Take a journey through the most exciting experience to hit our world in the 20th Century. Where the arcades started the story, consoles of old picked up the mantle and brought entertainment and enjoyment into our homes.
History of Video Game Consoles:Here are just some of the consoles that you may remember from your past. If you want to add your own please use the game uploader and follow steps 1 to 3 - thanks!
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Atari
BORN in 1972.What can be said about Atari that we as gamers don't know already. Developed in the beginning of a revolution in the arcades Nolan Bushell and Ted Dabney went on to be the pioneers of gaming which initially brought a simple arcade experience of Pong into the homes of millions to the billions that play Atari games on their smartphones and tablets today.
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BORN IN 1954 Commodore revolutionised computers and the gaming industry from development of the Vic-20, to the Commodore 64 and the mighty Amiga in it's different forms.
Commodore
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Born in 1932. COLECO went from making craft kits, to plastic moulding - to enter the video game business in the 70s. They made handheld games and toys as well as porting amazing tabletop classic games of the arcade and Colecovision console in 82 which was a rival to Atari.
Coleco
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Mattel
Mattel were famous in the 70s for making some wonderful toys and smaller electronic toys...now it was time to hit the console marked at the turn of a new decade.
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Microsoft
BORN IN 1975.Microsoft Corporation are now REALLY big in the Games Industry with the introduction of the Xbox in 2001 and now the Xbox 360 launched in 2005.
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Nintendo
BORN IN 1889. Nintendo are world famous for developing games, toys and consoles and characters such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid and Pokemon.
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Sega
BORN IN 1940. SEGA is a world class developer and creator of video and arcade games around the World. A leader in the development of software these days it has a rich heritage in consoles, handhelds and many other toy and gaming products.
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Sony
BORN IN 1946. Sony are in true pioneers of the electronics business and for years they have really led the field in music, TV and now entertainment. With the development of the Playsation in the late 90's it hasn't looked back in the World of gaming.
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Neo Geo
The Neo Geo is a cartridge-based arcade system board and home video game console released on January 31, 1990 by Japenese game company SNK Paymore.