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The Ultimate Video Game Collection The History And Description of All Video Game Consoles. Includes system descriptions, specs, and game lists. |
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The seven generations of video games started in the early 1970's.
The first generation began in 1972 with the release of systems such as the Magnavox Odyssey, Atari Pong, Coleco Telstar, Fairchild Channel F, and the RCA Studio 2. This generation had the first video game consoles for non-military personnel, started out with systems that used TTL switches, LSI units, and then developed into systems with microchips. The generation later ended in 1977.
The second generation began in the 1977 with the release of the Atari 2600, Bally Professional Arcade, Magnavox Odyssey 2, Mattel Intellivision, Coleco Quiz Wiz, RDI Halcyon, and the Entex Adventure Vision. This generation had consoles wtih bigger libraries of games than the first, and had some great consoles that set the standard, but included some failures. The generation later ended in 1982.
The third generation began in 1982 with the release of consoles like the Milton Bradley Microvision, Coleco Gemini, GCE Vectrex, Emerson Arcadia 2001, Atari 5200, and the Colecovision. This generation had some consoles that used new ideas, and also some consoles that were follow-ups of their predecessors. Although it had some minor failures and weird systems the fifth generation also had some advanced systems with better graphics than any others. The generation later ended in 1985.
The fourth generation began in 1985 with the release of the Nintendo Entertainment System, Atari 7800, and the Sega Master System. This generation had powerful systems that had great graphics and also some great games with actual story lines and such. Companies fought over gaming by making these powerful systems, and Nintendo and Sega were fighting it out at the top the entire generation, while Atari shuffled nervously in the background. The generation later ended in 1989.
The fifth generation began in 1989 with the release of game consoles such as the Sega Genesis, NEC Turbo Grafx 16, Nintendo Game Boy, Atari Lynx, Sega Game Gear, NEC Turbo Express, NEC Turbo Duo, SNK Neo Geo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Panasonic 3DO, and the Atari Jaguar. This generation continued the former feud, but Sega took the upper hand for the first half of the generation until Nintendo took part of it back to split it up even. The generation later ended in 1994.
The sixth generation began in 1994 with the release of systems like the Goldstar 3DO, Sega Saturn, Sega Nomad, Nintendo Virtual Boy, Sony Playstation, and the Nintendo 64. This generation still had some systems that didn't work out, and some mistakes were made with some consoles that could have been great. It also had its share of improvements and great systems, so don't consider this a digression. The generation ended in 1999.
This is the seventh generation,
beginning in 1999. Today's consoles of 128-bit consoles, and super high
tech graphics and such. This might have come sooner had it not been for
the failure of the consoles that did the internet thing and the ten to
twelve players idea. The generation has started with the release of the
Sega Dreamcast, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, and the Nokia N-Gage.
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