History of video games/Platforms
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Console Chapters[edit | edit source]
The labeling of a console as belonging to a certain generation is somewhat arbitrary, as console generations are partly determined by a mix of technology, release year, and social factors. This book uses labels that appear to have general consensus to reduce confusion. |
First Generation of Video Game Consoles[edit | edit source]
Major home consoles[edit | edit source]
- Magnavox Odyssey
- Magnavox Odyssey series
- Coleco Telstar series
- Coleco Telstar Marksman - Lightgun variation.
- Nintendo Color TV-Game
- Epoch TV Tennis Electrotennis
- APF TV Fun series
- PC-50x Family
Minor home consoles[edit | edit source]
DIY consoles[edit | edit source]
Interton Video Series[edit | edit source]
- Interton Video 2000
- Interton Video 2400
- Interton Video 2501
- Interton Video 2800
- Interton Video 3000
- Interton Video 3001
Telejogo Series[edit | edit source]
Other home consoles[edit | edit source]
Regionally important home consoles[edit | edit source]
Warsaw Pact Home Consoles[edit | edit source]
Canceled home consoles[edit | edit source]
Screenless handheld consoles[edit | edit source]
Second Generation of Video Game Consoles[edit | edit source]
Major Home Consoles[edit | edit source]
- Atari 2600 / VCS
- Atari 5200
- Fairchild Channel F
- Magnavox Odyssey²
- Intellivision
- ColecoVision
- RCA Studio II
Minor Home Consoles[edit | edit source]
- Cassette Vision
- Bally Astrocade
- APF-MP1000
- Bandai Super Vision 8000
- Gakken Compact Vision TV Boy
- SHG Black Point
- VTech CreatiVision
- Pyūta Jr
- Palladium Tele-Cassetten Game
- Unisonic Champion 2711
- Maikon Mahjong
2001 family[edit | edit source]
1292 family[edit | edit source]
Tabletop Consoles[edit | edit source]
Canceled Consoles[edit | edit source]
Handheld Consoles[edit | edit source]
Major handhelds consoles[edit | edit source]
Minor handheld consoles[edit | edit source]
- Epoch Game Pocket Computer
- Entex Select-A-Game
- VTech Variety
- Colorvision
- Palmtex Portable Videogame System
- Digi Casse
- Nintendo Computer Mah-Jong Yakuman
- Bandai LCD Solarpower
3D handheld consoles[edit | edit source]
Third Generation of Video Game Consoles[edit | edit source]
Major home consoles[edit | edit source]
Minor home consoles[edit | edit source]
- Philips Videopac+ G7400
- Super Cassette Vision
- Vidéoway
- Casio PV-1000
- My Vision
- Micro Genius
- Dina
- Ending-Man Terminator
Console versions of Home Computers[edit | edit source]
VHS Consoles[edit | edit source]
Educational consoles[edit | edit source]
Canceled home consoles[edit | edit source]
Projector Game Systems[edit | edit source]
Portable LCD Game Systems[edit | edit source]
Fourth Generation of Video Game Consoles[edit | edit source]
Major home consoles[edit | edit source]
Console versions of arcade systems[edit | edit source]
Minor home consoles[edit | edit source]
Interactive multimedia devices[edit | edit source]
Educational home game consoles[edit | edit source]
Canceled home consoles[edit | edit source]
Major handheld consoles[edit | edit source]
Minor handheld consoles[edit | edit source]
- Watara Supervision
- Mega Duck / Cougar Boy
- Gamate
- Game Master
- Nintendo Mini Classics
- J.Cock New Wave Z400S
- Tomy Data Battle
Cancelled handheld consoles[edit | edit source]
Fifth Generation of Video Game Consoles[edit | edit source]
Major home consoles[edit | edit source]
Minor home consoles[edit | edit source]
Obscure home consoles[edit | edit source]
Canceled home consoles[edit | edit source]
Major handheld consoles[edit | edit source]
Minor handheld consoles[edit | edit source]
Sixth Generation of Video Game Consoles[edit | edit source]
Major home consoles[edit | edit source]
Minor consoles[edit | edit source]
- XaviXPORT & Domyos Interactive System
- V.Smile
- Atari Flashback series
