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The Brown Box
The first video game console ever created was the 'Brown Box' by Ralph Baer, he was known as the 'Father of Video Games'. -
Magnavox Odyssey
After Ralph Baer created the 'Brown Box', they moved on to the Magnavox Odyssey, the first commercial video game console. This console features up to 12 games -
Pong
After Nolan Bushnell founded the company 'Atari' in 1972, Atari created the game console 'Pong' -
Atari 2600 VCS
Realizing that one video game's popularity wouldn't last, Atari began working on a catridge based system that could play multiple games. -
Intellivision
Mattel released 'Intellivision', and the start of an early 80s console war between Atari and Mattel. The Intellvision features slightly better graphics than the Atari 2600 -
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo, originally a Japanese playing card company released the Nintendo Entertainment System in the US. It was known as the Famicon in Japan -
Gameboy
The second creation of Nintendo, the first major handheld console. The gameboy undergoes several makeovers over the years including the Gameboy Pocket in 1996 and the Gameboy Color in 1998 -
Neo-Geo
The debut of SNK's 24 bit Neo-Geo in 1990 marks a home system that is years ahead of it's competitors with huge detailed graphics -
Super NESS
This is the Super Nintendo Entertainment System -
Playstation
The launch of Sony's Playstation marks the arrival of the most popular of the 32 bit era of video games. -
Nintendo 64
The Nintendo 64 is released, marking the last market system to use cartidges. Cartidges eliminate the use of SD mory cards as you can store things on it -
Playstation 2
Sony releases the Playstation 2, the first 128 bit system. This also functions as a DVD player -
XBOX
Microsoft makes it's own foray into the console market with the release of the XBOX in 2001 -
Nintendo DS
Nintendo releases an the Nintendo DS, an attempt to intergate more computer functions into the the handheld consoles. The DS features dual screen nd touch screen technology. -
Gameboy Advance
The next step in the Gameboy evolution is the Gameboy advance that is compatiable and can play games from the Gameboy Pocket and Gameboy Color -
Playstation Portable
In direct challenge to Gameboy's dominance of the handheld console market, Sony releases the Playstation portable in early 2005 -
XBOX
Microsoft released their new XBOX 360 which allows you to go on social networks at the same time. -
Wii
Nintendo releases the Wii, which is controlled by your movement. This is the first ever video game console to have this system -
PS3
Sony released the new PS3 which has improved an has develpoed more technology than the PS2 and PS1
