History of Video Game Consoles: 1980s

8 consoles from the 1980s

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1982-Nov-01

Atari 5200 SuperSystem

Atari
1982-Nov-01

GCE Vectrex

Western Technologies / Smith Engineering · Console (with built-in monitor)
1983-Jul-15

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Nintendo
1985-Oct-20

Sega Master System

Sega
1986-May-01

Atari 7800 ProSystem

General Computer Corporation / Atari
1987-Oct-30

NEC TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine

Hudson Soft / NEC
1988-Oct-29

Sega Genesis / Mega Drive

Sega
1989-Apr-21

Nintendo Game Boy

Nintendo · Handheld