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Magnavox Odyssey
World's First Game Console. 340,000 Units Sold. -
Pong
First Game to Become Extremely Popular.
Started Off The Game Boom. -
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First Generation
Time of Arcade Cabinets and Primitive Consoles -
Maze Wars
A First FPS. Tile-Based Movement -
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Second Generation
Time of 8-bit Home Consoles. -
Atari 2600
Made Game Cartridges Popular. Two Joysticks and Paddle Controllers. -
Space Invaders
Grossed $2 Billion Worldwide. Caused a Temporary Storage of Coins in Japan. -
Pac Man
Made By Namco, A Popular Arcade Creator. Still is Popular to this Day. -
Donkey Kong
Published by Nintendo. Debut of the popular Donkey Kong and Mario. -
Galaga
Fixed-Shooter Game. One of the Most Popular Arcade Games. -
Mario Brothers
By Nintendo. Introduces Mario and Luigi. -
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Third Generation
Time of The Early Nintendo -
Tetris
One of the Most Popular Casual Games to This Day. Sold More Than 100 Million Copies on Phones Alone. -
Video Game Crash
Caused by Over Saturation and Countless Amount of Shovel Ware. Led to Video Games Being Unpopular For a Long Time. -
Nintendo Entertainment System
Highly Successful Console by Nintendo. Brought the Video Game Market Back From the Crash. -
Sega Master System
Home Console Released By Sega. Direct Competitor to the NES. -
The Legend of Zelda
Fantasy Action-Adventure Game. Debut Game of Link and Zelda -
Final Fantasy
Fantasy Role Playing Game. Known for Innovation in Games. -
Nintendo Game Boy
8-Bit Portable Gaming System. Sold 118.69 Million Worldwide. -
Sega Genesis
First Market 16-bit Console. Direct Competitor to SNES. -
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Handheld Generation
The Time of Portable Gaming -
Sega Game Gear
Sega's Response to Game Boy. Wasn't Very Successful. -
Sonic the Hedgehog
Debut of Sega's Most Popular Franchise. Helped Sega's Popularity. -
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo's 16-bit Console. Advanced Sound and Graphical Capabilities. -
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Fourth Generation
The Time of 16-bit Consoles -
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Fifth Generation
The Time of 3D Graphics. -
Sony Playstation
Debut Game Console from Sony. First to Ship 100 Million Units. -
Sega Saturn
32-bit Console by Sega. Powerful but Hard to Develop For. -
Nintendo 64
Nintendo's 64-bit Console. Helped make 3D Popular and the Norm. -
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Sixth Generation
The Time of Modern 3D -
Sega Dreamcast
Sega's Attempt at a 3D Console. Was Popular but Failed to Have as Much Success as its Competitors. -
Sony Playstation 2
Best-selling Console. Was Made for 12 Years. -
Nintendo Game Cube
Nintendo's 4th System. Used Discs. -
Microsoft Xbox
Microsoft's Debut Console. Allowed Players to Play Online. -
Xbox 360
Upgrade to Xbox. Created Xbox Live -
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Seventh Generation
The Time of Modern Consoles -
Nintendo Wii
Nintendo's Gimmick Console. Focused On Motion Controls and "Everyone Can Play" Mentality. -
Playstation 3
Sony's Third Console. First to Use Blu-Ray Discs.
