Second Generation

Coleco Tabletop Arcade Collection

The Coleco Tabletop Arcade Collection is a series of miniature arcade cabinet replicas that first released in 1982 by Coleco Industries, Inc. Coleco entered the video game market in 1976 with their Telstar line of dedicated home consoles. When the market for dedicated home consoles became oversaturated with Pong clones Coleco transitioned into handheld electronic games, a market popularized by Mattel.

ColecoVision

The ColecoVision is a second-generation home video game console that was designed and manufactured by Coleco. Coleco entered the video game market in 1976 with their Telstar line of dedicated home consoles. When the market for dedicated consoles became oversaturated with Pong clones Coleco shift focus to producing a line of miniature tabletop arcade games with license rights from various video game developers such as Sega, Midway and Nintendo.

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Fairchild Channel F

Fairchild Channel F is a second-generation home video game console designed by Fairchild Semiconductor in conjunction with Alpex Computer Corporation. The system launched in November 1976 and was the first home console of the second generation. The Channel F introduced the interchangeable cartridge that contained ROM chips that could be plugged into the base unit, a first in the video game industry and was a monumental step forward for the industry.