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{{Consoles}}{{outdated}}In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the video game market experienced an explosion of products hoping to capitalize on the success of the Odyssey and Atari.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 emulatedor preserved, though some that can't be emulated have simulations instead. See also [[Strange and Forgotten Console emulators]], a similar page but for 90s 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 2000swhile 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.

==First Generation '''(Discrete Circuitry-Based & Pong Consoles)'''==It's Pong. You can play it {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|[[http://www.ponggame.org/ anywhereMAME]]. 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. support{! scope="col"|widthOther emulators! Internet Archive! scope="100%col"|Description|- valign|[[Magnavox Odyssey emulators|Magnavox Odyssey]]|style="background:gainsboro;"|None|style="topbackground:gainsboro;"|None

* Volley VI|-* [[gametech:Magnavox_Odyssey|Magnavox Odyssey /Series]]* Binatone TV Master Series* Binatone Color TV Game Series* [httphttps://www.oldpong-computersstory.com/museum/computerspiel.asp?c=1009&st=1 APF TV Funhtm Philips <br> Tele-Spiel]* [[gametech|style="background:Coleco_Telstargainsboro;"|Coleco Telstar]]None* [http|style="background://wwwgainsboro;"|None||Only sold in Europe, The Tele-Spiel console was released by Philips in 1975 and had hardware very similar to Odyssey's. It sold poorly and wasn't on the market for vary long. <br> Only 5 games were released.old|-computers| [[POS (Pong Consoles) CPUs and Other Chips#Pong_Consoles_.com/museum/computer28Pong_In_A_Chip.asp?st29|Pong Consoles]]|style=1&c"background:gainsboro;"|NA|style=944 BSS 01]"background:gainsboro;"|NA

==Second Generation '''(Cartridge Consoles)'''==* [[ColecoVision emulators|Best-selling game consoles: Atari 2600, Intellivision, Magnavox Odyssey², ColecoVision]]* [[Vectrex emulators|Vectrex]]* [[Intellivision emulators|Intellivision]].{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"

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|style="text-align:center;"[[APF MP1000 emulators|APF Imagination Machine/MP1000]]|style="text-alignbackground:centerpalegreen;"|Good|style="text-align:center;"|✗No|style="text-align[https:center;"//archive.org/details/apfm1000_library Yes]|A PC with a game console mounted on top of it [[Sega Genesis emulators|32X-style ]] (take that, master race!) Only 15 25 games were released(15 cartridges), one being built-in, and a lot of homebrews. ROMs are [http://www.theoldcomputer.com/roms/index.php?folder=APF/Imagination-Machine here]. [https://archive.org/details/apfm1000_library Playable here]

|style="text-align:center;"|[[gametech:Arcadia_2001Atari 2600 emulators|Arcadia 2001Atari 2600]]|style="text-alignbackground:centerpalegreen;"|DecentGood|Yes|style="text-align[https:center;"|✓//archive.org/details/atari_2600_library Yes]|style="text-align[http:center;"|//www.atarimania.com/rom_collection_archive_atari_2600_roms.html ROM Hunter v18 Collection]

|style="text-align:center;"|[[gametech:Bally AstrocadeAtari 5200 emulators|Bally AstrocadeAtari 5200]]|style="text-alignbackground:centerpalegreen;"|Good|style="text-align:center;"|✗Yes|style="text-align:center;"|ROMs are [https://ia801700.us.archive.org/zipview.php?zip=details/atari_5200_library Yes]|[https:/17/itemsarchive.org/Bally_Professional_Arcade_and_Astrocade_TOSEC_2012_04_23details/Bally_Professional_Arcade_and_Astrocade_TOSEC_2012_04_23.zip hereAtari5200_201602 No-intro]

|style="text-align:center;"[[Astrocade|Bandai Super Vision 8000Bally Astrocade]]|style="text-alignbackground:centerpalegreen;"|Good|style="text-alignNo|[https:center;"|✗//archive.org/details/bally_astrocade_library Yes]|style="text-align[https:center;"|Only 7 games//ia803208.us. ROMs can be played on archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/22/items/Bally_Professional_Arcade_and_Astrocade_TOSEC_2012_04_23/Bally_Professional_Arcade_and_Astrocade_TOSEC_2012_04_23.zip TOSEC]

