Sega Pico

Sega Pico is an educational video game system aimed at children. The system was also the first Sega system to carry Nintendo licensed games.

Launched on December 31, 1993

Hosts 48 games

Jaguar

The Atari Jaguar was the first 64-Bit game console, and Atari's final console.

Launched on November 30, 1993

Hosts 60 games

Amiga CD32

The Amiga CD32 was Commodore's attempt at a gaming console and what turned out to be their swan song. The majority of its library were upgraded Amiga games.

Launched on September 17, 1993

Hosts 167 games

Pioneer LaserActive

Pioneer LaserActive was a failed modular laserdisc-based game console notable for its use of expansion modules as well as being the second highest priced console of all time.

Launched on August 31, 1993

Hosts 16 games

Mega Duck

The Mega Duck is a 1993 handheld that was released in some territories under the name Cougar Boy. It was released as the Mega Duck in France, Germany, Brazil, and China. The handheld was also released as the Cougar Boy in the USA and some other countries.

Launched on August 31, 1993

Hosts 12 games

3DO

3DO was a video game console manufactured by Panasonic, Goldstar, and Sanyo. Despite the initial hype surrounding the system, the console's $700 price tag proved to be the ultimate kiss of death for the system.

Launched on August 31, 1993

Hosts 184 games

Memorex MD 2500 VIS

The Memorex MD 2500, also known as the Tandy VIS, was released in 1992. It ran a version of Windows that can be described as a precursor to WinCE and primarily focused on educational games.

Launched on December 31, 1992

Hosts 6 games

Sega CD

The Sega CD was one of the first CD-ROM based gaming consoles. The extra storage space this medium allowed gave rise to inclusion of full motion video, higher quality audio, and improved graphics in games.

Launched on October 15, 1992

Hosts 196 games

Watara Supervision

The Watara Supervision (known as the QuickShot Supervision in the UK) is a handheld with a Game Boy-like form factor. It was originally released in 1992.

Launched on January 01, 1992

Hosts 32 games

CD-i

The CD-i was the first CD-based game console. Produced by Philips, it was intended to be a computer for your living room.

Launched on December 03, 1991

Hosts 86 games

Linux

The Linux operating system was initially released in 1991 and has gone on to become a very popular free alternative to other, commercial systems.

Launched on October 05, 1991

Hosts 2685 games

Browser

Browser-based games are typically platform-independent pieces of software that run directly in the same application you use to read this web page.

Launched on August 31, 1991

Hosts 1278 games

Commodore CDTV

The CDTV was a repurposed Amiga 500 that focused on multimedia games and applications in the early 1990s.

Launched on March 01, 1991

Hosts 17 games

Gamate

The Gamate, also known as the "Super Boy" in Taiwan, is a handheld platform originally manufactured in 1990.

Launched on December 31, 1990

Hosts 16 games

Game Master

The Hartung Game Master is a monochrome handheld gaming machine that was marketed under different names, including the Systema 2000 and Super Game.

Launched on December 31, 1990

Hosts 18 games

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was the second home console released by Nintendo.

Launched on November 21, 1990

Hosts 1774 games

Game Gear

Sega's first hand held video game system. It was the portable version of the Master System.

Launched on October 28, 1990

Hosts 317 games

Neo Geo

The Neo Geo was a console released by SNK in 1990, featuring a 16/32-bit 68000 CPU with an additional 8-bit Z80 CPU and custom 24-bit GPU chipset. An arcade-based console considerably powerful for a home system at the time, the Neo Geo was notoriously expensive (costing $650 at launch) and aggressively marketed as an Advanced Entertainment System (AES).

Launched on January 31, 1990

Hosts 134 games

SAM Coupé

The SAM Coupé could partially emulate the ZX Spectrum, but also ran some games of its own.

Launched on December 31, 1989

Hosts 10 games

SuperGrafx

This upgraded PC-Engine was released in Japan in 1989. Few exclusive titles for the system were ever released.

Launched on November 30, 1989

Hosts 7 games

Atari Lynx

Atari's 1989 color, backlit handheld console

Launched on September 30, 1989

Hosts 87 games

Game Boy

Nintendo's first handheld gaming console was immensely popular among gamers, selling millions. Despite its grayscale color scheme, it still got support from developers and publishers.

Launched on April 21, 1989

Hosts 893 games

FM Towns

A proprietary 32-bit computer from Fujitsu, released in 1989 only in Japan. The first computer with a standard CD-ROM drive, it had many CD enhanced versions of Eastern and Western games (including action, adventure and RPG titles) which are sought after to this day by collectors. Its console version, FM Towns Marty, released in 1993 as the first 5th-gen console.

Launched on March 31, 1989

Hosts 187 games

View-Master Interactive Vision

The View-Master Interactive Vision is a VHS-based platform designed to play a small handful of Sesame Street and other edutainment-based games.

