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Pong-Story: All Coleco
Telstar systems, with photos
1017:"The Next Generation 1996 Lexicon A to Z: Coleco".
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1199:Kaplan, Deeny, ed. (Winter 1979). "Video Games".
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1038:Herman, Leonard (1997).
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1273:The Dot Eaters entry
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1123:30 September
1121:. Retrieved
1117:the original
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1095:. Retrieved
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1055:. Retrieved
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930:(each cart)
887:MPS 7600-004
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252:. Games are
202:Description
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152:clone based
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107:ColecoVision
47:Manufacturer
29:
1831:Stunt Cycle
1417:Generations
1222:Works cited
1057:16 February
943:road racing
681:C batteries
679:. Uses six
415:C batteries
342:tennis ball
1911:1970s toys
1891:Light guns
1865:Categories
1476:generation
1097:5 November
1004:References
973:Break Thru
947:quick draw
854:Basketball
685:AC adapter
639:Tank chip
419:AC adapter
256:variants.
248:Two fixed
95:Units sold
71:Generation
60:Series of
1499:Dedicated
1211:0147-8907
1175:0147-8907
1075:Wolf 2012
941:(Tennis,
864:joysticks
862:Separate
831:AY-3-8615
826:AY-3-8600
769:AY-3-8512
715:AY-3-8510
671:Kee Games
637:AY-3-8700
606:AY-3-8500
558:AY-3-8500
501:AY-3-8500
451:AY-3-8500
407:light gun
366:AY-3-8500
339:handballs
325:AY-3-8500
279:AY-3-8500
222:AY-3-8500
162:AY-3-8500
126:dedicated
103:Successor
62:dedicated
1783:Handheld
1712:N-Joypad
1695:Marksman
1672:Original
1600:Services
1590:Emulator
1521:Marksman
1282:Archived
1133:cite web
928:MPS-7600
911:Unknown
869:Unknown
857:Foosball
848:Handball
787:Jai-alai
784:Handball
766:No.6136,
733:Jai-alai
730:Handball
712:No.6135,
631:No.6065,
618:Unknown
576:jai alai
570:handball
555:No.6036,
527:jai alai
521:handball
510:(color)
508:SN76499N
498:No.6130,
463:handball
448:No.6030,
385:jai alai
378:handball
363:No.6046,
350:Unknown
302:Unknown
291:handball
276:No.6045,
259:Unknown
237:handball
219:No.6040,
211:Picture
190:Console
81:Lifespan
1605:History
898:pinball
828:(games)
690:5.5 lb.
585:2.5 lb.
536:2.5 lb.
478:2.5 lb.
405:-style
403:Colt 45
250:paddles
119:Telstar
1824:Arcade
1690:Arcade
1516:Arcade
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954:Others
851:Soccer
845:Hockey
842:Tennis
793:Target
781:Hockey
778:Tennis
727:Hockey
724:Tennis
648:Combat
573:tennis
567:hockey
524:tennis
518:hockey
469:squash
466:tennis
460:hockey
390:target
381:tennis
375:hockey
336:hockey
294:tennis
288:hockey
242:tennis
232:hockey
136:Coleco
116:Coleco
51:Coleco
1727:Retro
1474:First
1340:Types
1202:Video
1166:Video
985:4 lb.
933:1977
900:games
896:Four
891:1977
836:1977
805:1 lb.
790:Skeet
773:1978
745:1 lb.
719:1978
642:1977
610:1978
562:1977
513:1977
455:1977
428:4 lb.
411:serve
395:skeet
370:1977
283:1976
226:1976
208:Cite
138:from
122:brand
75:First
1852:List
1664:Home
1610:List
1595:Game
1548:Pong
1483:Home
1405:list
1388:list
1376:list
1364:list
1352:list
1238:ISBN
1207:ISSN
1171:ISSN
1139:link
1125:2009
1099:2019
1059:2012
1046:ISBN
800:Pong
740:Pong
676:Tank
330:1977
254:Pong
174:1980
170:Pong
149:Pong
144:1978
140:1976
114:The
89:1978
85:1976
57:Type
160:'s
156:on
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