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==Video game consoles owned by WEC Museum==
==Video game consoles owned by WEC Museum==
===First-generation video game consoles (1972 - 1983)===
===[[First-generation video game consoles]] (began in 1972)===
====Dedicated consoles====
These were the first consoles to be produced. They used either mechanisms, transistors, diodes, and [[integrated circuit]]s, or a combination thereof.
*[[Nintendo]] [[Color TV-Game|Color TV-Game ''Block Breaker'']] (1979)


===Second-generation video game consoles (1976-1992)===
====Home consoles====
*[[Atari, S.A.|Atari]] [[Atari 2600|2600 Video Computer System]] (1979)
*[[Nintendo]] [[Beam Gun|Beam Gun: ''Duck Hunt'']] (1976) (mechanical)
*[[Acetronic]] [[1292 Advanced Programmable Video System|MPU 2000]] (1979)
*[[Nintendo]] [[Color TV-Game|Color-TV Game ''Block Breaker'']] (1979)
*[[Texas Instruments]] [[TI-99/4 series|TI-99/4A]] (1981) (result of a merger between computer and video game console design)
*[[RadioShack|Tandy]] [[TRS-80 Color Computer|TRS-80 Color Computer 2]] (1983)


===Third-generation video game consoles (1983 - 2003)===
===[[Second-generation video game consoles]] (began in 1976)===
Second-generation video game consoles allowed for video game experiences that weren't possible with limited components of the previous generation.
 
====Home consoles====
*[[Atari]] [[Video Computer System]] ("heavy sixer") (1977)
*[[Sears]] [[Tele-Games Video Arcade]] ("heavy sixer") (Sears version of the Video Computer System) (1977)
*[[Atari]] [[Video Computer System]] ("light sixer") (1978) (Atari reworked the Video Computer System to be lighter)
*[[Atari]] [[Video Computer System]] ("four-switch") (1980) (Atari reworked the Video Computer System to be ligAtari reworked the Video Computer System to have four front-facing switches rather than sixhter)
*[[Atari]] [[2600 Video Computer System]] ("Vader") (1982) (A black four-switch Video Computer System that was the first to bear the Atari 2600 name)
*[[Acetronic]] [[1292 Advanced Programmable Video System|MPU 2000]] (1979) (Acetronic version of the [[1392 Advanced Programmable Video System]])
 
====Handheld consoles====
*[[Tiger Electronics]] ''[[World Games (video game console)|World Games]]'' (1988)
 
===[[Third-generation video game consoles]] (began in 1983)===
Third-generation video game consoles were the first to follow the [[North American video game crash of 1983]]. They were marketed as 8-bit consoles due to the use of 8-bit [[central processing unit]]s.
 
====Home consoles====
*[[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (1985)
*[[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (1985)
*[[Japan Amusement Machine and Marketing Association|JAMMA]] [[SuperGun]] (1985) (allowed [[Japan Amusement Machine and Marketing Association|JAMMA]] [[arcade]] [[video game]]s to be played on a television like a video game console)
*[[Control box]] (1986) (allowed [[Japan Amusement Machine and Marketing Association|JAMMA]] [[arcade]] [[video game]]s to be played on a television like a video game console)
 
====Handheld consoles====
*[[Sega]] [[Game Gear]] (1991)
 
===[[Fourth-generation video game consoles]] (began in 1987)===
Fourth-generation video game consoles were marketed as 16-bit consoles due to the use of 16-bit central processing units, or in the case of the PC Engine, 16-bit graphics processors.


===Fourth-generation video game consoles (1987 - 2004)===
====Home consoles====
*[[Sega]] [[Game Gear]] (1991) (handheld)
*[[Sega CD]] (1991) ([[Sega Genesis]] [[Compact disc|CD-ROM]] add-on)
*[[Sega CD]] (1991) ([[Sega Genesis]] [[Compact disc|CD-ROM]] add-on)


===Fifth-generation video game consoles (1993 - 2006)===
====Handheld consoles====
*[[SNK]] [[Neo Geo Pocket Color]] (1999)
 
===[[Fifth-generation video game consoles]] (began in 1993)===
====Home consoles====
*[[Nintendo 64]] (1996)
*[[Nintendo 64]] (1996)
*[[SNK]] [[Neo Geo Pocket Color]] (1999) (handheld)
*[[iQue Player]] (2003)
*[[iQue Player]] (2003)


