Nintendo Entertainment System (1985)
The console that brought video games back to American stores by pretending to be a toy, from a robot called R.O.B. and the lockout chip to the blinking light, the VCR slot and the Mario that made it.
Where We Came From
This is our childhood. This is our beginnings. This is where it all started: the consoles that made us gamers.
Super Nintendo (1991)
Nintendo's 16-bit console came late and caught up on games: Mode 7, the chips inside the cartridges, the controller every pad still copies, and the Sony PlayStation that was almost a Super Nintendo add-on.
Sega Genesis (1989)
The rebel 16-bit console: Sonic in the box, the ads that went after Nintendo, EA's yellow tab, the court case over reverse engineering, and the Brazil that never let it go.
Atari 2600 (1977)
The console that made cartridges normal, from Combat in the box in 1977 to 128 bytes of RAM, racing the beam, the E.T. landfill and a 2600+ that still plays your old carts.
Sega Dreamcast (1999)
Sega’s last console, from 9/9/99 and a modem in every box to the PowerVR2 chip, the VMU and the fans who keep it alive.