games

  • magnavox odyssey

  • gran track 10

    single player atari game
  • Coleco Telstar

    Pong variants on a domestic television receiver and available to any manufacturer
  • Atari 2600

    Two joysticks, two paddle controllers, and a cartridge game - initially Combat later Pac-Man
  • Space Invaders

    Shooting game - players defeat waves of aliens with a laser and earn points
  • Intellivision

    Four games available and a pack-in game: Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack
  • Pac Man

    Became a social phenomenon that sold related merchandise and inspired an animated television series and a top-ten hit single
  • Donkey Kong

    Move the character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles
  • Tron

    A computer hacker is trapped inside a digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial-type games
  • Mario Brothers

    Mario, a Italian-American plumber, and his brother Luigi must defeat creatures from the sewers below New York
  • Tetris

    Tile-matching from the Soviet Union
  • NES

    First console to play and openly court third-party developers
  • Final Fantasy

    Known for innovation, visuals, full-motion videos, photo-realistic character models, and orchestrated music
  • Nintendo’s Game Boy

    First successful handheld - predecessor of all other Game Boys
  • Sega Game Gear

    Full-color backlit screen with a landscape format
  • sonic the hedgehog

    Successful; increased the popularity of Sega's console and established Sonic the Hedgehog as the company's mascot
  • Super Nintendo

    Advanced graphics and sound capabilities
  • Sony PlayStation

    PS2 released in 2000 is best-selling home console to date
  • Sega Saturn

    Powerful machine for the time, but its design made harnessing power difficult
  • PlayStation 3

    Can output high-definition video for games and movies in up to 1080p