Coleco Telstar Combat
Developer: Coleco
Year Released: 1977
Generation: 1st
The last system to be released in 1977 was the Telstar Combat. Utilising the General Instruments AY-3-8700 Tank chip, the game allowed two players to play Combat. The system had four variations of the tank game, and each player used two joysticks to control their tank. Telstar Combat was one of the Coleco’s attempts to break away from the Pong-clone video game rut. It’s certainly unique; no other company manufactured a dedicated console with such elaborate controls.
