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3DO |
| 3DO Interactive Multiplayer is the name of a number of video game consoles released in 1993 and 1994 by Panasonic , Sanyo and Goldstar . The consoles were manufactured according to specifications created by The 3DO Company which were [read more] |
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Amiga CD32 |
| The AmigaCD32 was the first 32bit CD-ROM based game console. It was launched at the Science Museum in London , United Kingdom on 16 July 1993. The CD32 was based on Commodore ’s Amiga A1200 computer. It was essentially an [read more] |
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Amstrad GX4000 |
| The GX4000 was Amstrad ’s short-lived attempt to enter the games console market. The console was released in 1990 and was based on the still-popular CPC technology. The GX4000 was actually a modified CPC6128+ computer. This allowed The GX4000 to be compatible [read more] |
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Arcadia 2001 |
| The Arcadia 2001 is a second-generation 8-bit console released by Emerson Radio Corp . It was meant to outshine the Atari 2600 , but came out right before the more-advanced Atari 5200 and the ColecoVision . It was a failure as soon as [read more] |
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Atari 2600 |
| The Atari 2600 , released in 1977 , is the first successful video game console to use plug-in cartridge s instead of having one or more games built in . It was originally known as the Atari VCS , for V ideo C omputer [read more] |
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Atari 5200 |
| The Atari 5200 is a video game console introduced in 1982 by Atari . It was created to compete with the Mattel Intellivision, but it also competed with the Colecovision shortly after the 5200’s release. In some ways, it was both [read more] |
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Atari 7800 |
| The Atari 7800 is a video game console released by Atari .The 7800 was designed to replace the unsuccessful Atari 5200 , and re-establish Atari’s market supremacy against Intellivision and Colecovision . With this system, Atari addressed all the shortcomings of [read more] |
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Atari Jaguar |
| The Atari Jaguar is a video game console introduced in 1993 as a powerful next generation platform.Competing with Sega and Nintendo ’s 16- bit consoles, the Jaguar was said to be 64-bit. [read more] |
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Atari Jaguar CD |
| The Atari Jaguar CD or Jag CD was a CD-ROM peripheral for the Atari Jaguar game console.Late in the life span of the company, Atari released this long-promised CD-ROM unit. The device sat atop the Jaguar console, plugging into the [read more] |
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Atari Lynx |
| The Atari Lynx is Atari ’s only handheld game console, and the first such machine with a color display. It was released in 1989 , the same year as Nintendo ’s (monochromatic) Game Boy.The Atari Lynx had several innovative features including it [read more] |
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Bally Astrocade |
| The Astrocade is an early video game console and simple computer system designed by a team at Midway Games , the videogame division of Bally . Originally referred to as the Bally Home Library Computer , it was released in 1977 but available [read more] |
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Coleco Telestar |
| The Telstar is a video game console produced by Coleco which first went on sale in 1976 . Originally a PONG clone based on General Instrument ’s AY-3-8500 chip, the many versions of the Telstar included: Telstar - (model [read more] |
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Colecovision |
| The Colecovision is Coleco ’s third generation video game console , released in August 1982 . It offered arcade -like graphics and controllers, and an initial catalog of 12 titles, with 10 more promised titles on the way. All told, approximately 170 titles were [read more] |
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Commodore C64 Games System |
| The Commodore C64 Games System (often abbreviated to C64GS) was the console version of the popular Commodore 64 home computer. It was released by Commodore in 1990 as a competitor in the booming console market. It was only ever released in [read more] |
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Fairchild Channel F |
| The Fairchild Channel F is the world’s first cartridge-based video game console . It was released by Fairchild Semiconductor (ostensibly by their parent company though) in August 1976 at a cost of $169.95. At this point it was known as the Video Entertainment [read more] |
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GameBoy Color |
| The Game Boy Color (also referred to as GBC ) is Nintendo ’s successor to the Game Boy and was released on October 21 , 1998 in Japan and in November 1998 in the United States. It features a color screen, [read more] |
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Gizmondo |
| The Gizmondo is a 128 bit handheld gaming console with GPRS and GPS technology, produced by Tiger Telematics. The Gizmondo includes a GPS module for in-car navigation (coming Autumn 2005) also used for multiplayer real time games used to track movements of your opponents. [read more] |
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Intellivision |
| The Intellivision is a video game console released by Mattel in 1980 ; development of the console began in 1978 (less than a year after the introduction of its main competitor, the legendary Atari 2600 aka the Atari VCS). Rapid popularity The [read more] |
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Magnavox Odyssey |
| The Magnavox Odyssey is the first home video game console , predating the Atari Pong home consoles by three years. The Odyssey was designed by Ralph Baer , who had a working prototype finished by 1968 . This prototype is affectionately known [read more] |
