History of Video Games

By BigT23
  • Magnavox Odyssey

    Magnavox Odyssey
    Was the first video game to be made for home use. It was made by German-born Ralph Baer. The Odyssey was not a very successful gaming unit when it first came out with only 350,000 being sold worldwide.
  • Fairchild Channel F

    Fairchild Channel F
    The creator of the Fairchild was Jerry Lawson who was born in America. The original retail price of this console was around $170.00 It sold the same amount of consoles as the Magnavox Odyssey.
  • RCA Studio 2

    RCA Studio 2
    The retail price of the RCA was around $150.00. About 57,000 of these consoles were sold making it poorly reviewed. It was made by Joseph Weisbecker who was born in New Jersey.
  • Coleco Telstar

    Coleco Telstar
    There were over a million units sold in this series. It was made by a big company named Coleco. Its original price was around $50.00.
  • Bally Astrocade

    Bally Astrocade
    The original price for this console was around $300. John Perkins was the original creator of the Bally Astrocade. There were 49 games on this console
  • Atari Video Game System

    Atari Video Game System
    The original price for this console was around $200. Steve Mayer and Ron Milner were the original creators of this console. Over 30 million people bought this product over a span of three decades.
  • APF Imagination Machine

    APF Imagination Machine
    The original cost for this console was around $600. The creator of the APF is Ed Smith. The games that were released for this console were 15.
  • Magnavox Odyssey 2

    Magnavox Odyssey 2
    The original price for this console was around $200. The company Magnavox was the creator of this gaming console. There were about two-million units sold.
  • Mattel Intellvision

    Mattel Intellvision
    The original price for this machine was around $300. The original creators of this machine were: Mike Minkoff, Rick Levine, John Sohl, Don Dagalow, and Gabriel Baum. More than 3 million consoles were sold worldwide.
  • Coleco ColecoVision

    Coleco ColecoVision
    The original price for this console was around $180. It was made by a company named Coleco. Over two million ColecoVision's were sold.
  • Atari 5200 SuperSystem

    Atari 5200 SuperSystem
    The original price for this machine was around $300. Atari was the original creator of this console. About 1 million Atari 5200s were sold.
  • Emersion Arcadia 2001

    Emersion Arcadia 2001
    The original price for this machine was about $200. Was made by Emersion Radio Corporation. About 45 games were sold for this console.
  • Nintendo Entertainment System

    Nintendo Entertainment System
    The NES sold over 60 million consoles from 1983 to 2003. The original price for this console was about $179. It was developed by Nintendo R&D2
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System

    Super Nintendo Entertainment System
    Was originally sold for $199. Over 40 million were sold from 1991 to 2003. It was developed by Nintendo R&D2
  • Playstation

    Playstation
    The total units for this were over 100 million units sold. Was originally sold for $299. It was developed by Sony Entertainment System.
  • Playstation 2

    Playstation 2
    There were over 150 million units sold. It was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It originally sold for $299.
  • Game Boy Advance

    Game Boy Advance
    Over 81 million units were sold. Was developed by Nintendo R&D. It was originally sold for $100.
  • Nintendo DS

    Nintendo DS
    Over 150 million units were sold. Sold originally for $149.99. It was developed by Nintendo.
  • Wii

    Wii
    There were over 100 million units sold. It was developed by Nintendo R&D. Sold originally for $249.99.
  • Nintendo Switch

    Nintendo Switch
    Sold over 120 million units. Sold for $299.99. It was developed by Nintendo PTD.
  • Playstation 5

    Playstation 5
    ten million units were sold for this console. Sold for $499. It was developed by Sony Entertainment System.