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First and second generation (1972–1982)

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

name	release date	manufacturer	type
Magnavox Odyssey	1972	Magnavox	console
Coleco Telstar	1976	Coleco	Dedicated
Fairchild Channel F / Video Entertainment System (VES)	1976	Fairchild	console
Channel F System II	1979	Fairchild	console
Philips Odyssey	1976	Philips	console
Pong	1976	Atari Inc.	Arcade
RCA Studio II	1976	RCA	console
Atari 2600 / Atari Video Computer System (VCS) / Sears Video Arcade	1977	Atari Inc.	console
Atari 2600 Jr.	1986	Atari Inc.	console
Atari 2700 / Atari Remote Control VCS	canceled	Atari Inc	console
Atari 2800 / Sears Video Arcade II (Japan Only)	1983	Atari, Inc	console
Coleco Gemini (Atari 2600 hardware clone)	~1982	Coleco	console
TV Boy	1992[1]	Akor	handheld
TV Boy 2	1995[2]	Akor	handheld
Super TV-Boy	1995	Akor	handheld
Bally Astrocade	1977	Midway	console
Color TV Game 6 (Japan Only)	1977	Nintendo	Dedicated
Color TV Game 15 (Japan Only)	1978	Nintendo	Dedicated
Color TV Racing 112 (Japan Only)	1978	Nintendo	Dedicated
Color TV Game Block Breaker (Japan Only)	1979	Nintendo	Dedicated
Computer TV Game (Japan Only)	1980	Nintendo
Interton VC 4000	1978	Interton	console
Magnavox Odyssey²	1978	Magnavox / Philips	console
APF Imagination Machine	1979	APF	console
Microvision	1979	Milton Bradley	handheld
Game & Watch	1980	Nintendo	handheld
Intellivision	1980	Mattel	console
Intellivision II	1983	Mattel	console
System Changer (Unlicensed Atari 2600 Compatibility)
PlayCable	1981	Mattel
CreatiVision	1981	VTech	console
Epoch Cassette Vision	1981	Epoch	console
Emerson Arcadia 2001 (Leisure Vision in Canada)	1982	Emerson Radio	console
Atari 5200	1982	Atari Inc.	console
Atari 5100 / Atari 5200 Jr.	canceled	Atari Inc.
ColecoVision	1982	Coleco	console
Expansion Module #1 (Unlicensed Atari 2600 Compatibility)
Commodore MAX Machine	1982	Commodore	console / Home computer
Entex Adventure Vision	1982	Entex	console
Vectrex	1982	Smith Engineering	console

* Consoles of the early 1970s, such as Pong and Magnavox Odyssey were often inaccurately called "analog" but actually discrete logic circuits.^[3]

[edit]Third generation (1980–1989)

Main article: History of video game consoles (third generation)

name	release date	manufacturer	type
MSX	1983	Microsoft Japan	console / Home Computer
RDI Halcyon	1985	RDI Video Systems	console
Game Boy	1989	Nintendo	Handheld
Game Boy Pocket	1996	Nintendo	Handheld
Game Boy Light (Japan Only)	1997	Nintendo	Handheld
Sega Game Gear	1991	Sega	Handheld
PV-1000	1983	Casio	console
Super Cassette Vision	1984	Epoch	console
Supergame VG 3000	1985	CCE	console [4]
Commodore 64GS	1990	Commodore	console
TurboGrafx-16	1989	NEC	console
PC Engine	1987	NEC	console
Atari 7800	1986	Atari Corporation	console
Sega SG-1000	1983	Sega	console
Sega SG-1000 II	1984	Sega	console
Sega Master System, Sega Mark III	1985	Sega	console
Sega Master System II	1992	Sega	console
Sega Master System III	1997[5]	Tec Toy	console
PlayPal	2006	Coleco	Handheld
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom	1983	Nintendo	console
C1 NES TV / Sharp Nintendo Television	1983, Japan	Sharp / Nintendo	console
NES-101 / AV Famicom	1993	Nintendo	console
Famicom Disk System (Japan Only)	1986	Nintendo	console add-on
Action Max	1987	Worlds of Wonder	console
Amstrad GX4000	1990	Amstrad	console

See also: Nintendo Entertainment System hardware clone

[edit]Fourth generation (1989–1994)

Main article: History of video game consoles (fourth generation)

name	release date	manufacturer	type
Sega Mega Drive / Sega Genesis	1989	Sega	console
Sega Mega Drive II		Sega	console
Sega Genesis II (North America Only)	1994[6]	Sega	console
Sega Mega Drive III (Brazil Only)		Sega	console
Sega Genesis 3 (Americas)	1998	Sega	console
Sega CD	1992	Sega	console add-on
Sega Genesis 32X / Sega Mega Drive 32X / Sega Super 32X	1994	Sega	console add-on
JVC X'eye / The Wondermega		Sega / JVC	console
Atari Lynx	1989	Atari Corporation	Handheld
Action Gamemaster	Unreleased, aprox. 1992	Active Enterprises	Handheld
TurboGrafx-16	1989	NEC	console
TurboGrafx-CD		NEC	console
TurboExpress	1990	NEC	Handheld
SuperGrafx	1989, Japan	NEC	console
Konix Multisystem	Unreleased	Konix	console
Neo-Geo	1990	SNK	console / Arcade
Neo-Geo CD	1994	SNK	console
Neo-Geo CDZ	1994	SNK	console
Commodore CDTV	1991	Commodore	console / Personal computer
Memorex VIS	1992	Memorex	console
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) / Super Famicom	1991	Nintendo	console
SF-1 SNES TV (Japan Only)	1990	Sharp / Nintendo	console
SNES 2 / Super Famicom Jr.	1997	Nintendo	console
SNES-CD	canceled	Nintendo	console
Satellaview (Japan Only)	1993	Nintendo	console add-on
Super Game Boy	1994, U.K.	Nintendo	console add-on
Super Game Boy 2	1998	Nintendo	console add-on
FM Towns Marty (Japan Only)	1991	Fujitsu	console
CD-i	1991	Philips	console / Media player
TurboDuo / PC Engine Duo	1992, U.S. / 1991, Japan	Turbo Technologies	console
Supervision	1992	Watara	Handheld
Mega Duck/Cougar Boy	1993	Creatonic / Timlex / Videojet	Handheld
Pioneer LaserActive	1993	Pioneer	console
Sega Nomad	1995	Sega	Handheld
Super A'Can	1995	Funtech	console

