Electronic Games Timeline By Miles Morales Period: Jan 1, 1976 to Jan 1, 1983 2nd generation consoles Jan 1, 1979 coleco testar Period: Jan 1, 1979 to Jan 1, 2016 Electronic Games Timeline 1st gen - 8th gen Jan 1, 1982 Atari 2600 The Atari 2600 was a popular home video game console in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Pictured is the four-switch model from 1980-1982. Nov 1, 1982 Atari Atari Inc. Home video game Second generation November 1982 May 1, 1986 Atari 7800