===Sixth-generation video game consoles (1998 - 2013)===
====Handheld consoles====
*[[Nintendo]] [[Game Boy Advance]] (2001)
 
====Retro consoles====
*[[Bandai]] [[Bandai Gamepad|Gamepad]] (1997)
*[[Watercore]] [[Dinkie Pet 4-in-1|''Dinkie Pet'' 4-in-1]] (1997) (LCD handheld)
 
===[[Sixth-generation video game consoles]]s (began in 1998)===
====Home consoles====
*[[Sega]] [[Dreamcast]] (1998)
*[[Sega]] [[Dreamcast]] (1998)
*[[Sony]] [[PlayStation 2]] (2000)
*[[Sony]] [[PlayStation 2]] (2000)
*[[Microsoft]] [[Xbox]] (2001)
*[[Microsoft]] [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] (2001)
*[[Nintendo]] [[Game Boy Advance]] (2001) (handheld)
*[[Nintendo]] [[GameCube]] (2001)
*[[Nintendo]] [[GameCube]] (2001)


====Dedicated consoles====
====Handheld consoles====
*[[GamePark]] [[GP32]] (2001)
*[[Nintendo]] [[Nintendo DS|DS]] (2004)
 
====Retro consoles====
*[[Legacy Engineering]] [[Atari Flashback]] (2004) (a custom system-on-a-chip runs included [[Atari]] games ported to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]])
*[[Legacy Engineering]] [[Atari Flashback]] (2004) (a custom system-on-a-chip runs included [[Atari]] games ported to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]])
*[[Kobian]] [[PlayPal]] (2006) (handheld) (a custom system-on-a-chip runs included [[Sega Mega Drive]] and [[Game Gear]] games)


===Seventh-generation video game consoles (2005 - 2017)===
===[[Seventh-generation video game consoles]] (began in 2005)===
====Home consoles====
*[[Microsoft]] [[Xbox 360]] (2005)
*[[Microsoft]] [[Xbox 360]] (2005)
*[[Nintendo]] [[Wii]] (2006)
*[[Nintendo]] [[Wii]] (2006)
*[[Sony]] [[PlayStation 3]] (2006)
*[[Sony]] [[PlayStation 3]] (2006)
*[[Nintendo DSi]] (2009) (handheld)


====Dedicated consoles====
====Handheld consoles====
*[[Nintendo]] [[Nintendo DSi|DSi]] (2009)
 
====Retro consoles====
*[[AtGames]] [[Arcade Nano|Arcade Nano: Columns]] (2010) (a custom emulator runs included [[Sega Genesis]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Arcade Nano|Arcade Nano: Columns]] (2010) (a custom emulator runs included [[Sega Genesis]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Arcade Nano|Arcade Nano: Sonic]] (2010) (a custom emulator runs included [[Sega Genesis]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Arcade Nano|Arcade Nano: Sonic]] (2010) (a custom emulator runs included [[Sega Genesis]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Arcade Nano|Arcade Nano: Virtua Fighter]] (2010) (a custom emulator runs included [[Sega Genesis]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Arcade Nano|Arcade Nano: Virtua Fighter]] (2010) (a custom emulator runs included [[Sega Genesis]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Sega Genesis Arcade Motion Dual]] (2010) (a custom emulator runs included [[Sega Genesis]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Sega Genesis Arcade Motion Dual]] (2010) (a custom emulator runs included [[Sega Genesis]] games)
*[[Kobian]] [[PlayPal]] (2006) (handheld) (a custom system-on-a-chip runs included [[Sega Mega Drive]] and [[Game Gear]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Sega Genesis Arcade Motion Dual]] (2010) (a custom [[emulation|emulator]] runs included [[Sega Genesis]] games)
*[[Legacy Engineering]] [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback 2+]] (2010) (a custom system-on-a-chip runs included games from the [[Atari 2600]])
*[[Legacy Engineering]] [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback 2+]] (2010) (a custom system-on-a-chip runs included games from the [[Atari 2600]])


===Eighth-generation video game consoles (2011 - present)===
===[[Eighth-generation video game consoles]] (began in 2011)===
*[[Nintendo 3DS]] (2011) (handheld)
====Home consoles====
*[[Nintendo]] [[Wii U]] (2012)
*[[Nintendo]] [[Wii U]] (2012)
*[[Microsoft]] [[Xbox One]] (2013)
*[[Microsoft]] [[Xbox One]] (2013)
*[[Sony]] [[PlayStation 4]] (2013)
*[[Sony]] [[PlayStation 4]] (2013)
*[[New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 2DS]] (2015) (handheld)


