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 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==First Generation '''(Discrete Circuitry-infinite Based & 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 ''=={| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|[[Strange and Forgotten Console emulatorsMAME]], a similar page for the 90s and 2000s.support! scope="col"|Other emulators! Internet Archive! scope==First Generation (Pong Consoles)=="col"|Description|-It's Pong. You can play it |[[http://www.ponggame.org/ anywhereMagnavox Odyssey emulators|Magnavox Odyssey]]. 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. {|widthstyle="100%background:gainsboro;"|None|- valignstyle="topbackground:gainsboro;"|None|

* Coleco Telstar Arcade<ref group=N name="cta">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.</ref>* Colorsport VIII|-* Radio Shack TV Scoreboard * | [httphttps://www.oldpong-computersstory.com/museum/computerspiel.asp?c=1105&st=3 Wonder Wizard]* Sears htm Philips <br> Tele-GamesSpiel]* Ricochet|style="background:gainsboro;"|None* TV4 Four Way Video Game|style="background:gainsboro;"|None

* Volley VI* [[Magnavox Odyssey emulators|Magnavox Only sold in Europe, The Tele-Spiel console was released by Philips in 1975 and had hardware very similar to Odyssey /Series]]* Binatone TV Master Series* Binatone Color TV Game Series* [http://www's.old-computersIt sold poorly and wasn't on the market for vary long.com/museum/computer<br> Only 5 games were released.asp?c=1009&st=1 APF TV Fun]* |-| [[gametech:Coleco_TelstarPOS (Pong Consoles) CPUs and Other Chips#Pong_Consoles_.28Pong_In_A_Chip.29|Coleco TelstarPong Consoles]]* [http|style="background://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?stgainsboro;"|NA|style=1&c=944 BSS 01]* PC-50X"background:gainsboro;"|NA

<references group=N /> ==Second Generation '''(Cartridge Consoles)'''==

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|[[APF M-1000 MP1000 emulators|APF Imagination Machine/M-1000MP1000]]|[httpstyle="background://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system.php?machine=apfm1000 palegreen;"|Good]|✗No|[https://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 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].

|[httpstyle="background://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system.php?machine=a2600 palegreen;"|Good] |✓Yes|[https://archive.org/details/atari_2600_library ✓Yes]|[http://www.atarimania.com/rom_collection_archive_atari_2600_roms.html ROM Hunter v13 v18 Collection]

|style="background:palegreen;"|Good |✓Yes|[https://archive.org/details/atari_5200_library ✓Yes]

|[[gametech:Bally Astrocade|Bally Astrocade]]<ref group|style=N name=mame>Emulated by [[MAME]] only.</ref>"background:palegreen;"|Good|✗No|[https://archive.org/details/bally_astrocade_library ✓Yes]|[https://ia801700ia803208.us.archive.org/zipviewview_archive.php?ziparchive=/1722/items/Bally_Professional_Arcade_and_Astrocade_TOSEC_2012_04_23/Bally_Professional_Arcade_and_Astrocade_TOSEC_2012_04_23.zip TOSEC]

|[[wikipedia:Bandai Super Vision 8000|Bandai Super Vision 8000]]<ref group=N name=mame >Emulated by [[MAME]] only.</ref>|style="background:palegreen;"|Good|✗No|[https://archive.org/details/sv8000_library ✓Yes]

|[[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>|style="background:palegreen;"|Good|✓Yes|[https://archive.org/details/coleco_colecovision_library ✓Yes]|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. [https://archive.org/details/ColecoColecoVision_201602 No-intro]|-|[[wikipedia:Coleco Telstar Arcade|Coleco Telstar Arcade]]|style="background:gainsboro;"|None|No||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-in, instead, each cartridge contained a custom chip based on the [[POS (Pong Consoles) CPUs and Other Chips| MPS-7600 POC series.]]   It's unknown how many units were sold or when it was discontinued. Only four games were released for the system.

