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Welcome to the RetroArcade console library — every video game console we have documented, all in one place. From the wood-grain Atari 2600 that started the home revolution to cult curiosities like the Vectrex and modern retro handhelds, each entry digs into the hardware’s history, key specs, defining games, and what collectors can expect to pay today. Browse by manufacturer below, or start with our in-depth company histories to see how each dynasty rose, fought, and evolved.
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123 consoles
Nintendo 11
Game Boy
Nintendo's 1989 Game Boy shipped with a deliberately monochrome screen to stretch battery life, yet still outsold color…
Game Boy Advance
In 2001, Nintendo tapped French designer Gwénaël Nicolas to reimagine the Game Boy as a horizontal handheld—the 32-bit…
Game Boy Color
Nintendo's 1998 Game Boy Color refresh sold more than 118 million units combined with its predecessor, reigning as…
GameCube
Nintendo's first disc-based home console, codenamed Dolphin, debuted in 2001 by swapping cartridges for proprietary miniDVDs—yielding one of…
NES/Family Computer
Nintendo's Famicom, launched in Japan in 1983, rescued a North American market gutted by the 1983 crash—arriving stateside…
Nintendo 64
Nintendo's 1996 choice of cartridges over CD-ROM defined the Nintendo 64's legacy, costing it Square and Final Fantasy…
Nintendo 64DD
Nintendo's Japan-only 1999 N64 disk drive sold just 15,000 units and shipped only ten disks, yet its design…
Nintendo DS
Nintendo's 2004 handheld introduced dual screens and touch input to mainstream play, going on to sell 154.02 million…
Satellaview
Nintendo's 1995 Satellaview beamed games via satellite into Japanese homes, with most titles only existing during their broadcast…
Super NES/Super Famicom
Nintendo's Super Famicom launched in Japan in 1990, took on Sega's two-year head start with Mode 7 tricks…
Wii
Nintendo's 2006 Wii sold 101.63 million units by betting on motion controls when rivals chased graphical horsepower, becoming…
Sega 7
Advanced Pico Beena
Sega Toys' Advanced Pico Beena launched in Japan on August 6, 2005, and is often called Sega's last…
Dreamcast
Sega's 1998 Dreamcast launched with a built-in modem, beating Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft to online play by years,…
Genesis Nomad
Sega's 1995 Genesis Nomad was the first true 16-bit handheld, and uniquely for its era, the only portable…
Master System
Sega's Master System, released in 1985, achieved unexpected immortality in Brazil, where Tectoy kept producing new titles through…
Sega 32X
Sega's 1994 Genesis add-on promised 32-bit power but was catastrophically undermined by the Saturn's simultaneous announcement, ending with…
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
Released by Sega in 1988, the Genesis became a legal landmark in 1992 when a federal court ruled…
Sega Video Driver
Sega's 1988 Video Driver was a fourth-generation home console that used VHS tapes and a mechanical steering wheel…
Sony 5
PlayStation — Specs, History, Games & Collector Guide | RetroArcade
In 1995, Sony's PlayStation became the first console to cross 100 million units worldwide, built on a CD-ROM…
PlayStation 2
Sony's 2000 PlayStation 2 reinvented the home console by pairing gaming with DVD playback, transforming a single device…
PlayStation 3
Sony's 2006 PlayStation 3 debuted with the exotic Cell Broadband Engine—a $400 million IBM-Toshiba-Sony joint project that many…
PlayStation Portable
Sony's 2004 entry into portable gaming bet on a proprietary UMD optical disc — a format ambitious enough…
PlayStation Vita
Sony's PlayStation Vita launched in 2012 to strong first-week demand, but second-week sales plummeted 78 percent as reviewers…
Atari 4
Atari 2600
Atari's 1977 console became a household name after a 1980 Space Invaders port reportedly quadrupled sales, eventually selling…
Atari 7800
Shown at CES in January 1984 but frozen for two years when Jack Tramiel took over Atari's console…
Atari Jaguar
Marketed as the world's first 64-bit console, the 1993 Atari Jaguar proved difficult for developers, leaving a thin…
Atari Jaguar CD
Atari Jaguar CD by Atari Corporation: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything…
Microsoft 2
NEC 2
SNK 1
Bandai 6
Apple Pippin
Launched by Apple and Bandai in 1996 as a licensable Mac-based living-room console, the Pippin sold just 42,000…
Bandai Design Master Senshi Mangajukuu
The Bandai Design Master Senshi Mangajukuu was a 1995 Japanese touchscreen handheld, the first of its kind, blending…
Bandai Super Vision 8000
Bandai Super Vision 8000 by Bandai: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything…
Digi Casse
The Digi Casse was a Bandai handheld LCD gaming device released in Japan in 1984 and Europe in…
Playdia
Playdia by Bandai: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors need to…
Terebikko (Bandai)
The Terebikko was Bandai's VHS-based interactive console from 1988, known for its phone-shaped controller and anime-licensed library in…
Epoch 3
Cassette Vision
Epoch's 1981 Cassette Vision briefly dominated Japan's console market, claiming roughly 70% share by 1982 before Nintendo's Famicom…
Epoch Game Pocket Computer — Specs, History, Games & Collector Guide | RetroArcade
