The Evolution of Video Game Consoles

dimes138 Published 03/03/2014

The systems we have grown up with, and some we never knew existed.

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1.
Magnavox Odyssey, released in 1972, was the first video game console.
2.
Telstar 1976
3.
APF TV Fun 1976
4.
Fairchild Channel F 1976
5.
RCA Studio II 1976
6.
Atari 2600 1977
7.
Bally Astrocade 1977
8.
VC 4000 1978
9.
Magnavox Odyssey 2 1978
10.
Fairchild Channel F II 1979
11.
Intellivision 1980
12.
VTech CreatiVision 1981
13.
Epoch Cassette Vision 1981
14.
Arcadia 2001 1982
15.
Atari 5200 1982
16.
ColecoVision 1982
17.
Vectrex 1982
18.
PV-1000 1983
19.
Sega SG-1000 1983
20.
Sharp Nintendo Television 1983
21.
Nintendo Entertainment System 1983
22.
Super Cassette Vision 1984
23.
Atari 7800 1984
24.
Sega Master System 1985
25.
Family Computer Disk System 1986
26.
Action Max 1987
27.
Atari XEGS 1987
28.
TurboGrafx-16 1987
29.
Sega Genesis 1988
30.
Amstrad GX4000 1990
31.
Commodore 64 Games System 1990
32.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990
33.
Neo-Geo 1990
34.
Commodore CDTV 1991
35.
CD-i 1991
36.
Pioneer LaserActive 1993
37.
FM Towns Marty 1993
38.
Atari Jaguar 1993
39.
Amiga CD32 1993
40.
3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993
41.
Sega's Genesis 2 with its CD 2 and 32X peripherals connected. Not possible to assemble until the 32X was released in 1994
42.
Neo-Geo CD 1994
43.
PC-FX 1994
44.
PlayStation 1994
45.
Sega Saturn 1994
46.
Playdia 1994
47.
Apple Bandai Pippin 1995
48.
Super A'Can 1995
49.
Atari Jaguar CD 1995
50.
Casio Loopy 1995
51.
Nintendo 64 1996
52.
Net Yaroze 1997
53.
Dreamcast 1998 in Japan 1999 in other areas
54.
Nintendo 64DD 1999
55.
Sega Neptune cancelled
56.
PlayStation 2 2000. Original system and slim version.
57.
Nintendo GameCube 2001
58.
Xbox 2001
59.
Panasonic Q 2001
60.
Game Boy Player 2003
61.
iQue Player 2003
62.
PSX 2003
63.
Atari Flashback 2004
64.
L600 cancelled
65.
66.
XaviXPort gaming console 2004
67.
Xbox 360 2005
68.
Atari Flashback 2 2005
69.
PlayStation 3 2006
70.
Wii 2006
71.
HyperScan 2006
72.
The Phantom cancelled
73.
Sega Firecore 2009
74.
Zeebo 2009
75.
Atari Flashback 3 box art 2011
76.
Wii U 2012
77.
Ouya 2012
78.
PlayStation 4 2013
79.
Xbox One 2013

1.
Magnavox Odyssey, released in 1972, was the first video game console.
2.
Telstar 1976
3.
APF TV Fun 1976
4.
Fairchild Channel F 1976
5.
RCA Studio II 1976
6.
Atari 2600 1977
7.
Bally Astrocade 1977
8.
VC 4000 1978
9.
Magnavox Odyssey 2 1978
10.
Fairchild Channel F II 1979
11.
Intellivision 1980
12.
VTech CreatiVision 1981
13.
Epoch Cassette Vision 1981
14.
Arcadia 2001 1982
15.
Atari 5200 1982
16.
ColecoVision 1982
17.
Vectrex 1982
18.
PV-1000 1983
19.
Sega SG-1000 1983
20.
Sharp Nintendo Television 1983
21.
Nintendo Entertainment System 1983
22.
Super Cassette Vision 1984
23.
Atari 7800 1984
24.
Sega Master System 1985
25.
Family Computer Disk System 1986
26.
Action Max 1987
27.
Atari XEGS 1987
28.
TurboGrafx-16 1987
29.
Sega Genesis 1988
30.
Amstrad GX4000 1990
31.
Commodore 64 Games System 1990
32.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990
33.
Neo-Geo 1990
34.
Commodore CDTV 1991
35.
CD-i 1991
36.
Pioneer LaserActive 1993
37.
FM Towns Marty 1993
38.
Atari Jaguar 1993
39.
Amiga CD32 1993
40.
3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1993
41.
Sega's Genesis 2 with its CD 2 and 32X peripherals connected. Not possible to assemble until the 32X was released in 1994
42.
Neo-Geo CD 1994
43.
PC-FX 1994
44.
PlayStation 1994
45.
Sega Saturn 1994
46.
Playdia 1994
47.
Apple Bandai Pippin 1995
48.
Super A'Can 1995
49.
Atari Jaguar CD 1995
50.
Casio Loopy 1995
51.
Nintendo 64 1996
52.
Net Yaroze 1997
53.
Dreamcast 1998 in Japan 1999 in other areas
54.
Nintendo 64DD 1999
55.
Sega Neptune cancelled
56.
PlayStation 2 2000. Original system and slim version.
57.
Nintendo GameCube 2001
58.
Xbox 2001
59.
Panasonic Q 2001
60.
Game Boy Player 2003
61.
iQue Player 2003
62.
PSX 2003
63.
Atari Flashback 2004
64.
L600 cancelled
65.
66.
XaviXPort gaming console 2004
67.
Xbox 360 2005
68.
Atari Flashback 2 2005
69.
PlayStation 3 2006
70.
Wii 2006
71.
HyperScan 2006
72.
The Phantom cancelled
73.
Sega Firecore 2009
74.
Zeebo 2009
75.
Atari Flashback 3 box art 2011
76.
Wii U 2012
77.
Ouya 2012
78.
PlayStation 4 2013
79.
Xbox One 2013