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*[[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]] [[Game Boy Advance]] (2001) (handheld)
*[[Nintendo]] [[GameCube]] (2001)
*[[Nintendo]] [[GameCube]] (2001)


====Dedicated consoles====
====Dedicated consoles====
*[[Syzygy|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]])


===Seventh-generation video game consoles (2005 - 2017)===
===Seventh-generation video game consoles (2005 - 2017)===
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*[[Kobian]] [[PlayPal]] (2006) (handheld) (a custom system-on-a-chip runs included [[Sega Mega Drive]] and [[Game Gear]] 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)
*[[AtGames]] [[Sega Genesis Arcade Motion Dual]] (2010) (a custom [[emulation|emulator]] runs included [[Sega Genesis]] games)
*[[Syzygy|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 (2011 - present)===
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===Ninth-generation video game consoles (2017 - present)===
===Ninth-generation video game consoles (2017 - present)===
*[[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]])
*[[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 (video game console)|PlayStation]], [[Sega Genesis]], [[Sega Master System]], and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])


====Dedicated consoles====
====Dedicated consoles====
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*[[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]])
*[[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]])
*[[Sony]] [[PlayStation Classic]] (2018) (open-source emulator runs included games from the [[PlayStation (video game console)|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]])
*[[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]])
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*[[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]] [[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]])


====Plug-and-play consoles====
====Plug-and-play consoles====
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*[[AtGames]] [[Flashback Blast!|Star Flashback Blast!]] (2019) (a custom emulator runs included [[arcade]] 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)
*[[AtGames]] [[Flashback Blast!|Bandai Namco Arcade Blast!]] (2020) (a custom emulator runs included [[arcade]] games)
*[[Arcade1Up]] [[Pac-Man Collection]] (2023) (a custom emulator runs included [[arcade]] games)


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

Latest revision as of 23:52, 15 June 2024

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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 (1972 - 1983)

Dedicated consoles

Second-generation video game consoles (1976-1992)

Third-generation video game consoles (1983 - 2003)

Fourth-generation video game consoles (1987 - 2004)

Fifth-generation video game consoles (1993 - 2006)

Sixth-generation video game consoles (1998 - 2013)

Dedicated consoles

Seventh-generation video game consoles (2005 - 2017)

Dedicated consoles

Eighth-generation video game consoles (2011 - present)

Multi-system consoles

Microconsoles

Dedicated consoles

Ninth-generation video game consoles (2017 - present)

Dedicated consoles

Plug-and-play consoles