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Brown Box
The 1st game console debuted as a bulky rectangular brown wooden box with 2 controllers. There were 6 games for the console. The games were Ping-Pong, tennis, handball, volleyball, chase games, and a light-gun game. -
Magnavox Odyssey
The first official commercial video game console was the Magnavox Odyssey. It came with 2 controllers. The console was silent just like the first films. -
Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 Was released in 1977. It was one of the first consoles that sold games in cartridges. The 2600 was also credited for the American Video Game Crash of 1983. -
NES
The NES was an 8-Bit console released in 1985. It popularized home video games again after the crash of 83'. When the NES was being sold, it was being advertized as a toy so it won't be categorized as video games. -
SNES
The SNES was a 16-Bit home video game console. It was released in 1991 in NA. It competed with Sega's Sega Genesis. -
Playstation 1
The Playstation was a home video game console by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released in 1995 in NA. It competed with Nintendo's Nintendo 64, and Sega's Sega Saturn/Sega Genesis CD addon. -
Gamecube
The Nintendo Gamecube was a home video game console released by Nintendo. It was released in NA in 2001 and was in the 6th console generation. It competed with Sony's Playstation 2, and Sega's Dreamcast. -
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 was a home video game console developed by Microsoft. It was released in NA in 2005. It competed with Sony's Playstation 3, and Nintendo's Wii. -
Playstation 4
The Playstation 4 was developed by Sony. It is a home video game console and is a 8th generation home video game console. It competed with the Xbox One, Wii U, and soon the Nintendo Switch. -
Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch was released in 2017. It is a hybrid console that can be used as a home console and a portable console. It competed with the Playstation 4 and Xbox One
