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|[[gametech:Bally Astrocade|Bally Astrocade]]<ref group=N name=mame>Emulated by [[MAME]] only.</ref> | |[[gametech:Bally Astrocade|Bally Astrocade]]<ref group=N name=mame>Emulated by [[MAME]] only.</ref> | ||
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|[[wikipedia:Bandai Super Vision 8000|Bandai Super Vision 8000]]<ref group=N name=mame /> | |[[wikipedia:Bandai Super Vision 8000|Bandai Super Vision 8000]]<ref group=N name=mame /> | ||
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|[[ColecoVision emulators|ColecoVision]]<ref group=N name="cv">The ColecoVision was sold as NTSC and PAL variants in different regions. Clones: Spectravideo SVI-603 Coleco Game Adapter (For hooking up to the [http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/results_sys.php?publisher=Spectravideo SVI-318 or SVI-328] computers), Bit Corporation's [[wikipedia:Dina (video game console)|Dina]] (AKA "Chuang Zao Zhe 50". Taiwan. 1986.), [[wikipedia:Telegames#Telegames_Personal_Arcade|Telegames' The Personal Arcade]] (1988. Clone of [https://segaretro.org/Dina_2_in_one Dina 2 in 1].).</ref> | |[[ColecoVision emulators|ColecoVision]]<ref group=N name="cv">The ColecoVision was sold as NTSC and PAL variants in different regions. Clones: Spectravideo SVI-603 Coleco Game Adapter (For hooking up to the [http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/results_sys.php?publisher=Spectravideo SVI-318 or SVI-328] computers), Bit Corporation's [[wikipedia:Dina (video game console)|Dina]] (AKA "Chuang Zao Zhe 50". Taiwan. 1986.), [[wikipedia:Telegames#Telegames_Personal_Arcade|Telegames' The Personal Arcade]] (1988. Clone of [https://segaretro.org/Dina_2_in_one Dina 2 in 1].).</ref> | ||
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|[[wikipedia:Commodore MAX Machine|Commodore MAX Machine]] | |[[wikipedia:Commodore MAX Machine|Commodore MAX Machine]] | ||
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|[[Emerson Arcadia 2001 emulators|Emerson Arcadia 2001]]<ref group=N name=arcadia2001>Clones and variants: Advision Home Arcade, Arcadia, Cosmos, Dynavision, Ekusera, Hanimex MPT-03, HMG-2650, Home Arcade Centre, Intelligent Game MPT-03, Intercord XL 2000 System, Intervision 2001, ITMC MPT-03, Leisure-Vision, Leonardo, Ormatu 2001, Palladium Video-Computer-Game, Polybrain Video Computer Game, Poppy MPT-03 Tele Computer Spiel, Prestige Video Computer Game MPT-03, Robdajet MPT-03, Rowtron 2000, Schmid TVG-2000, Sheen Home Video Centre 2001, Soundic MPT-03, Tele Brain, Tele-Fever, Tempest MPT-03,Tobby MPT-03, Trakton Computer Video Game, Tryom Video Game Center, Tunix Home Arcade, UVI Compu-Game, Video Master.</ref> | |[[Emerson Arcadia 2001 emulators|Emerson Arcadia 2001]]<ref group=N name=arcadia2001>Clones and variants: Advision Home Arcade, Arcadia, Cosmos, Dynavision, Ekusera, Hanimex MPT-03, HMG-2650, Home Arcade Centre, Intelligent Game MPT-03, Intercord XL 2000 System, Intervision 2001, ITMC MPT-03, Leisure-Vision, Leonardo, Ormatu 2001, Palladium Video-Computer-Game, Polybrain Video Computer Game, Poppy MPT-03 Tele Computer Spiel, Prestige Video Computer Game MPT-03, Robdajet MPT-03, Rowtron 2000, Schmid TVG-2000, Sheen Home Video Centre 2001, Soundic MPT-03, Tele Brain, Tele-Fever, Tempest MPT-03,Tobby MPT-03, Trakton Computer Video Game, Tryom Video Game Center, Tunix Home Arcade, UVI Compu-Game, Video Master.</ref> | ||
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|[http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/dettaglio_mame.php?game_name=arcadia&search_id= Over 50 games] made for it. The graphic quality is similar to that of the [[Intellivision emulators|Intellivision]] and the [[Magnavox Odyssey emulators|Odyssey]]. Sound still imperfect in games. [https://archive.org/details/Emerson_Arcadia_2001_TOSEC_2012_04_23 TOSEC] | |[http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/dettaglio_mame.php?game_name=arcadia&search_id= Over 50 games] made for it. The graphic quality is similar to that of the [[Intellivision emulators|Intellivision]] and the [[Magnavox Odyssey emulators|Odyssey]]. Sound still imperfect in games. [https://archive.org/details/Emerson_Arcadia_2001_TOSEC_2012_04_23 TOSEC] | ||
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|[[gametech:Interton_VC_4000|Interton VC 4000]]<ref group=N name="vc4000">Clones: Radofin 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System, Jeu Video TV, Super Play Computer 4000, etc.</ref> | |[[gametech:Interton_VC_4000|Interton VC 4000]]<ref group=N name="vc4000">Clones: Radofin 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System, Jeu Video TV, Super Play Computer 4000, etc.</ref> | ||
