Video Game Consoles timeline
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The Magnavox Odyssey, First Video Game Console
The Magnavox Odyssey is the world's first home video game console. It was first demonstrated in May, 24th, 1972 and released that fall, predating... Read more
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Coleco Releases its Telstar Console
The Telstar is a series of video game consoles produced by Coleco from 1976 to 1978. Starting with Telstar Pong clone based on General Instrument's... Read more
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Atari 2600 Released in North America
The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and... Read more
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Intellivision Video Game Console Released
The Intellivision is a video game console released by Mattel in 1979. Development of the console began in 1978, less than a year after the... Read more
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Atari Releases the 5200
The Atari 5200 SuperSystem, or simply the Atari 5200, is a video game console that was introduced in 1982 by Atari Inc. as a replacement for the... Read more
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Atari Releases E.T., Often Called the Worst Video Game Ever Made
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is an adventure video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600 video game console. It was based on... Read more
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Atari Releases the 7800 in North America
The Atari 7800 ProSystem, or simply the Atari 7800, is a video game console re-released by Atari Corporation in June 1986. The original release had... Read more
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Nintendo Releases the R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) as an Accessory to the NES
R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) is an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in July 1985 in Japan as the Famicom Robot... Read more
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Nintendo Entertainment System Released in the US
The Nintendo Entertainment System (abbreviated to NES or Nintendo) is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America,... Read more
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Sega First Releases the Master System in North America
The Sega Master System is an 8-bit cartridge-based video game console that was manufactured by Sega and was first released in 1986. Its original... Read more
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Sega Releases the Genesis in North America
The Genesis is a fourth-generation video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 and Europe in 1990. The console was released in Europe and... Read more
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NEC Releases the TurboGrafx-16 in North America
The TurboGrafx-16 (in full, the TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem), known in Japan as the PC Engine (PCエンジン, Pīshī Enjin), is a video game... Read more
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SNK Releases the Neo Geo
The Neo Geo is a cartridge-based arcade and home video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK. The hardware featured... Read more
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Sega Game Gear Released in Japan
The Sega Game Gear is a handheld game console which was Sega's response to Nintendo's Game Boy. It was the third commercially available color... Read more
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System Released in North America
he Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit video game console that was released by... Read more
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Sega Releases the Sega CD in North America
The Sega CD is an add-on device for the Genesis video game console, designed and produced by Sega and released in Europe, Australia, New Zealand,... Read more
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Atari Releases the Jaguar in North America
The Atari Jaguar is a video game console, released by Atari Corporation in 1993. It was designed to surpass the Mega Drive/Genesis and the Super... Read more
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Sega 32X Released in North America
The Sega 32X, codenamed Project Mars, is an add-on for the Sega Genesis video game console by Sega. In Japan, it was distributed under the name... Read more
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Sega Saturn Released in North America
The Sega Saturn (セガサターン, Sega Satān) is a 32-bit video game console that was first released on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North... Read more
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Nintendo's Virtual Boy Arrives in Japanese Retail
Nintendo's Virtual Boy (バーチャルボーイ, Bācharu Bōi (also known as the VR-32 during development) was the first portable game console capable of... Read more
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Sony Releases the Playstation in North America
The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or PSX due to its internal code name PlayStation eXperimental) is a 32-bit fifth generation video game... Read more
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Nintento 64 Arrives in North American Retail
During the developmental stages the N64 was referred to by its code name, Project Reality. The name Project Reality came from the speculation... Read more
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Sega's Dreamcast Console is Available in North American Retail
The Dreamcast (ドリームキャスト, Dorīmukyasuto) is the last video game console made by Sega, and is the successor to the Sega Saturn. The Dreamcast is part... Read more
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Sony Releases Playstation 2 in North America
The PlayStation 2 (often shortened to PS2) is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the... Read more
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Microsoft Releases Xbox in North America
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and... Read more