When we look at today’s gaming consoles and compare them with the retro consoles of the early days of the gaming industry, we can clearly see the difference in the design language. Modern gaming consoles like the upcoming PS5 or the Xbox Series X has a more consistent and plain design. However, if you take a look at the Coleco Telstar Arcade gaming console from the late 1970s, you’ll know that it is the strangest looking video game console of all time.
There were four cartridges for the Telstar Arcade, each with three to four games inside. Amongst these four game-cartridges, cartridge 1 was the most popular one with games like Road Race, which took advantage of the steering wheel and Quickdraw, which used the gun. Other games for the console were Battleships, Shooting Galleries, and Pinball.
