Coleco Telstar Galaxy

Telstar Galaxy (model no. 6150) was released in 1977 and was the only member of the family to use the AY-3-8600 chip, along with the AY-3-8615 for the colors. The first big improvement was the possibility to allow 4 players, using two extra paddles and a switch that alternatively enables two paddles on odd frames and two paddles on even frames. Obviously, the frame rate has to be high otherwise it’s impossible to play but this was not an issue for Galaxy. The second important feature is the robot mode which allowed the player to play against the AI. For this reason and for the limited number of specimen released, Telstar Galaxy is nowadays one of the most rare Coleco systems.