Galaxian / Pac-Man (Coleco)

http://www.megalextoria.com/wordpress/index.php/2018/10/22/galaxian-pac-man-coleco/

Coleco released a series of miniature arcade games in the early 1980s. These were LED based and more tabletop games than handheld. I found this ad on Tumblr and I'm not sure what the original source is but it appears to be targeted towards retail establishments as it mentions them being ready to ship and a national ad roll-out.

I never had one of these myself though I remember I had a friend who had a couple. This would have been in 1982. I think he had Pac-Man and Frogger. He also had an Atari 2600 so I spent a lot of time at his house.

Though I never had one of these, I think it was in Christmas 1982 that I got a handheld knock-off of Pac-Man called Hungry Monster. It was also LED based and it was still a lot of fun despite being a clone. I still have it. I wouldn't get an Atari 2600 until the following year. I no longer have my original Atari 2600 as I sold it shortly after getting my Commodore 64. However, I did pick up another at a flea market a couple of years later and I do still have that one.

These Coleco tabletops are pretty collectible these days so if you want one, be prepared to pay a few bucks on eBay. Functional ones start at around $40 but if you want one complete in the box be prepared to pay well over $100.