[edit]Fifth generation (1993–1998)

Main article: History of video game consoles (fifth generation)

name	release date	manufacturer	type
Virtual Boy	1995	Nintendo	console
Apple Pippin	1995	Bandai	console
PC-FX	1994	NEC	console
Atari Jaguar	1993	Atari Corporation	console
Atari Jaguar CD	1995	Atari Corporation	console add-on
Atari Jaguar II	canceled	Atari Corporation	console
PlayStation	1994	Sony	console
PocketStation	1999	Sony	Handheld
Net Yaroze	1997	Sony	console development kit
PS one	2000	Sony	console
Sega Saturn	1994	Sega	console
3DO	1993	Panasonic / Sanyo / GoldStar	console
Amiga CD32	1993	Commodore	console
Casio Loopy	1995	Casio	console
R-Zone	1995	Tiger Electronics	Handheld
FM Towns Marty	1991	Fujitsu	console
Game.com	1997	Tiger Electronics	Handheld
Pioneer LaserActive	1993	Pioneer	console
Playdia	1994	Bandai	console
Neo Geo Pocket	1998	SNK	Handheld
Game Boy Color	1998	Nintendo	Handheld
Nintendo 64	1996	Nintendo	console
Nintendo 64DD	1999	Nintendo	console add-on

[edit]Sixth generation(1998–2004)

Main article: History of video game consoles (sixth generation)

name	release date	manufacturer	type
ApeXtreme	canceled	Apex Digital	console
Atari Flashback	2004	Atari	Dedicated
Dreamcast	1998	Sega	console
Game Boy Advance	2001	Nintendo	Handheld
Game Boy Advance SP	2003	Nintendo	Handheld
Game Boy Advance SP Mark II	2005	Nintendo	Handheld
Game Boy Micro	2005	Nintendo	Handheld
GP32	2001	GamePark	Handheld
GameKing	2005	TimeTop	Handheld
L600	canceled	Indrema	console
N-Gage	2003	Nokia	Handheld
N-Gage QD	2004	Nokia	Handheld
Neo Geo Pocket Color	1999	SNK	Handheld
Nintendo GameCube	2001	Nintendo	console
Nuon	2000	VM Labs	console
IQue Player	2003	Nintendo	console
Panasonic M2	canceled	Panasonic	console
Panasonic Q	2001	Nintendo / Panasonic	console
PlayStation 2	2000	Sony	console
PlayStation 2 Slimline	2004	Sony	console
Pokemon mini	2001	Nintendo	Handheld
PSX (DVR)	2003	Sony	console
Q Game Boy Player	2001	Panasonic / Nintendo	console
Rumble Station		Color Dreams	Handheld TV game
SwanCrystal	2002	Bandai	Handheld
Tapwave Zodiac	2003	Tapwave	Handheld
V.Smile		VTech	console
WonderSwan	1999	Bandai	Handheld
WonderSwan Color	2000	Bandai	Handheld
XaviXPort gaming console	2004	SSD Company	console
Xbox	2001	Microsoft	console

[edit]Seventh generation (2004–2010)

Main article: History of video game consoles (seventh generation)

name	release date	manufacturer	type
Atari Flashback 2	2005	Atari Inc.	console
C64 Direct-to-TV	2004	Ironstone	Handheld TV game
Evo: Phase One	2006	Envizions	console
Fantastic Four TV game	2005	Jakks Pacific	Handheld TV game
FC Twin	2006	Yobo	console
GameSystem	2010	CUBE Design	console
Game Wave	2005	ZAPiT	console
Generation NEX	2005	Messiah	console
Gizmondo	2005	Tiger Telematics	Handheld
GP2X	2005	GamePark	Handheld
GP2X Wiz	2009	GamePark	Handheld
Mattel HyperScan	2006	Mattel	console
N-Gage	2008	Nokia	Handheld
Mi2	2009	Planet interactive	Handheld
Nintendo DS	2004	Nintendo	Handheld
Nintendo DS Lite	2006	Nintendo	Handheld
Nintendo DSi	2008	Nintendo	Handheld
Nintendo DSi XL	2009	Nintendo	Handheld
OnLive	2010	OnLive	Gaming on demand
Pandora	2009	OpenPandora	Handheld / UMPC / PDA
Phantom	canceled	Phantom	console
PlayStation 3	2006	Sony	console
PlayStation 3 Slim	2009	Sony	console
PlayStation Portable	2004	Sony	Handheld
PlayStation Portable Slim	2007	Sony	Handheld
PlayStation Portable Lite	2008	Sony	Handheld
PSP Go	2009	Sony	Handheld
Space Invaders	2004	Radica Games	Handheld TV game
Wii	2006	Nintendo	console
Xbox 360	2005	Microsoft	console
Xbox 360 Slim	2010	Microsoft	console
Zeebo	2009	Zeebo Inc.	console
Zone 40	2010	Sega[7]	console
Zune HD	2009	Microsoft	Handheld
iPod Touch	2007	Apple Inc.	Handheld