List of video game consoles

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This is a list of video game consoles by the era they occurred in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. The 128-bit era is the final era where this practice is viewed as appropriate. Also included in this list are handheld game consoles, which are usually of lower computational power than the set-top consoles of the same era. Consoles marketed and sold as general-purpose computers or that can play only a set of built-in games are not included.

1 The first home video games/pre-crash of 1983 (1958–1982): first and second generation
2 8-bit era/post-crash of 1983 era (1983–1989): third generation
3 16-bit era (1989–1993): fourth generation
4 32/64-bit era (1993–1998): fifth generation
- 4.1 64-bit era
- 4.2 32-bit era
5 Sixth generation (1998–2004)
6 Seventh generation (2004-present)
7 See also
8 References

[edit] The first home video games/pre-crash of 1983 (1958–1982): first and second generation

Main articles: History of video game consoles (first generation) and History of video game consoles (second generation)

Sega SG-1000 (1983)
- Sega SG-1000 II (1984)
Entex Adventure Vision (1982)
Commodore MAX Machine (1982)
Vectrex (1982)
Emerson Arcadia 2001 (1982)
Atari 5200 (1982)
- Atari 5100 / Atari 5200 Jr. (Canceled)
ColecoVision (1982)
- Expansion Module #1 (Unlicensed Atari 2600 Compatibility)
CreatiVision (1981)
Intellivision (1980)
- Intellivision II
  - System Changer (Unlicensed Atari 2600 Compatibility)
  - PlayCable
Color TV Game (1977)
APF Imagination Machine (1979)
Microvision (1979) (Handheld)
Game & Watch (1980) (Handheld)
Interton VC 4000 (1978)
Magnavox Odyssey² (1978)
Bally Astrocade (1977)
Atari 2600 / Atari Video Computer System (VCS) / Sears Video Arcade (1977)
- Atari 2700 / Atari Remote Control VCS (1981, Canceled)
- Atari 2800 (1983, Japan Only) / Sears Video Arcade II (1983)
- Atari 2600 Jr. (1986)
- Coleco Gemini (Atari 2600 hardware clone)
- TV Boy (Atari 2600 hardware clone)
  - TV Boy 2 (Atari 2600 hardware clone)
  - Super TV-Boy (Atari 2600 hardware clone)
RCA Studio II (1976)
Fairchild Channel F / Video Entertainment System (VES) (1976)
- Channel F System II (1979)
Coleco Telstar (1976)
Pong (1976)
Philips Odyssey (1976)
Magnavox Odyssey (1972)

* Consoles of the early 1970s (Pong and Magnavox Odyssey) were often inaccurately called "analog" but actually used discrete logic.

[edit] 8-bit era/post-crash of 1983 era (1983–1989): third generation

Main article: History of video games (8-bit era)

Game Boy (1989) (Handheld)
- Game Boy Pocket (1996) (Handheld)
- Game Boy Light (1997, Japan Only) (Handheld)
Sega Game Gear (1991) (Handheld)
PV-1000 (1983)
Super Cassette Vision (1984)
Supergame VG 3000
Commodore 64GS (1990)
PC Engine (1987, Japan)
Atari 7800 (1986)
Sega Master System (1986) / SG-1000 Mark III (1985, Japan)
- Sega Master System II
- Sega Master System III (Brazil Only)
  - Sega Master System III Collection (Brazil Only)
- Sega Master System Compact / Sega Master System IV (Brazil Only) (Handheld)
- Coleco / PlayPal (2006) (Handheld)
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (1985) / Famicom (1983, Japan)
- Nintendo Entertainment System 2 (1993) / AV Famicom
  - NES Disk System^[1] (Canceled) / Famicom Disk System (1986, Japan Only)
- Nintendo Entertainment System hardware clones (multiple releases everywhere on various dates)
Sega SG-1000 (1983, Japan)
- SG-1000 Mark II (1984, Japan)

[edit] 16-bit era (1989–1993): fourth generation

Main article: History of video games (16-bit era)

Sega Mega Drive (1989) / Sega Genesis (1989, North America)
- Sega Mega Drive II / Sega Genesis II (North America Only)
- Sega Mega Drive III (Brazil Only) / Sega Genesis 3(North America Only)
  - Sega CD (1992)
  - Sega 32X (Sega Genesis 32X or Sega Mega Drive 32X or Sega Super 32X) (1994)
  - Sega Channel Adapter
Atari Lynx (1989) (Handheld)
TurboGrafx-16 (1989)
- TurboGrafx-CD
- TurboExpress (Handheld)
- SuperGrafx (1989, Japan)
Konix Multisystem (1989, unreleased)
Amstrad GX4000 (1990)
Neo-Geo (1990)
- Neo-Geo CD
- Neo-Geo CDZ
Commodore Amiga CDTV (1991)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) (1991),(1992, U.K.) / Super Famicom (1990, Japan)
- SNES 2/Super Famicom Jr. (1997)
  - SNES-CD (Canceled)
  - Satellaview (1993, Japan Only)
  - Super Game Boy (1994, U.K.)
    - Super Game Boy 2
FM Towns Marty (1991, Japan Only)
Amiga CDTV (1991)
Philips CD-i (1991)
TurboDuo (1992) / PC Engine Duo (1991, Japan)
Supervision (1992)
Mega Duck/Cougar Boy (1993)
Pioneer LaserActive (1993)
Sega Nomad (1995)

