Emulators on 2nd generation consoles
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- For software that emulates 2nd-generation consoles, see First and second generations of video game 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.
Intellivision
Developer | Mattel Electronics |
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Type | Home video game console |
Release date | 1979 |
Discontinued | 1990 |
Emulated | ✓ |
- For software that emulates Intellivision, see Intellivision emulators.
The Intellivision was a game console produced by Mattel in 1979. It was notably more powerful than the Atari 2600, which was released at a similar time.
- CHIP-8
Name | Latest version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chippi+ | ? | High | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Channel F
Developer | Fairchild Semiconductor |
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Release date | 1976 |
Discontinued | 1983 |
Emulated | ✓ |
- For software that emulates Channel F, see Fairchild Channel F emulators.
The Fairchild Channel F is a second-generation home video game console released by Fairchild Semiconductor in November 1976 across North America and it retailed for $169.95.
- CHIP-8
Name | Latest version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHIP-F8 | git | Mid | ! | ✗ | ✗ |
ColecoVision
Developer | Coleco Industries, Inc. |
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Release date | 1982 |
Discontinued | 1985 |
Emulated | ✓ |
- For software that emulates ColecoVision, see ColecoVision emulators.
The ColecoVision was the second-generation video game console produced by Coleco
- CHIP-8
Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vision-8 | git | NC | ✗ | ! |