- Let's! TV Play Classic
- DVD Kids
- Tomy Kiss Site
Retro Revival consoles[edit | edit source]
Educational DIY Consoles[edit | edit source]
Platform Technology[edit | edit source]
Canceled consoles[edit | edit source]
Major handheld consoles[edit | edit source]
Mobile Phone Gaming hybrids[edit | edit source]
Minor handheld consoles[edit | edit source]
- Tapwave Zodiac
- GP32
- digiBLAST
- Leapster
- Pelican VG Pocket
- GameKing
- Cybiko
- Pixter
- Pepper Pad
- Hasbro P-O-X
- Aquaplus P/ECE (PIECE)
Unconventional formfactors[edit | edit source]
Canceled handhelds[edit | edit source]
Seventh Generation of Video Game Consoles[edit | edit source]
Major home consoles[edit | edit source]
Minor consoles[edit | edit source]
Educational consoles[edit | edit source]
Open consoles[edit | edit source]
Major handheld consoles[edit | edit source]
Minor handheld consoles[edit | edit source]
- Gizmondo
- Coleco Sonic
- Pocket Dream Console
- Mi2
- DIFRNCE MGC01
- Swinxs
- JXD 1000
- Gemei X760+
- Retro Duo
- Tuttuki Bako
Educational handhelds[edit | edit source]
Open Platform Handhelds[edit | edit source]
GP2X Family[edit | edit source]
Canceled handhelds[edit | edit source]
Eighth Generation of Video Game Consoles[edit | edit source]
Major Home Consoles[edit | edit source]
Retro revival consoles[edit | edit source]
- NES Classic Edition & Famicom Classic Edition
- Super NES Classic Edition & Super Famicom Classic Edition
- PlayStation Classic
- TurboGrafx 16 mini
- Sega Genesis Mini
- Super Retro Trio
- PC Classic
- Polymega (RetroBlox)
- Retro Freak
- Retro-Bit Generations
- PasocomMini MZ-80C
- PasocomMini PC-8001
- Sega Zone
- Atari 2600 Plug & Play Joystick
- Ocelot Arcade System
- VILROS Retro Gaming Kit
- My Arcade/dreamGEAR Game Station
Microconsoles[edit | edit source]
- Nvidia Shield TV
- Ouya
- GameStick
- Mad Catz M.O.J.O.
- Razer Forge TV
- Fuze Tomahawk F1
- ZTE Fun Box
- miniStation
- ST-3200
- TGP Box / Tencent Games Platform Box / The Blade Box
- FlarePlay
- Xtreamer Multi-Console
- GamePop series
- SlimPort Nano Console
- ZRRO
- PlayJam OTT
TV Platforms[edit | edit source]
A number of multimedia devices were released during this time, many of which included the ability to play video games.
Minor consoles[edit | edit source]
Art consoles[edit | edit source]
FPGA consoles[edit | edit source]
Canceled consoles[edit | edit source]
Major handheld consoles[edit | edit source]
Open handhelds[edit | edit source]
- Tiny Arcade & Tiny Pocket
- Pokitto
- Arduboy
- Gamebuino
- Adafruit PyGamer
- Game Gadget
- Clockwork GameShell
- Kano Pixel
- Kitronik GameZip 64
- Creoqode 2048
- Creoqode PYXA
- Minty Pi
Retro revival handhelds[edit | edit source]
- Neo Geo X
- ZX Spectrum Vega+
- Namco Museum Mini Player
- My Arcade Retro Champ
Minor handhelds[edit | edit source]
- Nvidia Shield Portable
- Sony Xperia Play
- GCW Zero
- JXD S5100
- GPD XD
- GPD Win
- GPD Win 2
- Gemei A330
- Monon Color
- HG-501 and HG-503
- MobiGo
- iXL
- K-Magic
- Yinlips YDPG18
- Wikipad
- Fire Phone
- Technology Will Save Us DIY Gamer Kit
Gaming Tablets[edit | edit source]
Canceled handhelds[edit | edit source]
Ninth Generation of Video Game Consoles[edit | edit source]
Major home consoles[edit | edit source]
Minor Consoles[edit | edit source]
PC Based Consoles[edit | edit source]
Retro revival consoles[edit | edit source]
- Intellivision Amico
- Atari branded consoles
- Atari VCS
- Atari 2600+
- Atari GameStation Pro
- Mega Drive Mini 2
- Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro
- Roshambo Retro Gaming Kit
- RetroN Sq
- Evercade VS
- Amiga A500 Mini
- C64 Mini
- Zuiki X68000 Z
- Hyperkin Retron Ult
- Warrior 64
- Anbernic PAP II
DIY or Open Game Consoles[edit | edit source]
Consoles that were marketed as having end users assemble or develop for them. Note that most of these overlap with the retro revival consoles above.