Epoch Game Pocket Computer by Epoch Co.: release date, specs, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors…
Super Cassette Vision
Super Cassette Vision by Epoch Co.: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything…
VTech 3
V.Flash
V.Flash — VTech's seventh-generation edutainment home console released in 2006. Learn about its specs, game library, and short-lived…
V.Smile Baby (VTech)
The V.Smile Baby was VTech's 2006 infant learning console targeting children ages 9 months to 3 years, featuring…
VTech CreatiVision
VTech CreatiVision by VTech: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors need…
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1292 Advanced Programmable Video System
The 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System by Radofin: release date, specs, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything…
3DO
In 1993, The 3DO Company launched a console it didn't manufacture—instead licensing the design to Panasonic, Sanyo, and…
Amiga CD32
Marketed as Europe's first 32-bit console at its 1993 debut, Commodore's CD32 was discontinued alongside the company's bankruptcy…
Analogue Duo
Analogue Duo by Analogue: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors need…
Analogue Pocket
Released by Analogue in 2021, the Pocket swaps software emulation for FPGA hardware reconfiguration, letting one handheld play…
APF Imagination Machine
The APF Imagination Machine was a 1979 hybrid console and computer from APF Electronics, featuring a Motorola 6800…
APF Microcomputer System
APF Microcomputer System by APF Electronics Inc.: release date, specs, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values for collectors.
AQUAPLUS P/ECE
AQUAPLUS P/ECE was a sixth-generation Japanese handheld released November 30, 2001, known for open hardware and royalty-free software…
Arcadia 2001
Emerson Radio's 1982 Arcadia 2001 sold just 20,000-30,000 units before its 1984 exit, yet the Signetics 2650 platform…
Arduboy
The Arduboy is a 2016 open-source handheld gaming console by Kevin Bates, built on Arduino hardware with a…
Atari 5200
Atari's 1982 5200 is best remembered for its notoriously unreliable analog joystick—a 'remarkable propensity for failure' that made…
Ayaneo 2
Launched by Ayaneo in December 2022, this premium handheld stood apart from the Steam Deck and ROG Ally…
Bally Astrocade
Bally Astrocade by Midway: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors need…
BBC Bridge Companion
BBC Bridge Companion: a 1985 third-generation home console by Heber built exclusively for contract bridge instruction, using a…
Capcom CPS Changer
The Capcom CPS Changer was a 1994 Japan-only home console that ran CP System arcade boards. Learn about…
CD-i
Philips' 1991 CD-i is remembered chiefly for Nintendo's infamous Mario and Zelda releases, born from a canceled SNES…
Champion 2711
The Champion 2711 is a rare second-generation home console released by Unisonic in 1978, marketed as Casino TV…
Channel F
Fairchild's 1976 Channel F invented the modern console template as the first home system built around a general-purpose…
Commodore CDTV
Commodore's 1991 CDTV was the first major console-format application of CD-ROM storage, but a $999 launch price and…
Cybiko
Cybiko by Cybiko Inc.: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors need…
Dingoo A320
Dingoo Digital Technology's 2009 budget A320 sold over a million units, becoming an unlikely homebrew hero once community-built…
DVD Kids
DVD Kids: an Icelandic 2004-2005 educational controller by 3-Plus Ltd. for ages 3-7. Uses a touch panel and…
Eedoo CT510
The Eedoo CT510 was a seventh-generation home console launched in China in 2012, marketed as a multimedia device…
Entex Adventure Vision
The Entex Adventure Vision was a 1982 Entex Industries handheld that used 40 red LEDs and a spinning…
Entex Select-A-Game
The Entex Select-A-Game was a 1981 handheld from Entex Industries with a 7x16 vacuum fluorescent display and microprocessor-per-cartridge…
Etch A Sketch Animator 2000
The Etch A Sketch Animator 2000 was a 1987 handheld gaming console by Ohio Art, featuring a touchpad…
Evercade
Evercade by Blaze Entertainment: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors need…
Evercade VS
Evercade VS by Blaze Entertainment: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors…
EVO Smart Console (Envizions)
A seventh-generation media PC-console hybrid developed by Alabama-based Envizions, released in 2006 with Linux or Windows variants and…
Fuze Tomahawk F1
The Fuze Tomahawk F1 was an Android-based home console released in China in 2016 by Fuze Entertainment, featuring…
Gakken Compact Vision TV Boy
Compact Vision TV Boy: Gakken's rare 1983 Japan-only cartridge console with six games, MC6801 CPU, and limited collector…
Gamate
Gamate by Bit Corporation: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors need…
Game Gadget
Game Gadget — Blaze Europe's 2012 Linux-based open-source handheld with digital distribution. Specs, history, library, legacy, and collecting…
Game Master
Hartung's Game Master was a 1990 German handheld with monochrome LCD, NEC upd7810 CPU, and 18 ROM titles…
Game Wave Family Entertainment System
Game Wave by ZAPiT Games: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values for collectors.