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Magnavox Odyssey² |
| The Magnavox Odyssey , known in Europe as the Philips Videopac G7000 , in Brazil as the Philips Odyssey , and also by many other names , is a video game console released in 1978 .In the early 1970s , Magnavox [read more] |
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Microsoft XBOX |
| The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console first released on November 15 , 2001 in North America , then released on February 22, 2002 in Japan , and on March 14, 2002 in Europe . It was Microsoft’s first [read more] |
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Microvision |
| The Microvision was a hand-held game console released by Milton Bradley Company in 1979 . The Microvision was designed by Jay Smith who later went on the design the famous Vectrex . Microvision’s combination of a cartridge-based system and portability would surely be [read more] |
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NEC PC-FX |
| The Sega Game Gear is a handheld game console and was Sega’s response to Nintendo’s Game Boy.Work began on the console in 1989 under the codename “Project Mercury”, and the system was released in Japan on October 6 , 1990 [read more] |
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Neo-Geo |
| Neo-Geo is the name of a cartridge -based arcade and home video game system released in 1991 by Japanese game company SNK. The system was years ahead of other home systems of its time, offering huge, colorful 2D graphics, and [read more] |
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Nintendo 64 |
| The Nintendo 64 , commonly called the N64 , is Nintendo ’s third home video game console . The N64 was released on June 23 , 1996 in Japan , September 29 , 1996 in North America , March 1 , 1997 [read more] |
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Nintendo DS |
| The Nintendo DS , (abbreviated NDS ), is a dual-screen portable handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo . The name “DS” is short for both D ual S creen and D eveloper’s S ystem , the latter of which refers to [read more] |
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Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom) |
| The Nintendo Entertainment System , or NES , is an 8-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America , Brazil , Europe , Asia , and Australia . Its Japanese equivalent is known as the Nintendo Family Computer , [read more] |
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Nintendo Gameboy Advance |
| The Game Boy Advance ( GBA ) is a handheld videogame console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo . It is one of the latest in the Game Boy series of consoles, and the successor to the popular Game Boy Color. It was released [read more] |
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Nintendo GameCube |
| The Nintendo GameCube originally code-named ” Dolphin ” during development; abbreviated as GCN ) is Nintendo ’s fourth home video game console , belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Sega ’s Dreamcast, Sony ’s PlayStation 2 , and Microsoft ’s Xbox [read more] |
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Nintendo Wii |
| Nintendo Revolution is the codename for Nintendo ’s fifth home video game console and the successor to the Nintendo GameCube . The official name has yet to be announced. Its main innovation will likely be its controller that responds to its own position [read more] |
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Nokia N-Gage |
| The Nokia N-Gage is a mobile telephone and handheld game system based on the Nokia Series 60 platform. It was launched on October 7 , 2003 . History In the early 2000s , gamers were increasingly carrying around both a cell phone and a [read more] |
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PC Engine |
| The PC Engine was a video game console released by NEC, a Japanese company, in 1987. Introduction The PC Engine was a collaborative effort between Japanese software maker Hudson Soft (which maintains a chip-making division) and NEC. In a classic example of [read more] |
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Philips CD-i |
| CD-i or Compact Disc Interactive is the name of an interactive multimedia CD player and format developed jointly by N.V. Philips in the Netherlands and Sony Corporation in Japan and released in 1991. The first Philips CD-i player, initially priced [read more] |
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Playdia |
| The Playdia was a video game console released in 1994 by Bandai . It was only released in Japan . It was intended for a young audience and the controls were suitably simple. It was the only traditional console ever released by [read more] |
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Playstation 2 |
| The PlayStation 2 ( PS2 ) is Sony ’s second video game console , the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3 . Its development was announced in March 1999 , and it was first released in Japan [read more] |
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Playstation 3 |
| The PlayStation 3 ( PS3 ) is Sony ’s next generation video game console in the market-leading PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 is slated for release in Spring 2006 . It is the successor to the PlayStation 2 and will [read more] |
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PONG |
| Gameplay PONG is a basic simulation of the racket sport of table tennis . A small square representing a ping pong ball travels across the screen in a linear trajectory . If the square strikes the perimeter of the playing field , or one [read more] |
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RCA Studio II |