|style="text-align:center;"|[[gametechwikipedia:Entex_Adventure_VisionBandai Super Vision 8000|Entex Adventure Bandai Super Vision8000]]<ref group=N name=mame>Emulated by [[MAME]]only.</ref>|style="text-alignbackground:centerpalegreen;"|DecentGood|style="text-align:center;"|✓No|style="text-align[https:center;"//archive.org/details/sv8000_library Yes]|Like the Vectrex, this console had it's own screen and operated like a miniature arcade cabinet. Only four 7 games were released for it.

|style[[ColecoVision emulators|ColecoVision]]<ref group=N name="textcv">The ColecoVision was sold as NTSC and PAL variants in different regions. Clones: Spectravideo SVI-align603 Coleco Game Adapter (For hooking up to the [http:center;"|Epoch Cassette Vision|style//www.progettoemma.net/mess/results_sys.php?publisher="textSpectravideo SVI-318 or SVI-align328] computers), Bit Corporation's [[wikipedia:center;Dina (video game console)|Dina]] (AKA "Chuang Zao Zhe 50". Taiwan. 1986.), [[wikipedia:Telegames#Telegames_Personal_Arcade|NoneTelegames' The Personal Arcade]] (1988. Clone of [https://segaretro.org/Dina_2_in_one Dina 2 in 1].).</ref>|style="text-alignbackground:centerpalegreen;"|✗Good|style="text-alignYes|[https:center;"//archive.org/details/coleco_colecovision_library Yes]|Only 11 games exist Coleco marketed different add-ons for this their console, and none have been dumped because with one of them being the cartridge design. Apparently fast-selling Atari VCS adapter which enables the BIOS for ColecoVision to play Atari cartridges! Atari sued them, but lost the console is inside each cartcase. It's on MESS's [httphttps://www.messarchive.org/dumpingdetails/have toColecoColecoVision_201602 No-dointro] list.

|[[wikipedia:Coleco Telstar Arcade|Coleco Telstar Arcade]]|style="text-alignbackground:centergainsboro;"|Super Cassette VisionNone|No|style="text|Released in 1977, Coleco's first attempt at making a video game console was an odd one, a triangle console with triangle cartridges and each side of system had a different controller type. The console itself dose not have a CPU built-align:center;"in, instead, each cartridge contained a custom chip based on the [[POS (Pong Consoles) CPUs and Other Chips|DecentMPS-7600 POC series.]]   It's unknown how many units were sold or when it was discontinued. Only four games were released for the system.|style="text-align|[[wikipedia:center;"Commodore MAX Machine|✓Commodore MAX Machine]]|style="text-alignbackground:centerpalegreen;"|1984 successor to the original Cassette Vision. Much easier to emulate Good|No|No|Also known as the hardware is similar to some other obscure systems. The graphical quality is some where between the ColecoVision Ultimax (USA) and NES. Was actually fairly successful VC-10 (DEU), though it was only briefly sold in Japan until the Famicom came along and kicked it. It's assa cut-down console version of the C64 hardware family (Later used in C64) with limited computing capability & a membrane keyboard. Then TOSEC: ([httphttps://staticarchive.giantbomb.comorg/details/uploadsCommodore_Max_Machine_and_Vic_10_TOSEC_2012_04_23 2012]), ([https:/original/11archive.org/117006details/1757950tosec-ladycassettevision.jpg this20161111-commodore-max-machine-vic-10 2016] happened).

