When the market for dedicated home consoles became oversaturated with Pong clones Coleco transitioned into handheld electronic games, a market popularized by Mattel.Ĭoleco had early success with their electronic handheld game “Electronic Quarterback” and began producing a line of multiplayer sports games with their “head-to-head” series of handhelds. Coleco entered the video game market in 1976 with their Telstar line of dedicated home consoles. The Coleco Tabletop Arcade Collection is a series of miniature arcade cabinet replicas that first released in 1982 by Coleco Industries, Inc.
