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{{Infobox_event |
{{Infobox_event |
   name = Consumer Electronics Show|
   name     = Consumer Electronics Show|
   image = [[File:CES_logo.png|300px]]|
   image   = [[File:CES_logo.png|300px]]|
   held_by         = [[Consumer Technology Association]]|
   held_by = [[Consumer Technology Association]]|
   location         = Las Vegas, NV, USA|
   location = Las Vegas, NV, USA|
   date             = June 24, 1967 - present|
   date     = June 24, 1967 - present|
   link             = http://ces.tech/|
   link     = http://ces.tech/|
}}
}}
The '''Consumer Electronics Show (CES)''' has been the premiere convention for premiering new electronic devices since its foundation in 1967.
The '''Consumer Electronics Show (CES)''' has been the premiere convention for premiering new electronic devices since its foundation in 1967.


==History==
==History==
The convention has had a long history relating to [[computer]] and [[video game]] devices:
The convention has had a long history or technology that related to, or would later relate to [[computer]] and [[video game]] devices:
*[[1967]]
*[[1967]]
**Consumer Electronics Show, New York City - June 24-28: The Consumer Electronics Show premieres as a spin-off of the Chicago Music Show.  
**Consumer Electronics Show, New York City - June 24-28: The Consumer Electronics Show premieres as a spin-off of the Chicago Music Show.  
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**Consumer Electronics Show, New York City - June 15-18: The first FM stereo headphones are demonstrated.
**Consumer Electronics Show, New York City - June 15-18: The first FM stereo headphones are demonstrated.
*[[1970]]
*[[1970]]
**Consumer Electronics Show, New York City - June 28-July 1: [[Phillips]] introduced the consumer [[VCR]].
**Consumer Electronics Show, New York City - June 28-July 1: [[Philips]] introduced the consumer [[VCR]].
*[[1971]]
*[[1971]]
**Consumer Electronics Show, New York City - June 27-30: Last year in New York City.
**Consumer Electronics Show, New York City - June 27-30: Last year in New York City.
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**Summer CES, Chicago - June 13-16:
**Summer CES, Chicago - June 13-16:
***Atari presented the home consoles ''Pong'' and ''[[Super Pong]]'', and the [[Kee Games]] [[arcade]] [[video game|game]]s ''[[Tank 8]]'' and ''[[Indy 800]]''.
***Atari presented the home consoles ''Pong'' and ''[[Super Pong]]'', and the [[Kee Games]] [[arcade]] [[video game|game]]s ''[[Tank 8]]'' and ''[[Indy 800]]''.
***[[Fairchild]] presented their home console, [[Channel F|Video Entertainment System]], later rebranded Channel F due to Atari's [[Atari 2600|Video Computer System]], itself later rebranded Atari 2600.
***[[Fairchild]] presented their home console, [[Video Entertainment System]], later rebranded Channel F due to Atari's [[Video Computer System]], itself later rebranded [[Atari 2600]].
*[[1977]]
*[[1977]]
**Summer CES, Chicago - June 5-8:
**Summer CES, Chicago - June 5-8:
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*[[1983]]
*[[1983]]
**Winter CES, Las Vegas - January 6-9:
**Winter CES, Las Vegas - January 6-9:
***Atari demonstrated ''[[Centipede]]'' for the Atari 2600 and introduced two 8-bit computers, the [[Atari 8-bit|800XL]] and the [[Atari 8-bit|1200XL]].
***Atari demonstrated ''[[Centipede]]'' for the Atari 2600 and introduced two 8-bit computers, the [[Atari 800XL]] and the [[Atari 1200XL]].
***Magnavox demonstrated games for its [[Odyssey²]] video game console.
***Magnavox demonstrated games for its [[Odyssey²]] video game console.
***Mattel introduced the [[Aquarius]] and [[Intellivision|Intellivision II]] video game consoles.
***Mattel introduced the [[Aquarius]] and [[Intellivision|Intellivision II]] video game consoles.
***[[Milton Bradley]] introduced the [[Milton Bradley Expansion System]] (MBX), a speech synthesis and voice recognition expansion for the [[TI-99/4A]] computer.
***[[Milton Bradley]] introduced the [[Milton Bradley Expansion System]] (MBX), a speech synthesis and voice recognition expansion for the [[TI-99/4A]] computer.
***[[VentureVision]] demonstrated ''[[Innerspace]]'' for the Atari 2600.
**Summer CES, Chicago - June 5-8: [[Coleco Industries]] introduced the [[ADAM]] computer and an ADAM game, ''[[Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom Super Game]]'', and showcased the [[Colecovision]] games ''[[Congo Bongo]]'', ''[[Frogger II: Threeedeep!]]'', ''[[Turbo]]'', and ''[[Zaxxon]]''
**Summer CES, Chicago - June 5-8: [[Coleco Industries]] introduced the [[ADAM]] computer and an ADAM game, ''[[Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom Super Game]]'', and showcased the [[Colecovision]] games ''[[Congo Bongo]]'', ''[[Frogger II: Threeedeep!]]'', ''[[Turbo]]'', and ''[[Zaxxon]]''
*[[1984]]
