Telesys Explained

Telesys
Industry:	Video game development and publishing
Founded:	1982
Defunct:	1983-4
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Hq Location:	Fremont, CA USA
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Key People:	Richard Taylor, President
Products:	Atari 2600 games
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Telesys was an Atari 2600 game developer and publisher that released six games, all in 1982, before going out of business. Their slogan was "Fun in games."^[1] Fast Food was one of their more well-known titles.

The only catalog from Telesys, dated 1983, indicated that the intent was to become a "full-line software company," releasing games, educational, and productivity software for home computers. Telesys folded during the video game crash of 1983 before this happened. Its Atari 2600 games ended up in bargain bins in stores such as Kay Bee Toys.^[2]

Games

Telesys released the following games:^[1]

• Coconuts
• Cosmic Creeps
• Demolition Herby, a line-coloring game similar to Amidar^[3]
• Fast Food
• Ram It
• Stargunner

Unreleased prototypes

• Bouncin' Baby Bunnies (1983)^[4]
• The Impossible Game^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Companies - Telesys. AtariAge.
2. Web site: Stilphen . Scott . The Great Market Crash . Atari Compendium.
3. Web site: Atari 2600: Demolition Herby. archive.org.
4. Web site: Bouncin' Baby Bunnies. AtariProtos.com.
5. Web site: Herman. Leonard. Telesys' The Impossible Game. Digital Press.