Launched on December 31, 1988

Hosts 8 games

VTech Socrates

The VTech Socrates was originally released in 1988.

Launched on December 31, 1988

Hosts 5 games

TurboGrafx-CD

NEC's CD-ROM add-on for its PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 console. Originally released as the PC Engine CD-ROM² in Japan in 1988, this was the first system to use the CD-ROM format. It would later be released in North America as the TurboGrafx-CD in 1989. While it had little impact on the ailing TurboGrafx-16 in North America, this add-on boosted PC Engine sales in Japan.

Launched on December 04, 1988

Hosts 255 games

Genesis

After the cult success of their 8-bit Master System, Sega decided to give gamers a taste of their arcade capabilities with a 16-bit console. Known worldwide as the Mega Drive but called Genesis in the US, it provided graphics and sound a couple of steps below their popular System 16 arcade cabinets. The Mega Drive/Genesis turned out to be Sega's most successful console.

Launched on October 29, 1988

Hosts 927 games

TurboGrafx-16

The TurboGrafx-16, or PC Engine, is a console that was marketed as the first 16-bit console. It was for some time the market leader in Japan, but failed to capture a large market share in North America. It was best known for featuring the first CD-ROM peripheral, the TurboGrafx-CD. It also introduced features such as a multitap peripheral, internal save memory, and RAM expansions.

Launched on October 30, 1987

Hosts 316 games

Acorn Archimedes

The Acorn Archimedes was a range of personal computers from Acorn Computers aimed at both educational and home use. It featured a 32-bit ARM processor and the RISC OS operating system.

Launched on July 31, 1987

Hosts 42 games

Sharp X68000

The Sharp X68000 is a 16/32-bit Japanese computer platform that was originally released in 1987. It was the first home system to offer arcade-quality graphics, serving as the development machine for the Capcom CPS arcade system over the next several years. It was the most powerful home gaming system of the 1980s.

Launched on March 31, 1987

Hosts 255 games

Action Max

Worlds of Wonder created this VCR-based console in 1987.

Launched on December 21, 1986

Hosts 5 games

Apple IIgs

The Apple ][gs - which stood for "Graphics and Sound" - was Apple's upgraded version of the popular Apple ][ line of computers. The system was capable of playing standard Apple ][ games, as well as games made specifically for the GS.

Launched on November 18, 1986

Hosts 106 games

Atari 7800

The third console released by Atari, and successor to the Atari 5200. It features backwards compatibility with the Atari 2600.

Launched on June 30, 1986

Hosts 73 games

Sega Master System

The 8-bit Master System, while not embraced by a large audience in the US and Japan, was a major success in Europe and South America, and it remains an important and entertaining console that laid the foundation for generations of future console releases from Sega.

Launched on October 20, 1985

Hosts 349 games

Amstrad PCW

Amstrad's PCW was primarily built as a word processor that was cheaper than the other computers offered at the time. Some games were also made available for the platform.

Launched on September 01, 1985

Hosts 0 games

Amiga

The Amiga was a personal computer from Commodore that was released in a variety of different configurations.

Launched on July 23, 1985

Hosts 2448 games

Atari ST

Atari's 16-bit computer line was one of the most popular computers in the mid-1980s to early 1990s.

Launched on June 01, 1985

Hosts 1619 games

Commodore 128

The Commodore 128 is the successor to the extremely popular Commodore 64 computer. The Commodore 128 is the last 8-bit computer produced by Commodore Business Machines.

Launched on January 31, 1985

Hosts 43 games

RDI Halcyon

The RDI Halcyon was a short-lived laserdisc-based game platform. Only two games were properly released for the system. It was the most expensive video game console ever released, retailing at $2,500.

Launched on December 31, 1984

Hosts 4 games

Commodore 16

Commodore's successor to the VIC-20 that never sold well.

Launched on September 01, 1984

Hosts 85 games

Super Cassette Vision

Epoch's follow-up to the Cassette Vision was released in 1984.

Launched on July 31, 1984

Hosts 24 games

Amstrad CPC

The Amstrad CPC (Colour Personal Computer) was a series of 8-bit personal computers developed by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. During its lifetime, approximately 3 million CPCs were sold.

Launched on June 21, 1984

Hosts 1349 games

Hitachi S1

The Hitachi S1 is a home computer that was primarily sold in Japan, but also in parts of Australia. It used proprietary 5.25" floppy disks.

Launched on May 01, 1984

Hosts 0 games

Epoch Game Pocket Computer

The Epoch Game Pocket Computer was released in Japan in 1984. It features a 75x64 resolution LCD screen with two built-in games. Only five other game cartridges were released.

Launched on April 01, 1984

Hosts 0 games