consoles over the years

By Jeremy_13

  • Magnavox Odyssey 1972-1975

    Magnavox Odyssey 1972-1975
    this was the first working gaming console and it originated from the console called Brown Box.

  • intellivision 1979-1990

    intellivision 1979-1990
    Mattel electronics released there own console as a direct competitor to the Atari 2600.

  • ColecoVision 1982-1985

    ColecoVision 1982-1985
    Coleco Industries released their competitor to the Atari and Intellivision consoles in 1982.

  • Nintendo Entertainment System1985-1995

    Nintendo Entertainment System1985-1995
    The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was first introduced in Japan as the “Famicom".

  • Atari VCS 2600 1987-1992

    Atari VCS 2600 1987-1992
    this console changed console gaming in 1987 because it was the only console accepting game cartridges.

  • Sega Genesis 1989-1999

    Sega Genesis 1989-1999
    Japanese-based Sega was one of the top five arcade manufacturers operating in the U.S. until the late 1980’s. and as the market changed the console shifted away from arcade games and into Japanese homes.

  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990-1995

    Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990-1995
    In 1990, Nintendo released their next generation of consoles which were called super NES or SUPER NINTENDO.

  • Mega Drive II (Genesis) 1993-1997

    Mega Drive II (Genesis) 1993-1997
    In 1993, Sega released an updated console and it was smaller than the original.

  • PlayStation 1995-2006

    PlayStation 1995-2006
    In 1995, the Sony PlayStation took the video game market by storm and sold 100k units in presale and over 7 million by 1996.

  • Nintendo 64 1996-2002

    Nintendo 64 1996-2002
    The Nintendo 64 was one of the first game consoles to use a 64-bit processor, and it gave gamers better graphics than most Nintendo systems.