|style="text-align:center;"|[[gametech:Fairchild_Channel_FEmerson Arcadia 2001 emulators|Fairchild Channel FEmerson 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>|style="text-alignbackground:centerOrange;"|GoodImperfect|Yes|style="text-align[https:center;"|✓//archive.org/details/emerson_arcadia_library Yes]|style[http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/dettaglio_mame.php?game_name=arcadia&search_id="text-alignOver 50 games] made for it. The graphic quality is similar to that of the [[Intellivision emulators|Intellivision]] and the [[Magnavox Odyssey² emulators|Odyssey²]]. Sound still imperfect in games. [https:center;"|//archive.org/details/Emerson_Arcadia_2001_TOSEC_2012_04_23 TOSEC]

|style="text-align:center;"|[[gametechwikipedia:Fairchild_Channel_FCassette Vision|Fairchild Channel F IIEpoch Cassette Vision]]|style="text-alignbackground:centergainsboro;"|GoodNone|style="text-align:center;"No|NANo|style="text-align:center;"|An update Only 12 games exist for this console, and some have been dumped. Seanriddle has succeded to dump the Channel Fgraphic sprites of Kikori no Yosaku. Apparently, with no exclusive gamesthe BIOS for the console is inside each cart. Latest MAME forum [http://forums.bannister.org//ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=102087&page=4 thread].

|style="text-align:center;"|[[gametech:Intellivision#Intellivision_IIFairchild Channel F emulators|Intellivision IIFairchild Channel F]]|style="text-alignbackground:centerpalegreen;"|Good|style="text-alignYes|[https:center;"|NA//archive.org/details/channelf_library Yes]|style="text-align[https:center;"|An update to the Intellivision, with no exclusive games//archive.org/details/FairchildChannelF No-intro]

|[[gametech:Fairchild_Channel_F|Fairchild Channel F II]]|style="textbackground:palegreen;"|Good|NA||An update to the Channel F, with no known exclusive games.|-align|[[wikipedia: Gakken Compact Vision TV Boy|Gakken Compact TV Boy]]|style="background:centergainsboro;"|None|No|No||-|[[gametech:Magnavox_Odyssey_2Interton_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>|style="background: Orange;"|Imperfect|No||Has 40 games. ROMs are [http://www.theoldcomputer.com/roms/index.php?folder=Interton/VC-4000/Various here]|-|[[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>|style="textbackground:palegreen;"|Good|Yes|[https://archive.org/details/library_magnavox_odyssey2 Yes]|[https://archive.org/details/MagnavoxOdyssey2 No-intro]|-align|[[Intellivision emulators|Mattel Intellivision]]<ref group=N name="mi1">Extra models with:centerKeyboard Component (Unreleased. 1981.), IntelliVoice expansion (1982), Entertainment Computer System + Intellivoice expansions (1983). Clones: Sears' Super Video Arcade (1982), Intellivision II (1982).</ref>|style="background:palegreen;"|Good|Yes|[https://archive.org/details/intellivision Yes]|[https://archive.org/details/Mattel_Intellivision_TOSEC_2012_04_23 TOSEC]|-|[[gametech:Intellivision#Intellivision_II|Mattel Intellivision II]]|style="textbackground:palegreen;"|Good|NA||An update to the Intellivision, with no known exclusive games.|-align|[[gametech:centerRCA_Studio_II|RCA Studio II]]|style="background: Orange;"|✓Imperfect|Yes||[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].|-|[http://videogamekraken.com/visicom-c-100-by-toshiba Toshiba Visicom C-100]|style="text-alignbackground:centergainsboro;"|None|No||

|style="text-align:center;"|[[gametechwikipedia:RCA_Studio_IIPC-50x Family|RCA Studio IISoundic PC-50x Series]]|style="text-alignbackground:centergainsboro;"|DecentNone|style="text-align:center;"No|✓|style="textDesigned by Soundic and Released by many different companies, the PC-50x is a series of consoles is similar to Telstar Arcade, these systems has no built-align:center;"in CPU and use cartridges that have a [[POS (Pong Consoles) CPUs and Other Chips|POC]] inside. These system were first released in 1977 with only around 8 games were released in its lifetime.

