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Was the first video game console. The "Brown Box" was basically a bulky rectangular box with two controllers connected to it thus where the name comes from.
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This is the first official home video game.
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Realest by Magnavox and is an upgraded version of Odyssey 100
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Sears sells the first Atari Pong systems under the label Tele-Games
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Coleco releases the Telstar
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General Home Products releases the Wonder Wizard, an Odyssey 300 clone
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The Studio II did not have joysticks or similar game controllers but instead used two ten button keypads that were built into the console itself. The console was capable of making simple beep sounds with slight variations in tone and length. One distinct feature of the Studio II was its five built-in games.
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The Atari 2600 (or Atari VCS before 1982) is a home video game console by Atari, Inc. Released on September 11, 1977, it is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and ROM cartridges containing game code, a format first used with the Fairchild Channel F video game console in 1976.
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Nintendo releases the Color TV Game series
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Was the first introduction of Donkey Kong that you could play at home.
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Games included Super Mario Bros, Meteoroid, and The Legend of Zelda
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Nintendo scores a second smash hit with the first hand held gaming system
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Nintendo creates the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is a 16 gig gaming system that has all the original games but with Donkey Kong added.
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Is a big jump from 16-bits to 32-bits. Games included Resident Evil, Gran Turismo, Tekken, Crash Bandicoot, and Metal Gear Solid.
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Nintendo releases the Nintendo DS as a in tempt to have more technology to it. What they added was touch screen.
