TCW Podcast Episode 124 - The Visions of Coleco Part 1
We look at the Connecticut Leather Company otherwise known as Coleco! We see how a simple company starting with leather goods transformed into a toy company that spanned multiple generations. Coleco started exploring electronic toys with games like electric football. They found themselves uniquely suited to take advantage of the coming Pong on a chip craze. With their early entry allowing them to outpace the competition when the chip shortage struck. However due to complications Coleco decided to pull out of video games after the Pong fad started to fade.
Howdy Doody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=674LDaMpDnU
Eagle Toys Hockey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUlDXHXNCYs
Coleco Electric Football: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8y0_XVnCII
Electric Football Mini Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMyaWCroBg8
TCW 051 - Sons of Pong: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/sons-of-pong/
Coleco Telstar Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ9iGNSjwWo
RF Modulators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOS2j2cUyo8
TCW 027 - The Magnavox Patent Lawsuits: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-magnavox-patent-lawsuits-friday-september-16-2016-1003-am/
Jai-Alai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5iQcnIRMa8
Coleco Telstar Colormatic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sunfn3zkKQ
Coleco Telstar Ranger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaRcdOfWawk
Coleco Telstar Galaxy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS_zZZL9ynE
Coleco Telstar Combat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE0pBEipkjQ
Coleco Telstar Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0AqMUySRG0
Coleco Telstar Arcade Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGXc15cgzhw
Coleco Telstar Marksman Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfAAamT_vwY
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Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode - Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode
Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love
Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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