|style="text-align:center;"|[[gametech:Interton_VC_4000Vectrex emulators|VC 4000Vectrex]]|style<ref group=N name="text-alignvectrex">Clone:center;"|DecentSpectrum I+ (1984. Roy Abel & Associates.).</ref>|style="text-alignbackground:centerpalegreen;"|✗Good|style="text-align:center;"Yes|Has 40 games. ROMs are [httphttps://wwwarchive.theoldcomputer.comorg/details/vectrex Yes]|[https:/roms/indexarchive.php?folder=Intertonorg/details/VCGCEVectrex No-4000/Various hereintro]

|style="text-align[[wikipedia:center;"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>|style="text-alignbackground:centerpalegreen;"|Good|style="text-alignYes|[https:center;"|✓//archive.org/details/vtech_creativision_library Yes]|style="text-alignThis [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VTech_CreatiVision hybrid computer and console] were [https://computer.wikia.com/wiki/VTech_CreatiVision distributed to many different countries around the world and some variants were rebadged units with different names]. [http://www.madrigaldesign.it/creativemu/emulators.php Emulators list]. [https:center;"|//archive.org/details/VTech_Laser_2001_and_CreatiVision_TOSEC_2012_04_23 TOSEC].

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|style="text-align[[wikipedia:center;"Digi Casse|[[Game & WatchBandai Digi Casse]]|style="text-alignbackground:centergainsboro;"|None|style="text-align:center;"|✗No|style="textOriginally released in Japan by Bandai in 1984, another short-align:center;"|Many of lived console from the 60 Game and Watch early 80s. Only had around 4 to 6 games can be played released for it. The console was released in the various [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_%26_Watch_Collection_2 Game Europe by an unknown company and Watch collections.] Just emulate those. If you do not mind playing online, many Game and Watch games, including some not found in Russia as the collectionsElektronika NM 26, can be played [http://www.pica-pic.com/ here]. Another option would be running simulators through both sometime in the gw-libretro core in [[Libretro]]late 80s.

|[[gametech:Entex_Adventure_Vision|Entex Adventure Vision]]|style="background: Orange;"|Imperfect|Yes|[https://archive.org/details/adventurevision_library Yes]|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]|-|[[wikipedia:Entex Select-A-Game|Entex Select-A-Game]]|style="textbackground: LightGreen;"|Good||No||-align|[[wikipedia:centerEpoch_Game_Pocket_Computer|Epoch Game Pocket Computer]]|style="background:palegreen;"|Good||Yes|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].|-|[[MicroVision|Milton Bradley MicroVision]]|style="textbackground:palegreen;"|Good||No|12 games were made and all are dumped except for some revisions. </br>These games are: Block Buster, Connect Four, Bowling, Star Trek: Phaser Strike (aka Shooting Star in Europe), Pinball, Vegas Slots, Mindbuster, Baseball, Sea Duel, Alien Raiders (aka Space Blitz or Blitz in Europe), Cosmic Hunter, Super Blockbuster</br>A Windows emulator that is front-alignend friendly can be found [https://www.raphkoster.com/2017/05/07/microvision-emulator-release/ here], with all known games included.|-||[[OMNI|Milton Bradley OMNI]]|style="background:centergainsboro;"|PreliminaryNone||No||-|[[wikipedia:Palmtex Portable Videogame System|Palmtex PVS / Super Micro]]|style="textbackground:gainsboro;"|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.|-align|[[wikipedia:Romtec Colorvision|Romtec Colorvision]]|style="background:centergainsboro;"|✗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.|-|[[wikipedia:VTech 3D Gamate|VTech 3D Gamate]]|style="textbackground:gainsboro;"|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.|-align|[[wikipedia:centerList_of_VTech_Handheld_electronic_games|VTech ProScreen]]|style="background:gainsboro;"|12 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.|-|[[wikipedia:VTech Variety|VTech Variety]]|style="background:gainsboro;"|None||No|Another extremely rare console released from VTech in 1983, like the 3D Gamate. It's unknown how many units were madesold and was also likely discontinued shortly after released. They're dumped, but uploads Only six games are not availableknown to have been released for it.

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