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|[[Magnavox Odyssey² emulators|Magnavox Odyssey²/Videopac]]<ref group=N name="odyssey²">Clones: Jopac JO7400, Odyssey 3 Command Center (prototype), Videopac G7000/C52, Videopac Plus G7400.</ref> | |[[Magnavox Odyssey² emulators|Magnavox Odyssey²/Videopac]]<ref group=N name="odyssey²">Clones: Jopac JO7400, Odyssey 3 Command Center (prototype), Videopac G7000/C52, Videopac Plus G7400.</ref> | ||
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|[[Intellivision emulators|Mattel Intellivision]]<ref group=N name="mi1">Extra models with: Keyboard Component (Unreleased. 1981.), IntelliVoice expansion (1982), Entertainment Computer System + Intellivoice expansions (1983). Clones: Sears' Super Video Arcade (1982), Intellivision II (1982).</ref> | |[[Intellivision emulators|Mattel Intellivision]]<ref group=N name="mi1">Extra models with: Keyboard Component (Unreleased. 1981.), IntelliVoice expansion (1982), Entertainment Computer System + Intellivoice expansions (1983). Clones: Sears' Super Video Arcade (1982), Intellivision II (1982).</ref> | ||
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|[[gametech:RCA_Studio_II|RCA Studio II]] | |[[gametech:RCA_Studio_II|RCA Studio II]] | ||
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|[https://archive.org/details/RCA_Studio_2_TOSEC_2012_04_23 TOSEC]. [https://github.com/ajavamind/rca-studio2 rca-studio2 programmer emulator]. [https://www.emma02.hobby-site.com/studio.html EMMA 0.2]. | |[https://archive.org/details/RCA_Studio_2_TOSEC_2012_04_23 TOSEC]. [https://github.com/ajavamind/rca-studio2 rca-studio2 programmer emulator]. [https://www.emma02.hobby-site.com/studio.html EMMA 0.2]. | ||
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|[[Vectrex emulators|Vectrex]]<ref group=N name="vectrex">Clone: Spectrum I+ (1984. Roy Abel & Associates.).</ref> | |[[Vectrex emulators|Vectrex]]<ref group=N name="vectrex">Clone: Spectrum I+ (1984. Roy Abel & Associates.).</ref> | ||
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|[[wikipedia:VTech CreatiVision|VTech CreatiVision]]<ref group=N name="vtech">Clones and variants: Educat 2002 (Israel), Dick Smith Wizzard (Australia/New Zealand), FunVision Computer Video Games System (Oceania), Hanimex Rameses (Oceania), VZ 2000 (Oceania), etc.<br />Computers: Laser 2001, Salora Manager (Finland).</ref> | |[[wikipedia:VTech CreatiVision|VTech CreatiVision]]<ref group=N name="vtech">Clones and variants: Educat 2002 (Israel), Dick Smith Wizzard (Australia/New Zealand), FunVision Computer Video Games System (Oceania), Hanimex Rameses (Oceania), VZ 2000 (Oceania), etc.<br />Computers: Laser 2001, Salora Manager (Finland).</ref> | ||
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|[[wikipedia:Digi Casse|Bandai Digi Casse]] | |[[wikipedia:Digi Casse|Bandai Digi Casse]] | ||
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|Originally released in Japan by Bandai in 1984, another short-lived console from the early 80s. Only had around 4 to 6 games released for it. The console was released in Europe by an unknown company and in Russia as the Elektronika NM 26, both sometime in the late 80s. | |Originally released in Japan by Bandai in 1984, another short-lived console from the early 80s. Only had around 4 to 6 games released for it. The console was released in Europe by an unknown company and in Russia as the Elektronika NM 26, both sometime in the late 80s. | ||
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+ | |Like the Vectrex, this console had its own screen and operated like a miniature arcade cabinet, that said, this system was aimed at the Tabletop market, a class of somewhat portable gaming devices. Only four games were released for it. [https://archive.org/details/Entex_Adventure_Vision_TOSEC_2012_04_23 TOSEC] | ||
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+ | |[[wikipedia:Entex Select-A-Game|Entex Select-A-Game]] | ||
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|[[wikipedia:Epoch_Game_Pocket_Computer|Epoch Game Pocket Computer]] | |[[wikipedia:Epoch_Game_Pocket_Computer|Epoch Game Pocket Computer]] | ||
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|Only 5 games exist for this handheld (Released in 1984). All can be found [http://www.theoldcomputer.com/roms/index.php?folder=Epoch/Game-Pocket-Computer/Cartridges here]. | |Only 5 games exist for this handheld (Released in 1984). All can be found [http://www.theoldcomputer.com/roms/index.php?folder=Epoch/Game-Pocket-Computer/Cartridges here]. | ||
