Fulltext results:
- Atari 2600
- ====== Atari 2600 ====== Atari's entry in the home console industry, and one that innovated across the board, despite the fact that the 2600 was not really the "first" in anything. Re
- 1st and 2nd Generation
- ====== 1st and 2nd Generation ====== The first 2 generations of home game consoles, commonly considered as having began in 1972... S. This page is essentially for just the 2nd generation, as the 1st generation's capabilities are too limited to allow even the slightest EOP to be develo
- Atari 5200
- ====== Atari 5200 ====== Atari's failed attempt to follow up their wildly popular 2600. Released on May 21st, 1984, the 5200 was ... kward controllers, and lack of 2600 backwards compatibility. For specs, it features a MOS 6502C, 128/2
- Mattel Intellivision
- ====== Mattel Intellivision ====== Mattel's first, but oddly enough not their last console. Releasing sometime ... Intellivision was the firm "2nd place" behind the Atari 2600, but was unable to challenge the 2600's position in sales. Specifications-wise, however, the Intellivision is reasonabl
- Magnavox Odyssey 2
- 2 was one of the "major players" of the 2nd generation of consoles, although it may have been in last place for this realm. Specifications-wise, the Odyssey 2 has an Intel 8048 CPU, a ... .wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey_2 ===== Operating Systems (Intel 8048) ===== === Odyssey BIOS =... ck. It's not an OS, but it can do a few things that are of interest for a console of this age, namely
- Fairchild Channel F
- rchild's only console, and the first console to feature interchangeable ROM cartridges. Releasing in N... e [[eop:video_game_consoles-home:1st_and_2nd_generation:atari_2600|Atari 2600]]), the Channel F was quite revolutionary but not particularly successful in any s
- Coleco ColecoVision
- ====== Coleco ColecoVision ====== Coleco's relatively successful (but not really) venturing into the ... olecoVision mainly excelled in it's ability to create more "Concise" games, akin to an arcade. For specifications, it contains a Zilog Z80, 1 KB of RAM with 16... m/retro/colecovision-a-beginners-guide ===== Operating Systems (Zilog Z80) ===== === Adam Expansion