History of Gaming Consoles

  • The Brown Box

    The Brown Box
    This was Invented by Ralph Baer and his colleagues at Sanders Associates, Inc. This Paved the way for future video gaming consoles
  • Magnavox Odyssey

    Magnavox Odyssey
    The first commercial home video gaming console. This console was invented by Ralph Baer
  • Atari 2600

    Atari 2600
    Created by Nolan Bushnell, Atari came out with this console to compete with Magnavox
  • Mattel’s Intellivison

    Mattel’s Intellivison
    Most famous for the amount of sport related games and made by many at Mattel Electronics.
  • Nintendo Entertainment System

     Nintendo Entertainment System
    The most popular console of that generation, invented by Uemura Masayuki
  • Atari 7800

    Atari 7800
    To stop Atari from slipping out of the console business they introduced the Atari 7800 which offered the ability to play the old classics as well as new games. Made by Atari Inc.
  • SNK Neo Geo AES

    SNK Neo Geo AES
    Was famous for arcade consoles, but this allowed for people to bring the arcade experience they loved to their homes. Made by the SNK company
  • Atari Jaguar

    Atari Jaguar
    Atari put this out to compete with other 16 bit consoles on the market. It was a CD based gaming system. Made by Atari Inc.
  • Genesis 3

    Genesis 3
    Had a very successful mega drive/ genesis system. Made by the company Sega
  • Xbox

    Xbox
    This introduced one of the first online gaming services, Xbox live. Created by Jonathan "Seamus" Blackley
  • Nintendo Wii

    Nintendo Wii
    Had the 1st remote that could detect 3D movements. Created by the company Nintendo
  • Playstation 4

    Playstation 4
    The PlayStation 4 was a console that introduced Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity. It was produced by Sony
  • Playstation 5

    Playstation 5
    The Newest PlayStation model introduced tons of the most modern graphics, colors, and FPS. Also created by Sony