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brown box
the first console that works on tv -
Magnavox Odyssey
The demonstration of the "Brown Box" led to the licensing of the technology by Magnavox in 1972. -
Coleco Telstar Marksman
game console added with a gun for a lot of fun. -
Vectrex
a very absurd game comes with four buttons and a anolog. -
nintendo
Designed to look like a household appliance (and not like a video game console), the NES was the first console released post 1984-tech crash. -
Sega Master System
The original sega master system was released as competition to the NES and was superior in many ways. -
gameboy
When Nintendo's GameBoy first hit American markets, it came pre-loaded with a relatively unknown PC game called "Tetris." -
super nintendo
The Super NES was Nintendo's response to a decline in NES sales in the early '90s following the arrival of the Sega Genesis in 1989. -
ps1
Nearing the end of Super NES's run, console manufacturers and designers were attempting to integrate discs into the hardware. In result they came up with ps1. -
nintendo 64
Unlike Sony, Nintendo's next installment of its console still relied on the more expensive game cartridges. The decision, it was rumored, was so that Nintendo could enforce its licensing hold over all games. The console went on to sell millions of copies, thanks to the help of Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, and The Legend of Zelda franchise. -
ps2
As the followup to PlayStation's revolutionary disc-based console, the PS2 continued to revolutionize gaming technology. This time however, the PS2 boasted the Emotion Engine, a unique CPU customized by Sony and Toshiba allowing players to run old PlayStation games on the console, as well as modern DVDs. -
xbox
Some called it the "Death Star" and "the PC in a black box" but Microsoft's Xbox crept onto the scene as "the black horse" of consoles. -
ds
The Japanese giant once again wowed fans with its revolutionary dual screen handheld console, the DS. -
xbox 360
The successor to Microsoft's massively successful Xbox, the 360 model gave fans a chance to play in high definition due to the 360 internal Core system, while providing wireless controller support. -
psp
The original PSP was a powerful machine—it possessed the same capabilities as the PS2 (it could support music, photos, and movies, as well as games) but was a much smaller model. -
wii
This interactive game console offered a revolutionary wireless remote giving players a new approach to gaming. -
ps3
A seventh generation game console, the PS3 was released as Sony's response to the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft's Xbox 360. -
playstation vita
Equipped with two analog sticks, a nifty touch screen, and built-in cameras, the PS Vita was a nice update to the heftier PlayStation Portable.