====Multi-system consoles====
====Handheld consoles====
*[[Hyperkin]] [[RetroN|RetroN 5]] (2014) (accepts [[ROM cartridge|cartridge]]s to emulate games from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]], [[Game Boy Advance]], and [[Sega Genesis]])
*[[Nintendo 3DS]] (2011)
*[[New Nintendo 2DS]] (2015)


====Microconsoles====
====Microconsoles====
*[[Apple TV|Apple TV: 4th generation]] (2015)
*[[Apple TV]] (4th generation) (2015)
*[[PlayStation TV]] (home console version of the [[PlayStation Vita]]) (2015)


====Dedicated consoles====
====Retro consoles====
*[[Hyperkin]] [[RetroN|RetroN 5]] (2014) (accepts [[ROM cartridge|cartridge]]s to emulate games from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]], [[Game Boy Advance]], and [[Sega Genesis]])
*[[Nintendo]] [[NES Classic Edition]] (2016) (a custom emulator runs included games from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]])
*[[Nintendo]] [[NES Classic Edition]] (2016) (a custom emulator runs included games from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]])
*[[NES Classic Edition|Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer]] (2016) (a custom emulator runs included games from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]])
*[[NES Classic Edition|Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer]] (2016) (a custom emulator runs included games from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]])
*[[Retro-Bit Generations]] (2016) (open-source emulators runs included games from the [[Arcade]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], [[Game Boy|GB]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]], [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]], [[Sega Genesis|Mega Drive]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]])
*[[Retro-Bit Generations]] (2016) (open-source emulators runs included games from the [[Arcade]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]], [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]], [[Sega Genesis|Mega Drive]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]])


===Ninth-generation video game consoles (2017 - present)===
===[[Ninth-generation video game consoles]] (began in 2017)===
====Home consoles====
*[[Nintendo Switch]] (2017) (handheld/home console/[[computer#Tablet computer|tablet computer]] hybrid)
*[[Nintendo Switch]] (2017) (handheld/home console/[[computer#Tablet computer|tablet computer]] hybrid)
*[[Blaze Entertainment]] [[Evercade]] (2020) (handheld) (open-source emulators run games on ROM cartridge from the [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 7800]], [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Intellivision]], [[Lynx]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[PlayStation]], [[Sega Genesis]], [[Sega Master System]], and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])


====Dedicated consoles====
====Handheld consoles====
*[[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback Portable Deluxe]] (2017) (handheld)
*[[Nintendo Switch Lite]] (2019) (handheld-only [[Nintendo Switch]])
*[[Retro-Bit Generations|Retro-Bit Generations II]] (2017) (open-source emulators run included games from the [[Arcade]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], [[Game Boy]], and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]])
 
*[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition|Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom]] (2017) (a custom emulator runs included games from the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]])
====Cloud gaming platforms====
*[[Google]] [[Stadia]] (2019) (server disconnected on January 18, 2023)
*[[Amazon.com|Amazon]] [[Luna]] (2022)
 