FPGA based platforms[edit | edit source]
Home Arcade Systems[edit | edit source]
Unreleased[edit | edit source]
Cancelled Consoles[edit | edit source]
Handheld Consoles[edit | edit source]
By this generation, competition from Smartphone gaming had seriously reduced the market for traditional handheld game consoles. Most handhelds this generation came from small outfits seeking to fill a niche. |
Major Handhelds[edit | edit source]
Indie or Open handhelds[edit | edit source]
Retro revivals handhelds[edit | edit source]
- Nintendo Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.
- Nintendo Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda
- Sega Game Gear Micro
- Evercade Family
- FunKey S
- GameForce CHI
- BittBoy
- TinyTan BTS Tamagotchi
- TinyPi
- Asterisk
- PocketStar
Emulator Oriented[edit | edit source]
- ODROID-GO Series
- TRDR Pocket
- PiBoy series PiBoy DMG and PiBoy SRX
- Miyoo Mini
- Creoqode LYRA
- Retroid Pocket Line
- M17
- Anbernic line
- My Arcade Family
- My Arcade Nano Player
- My Arcade Micro Player
- My Arcade Pixel Classic
- My Arcade Pocket Player
FPGA Oriented[edit | edit source]
High Performance Mobile Gaming[edit | edit source]
- Logitech G CLOUD gaming handheld
- Lenovo Legion Play
- AYN Odin
- G3x
- SMATCH Z
- OneXPlayer
- Asus ROG Ally
- Lenovo Legion Go
- AOKZOE A1 Pro
- Tassei Denki Project Nadeshiko
- Tassei Denki Project RadaR
- GPD Line
- Aya Neo line
Other Handhelds[edit | edit source]
Educational Handhelds[edit | edit source]
Unreleased Handhelds[edit | edit source]
Enhanced traditional formfactors[edit | edit source]
Unconventional Formfactors[edit | edit source]
- Bud Light BL6
- LaserCube
- Tamagotchi Smart
- InWin 309 Gaming Edition
- Light Pong
- Play! Remote
- Tovertafel 2
- Picoo
- Amazon Glow
- Playpulse One
Computer Chapters[edit | edit source]
1970's computers[edit | edit source]
1980's computers[edit | edit source]
- IBM Personal Computer
- Commodore 64
- Commodore Amiga
- BBC Micro
- Acorn Electron
- Acorn Archimedes
- Sinclair ZX Spectrum
- Amstrad CPC
- MSX computers
- Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
- Fujitsu FM Towns
- NEC PC-8800 series (PC-88)
- Sharp X68000
- Sharp X1
- Jupiter Ace
- Mattel Aquarius
- Tomy Tutor
- Coleco Adam
- Spectravideo
- Galaksija
1990's computers[edit | edit source]
Other Formfactors[edit | edit source]
Virtual Reality[edit | edit source]
- Virtual Boy
- Hasbro Toaster VR
- VFX1
- Oculus Rift
- SteamVR headsets
- PlayStation VR
Wearables[edit | edit source]
Automobiles[edit | edit source]
Cloud Chapters[edit | edit source]
- AirConsole
- Xbox Game Pass cloud gaming
- Google Stadia
- Sony PlayStation Now
- Gaikai
- OnLive
- Amazon Luna
- Nvidia GeForce Now
- Shinra Technologies
- Dive In
- Tizen cloud gaming
- Utomik
- YouTube Playables
External Resources[edit | edit source]
- Google Arts and Culture - Online exhibit on early home gaming.
References[edit | edit source]