|[[Arcadia 2001 emulatorswikipedia:Commodore MAX Machine|Emerson Arcadia 2001Commodore MAX Machine]]<ref group|style=N name=arcadia2001>Clones and variants"background: 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>palegreen;"|Good|DecentNo|✓No|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: ([https://archive.org/details/emerson_arcadia_library ✓Commodore_Max_Machine_and_Vic_10_TOSEC_2012_04_23 2012]|), ([https://archive.org/details/Emerson_Arcadia_2001_TOSEC_2012_04_23 TOSECtosec-20161111-commodore-max-machine-vic-10 2016]).

|[[gametech:Entex_Adventure_VisionEmerson Arcadia 2001 emulators|Entex Adventure VisionEmerson 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>|Decentstyle="background: Orange;"|Imperfect|✓Yes|[https://archive.org/details/adventurevision_library ✓emerson_arcadia_library Yes]|Like [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 Vectrex, this console had its own screen [[Intellivision emulators|Intellivision]] and operated like a miniature arcade cabinetthe [[Magnavox Odyssey² emulators|Odyssey²]]. Only four Sound still imperfect in games were released for it. [https://archive.org/details/Entex_Adventure_Vision_TOSEC_2012_04_23 Emerson_Arcadia_2001_TOSEC_2012_04_23 TOSEC]

|[[wikipedia:Cassette Vision|Epoch Cassette Vision]]|style="background:gainsboro;"|None|✗No|✗No|Only 11 12 games exist for this console, and none some have been dumped because . Seanriddle has succeded to dump the graphic sprites of the cartridge designKikori no Yosaku. Apparently, the 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="background:palegreen;"|Good|✓Yes|[https://archive.org/details/channelf_library ✓Yes]

|style="background:palegreen;"|Good

|An update to the Channel F, with no known exclusive games.|-|[[wikipedia: Gakken Compact Vision TV Boy|Gakken Compact TV Boy]]|style="background:gainsboro;"|None|No|No|

|[[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>|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="background:palegreen;"|Good|Yes|[https://archive.org/details/library_magnavox_odyssey2 Yes]|[https://archive.org/details/MagnavoxOdyssey2 No-intro]|-|[[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>|style="background:palegreen;"|Good|✗Yes|[https://archive.org/details/intellivision ✓Yes]

|[[gametech:Intellivision#Intellivision_II|Mattel Intellivision II]]|style="background:palegreen;"|Good

|An update to the Intellivision, with no known exclusive games.|-|[[Magnavox Odyssey² emulators|Magnavox Odyssey²]]/Videopac|Good|✓|[https://archive.org/details/library_magnavox_odyssey2 ✓]|[https://archive.org/details/MagnavoxOdyssey2 No-intro]

|Decentstyle="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].

|[[gametechhttp:Interton_VC_4000//videogamekraken.com/visicom-c-100-by-toshiba Toshiba Visicom C-100]|Interton VC 4000]]<ref group=N namestyle="vc4000background:gainsboro;">Clones: Radofin 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System, Jeu Video TV, Super Play Computer 4000, etc.</ref>|None|DecentNo|✗

|[[Vectrex emulatorswikipedia:PC-50x Family|VectrexSoundic PC-50x Series]]|Goodstyle="background:gainsboro;"|None|✓No

|[[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>|style="background:palegreen;"|Good|✓Yes|[https://archive.org/details/vtech_creativision_library ✓Yes]|This [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://archive.org/details/VTech_Laser_2001_and_CreatiVision_TOSEC_2012_04_23 TOSEC].

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|[[wikipedia:Digi Casse|Bandai Digi Casse]]|style="background:gainsboro;"|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.|-|[[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="background: LightGreen;"|Good||No||-|[[wikipedia:Epoch_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="background:palegreen;"|Good|Preliminary|✗No|12 games were madeand 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-end 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:gainsboro;"|None||No||-|[[wikipedia:Palmtex Portable Videogame System|Palmtex PVS / Super Micro]]|style="background: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.|-|[[wikipedia:Romtec Colorvision|Romtec Colorvision]]|style="background:gainsboro;"|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="background: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.|-|[[wikipedia:List_of_VTech_Handheld_electronic_games|VTech ProScreen]]|style="background:gainsboro;"|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 sold and was also likely discontinued shortly after released. Only six games are known to have been released for it.

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