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Brown Box
Ralph Baer designed first console that operates with standard TV -
Magnovox Odyssey
First Commercial video-game console -
Pong
Nolan Bushnell founds Atari in 1972. Introduces home video games -
Atari 2600 VCS (Stella)
Can play multiple games. Becomes big hit with games like: Space Invaders, Breakout, Missile Command, and Combat. -
Intellivision
Mattel introduces Intellivision which challenges Atari's dominance. It possesses slightly better graphics. -
Ninitendo Entertainment System (NES)
NIntendo was a Japenese playing-card company. NES was released after the video game crash where companies producing video games went bankrupt. It was the best selling console video game in history (Super Mario Bros., Metroid, The legend of zelda) -
Gameboy
2nd smash hit for nintendo. 1st major handheld game console. After release of Tetris, Gameboy sales went through the roof. -
Neo-Geo
Years ahead of competitors. 2-D graphics. The price ($650) and $200 for games kept the system from being popular -
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo released Super NES after getting beaten by Sega Genesis -
Playstation
Most popular 32-bit console. (Resident Evil, Granturismo, Tekken, Crash Bandicoot, Metal Gear Solid) -
Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64 cartridges load much fster than CD-ROM games. It eliminates the need for memory cards. It lacks huge range of games from playstation, but makes big hit
(Super Mario 64, Legend of Zelda:Ocarina of Time, Golden Eye 007) -
Playstation 2
First 128-bit system featuring backwards compatability. It functions as a dvd player also. Marks rise in popularity of console games playerd over high-speed internet connections. -
Xbox
Microsoft makes first foray in console market. Remains far behind playstation 2 -
Gameboy Advance
Backwards compatable. Portable console. LCD screen displays 32000 colors. Reachargable battery. -
Nintendo Ds
Features dual screens. Backwards compatable. -
Playstation Portable (PSP)
It was a direct challenge to the Gameboy's dominance in the console market of the handheld. It has wireless capability, high quality graphics, Also has non gaming functions.
