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title	categories	origins	years	cpus	params
Stellar Electronique Combat lunaire	Consoles	France	1978	GI AY-3-8710 from General Instruments	name image logo company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos oc_id source Combat lunaire /media/museum/photos/combat_lunaire.jpg /media/museum/logos/stellar_combat-luniare_logo.gif /companies/stellar-electronique Stellar Electronique label value NAME Combat lunaire label value MANUFACTURER Stellar Electronique label value ORIGIN France label value YEAR 1978 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Combat lunaire (aka Tank battle), 2 modes : normal and lazeroïde label value KEYBOARD 4 directions and fire buttons for each player, built-in the console label value CPU GI AY-3-8710 from General Instruments label value COLORS Black & white label value SOUND Built-in beeper label value I/O PORTS RF TV video output label value POWER SUPPLY 220V AC with built-in transformer photos 716 title subtitle text image INSIDE No screw, no bolt, just some hot glue. /media/museum/photos/combat_lunaire_3.jpg title subtitle text image FRONT VIEW /media/museum/photos/combat_lunaire_2.jpg 733 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230613002708/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=733 2023-06-13

A weird and rare french system, built by Stellar Electronique from Grasse, France. The games are two variation of the classic Tank Battle.

Everything on this system have been designed in order to reduce the costs. No joysticks or paddles, just some buttons built-in the console. The case is made of two thermoformed plastic sheets, just stuck with hot glue. The board itself is hot-glued on the lower half of the case ! No screw or bolt were used to built this cheap console, and all the wires and components are hand soldered, suggesting that only a small number of units were built. 1978 is an estimated year of production, as the chip itself was released in 1978.

We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.