[edit] 32/64-bit era (1993–1998): fifth generation

Main article: History of video games (32-bit / 64-bit era)

[edit] 64-bit era

Name	First available
Neo Geo Pocket	1998
Neo Geo Pocket Color	1998
Game Boy Color	1998
Nintendo 64	1996/'97 (U.K.)
Special Pikachu Edition Nintendo 64	1996
Nintendo 64DD	1999 (JAP)
Wide-Boy 64	Unreleased
Transfer Pak (some Game Boy compatibility, mainly with Pokémon games)	1999

[edit] 32-bit era

[edit] Sixth generation (1998–2004)

Main article: History of video games (sixth generation era)

Name	First available
ApeXtreme	02004-01January 2004
Atari Flashback	020042004
Dockable Entertainment featuring Game Boy Advance	02001-03-21March 21, 2001
Dreamcast	01998-11-27November 27, 1998
e-Reader (link port)	020032003
e-Reader (no link port)	020022002
e-Reader+	020032003
Game Boy Advance	02001-03-21March 21, 2001
Game Boy Advance SP (original frontlit screen model)	02003-02-14February 14, 2003
Game Boy Advance SP Mark II (improved backlit screen model)	02005-09September 2005
Game Boy Micro	02005-09-13September 13, 2005
Game Boy Player	02003-03-20March 20, 2003
GP32	02001-11-23November 23, 2001
L600	02001-04April 2001
N-Gage	02003-10-07October 7, 2003
N-Gage QD	020042004
Neo Geo Pocket Color	01999-03-16March 16, 1999
Nintendo GameCube (model no. DOL-001 (digital video output) / model no. DOL-101 (no digital video output))	02001-09-14September 14, 2001
Nintendo iQue	02003-11-17November 17, 2003
Nuon	019991999
Panasonic M2	019971997
Panasonic Q	02001-12December 2001
PlayStation 2	02000-03-04March 4, 2000
PlayStation 2 Slimline (smaller version)	02004-11November 2004
PSX (DVR)	02003-12-13December 13, 2003
Q Game Boy Player	02001-12December 2001
SwanCrystal	02002-11-16November 16, 2002
Tapwave Zodiac	02003-10October 2003
V.Smile	020072007
WonderSwan	019991999
WonderSwan Color	02000-12-30December 30, 2000
XaviXPort gaming console	020042004
Xbox	02001-11-15November 15, 2001

[edit] Seventh generation (2004-present)

Main article: History of video games (seventh generation era)

Name	First available
Atari Flashback 2	02005-07-24July 24, 2005
Evo: Phase One	02006-10-20October 20, 2006
FC Twin Video Game System	02006-11-20November 20, 2006
Game Wave Family Entertainment System	02005-10October 2005
Generation NEX	020052005
Gizmondo	02005-03-19March 19, 2005
GP2X	02005-11-10November 10, 2005
GP2X Wiz	02005-11-10February 2009
Mattel HyperScan	02006-10October 2006
N-Gage (service)	02008-04-03April 3, 2008
Nintendo DS	02004-11-21November 21, 2004
Nintendo DS Lite	02006-03-02March 2, 2006
Nintendo DSi	April 5 2009
Pandora	2009
PlayStation 3	02006-11-11November 11, 2006
PlayStation Portable	02004-12-12December 12, 2004
PlayStation Portable Slim and Lite	02007-09-05September 5, 2007
PSP-3000	02007-09-05October 14, 2008
SEGA Vision	2009
Wii	02001-11-15November 19, 2006
Xbox 360	02005-11-22November 22, 2005
Xbox 360 Elite	02007-04-29April 29, 2007
Zeebo	02009-07July 2009

[edit] See also

List of best-selling game consoles

[edit] References

^ Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) - 1985-1995 - Classic Gaming

[0] Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) - 1985-1995 - Classic Gaming

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[edit] The first home video games/pre-crash of 1983 (1958–1982): first and second generation

[edit] 8-bit era/post-crash of 1983 era (1983–1989): third generation

[edit] 16-bit era (1989–1993): fourth generation

[edit] 32/64-bit era (1993–1998): fifth generation

[edit] 64-bit era

[edit] 32-bit era

[edit] Sixth generation (1998–2004)

[edit] Seventh generation (2004-present)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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