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History of video games/Platforms

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Console Chapters

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First Generation of Video Game Consoles

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Major home consoles

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Minor home consoles

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DIY consoles

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Interton Video Series
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Telejogo Series
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Other home consoles
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Regionally important home consoles
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Warsaw Pact Home Consoles

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Canceled home consoles

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Screenless handheld consoles

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Second Generation of Video Game Consoles

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Major Home Consoles

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Minor Home Consoles

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2001 family
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1292 family
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Tabletop Consoles
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Canceled Consoles
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Handheld Consoles

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Major handhelds consoles
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Minor handheld consoles
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3D handheld consoles
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Third Generation of Video Game Consoles

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Major home consoles

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Minor home consoles

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Console versions of Home Computers

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VHS Consoles

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Educational consoles

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Canceled home consoles

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Projector Game Systems

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Portable LCD Game Systems

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Fourth Generation of Video Game Consoles

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Major home consoles

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Console versions of arcade systems

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Minor home consoles

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Interactive multimedia devices

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Educational home game consoles

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Canceled home consoles

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Major handheld consoles

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Minor handheld consoles

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Cancelled handheld consoles

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Fifth Generation of Video Game Consoles

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Major home consoles

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Minor home consoles

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Obscure home consoles

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Canceled home consoles

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Major handheld consoles

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Minor handheld consoles

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Sixth Generation of Video Game Consoles

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Major home consoles

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Minor consoles

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Retro Revival consoles

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Educational DIY Consoles

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Platform Technology

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Canceled consoles

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Major handheld consoles

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Mobile Phone Gaming hybrids

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Minor handheld consoles

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Unconventional formfactors

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Canceled handhelds

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Seventh Generation of Video Game Consoles

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Major home consoles

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Minor consoles

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Educational consoles

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Open consoles

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Major handheld consoles

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Minor handheld consoles

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Educational handhelds

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Open Platform Handhelds

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GP2X Family
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Canceled handhelds

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Eighth Generation of Video Game Consoles

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Major Home Consoles

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Retro revival consoles

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Microconsoles

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TV Platforms

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A number of multimedia devices were released during this time, many of which included the ability to play video games.

Minor consoles

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Art consoles

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FPGA consoles

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Canceled consoles

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Major handheld consoles

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Open handhelds

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Retro revival handhelds

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Minor handhelds

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Gaming Tablets

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Canceled handhelds

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Ninth Generation of Video Game Consoles

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Major home consoles

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Minor Consoles

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PC Based Consoles
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Retro revival consoles

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DIY or Open Game Consoles

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Consoles that were marketed as having end users assemble or develop for them. Note that most of these overlap with the retro revival consoles above.

FPGA based platforms

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Home Arcade Systems

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Unreleased

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Cancelled Consoles

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Handheld Consoles

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Major Handhelds
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Indie or Open handhelds
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Retro revivals handhelds
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Emulator Oriented
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FPGA Oriented
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High Performance Mobile Gaming
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Other Handhelds
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Educational Handhelds
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Unreleased Handhelds
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Enhanced traditional formfactors

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Unconventional Formfactors

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Computer Chapters

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1970's computers

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1980's computers

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1990's computers

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Other Formfactors

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Virtual Reality

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Wearables

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Automobiles

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Cloud Chapters

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External Resources

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References

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Arcades after the golden age · Consoles