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The History of Video Games

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From the early times to the latest generations

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Overview
History of video games
The birth of video games
The first video game
The golden age of video arcade games
The first generation
The first generation
Magnavox Odyssey
The second generation
Overview
Atari 2600
Magnavox Odyssey²
Intellivision
Game & Watch
ColecoVision
Commodore 64
Apple II
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
IBM Personal Computer
The third generation
1983: North American video game crash
Nintendo Entertainment System
Sega Master System
Atari 7800
Game Boy
Sega Game Gear
Atari Lynx
The fourth generation
Overview
TurboGrafx-16
Sega Mega Drive
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Neo Geo
Philips CD-i
The fifth generation
Overview
Sony Playstation
Nintendo 64
Sega Saturn
Atari Jaguar
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Virtual Boy
Game Boy Color
The sixth generation
Overview
Sega Dreamcast
Sony PlayStation 2
Nintendo GameCube
Microsoft Xbox
Game Boy Advance
Nokia N-Gage and N-Gage QD
Neo Geo Pocket
Tapwave Zodiac
GP32
The seventh generation
Overview
Sony Playstation 3
Nintendo Wii
Microsoft Xbox 360
Nintendo DS
Sony PlayStation Portable
Gizmondo
GP2X
Future
Zeebo
Pandora
GP2X Wiz
Appendixes
A. List of best-selling video games
B. List of best-selling video game franchises
C. Video games notable for negative reception