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||[[wikipedia:MicroVision|Milton Bradley MicroVision]] | ||[[wikipedia:MicroVision|Milton Bradley MicroVision]] | ||
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|12 games were made and all are dumped except for some revisions. | |12 games were made and all are dumped except for some revisions. | ||
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||[[wikipedia:OMNI Entertainment System|Milton Bradley OMNI]] | ||[[wikipedia:OMNI Entertainment System|Milton Bradley OMNI]] | ||
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|Released in 1980, The OMNI was a weird hybrid of a portable console, Mono 8-track player and a Tabletop game, graphics were limited to four 2-character seven segment displays, 8-track tapes were used to store the games instead of cartridges and because of its massive limitations, most of the games for it were trivia games, it's unknown how many units were sold or when it was discontinued, only 13 games are known to be released for it. | |Released in 1980, The OMNI was a weird hybrid of a portable console, Mono 8-track player and a Tabletop game, graphics were limited to four 2-character seven segment displays, 8-track tapes were used to store the games instead of cartridges and because of its massive limitations, most of the games for it were trivia games, it's unknown how many units were sold or when it was discontinued, only 13 games are known to be released for it. | ||
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|[[wikipedia:Palmtex Portable Videogame System|Palmtex PVS / Super Micro]] | |[[wikipedia:Palmtex Portable Videogame System|Palmtex PVS / Super Micro]] | ||
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|Released in 1984, Super Micro was a handheld console similar to the Milton Bradley Microvision in design. Bad timing, a lack of advertising, and issues with its design and quality (the plastic body is vary fragile) resulted in failure. Palmtex sold less then 37,000 units and discontinued the console the same year it was released. Only three of the eight games announced were released. | |Released in 1984, Super Micro was a handheld console similar to the Milton Bradley Microvision in design. Bad timing, a lack of advertising, and issues with its design and quality (the plastic body is vary fragile) resulted in failure. Palmtex sold less then 37,000 units and discontinued the console the same year it was released. Only three of the eight games announced were released. | ||
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|[[wikipedia:Romtec Colorvision|Romtec Colorvision]] | |[[wikipedia:Romtec Colorvision|Romtec Colorvision]] | ||
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|Released in 1984, The Colorvision was another cheaply made console released during the Video Game Crash. It's unknown how many units were sold or when it was discontinued. Only 5 games were released for it. | |Released in 1984, The Colorvision was another cheaply made console released during the Video Game Crash. It's unknown how many units were sold or when it was discontinued. Only 5 games were released for it. | ||
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|[[wikipedia:VTech 3D Gamate|VTech 3D Gamate]] | |[[wikipedia:VTech 3D Gamate|VTech 3D Gamate]] | ||
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|An extremely rare console released in 1983 by VTech, it's unknown how many units were sold and was likely discontinued shortly after released. While six games were announced, only 3 are known to have been released. | |An extremely rare console released in 1983 by VTech, it's unknown how many units were sold and was likely discontinued shortly after released. While six games were announced, only 3 are known to have been released. | ||
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|[[wikipedia:List_of_VTech_Handheld_electronic_games|VTech ProScreen]] | |[[wikipedia:List_of_VTech_Handheld_electronic_games|VTech ProScreen]] | ||
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|Yet another extremely rare console from VTech, The ProScreen was released in 1984 and only three games are known to have been released. | |Yet another extremely rare console from VTech, The ProScreen was released in 1984 and only three games are known to have been released. | ||
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|[[wikipedia:VTech Variety|VTech Variety]] | |[[wikipedia:VTech Variety|VTech Variety]] | ||