| The RCA Studio II is a videogame console made by RCA that debuted in 1977 . Unlike most video game consoles, the Studio II had black and white graphics instead of color. The graphics of Studio II games were blocky and resembled those [read more] |
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Sega 32X |
| The Sega 32X is a video game console by Sega .In Japan , the console was distributed under the name Sega Super 32X . In North America , its name was the Sega Genesis 32X . In Europe [read more] |
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Sega CD |
| The Sega Mega-CD ( Japanese :CD ) is an add-on device for the Sega Mega Drive released in Europe , Australia , and Japan . The North American version is called the Sega CD . The device allows the user to both [read more] |
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Sega Dreamcast |
| The Sega Dreamcast ( Japanese : code-named “Blackbelt”, “Dural” and “Katana” during development) was Sega’s last video game console . An attempt to recapture the console market with a next-generation system , it was designed to supersede Sony’s PlayStation and [read more] |
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Sega Game Gear |
| The Sega Game Gear is a handheld game console and was Sega’s response to Nintendo’s Game Boy.Work began on the console in 1989 under the codename “Project Mercury”, and the system was released in Japan on October 6 , 1990 [read more] |
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Sega Genesis |
| The Sega Mega Drive / Sega Genesis was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan ( 1988 ), Europe ( 1990 ) and most of the rest of the world as the Mega Drive. It debuted under [read more] |
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Sega Master System |
| The Sega Master System ( SMS for short), is an 8-bit cartridge-based gaming console manufactured by Sega .For information on the earlier Japanese version of the console, see SG-1000 Mark III . History The SG-1000 Mark III came after the [read more] |
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Sega Nomad |
| The Sega Nomad was a handheld game console sold in North America , essentially a mini-Genesis console, based on the Japanese Mega Jet and featuring a built-in color screen. The Nomad was never officially released in either Europe or Japan . [read more] |
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Sega Saturn |
| The Sega Saturn is a video game console of the 32-bit era . It was released on November 22 1994 in Japan , and May 1995 in the United States . Approximately 170,000 machines [read more] |
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Sega SG-1000 Mark III |
| The SG-1000 Mark III is an 8-bit video game console made by Sega . It was the original Japanese incarnation of the Sega Master System . History The Mark III was released in Japan on October 20 , 1985 to compete [read more] |
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Sony Playstation 1 |
| The PlayStation is a video game console of the 32-bit era , first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid 1990s . The original PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of console and hand-held game devices, which has included [read more] |
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Sony PSP |
| The PlayStation Portable ( PSP ) is a handheld game console and a product of Sony Computer Entertainment . It is Sony ’s third installment in its successful PlayStation line of video game consoles and their first entry into handheld systems [read more] |
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Super Nintendo |
| The Super Nintendo Entertainment System , also known as Super NES or SNES , is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America , Europe , and Australia . In Japan it is known as the Super Famicom [read more] |
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Tapwave Zodiac |
| The Tapwave Zodiac is a Palm OS 5 -based PDA created by Tapwave, and the first Palm-based device developed with gaming and multimedia as primary considerations. On July 25 2005 , Tapwave announced that they had gone bankrupt, and they are no longer [read more] |
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The Phantom |
| The Phantom is a controversial video game console currently being developed by Infinium Labs . It uses a direct-download content delivery service instead of the disks and cartridge s used by most game consoles. The system has caused quite a bit [read more] |
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TurboGrafx 16 |
| The TurboGrafx 16 is a video game console released by NEC in 1989 , for the North American market. The system also saw a very limited release in the UK in 1990 as “Turbografx” (sans the “16″ in the title). TurboGrafx-16 [read more] |
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Vectrex |
| The Vectrex is an 8-bit video game console developed by General Consumer Electric (GCE) and later bought by Milton Bradley Company . It was released in late 1982 at a retail price of $199. As the video game market declined and then [read more] |
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Watara Supervision |
| The Watara Supervision was a non-color handheld game console which was introduced in 1992 as a cut-price competitor for the Nintendo Game Boy. It came packaged with a game called Crystball.The console had a slightly larger screen and larger buttons, and [read more] |
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WonderSwan |
| The WonderSwan is a Japanese handheld game console released by Bandai in 1999. It was developed by the late Gunpei Yokoi ’s company Koto and Bandai. The WonderSwan was made to compete with the Neo Geo Pocket Color and the market leader [read more] |
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XBOX 360 |
| The Xbox 360 is Microsoft ’s successor to their Xbox video game console , referred to during development as “Project Xenon”, “Xbox 2″, or “Xbox Next”. The console was released on November 22 , 2005 in North America , and will be released [read more] |