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Console

Dedicated hardware for playing video games.

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Telstar

Video games; Console

The Telstar is a series of video game consoles produced by Coleco from 1976 to 1978. Starting with Telstar Pong clone based on General Instrument's AY-3-8500 chip in 1976, there were 14 consoles ...

Philips Odyssey Series

Video games; Console

Philips released their own licensed version of the original Magnavox Odyssey before purchasing Magnavox in 1974, after which it continued to release its own versions of the dedicated Odyssey ...

Coleco Gemini

Video games; Console

The Coleco Gemini was an Atari 2600 clone manufactured by Coleco.

Halcyon

Video games; Console

The Halcyon is a home video game console released in January 1985 by RDI Video Systems. The initial retail price for the system was USD$2500, and it featured a laserdisc player and attached computer, ...

Commodore 64 Games System

Video games; Console

The Commodore 64 Games System (often abbreviated C64GS) was the cartridge-based game console version of the popular Commodore 64 home computer. It was released by Commodore in December 1990 as a ...

Atari XEGS

Video games; Console

The Atari XE Video Game System (Atari XEGS) is a video game console released by Atari Corporation in 1987. Based on the Atari 65XE computer, the XEGS is compatible with the existing Atari 8-bit ...

Xbox One

Video games; Console

Xbox One is a video game console developed and marketed by Microsoft. Announced on May 21, 2013, it is the successor to the Xbox 360 and is the third console in the Xbox family. It directly competes ...

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