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Magnavox Odyssey
The Magnavox Odyssey is the first commercial home video game console. It was developed by a small team led by Ralph H. Baer at Sanders Associates and released by Magnavox in the United States in September 1972 and overseas the following year. Source:
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Fairchild Channel F
The Fairchild Channel F, F for Fun[2], is a home video game console released by Fairchild Semiconductor in November 1976 across North America[3] at the retail price of $169.95. It was also released in Japan in October the following year. It has the distinction of being the first programmable ROM cartridge–based video game console, and the first console to use a microprocessor. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F -
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Atari 2600
The Atari 2600, originally sold as the Atari Video Computer System or Atari VCS until November 1982, is a home video game console from Atari, Inc. Released on September 11, 1977, it is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and games contained on ROM cartridges, a format first used with the Fairchild Channel F in 1976.
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Magnavox Odyssey²
The Magnavox Odyssey², also known as Philips Odyssey², is a second generation home video game console released in 1978. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey%C2%B2 -
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Intellivision
The Intellivision is a home video game console released by Mattel Electronics in 1979. The name Intellivision is a portmanteau of "intelligent television". Development of the console began in 1977, the same year as the introduction of its main competitor, the Atari 2600. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision -
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Atari 5200
The Atari 5200 SuperSystem, commonly known as the Atari 5200, is a home video game console that was introduced in 1982 by Atari Inc. as a higher-end complementary console for the popular Atari 2600. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_5200 -
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Collecovision
The ColecoVision is Coleco Industries' second-generation home video-game console that was released in August 1982. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ColecoVision -
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Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System (or NES for short) is an 8-bit home video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System -
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Sega Master System
The Sega Master System (SMS)[c] is a third-generation home video game console manufactured by Sega. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_System -
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Atari 7800
The Atari 7800 ProSystem, or simply the Atari 7800, is a home video game console officially released by the Atari Corporation in 1986.[3] It is almost fully backward-compatible with the Atari 2600, the first console to have backward compatibility without the use of additional modules. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800 -
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Atari XEGS
The Atari XE Video Game System (Atari XEGS) is a home video game console released by Atari Corporation in 1987. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_XEGS -
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TurboGrafx-16
The TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem, known in Japan and France as the PC Engine (PCエンジン Pī Shī Enjin), is a cartridge based home video game console manufactured and marketed by NEC Home Electronics, and designed by Hudson Soft. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16 -
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Sega Genesis
The Sega Genesis, known as the Mega Drive[b] in regions outside of North America, is a 16-bit home video game console developed and sold by Sega. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis -
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Neo Geo
The Neo Geo (Japanese: ネオジオ Hepburn: Neojio), stylised as NEO・GEO, also written as NEOGEO, is a cartridge-based arcade system board and fourth-generation home video game console released on April 26, 1990, by Japanese game company SNK Corporation. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_(system) -
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Super Famicom/Super Nintendo
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES),[b] also known as the Super NES[c] or Super Nintendo,[d] is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Australasia (Oceania), and 1993 in South America. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System -
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3DO
The 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, often called the 3DO, is a home video game console platform developed by The 3DO Company. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer -
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Atari Jaguar
The Atari Jaguar is a home video game console that was developed by Atari Corporation. The console is the sixth programmable console to be developed under the Atari brand, originally released in North America in November 1993. It is also the last Atari console to use physical media. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Jaguar -
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Sega Saturn
The Sega Saturn[a] is a 32-bit fifth-generation home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Saturn -
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Playstation
The PlayStation (officially abbreviated to PS, and commonly known as the PS1 or its codename, PSX) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The console was released on 3 December 1994 in Japan,[2] 9 September 1995 in North America, 29 September 1995 in Europe, and 15 November 1995 in Australia. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_(console) -
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Nintendo 64
The Nintendo 64,[a] stylized as NINTENDO64 and abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit central processing unit, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America and Brazil, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, and September 1997 in France. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_64 -
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Sega Dreamcast
The Dreamcast[a] is a home video game console released by Sega on November 27, 1998 in Japan, September 9, 1999 in North America, and October 14, 1999 in Europe. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast -
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Playstation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console that was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the successor to the original PlayStation console and is the second iteration in the PlayStation lineup of consoles. It was released in 2000 and competed with Sega's Dreamcast, Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox in the sixth generation of video game consoles. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2 -
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Nintendo Gamecube
The GameCube[b] is a home video game console released by Nintendo in Japan and North America in 2001 and Europe and Australia in 2002. The sixth generation console is the successor to the Nintendo 64 and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameCube -
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Xbox
The Xbox is a home video game console and the first installment in the Xbox series of consoles manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, followed by Australia, Europe and Japan in 2002. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console) -
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Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox series. It competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360 -
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Playstation 3
The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the successor to PlayStation 2, and is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan,[7] November 17, 2006, in North America, and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australia. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3 -
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Nintendo Wii
The Wii (/wiː/ WEE; known unofficially as the Nintendo Wii) is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii competed with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii -
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Wii U
The Wii U (/ˌwiː ˈjuː/ WEE YOO) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo, and the successor to the Wii.[6] The console was released in November 2012[7][8] and was the first eighth-generation video game console,[9][10] as it competed with Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_U -
Playstation 4
The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is an eighth-generation home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 in February, 2013, it was launched on November 15 in North America, November 29 in Europe, South America and Australia, and on February 22, 2014, in Japan. It competes with Microsoft's Xbox One and Nintendo's Wii U and Switch. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_4 -
Xbox One
Xbox One is a line of eighth generation home video game consoles developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third console in the Xbox family. It was first released in North America, parts of Europe, Australia, and South America in November 2013, and in Japan, China, and other European countries in September 2014. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_One -
Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch,[b] commonly abbreviated as the Switch, is a video game console developed by Nintendo and was released on March 3, 2017. It is a hybrid console that can be used in both stationary and portable settings. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch
