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magnavox odyssey
the first video game console for home use -
Period: to
first generation consoles
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electrotennis
the first japanese video game released in 1975 -
telstar console
the telstar was released in 1976
over million were sold -
pong
pong is a arcade styled video game. it was one of the first successes in commercial video games -
attari 2600
30 million of these were sold it stored the games on ROM cartridges mush like fairchild channel F -
Fairchild channel F
the retail price was 169.95. it was the first console to hold its games on ROM cartridges -
Period: to
second gen consoles
pong style games and consoles were released -
vc4000
released in germany. vc stands for video computer -
Period: to
third gen consoles
the 8-bit generation can also distnguish itself by using 25-32 colors -
nintendo
japan releases the nintendo entertainment system was the best selling game console of its time -
sg-1000
made by sega. this was segas first entry into the home console world . released the same day as the nintendo -
attari 7800
the 7800 improved graphics but used the same audio chip as the 2600 -
Period: to
fourth gen consoles
the 16 bit era -
mega drive
the second version of the sega genesis -
turbografx 16
has a cd-add on that was popular in japan but not in the unites states -
super nes
took the top seller spot at 49.10 million units worlwide -
Period: to
fifth gen consoles
32 bit 64 bit and 3d era -
play staion
