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History of video game consoles

The history of video game consoles, both home and handheld, began in the 1970s. The first console that played games on a television set was the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey, first conceived by Ralph H. Baer in 1966. Handheld consoles originated from electro-mechanical games that used mechanical controls and light-emitting diodes (LED) as visual indicators.…

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Home console history timeline by generation

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History of video game consoles

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Triples20
Avg. degree1.99
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game console consoles games generation nintendo system playstation video handheld first home released market generations sega also xbox systems atari

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LEDinstance ofand they may make use of a variety of video display technologies0.80text
VFDinstance ofand they may make use of a variety of video display technologies0.80text
or LCDinstance ofand they may make use of a variety of video display technologies0.80text
the Neo Geo Pocketinstance ofsome competing consoles0.80text
WonderSwaninstance ofsome competing consoles0.80text
Neo Geo Pocket Colorinstance ofsome competing consoles0.80text
and WonderSwan Color appeared in the late 1990s..Sixth generationinstance ofsome competing consoles0.80text
a larger internal hard drive or a fast processor at a higher price pointinstance ofthese revisions offered different features0.80text
the iPhoneinstance ofand Gizmondo 2 were scheduled for release in 2009.Another aspect of the seventh generation was the beginning of direct competition between dedicated handheld video game devices…0.80text
iPod Touchinstance ofand Gizmondo 2 were scheduled for release in 2009.Another aspect of the seventh generation was the beginning of direct competition between dedicated handheld video game devices…0.80text
the latter being aggressively marketed for gaming purposesinstance ofand Gizmondo 2 were scheduled for release in 2009.Another aspect of the seventh generation was the beginning of direct competition between dedicated handheld video game devices…0.80text
Tetrisinstance ofSimple games0.80text

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