====Retro consoles====
*[[AtGames]] [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback Portable Deluxe]] (2017) (handheld)
*[[Nintendo]] [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition|Classic Mini: Super Famicom]] (2017) (a custom emulator runs included games from the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]])
*[[Retro-Bit]] [[Retro-Bit Generations|Generations II]] (2017) (open-source emulators run included games from the [[Arcade]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], [[Game Boy]], and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]])
*[[Retro-Bit]] [[Retro-Bit Generations|Super Retro Cade]] (2017) (open-source emulators run included games from the [[Arcade]], [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
*[[Retro-Bit]] [[Retro-Bit Generations|Super Retro Cade]] (2017) (open-source emulators run included games from the [[Arcade]], [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
*[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition]] (2017) (open-source emulator runs included games from the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]])
*[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition]] (2017) (open-source emulator runs included games from the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]])
*[[AtGames]] [[Flashback Blast!|Activision Flashback Blast!]] (2018) (a custom emulator runs included [[Atari 2600]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 1]] (2018) (a custom emulator runs included [[Atari 2600]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 2]] (2018) (a custom emulator runs included [[Atari 2600]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 3]] (2018) (a custom emulator runs included [[Atari 2600]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Flashback Blast!|Bandai Namco Flashback Blast!]] (2018) (a custom emulator runs included [[arcade]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Legends Flashback|Legends Flashback Blast!]] (2018) (a custom emulator runs included [[arcade]] games)
*[[NES Classic Edition|Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer - Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Version]] (2018) (a custom emulator runs included games from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]])  
*[[NES Classic Edition|Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer - Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Version]] (2018) (a custom emulator runs included games from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]])  
*[[Sony]] [[PlayStation Classic]] (2018) (open-source emulator runs included games from the [[PlayStation]])
*[[Retro Games]] [[THEC64|THEC64 Mini]] (2018) (open-source emulator runs included games from the [[Commodore 64]])
*[[Retro Games]] [[THEC64|THEC64 Mini]] (2018) (open-source emulator runs included games from the [[Commodore 64]])
*[[Sony]] [[PlayStation Classic]] (2018) (open-source emulator runs included games from the [[PlayStation (video game console)|PlayStation]])
*[[AtGames]] [[Flashback Blast!|Adventure Flashback Blast!]] (2019) (a custom emulator runs included [[Atari 2600]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Flashback Blast!|Star Flashback Blast!]] (2019) (a custom emulator runs included [[arcade]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Legends Flashback]] (2019) (custom emulators run included games from [[arcade]], [[ColecoVision]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Sega Genesis]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
*[[AtGames]] [[Legends Flashback]] (2019) (custom emulators run included games from [[arcade]], [[ColecoVision]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Sega Genesis]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
*[[Sega]] [[Sega Genesis Mini|Genesis Mini]] (2019) (a custom emulator runs included games from the [[Sega Genesis]])
*[[Sega]] [[Sega Genesis Mini|Genesis Mini]] (2019) (a custom emulator runs included games from the [[Sega Genesis]])
*[[Sega]] [[Sega Genesis Mini|Mega Drive Mini]] (2019) (a custom emulator runs included games from the [[Sega Genesis|Sega Mega Drive]])
*[[Sega]] [[Sega Genesis Mini|Mega Drive Mini]] (2019) (a custom emulator runs included games from the [[Sega Genesis|Sega Mega Drive]])
*[[TurboGrafx-16 Mini|PC Engine Mini]] (2019) (a custom emulator runs included games from the [[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine]], [[TurboGrafx-CD|PC Engine Arcade CD-ROM²]], [[TurboGrafx-CD|PC Engine CD-ROM²]], [[TurboGrafx-CD|PC Engine Super CD-ROM²]], [[TurboGrafx-16]], [[TurboGrafx-CD]], and [[TurboGrafx-CD|TurboDuo]])
*[[TurboGrafx-16 Mini|PC Engine Mini]] (2019) (a custom emulator runs included games from [[TurboGrafx-CD|Arcade CD-ROM²]], [[TurboGrafx-CD|CD-ROM²]], [[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine]], [[TurboGrafx-CD|Super CD-ROM²]], [[TurboGrafx-CD|TurboDuo]], [[TurboGrafx-16]], and [[TurboGrafx-CD]])
*[[AtGames]] [[Flashback Blast!|Bandai Namco Arcade Blast!]] (2020) (a custom emulator runs included [[arcade]] games)
*[[Blaze Entertainment]] [[Evercade]] (2020) (handheld) (open-source emulators run games on ROM cartridge from [[Atari 2600|2600]], [[Atari 7800|7800]], [[Game Boy|GB]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]], [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]], [[Intellivision]], [[Lynx]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[PlayStation (video game console)|PS1]], [[Sega Master System|SMS]], and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
*[[My Arcade]] [[Pocket Player|Bases Loaded Pocket Player]] (2020) (handheld) (a system-on-a-chip runs included [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] games)
*[[My Arcade]] [[Pocket Player|Bases Loaded Pocket Player]] (2020) (handheld) (a system-on-a-chip runs included [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] games)
*[[My Arcade]] [[Pocket Player|Don Doko Don Pocket Player]] (2020) (handheld) (a system-on-a-chip runs included [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] games)
*[[My Arcade]] [[Pocket Player|Don Doko Don Pocket Player]] (2020) (handheld) (a system-on-a-chip runs included [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] games)
*[[Sega]] [[Game Gear Micro]] (Red, Yellow, Blue, Black, and White models) (2020) (handheld) (a custom emulator runs included [[Game Gear]] and [[Sega Master System]] games)
*[[Retro Games]] [[THEVIC20]] (2020) (open-source emulator runs included games from the [[VIC-20]])
*[[Retro Games]] [[THEVIC20]] (2020) (open-source emulator runs included games from the [[VIC-20]])
*[[Retro Games]] [[The A500 Mini]] (2021) (open-source emulator runs included games from the [[Amiga|Amiga 500]])
*[[Retro Games]] [[The A500 Mini]] (2021) (open-source emulator runs included games from the [[Amiga|Amiga 500]])
*[[Sega]] [[Game Gear Micro]] (Red, Yellow, Blue, Black, and White models) (2020) (handheld) (a custom emulator runs included [[Game Gear]] and [[Sega Master System]] games)
*[[Sega]] [[Sega Genesis Mini|Genesis Mini 2]] (2022) (a custom emulator runs included games from the [[Sega Genesis]] and [[Sega CD]])
*[[Sega]] [[Sega Genesis Mini|Mega Drive Mini 2]] (2022) (a custom emulator runs included games from the [[Sega Genesis|Sega Mega Drive]] and [[Mega-CD]])
*[[Arcade1Up]] [[Pac-Man Collection]] (2023) (a custom emulator runs included [[arcade]] games)
*[[McDonalds]] [[Tetris Gaming Handheld|''Tetris'' Gaming Handheld]] (2023)


