
| 1 lb.<br/>2×11.25×5 in.
| <ref name=kaplan79/>{{rp|36}}
| [[File:Coleco Telstar Marksman Tietokonemuseo.JPG|200px]]
|-
!Coleco Telstar Galaxy
| model number unknown, [[AY-3-8500#AY-3-8610|AY-3-8600]] (games)<br/>[[AY-3-8500#AY-3-8610|AY-3-8615]] (color encoder)
| 1977
|48 variations of:
*Tennis
*Hockey
*Handball
*Soccer
*Basketball
*Foosball
| Separate [[joystick]]s and fixed paddles
|Unknown
| {{citation needed|date=May 2015}}
|No picture available
|-
!Coleco Telstar Gemini
| model number unknown, [[MOS Technology]] [[MPS 7600|MPS 7600-004]]
| 1977
| 
*Four [[pinball]] games
*Two light-gun games
| In color, light gun, two flipper buttons on left and right sides of case, pinball launch button and field adjustment sliders on top, light gun.
|Unknown
| {{citation needed|date=May 2015}}
|No picture available
|-
![[Coleco Telstar Arcade]]
| model number 6175, MOS Technology [[MPS-7600]] (each cart)
| 1977
| 
*[[Pack-in game]] (Tennis, [[road racing]], [[Fast draw|quick draw]])
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*Eight-game ball and target cartridge
*Five-game pinball and shooting cartridge
*Battle game cartridge
*Twenty-five game driving maze cartridge
*Fifteen game action cartridge (including ''Break Thru'')
{{hidden end}}
| Cartridge-based, triangular case includes light gun, steering wheel with gear shift, and paddles, one on each side.
| 4 lb.<br/>7.5×18×16 in.
| <ref name=kaplan78/>{{rp|28}}<br/><ref name=kaplan79/>{{rp|37–38}}
| [[File:Coleco-Telstar-Arcade-Pongside-L.jpg|200px]]
|}