*[[1984]]
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***Nintendo demonstrated the [[Power Pad]] foot-based controller for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
***Nintendo demonstrated the [[Power Pad]] foot-based controller for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
**Summer CES, Chicago - June 3-6: Sega introduced the [[Sega Genesis]] video game console, the Master System to Genesis [[Power Base Converter]],  the [[Sega Mega Modem|Tele-genesis modem]], and the Genesis games ''[[Altered Beast]], [[Forgotten Worlds]], [[Ghouls'n Ghosts]], [[Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf|Golf]], [[Hollo Fighter]], [[Hydlide Special]], [[Last Battle]], [[Rambo III]], [[Red Belt]], [[Sega Soccer]], [[Space Harrier II]], [[Super Hang-On]], [[Super Thunder Blade]], [[Thunder Force II]]'', and ''[[Tommy Lasorda Baseball]]''. They also demonstrated the Master System games ''[[Alex Kidd: High-Tech World]], [[Basketball Nightmare]], [[Bomber Raid]], [[Captain Silver]], [[Casino Games]], [[Cloud Master]], [[Cyborg Hunter]], [[Dead Angle]], [[Dynamite Dux]], [[Passing Shot]], [[Rampage]], [[Scramble Spirits]], [[Tennis Ace]], [[Ultima IV]], [[Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]], [[Walter Payton Football]], [[Wanted]]'', and ''[[World Games]]''.
**Summer CES, Chicago - June 3-6: Sega introduced the [[Sega Genesis]] video game console, the Master System to Genesis [[Power Base Converter]],  the [[Sega Mega Modem|Tele-genesis modem]], and the Genesis games ''[[Altered Beast]], [[Forgotten Worlds]], [[Ghouls'n Ghosts]], [[Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf|Golf]], [[Hollo Fighter]], [[Hydlide Special]], [[Last Battle]], [[Rambo III]], [[Red Belt]], [[Sega Soccer]], [[Space Harrier II]], [[Super Hang-On]], [[Super Thunder Blade]], [[Thunder Force II]]'', and ''[[Tommy Lasorda Baseball]]''. They also demonstrated the Master System games ''[[Alex Kidd: High-Tech World]], [[Basketball Nightmare]], [[Bomber Raid]], [[Captain Silver]], [[Casino Games]], [[Cloud Master]], [[Cyborg Hunter]], [[Dead Angle]], [[Dynamite Dux]], [[Passing Shot]], [[Rampage]], [[Scramble Spirits]], [[Tennis Ace]], [[Ultima IV]], [[Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]], [[Walter Payton Football]], [[Wanted]]'', and ''[[World Games]]''.
*[[1990]]
**Winter CES, Las Vegas - January 6-11:
***Beeshu exhibited the [[Viper]] and [[Ultimate Superstick]] for Master System
***Sega dropped the American price of the Master System to $70 USD to match the [[NES]]. The Master System games exhibited included ''[[Assault City]]'', ''[[Basketball Nightmare]]'', ''[[Dead Angle]]'', ''[[Dynamite Dux]]'', ''[[Golden Axe (video game)|Golden Axe]]'', ''[[Golfamania]]'', ''[[Jungle Fighter]]'', ''[[Psycho Fox]]'', ''[[Scramble Spirits]]'', ''[[Shinobi Kidd]]'', ''[[Simple Fighter]]'', ''[[Slap Shoot]]'', ''[[Super Monaco GP]]'', ''[[Tennis Ace]]'', and ''[[Ultima IV]]''. It also exhibited [[Arcade Power Stick]] and [[Power Base Converter]] for Genesis as well as the Genesis games ''[[688 Attack Sub]]'', ''[[Abrams Battle Tank]]'', ''[[Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle]]'', ''[[Altered Beast]]'', ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Arnold Palmer's Golf]]'', ''[[Battling Worlds]]'', ''[[Crack Down]]'', ''[[CyberBall]]'', ''[[Dick Tracy]]'', [[Epyx]] [[Games|Epyx ''Games'' series]] (''[[California Games]]'', ''[[Summer Games]]'', ''[[Winter Games]]''), ''[[E-SWAT]]'', ''[[Fantasia]]'', ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', ''[[Golden Axe]]'', ''[[Herzog Zwei]]'', ''[[Michael Jackson's Moonwalker]]'', ''[[Phantasy Star II]]'', ''[[Super Monaco GP]]'', ''[[Super Basketball]]'', ''[[TeleGenesis Baseball]]'', ''[[Tommy Lasorda Baseball]]'', ''[[World Championship Soccer]]'', and ''[[Zoom!]]''
***[[Seismic Software]] exhibited ''[[R.C. Grand Prix]]'' for Sega Master System.


[[Category:Computer and video game conventions]]
[[Category:Computer and video game conventions]]

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CES logo.png
Consumer Electronics Show
Held byConsumer Technology Association
LocationLas Vegas, NV, USA
Date(s)June 24, 1967 - present
Linkhttp://ces.tech/

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has been the premiere convention for premiering new electronic devices since its foundation in 1967.

History

The convention has had a long history or technology that related to, or would later relate to computer and video game devices: