Video Game Console Timeline

Over a decade ago I wrote up a piece called Closing Time which examined the last official releases for popular game consoles and some no-so-popular ones too. Oct 18 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System NES Best-selling game.

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Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was released a year later in Japan.

Video game console timeline. 13 rows First generation 19721980 The Magnavox Odyssey released in 1972 was the first video game. The Magnavox Odyssey originally known as The Brown Box was released to the public in 1972 after failed attempts as a military training platform. Follow the history of video game consoles in this infographic.

I hope you enjoy this kind of thing as much as I do. There were only 6 simple games made for the console. The Playstation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony.

The Step Up1972 The demonstrations of The Brown Box led to the licensing of the technology by Magnavox in 1972 resulting in the. This is a timeline of video game counsel commercials starting from the Magnavox Odyssey to the Wii U. The successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3 the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation series of video game consoles.

At first video games were not intended for public consumption but rather for military personnel. The Atari Pong a game consisting of bouncing a ball between two lines also came out in 1972. Sometime in 2008 I finally got around to adding a Game Boy.

I swore Id keep it up to date but admit to having a spotty record on that. Microsofts Xbox 720 is rumoured to be released in 18 months perfectly timed for 2013s holiday season. A look back at the most popular video games consoles throughout history how they have evolved over the years.

The 40-Year Evolution Of Video Game Consoles. Super Mario Bros First Generation. Ping PongTennisHandballVolleyballChase Games and a light gun game.

38 rows Console Date production was discontinued 1972 Autumn Magnavox.

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