The Evolution of the Game Console

Molly McHamNick De La Cruz

IED B810/2/12

The Father Of Video Games

Ralph H. Baer created the first game console (the Brown Box) in 1976.

First ConsoleThe Brown Box - 1967

• Copper wires

• Wood

• Metal

• Ping-pong

• Tennis• Handball• Volleyball• Chase• Light-gun

First Generation Magnavox

Odyssey – 1972

Pong – 1975

Atari 2600 VCS- 1977

Second Generation Intellivision –

1980 Nintendo

Entertainment System – 1985

Game Boy – 1989

Third Generation

Neo-Geo – 1990

Super NES – 1991

PlayStation – 1995

Fourth Generation

Nintendo 64 – 1996

PlayStation 2 – 2000

Xbox – 2001

Fifth Generation Game Boy

Advance – 2002

Nintendo DS – 2004

PlayStation Portable – 2005

Timeline1967 1972 1975 – 1977

1978 – 1980

1981 – 1985

Brown Box

Magnavox Odyssey

(1975)Atari Pong

Magnavox Odyssey 100

Magnavox Odyssey 200

(1976)Coleco Telstar

Fairchild Channel F

Magnavox Odyssey

300

Magnavox Odyssey

400

Magnavox Odyssey

500

The Wonder Wizard

Model 7702

(1977)RCA

Studio II

Magnavox Odyssey

2000

Atari 2600

Atari Video Pinball

Atari Stunt Cycle

Coleco Telstar Ranger

Coleco Telstar Combat

Coleco Telstar Alpha

Magnavox Odyssey

3000

Magnavox Odyssey

4000

Coleco Telstar

Colormatic

(1977-1979)Nintendo Color

TV Game Series

Coleco Telstar Sportsman

Coleco TelstarColortron

Coleco Telstar Marksman

Magnavox

Odyssey 2

Philips Odyssey 2001

Philips Odyssey

2100

Coleco Telstar Gemini

Coleco Telstar Arcade

Bally Astrocade

(1979)Mattel's

Intellivision

(1981)Epoch Cassette

Vision

(1982)Vectrex

Emersion Arcadia

Atari 5200

ColecoVision

Mattel Intellivision II

(1983)Casio PV-

1000

Sega SG-1000

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Timeline Cont.1981 – 1985

(1984)Epoch Super

Cassette Vision

(1985)Sega Master

System

1986 – 1990

(1986)Atari 7800

(1987)NEC

TurboGrafx-16

(1988)Sega Mega

Drive/Genesis

(1989)NEC

SuperGrafx

(1990)Sega Master

System II

SNK NeoGeo AES

Super Nintendo Entertainment

System

1991 – 1993

(1991)Philips CD-i

(1992)NEC

TurboDuo

(1993)Panasonic 3DO

Interactive Multiplayer

Atari Jaguar Commodore Amiga CD32

1994 – 1997

(1994)Sega

Genesis 2

SegaSaturnPlayStation

SNK Neo Geo CD

NEC PC-FX

Bandai Playdia

(1995)Apple Bandai

Pippin

CasioLoopy

Nintendo Virtual

Boy

(1996)Nintendo

64

(1997)Sega

Genesis 3

1998 – 2004(1998)Sega

Dreamcast

(2000)PlayStation

2

(2001)Nintendo

Gamecube

Xbox

(2004)XaviPORT

2005 – 2011

(2005)Xbox360

(2006)PlayStation 3

(2006)Wii

Mattel's Hyperscan

(2008)Envizions

EVO Smart Console

(2009)Wii

MotionPlus

(2010)Kinect

(Xbox360)

PlayStation Move

Effects On Society

Positive:• Imagination• Exploration

(culture)• Escape from reality• Entertainment

Negative:• Laziness• Violence• Relationships• Health Problems

“Advertising is legalized lying.” H. G. Wells

“What really matters is what you do with what you have.” H. G. Wells

Resources

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/&menu=browser&mode=article&image_id=1170064&article_id=691830&page=1

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http://www.justhomeelectronics.com/xbox.php

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/evolution-of-home-video-game-consoles-1967-2011/