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|Another extremely rare console released from VTech in 1983, like the 3D Gamate. It's unknown how many units were sold and was also likely discontinued shortly after released. Only six games are known to have been released for it. | |Another extremely rare console released from VTech in 1983, like the 3D Gamate. It's unknown how many units were sold and was also likely discontinued shortly after released. Only six games are known to have been released for it. |
Revision as of 02:16, 15 May 2022
Console generation: First (1972–1980) • Second (1976–1992) • Third (1983–2003) • Fourth (1987–2003) • Fifth (1993–2006) • Sixth (1998–2013) • Seventh (2005–2017) • Eighth (2012–) • Ninth (2020–) Companies: Atari • Bandai • LeapFrog • Mattel • Microsoft • NEC • Nintendo • Sega • SNK • Sony • Tiger • VTech Lists: Console boom • Strange and forgotten consoles • POS (Pong Consoles) CPUs and Other Chips • Dedicated Consoles • Microconsoles • Educational consoles • Android consoles • Endangered list • Unreleased consoles |
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the video game market experienced an explosion of products hoping to capitalize on the success of the Odyssey and Atari. From the nigh-infinite Pong clones to the suspiciously similar consoles, consumers had far more options than they do today. This is a list of those first and second generation machines. Not all of them can be emulated or preserved, though some that can't be emulated have simulations instead. See also Strange and Forgotten Console emulators, a similar page but for later generations. Amazingly, over 900 first-generation home video game consoles are known to exist. More than 200 different companies were involved in the first generation, and while more than half only released one console, it's still a large number of companies compared to the 20 that partook on the second generation.
Contents
Pong Consoles (First Generation)
It's Pong. You can play it anywhere. Emulating first generation systems like these can be tricky, as the games were heavily tied to their hardware, and most were just variations of Pong.
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- ↑ These 3 bizarre Atari models made use of bumper controllers to control some games. Other 2 models were "Sears Tele-Games Pinball Breakaway (99713)" and "Epoch TV Block" (Japan).
- ↑ Only 4 cartridges were released for this triangular abomination, but because of the console's design they can't be dumped and "emulated." They're more like activation discs for data already in the console. No known emulators.
- ↑ The VIII model is based on the same chip as the Coleco Telstar Arcade. It features eight (4x2) different sport games including a gun-shooting game.
- ↑ Aesthetically different but same console hardware. Their chip is also the base for other consoles such as the Coleco Telstar Arcade. Allows to play Pong-like & other games such as Target shooting (optionally playable with the optical gun), Tennis, Football & Squash.
- ↑ The Entex model is similar to the first Japanese video game console, Epoch's TV Tennis Electrotennis, released a year prior. There was an UK version marketed by Binatone called the TV Game Unit.
- ↑ Besides the normal Odyssey and Odyssey² consoles released in 1972 and 1978 respectively, Magnavox also produced the X00 and X000 series (1975-1977) of home Pong consoles. Released models were: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 2000, 3000 and 4000. Then owner Philips also released three Odyssey variants in Europe between 1976-1978. They played "Ball and Paddle" games such as Hockey, Tennis, Smash, Squash and others. No known emulator exists for any of these machines.
- ↑ There were over 200 variations of the PC-50X home game consoles family. The units were made in various countries and were marketed by Creatronic, Hanimex, ITMC, Rollet, GrandStand, Soundic and plenty other manufacturers.
- ↑ The TV Scoreboard is an handheld Pong with dials or paddles made by Tandy, with support for 10 games. Also released in Germany under the name Universum Multispiel. Hanimex Model 666 & Model 677 are very similar.
- ↑ 4 different Ricochet models? MT-1A, MT-5A, MT-1A8, MT-4A with their own names.
- ↑ There were about 18 models in Sears' Tele-Games line, bar for one linked to Atari's Visual Pinball line. Many models were licensed from Atari and APF
- ↑ Epoch's unit is the first Japanese home video game console ever & released in 1975, a few months before Atari's home Pong console.
- ↑ This TV+4 unit plays 4 Pong variants.
- ↑ Unisonic released a series of 10 dedicated consoles between 1976-1978.
- ↑ Volley VI is a dedicated console actually made by company Roberts from Korea. Plays 4 coloured Pong variants.
- ↑ The W.W. model 7702 is basically a Magnavox Odyssey 300 with a different case.
First Generation (Discrete Circuitry-Based)
Name | MAME support | No-intro collection | Internet Archive | Description |
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Magnavox Odyssey | None | ✗ | ✗ | |
Philips Tele-Spiel | None | ✗ | ✗ |
Second Generation (Cartridge Consoles)
Best-selling game consoles: Atari 2600, Intellivision, Magnavox Odyssey², ColecoVision.
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APF Imagination Machine/MP1000 | Good | ✗ | ✓ | A PC with a game console mounted on top of it 32X-style (take that, master race!) Only 25 games were released (15 cartridges), one being built-in, and a lot of homebrews. ROMs are here. |
Atari 2600 | Good | ✓ | ✓ | ROM Hunter v15 Collection |
Atari 5200 | Good | ✓ | ✓ | No-intro |
Bally Astrocade[N 1] | Imperfect | ✗ | ✓ | TOSEC |
Bandai Super Vision 8000[N 1] | Good | ✗ | ✓ | Only 7 games. |
ColecoVision[N 2] | Good | ✓ | ✓ | Coleco marketed different add-ons for their console, with one of them being the fast-selling Atari VCS adapter which enables the ColecoVision to play Atari cartridges! Atari sued them, but lost the case. No-intro |
Commodore MAX Machine | Good | ✗ | ✗ | Also known as Ultimax (USA) and VC-10 (DEU), though it was only briefly sold in Japan. It's a cut-down console version of the C64 hardware family (Later used in C64) with limited computing capability & a membrane keyboard. TOSEC: (2012), (2016). |
Emerson Arcadia 2001[N 3] | Imperfect | ✓ | ✓ | Over 50 games made for it. The graphic quality is similar to that of the Intellivision and the Odyssey. Sound still imperfect in games. TOSEC |
Epoch Cassette Vision | None | ✗ | ✗ | Only 12 games exist for this console, and some have been dumped. Seanriddle has succeded to dump the graphic sprites of Kikori no Yosaku. Apparently, the BIOS for the console is inside each cart. Latest MAME forum thread. |
Fairchild Channel F | Good | ✓ | ✓ | No-intro |
Fairchild Channel F II | Good | NA | An update to the Channel F, with no known exclusive games. | |
Gakken Compact TV Boy | None | ✗ | ||
Interton VC 4000[N 4] | Imperfect | ✗ | Has 40 games. ROMs are here | |
Magnavox Odyssey²/Videopac[N 5] | Good | ✓ | ✓ | No-intro |
Mattel Intellivision[N 6] | Good | ✓ | ✓ | TOSEC |
Mattel Intellivision II | Good | NA | An update to the Intellivision, with no known exclusive games. | |
RCA Studio II | Imperfect | ✓ | TOSEC. rca-studio2 programmer emulator. EMMA 0.2. | |
Toshiba Visicom C-100 | None | ✗ | ||
Vectrex[N 7] | Good | ✓ | ✓ | No-intro |
VTech CreatiVision[N 8] | Good | ✓ | ✓ | This hybrid computer and console were distributed to many different countries around the world and some variants were rebadged units with different names. Emulators list. TOSEC. |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Emulated by MAME only.
- ↑ The ColecoVision was sold as NTSC and PAL variants in different regions. Clones: Spectravideo SVI-603 Coleco Game Adapter (For hooking up to the SVI-318 or SVI-328 computers), Bit Corporation's Dina (AKA "Chuang Zao Zhe 50". Taiwan. 1986.), Telegames' The Personal Arcade (1988. Clone of Dina 2 in 1.).
- ↑ Clones and variants: Advision Home Arcade, Arcadia, Cosmos, Dynavision, Ekusera, Hanimex MPT-03, HMG-2650, Home Arcade Centre, Intelligent Game MPT-03, Intercord XL 2000 System, Intervision 2001, ITMC MPT-03, Leisure-Vision, Leonardo, Ormatu 2001, Palladium Video-Computer-Game, Polybrain Video Computer Game, Poppy MPT-03 Tele Computer Spiel, Prestige Video Computer Game MPT-03, Robdajet MPT-03, Rowtron 2000, Schmid TVG-2000, Sheen Home Video Centre 2001, Soundic MPT-03, Tele Brain, Tele-Fever, Tempest MPT-03,Tobby MPT-03, Trakton Computer Video Game, Tryom Video Game Center, Tunix Home Arcade, UVI Compu-Game, Video Master.
- ↑ Clones: Radofin 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System, Jeu Video TV, Super Play Computer 4000, etc.
- ↑ Clones: Jopac JO7400, Odyssey 3 Command Center (prototype), Videopac G7000/C52, Videopac Plus G7400.
- ↑ Extra models with: Keyboard Component (Unreleased. 1981.), IntelliVoice expansion (1982), Entertainment Computer System + Intellivoice expansions (1983). Clones: Sears' Super Video Arcade (1982), Intellivision II (1982).
- ↑ Clone: Spectrum I+ (1984. Roy Abel & Associates.).
- ↑ Clones and variants: Educat 2002 (Israel), Dick Smith Wizzard (Australia/New Zealand), FunVision Computer Video Games System (Oceania), Hanimex Rameses (Oceania), VZ 2000 (Oceania), etc.
Computers: Laser 2001, Salora Manager (Finland).
Further info:
- www.progettoemma.net's Systems list (ProjectMESS' list of computer & console systems & their overall emulation status in MAME/MESS)
- www.progettoemma.net's Software list (ProjectMESS' list of computer & console systems & their emulation levels of all games in MAME/MESS)
Handhelds
Name | MAME support | No-intro collection | Internet Archive | Description |
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Bandai Digi Casse | None | No | Originally released in Japan by Bandai in 1984, another short-lived console from the early 80s. Only had around 4 to 6 games released for it. The console was released in Europe by an unknown company and in Russia as the Elektronika NM 26, both sometime in the late 80s. | |
Entex Adventure Vision | Imperfect | ✓ | ✓ | Like the Vectrex, this console had its own screen and operated like a miniature arcade cabinet, that said, this system was aimed at the Tabletop market, a class of somewhat portable gaming devices. Only four games were released for it. TOSEC |
Entex Select-A-Game | None | No | ||
Epoch Game Pocket Computer | Good | Yes | Only 5 games exist for this handheld (Released in 1984). All can be found here. | |
Milton Bradley MicroVision | Good | ✗ | 12 games were made and all are dumped except for some revisions.
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Milton Bradley OMNI | None | No | Released in 1980, The OMNI was a weird hybrid of a portable console, Mono 8-track player and a Tabletop game, graphics were limited to four 2-character seven segment displays, 8-track tapes were used to store the games instead of cartridges and because of its massive limitations, most of the games for it were trivia games, it's unknown how many units were sold or when it was discontinued, only 13 games are known to be released for it. | |
Palmtex PVS / Super Micro | None | No | Released in 1984, Super Micro was a handheld console similar to the Milton Bradley Microvision in design. Bad timing, a lack of advertising, and issues with its design and quality (the plastic body is vary fragile) resulted in failure. Palmtex sold less then 37,000 units and discontinued the console the same year it was released. Only three of the eight games announced were released. | |
Romtec Colorvision | None | No | Released in 1984, The Colorvision was another cheaply made console released during the Video Game Crash. It's unknown how many units were sold or when it was discontinued. Only 5 games were released for it. | |
VTech 3D Gamate | None | No | An extremely rare console released in 1983 by VTech, it's unknown how many units were sold and was likely discontinued shortly after released. While six games were announced, only 3 are known to have been released. | |
VTech ProScreen | None | No | Yet another extremely rare console from VTech, The ProScreen was released in 1984 and only three games are known to have been released. | |
VTech Variety | None | No | Another extremely rare console released from VTech in 1983, like the 3D Gamate. It's unknown how many units were sold and was also likely discontinued shortly after released. Only six games are known to have been released for it. |
Encyclopedia
- List of first generation home video game consoles (Amazingly exhaustive wiki list. 888 listed consoles, but over 900 existed.)
- First generation of video game consoles (Wikipedia page. History and major competitors plus a small sector on handheld systems.)
External Links
- 1972-1977: The Home Gaming Revolution at Game Bros Central (Web Archive on July 22, 2020. Brief history of 7 major companies behind the first generation, plus a small list of other first-gen home consoles)