====Plug-and-play consoles====
===[[Tenth-generation video game consoles]] (began in 2025)===
*[[AtGames]] [[Flashback Blast!|Activision Flashback Blast!]] (2018) (a custom emulator runs included [[Atari 2600]] games)
====Home consoles====
*[[AtGames]] [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 1]] (2018) (a custom emulator runs included [[Atari 2600]] games)
*[[Nintendo Switch 2]] (2025) (handheld/home console/tablet computer hybrid)
*[[AtGames]] [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 2]] (2018) (a custom emulator runs included [[Atari 2600]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Atari Flashback|Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 3]] (2018) (a custom emulator runs included [[Atari 2600]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Flashback Blast!|Bandai Namco Flashback Blast!]] (2018) (a custom emulator runs included [[arcade]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Legends Flashback|Legends Flashback Blast!]] (2018) (a custom emulator runs included [[arcade]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Flashback Blast!|Adventure Flashback Blast!]] (2019) (a custom emulator runs included [[Atari 2600]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Flashback Blast!|Star Flashback Blast!]] (2019) (a custom emulator runs included [[arcade]] games)
*[[AtGames]] [[Flashback Blast!|Bandai Namco Arcade Blast!]] (2020) (a custom emulator runs included [[arcade]] games)


[[Category:Computers and consoles]]
[[Category:Computers and consoles]]

Latest revision as of 22:50, 29 August 2025

Video game console
Developer numerous
Publisher numerous
Systems numerous, see computers and consoles
Released 1972-present
Added to Museum numerous, see computers and consoles

A video game console is a system that is primarily used to play video games by consumers, as opposed to computers and arcade games.

The lines between video game consoles and computers sometimes get blurred, as video game consoles such as the Family Computer had computer-style options such as a keyboard and the BASIC programming language. In addition, computers such as the Commodore 64 were also advertised as video game machines.

Video game consoles owned by WEC Museum

First-generation video game consoles (began in 1972)

These were the first consoles to be produced. They used either mechanisms, transistors, diodes, and integrated circuits, or a combination thereof.

Home consoles

Second-generation video game consoles (began in 1976)

Second-generation video game consoles allowed for video game experiences that weren't possible with limited components of the previous generation.

Home consoles

Handheld consoles

Third-generation video game consoles (began in 1983)

Third-generation video game consoles were the first to follow the North American video game crash of 1983. They were marketed as 8-bit consoles due to the use of 8-bit central processing units.

Home consoles

Handheld consoles

Fourth-generation video game consoles (began in 1987)

Fourth-generation video game consoles were marketed as 16-bit consoles due to the use of 16-bit central processing units, or in the case of the PC Engine, 16-bit graphics processors.

Home consoles

Handheld consoles

Fifth-generation video game consoles (began in 1993)

Home consoles

Handheld consoles

Retro consoles

Sixth-generation video game consoless (began in 1998)

Home consoles

Handheld consoles

Retro consoles

Seventh-generation video game consoles (began in 2005)

Home consoles

Handheld consoles

Retro consoles

Eighth-generation video game consoles (began in 2011)

Home consoles

Handheld consoles

Microconsoles

Retro consoles

Ninth-generation video game consoles (began in 2017)

Home consoles

Handheld consoles

Cloud gaming platforms

Retro consoles

Tenth-generation video game consoles (began in 2025)

Home consoles