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The first game console that works on a standard television. Created by television engineer Ralph Baer and his co workers. It uses a vacuum-tube circuit and the first game allows the player to control two squares that chase each other.
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First commercial video-game console. The console uses six cartridges to play 12 games. The games involve dots and lines.
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The first at home console that gains popularity and is widely purchased. A single chip creates an on screen score and a sound that is made when the ball hits the paddle.
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The first console that allows the player to play multiple games. This console feaured famous games such as Space Invaders, Missle Command, and Combat.
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The Intellivision has better graphics than its rival, the Atari 2600. It also features the first synthesized voices in a video game.
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Served as a popular console that housed games such as Super Mario Bros. , Metroid, and the Legend of Zelda. Climbed its way to the top as the best selling console in video game history.
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The first hand held console. Features included an 8-bit cpu similar to the NES and a black and white LCD screen.
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Features a 24-bit cpu that is years ahead of rivaling game consoles, and 2-D graphics. Made arcade quality games available at home, but the overly expensive price diminished sales.
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Nintendos follow up to the NES, a 16-bit console that is a major hit across the country.
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The most popular console of the 32-bit era. This console was the first that featured three dimensional gameplay. It was also one of the first consoles to utilize CD-Rom technology.
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The 64 was the last system to use cartridges. The convienence of cartridges out shined the Playstations CD technology, making games load faster and memory to be stored easily.
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The first 128-bit system. A drastic change to previous consoles in the past, it can also be used as a DVD player.
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Microsofts first attempt to make a console. PC technology allows for smoother and faster gameplay as opposed to the Playstation 2.
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Known for its LCD Screen that could display over 32,000 colors.
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The first hand held device to feature dual screens like a PDA or tablet.
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Playstations first attempt at a hand held device. The PSP features wireless capability, high quality graphics, as well as functions like photo and music storage.