Game.com
Game.com by Tiger Electronics: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors need…
GameKing (Timetop Handheld)
The GameKing was a Timetop handheld console released in 2004 across Hong Kong and parts of Asia, with…
Gizmondo — Specs, History, Games & Collector Guide | RetroArcade
Fewer than 25,000 units sold made Tiger Telematics' 2005 Gizmondo a spectacular failure—a $400 handheld that boasted GPS,…
GP2X
Shipping with a free SDK and Linux OS at launch in 2005, the GP2X from GamePark Holdings openly…
GP2X Wiz
GP2X Wiz by GamePark Holdings: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors…
GP32
GP32 by Game Park: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors need…
GPD Win
GPD Win by GamePad Digital: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors…
GPD XD
GPD XD by GamePad Digital: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors…
HyperScan
Mattel's 2006 HyperScan staked everything on a built-in RFID scanner that read proprietary IntelliCards — by 2007 the…
Intellivision — Specs, History, Games & Collector Guide | RetroArcade
With a 16-bit processor in 1979, Mattel Electronics' Intellivision positioned itself as the "intelligent television" alternative to the…
Interton VC 4000
Interton VC 4000 by Interton: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors…
Jungle (Panasonic)
The Jungle was an unreleased eighth-generation handheld by Panasonic, designed as a laptop-style device for MMO gaming with…
LJN Video Art
The LJN Video Art was a 1987 educational drawing console with 16-color graphics, a $100 launch price, and…
Mega Duck
Mega Duck by Welback Holdings: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors…
MoMA Eve (VIA Technologies)
The MoMA Eve was a VIA Technologies handheld showcased at E3 2004 that promised PC gaming on the…
My Vision (Nichibutsu)
My Vision is a 1983 Nichibutsu home console dedicated to digital board games, featuring a unique built-in keyboard…
Neo Geo X
Tommo's 2012 Neo Geo X was the first new Neo Geo hardware in over a decade—but its Linux-based…
Nex Playground
The Nex Playground is a motion-controlled home console by Nex Team Inc., released December 2023 with Wi-Fi downloads…
Nuon
Nuon by VM Labs: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors need…
Nvidia Shield Portable
Nvidia's 2013 Shield Portable defined itself not by exclusive games but by GameStream, letting owners beam PC titles…
Palladium Tele-Cassetten Game
First-generation German home console released by Palladium under Neckermann in 1978, built around General Instrument AY-3-8xxx chips and…
Pandora
OpenPandora's 2010 handheld was designed by its forum community and capped at ~7,500 units, yet its OMAP 3530…
Picno (Konami)
The Picno was Konami's 1992 tablet-based educational drawing console for the Japanese market, featuring a touchpad and 160-color…
Pioneer LaserActive
Pioneer's 1993 LaserActive was a bold hybrid: a $970 LaserDisc player that needed $600 PAC modules just to…
Playdate — Specs, History, Games & Collector Guide | RetroArcade
With its fold-out crank and 1-bit black-and-white display, Panic Inc.'s 2022 Playdate made hardware novelty an event—delivering 24…
RCA Studio II
RCA's 1977 Studio II quietly made history with Joyce Weisbecker's cartridge—one of the first commercial games written by…
Red Jade (Ericsson)
Red Jade is an unreleased sixth-generation handheld developed by Ericsson in 2000. Cancelled in 2001, it was planned…
Retro Remake SuperStation One
Retro Remake SuperStation One: the affordable FPGA-based PlayStation One recreation with MiSTer cores, original controller support, and SuperDock…
SHG Black Point FS 1003/FS 2000 (Süddeutsche Elektro-Hausgeräte)
The SHG Black Point FS 1003/FS 2000 was a German-exclusive first-generation home console from 1982, built on the…
Sport Vii (JungleTac)
The Sport Vii was a 2007 motion-controlled plug-and-play console from JungleTac, one of the earliest Wii knockoffs, distributed…
Steam Deck
Valve's 2022 Steam Deck emerged from the ashes of the failed 2015 Steam Machine initiative, transforming lessons into…
Steam Machine
Steam Machine by Valve: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors need…
Super A’Can
Funtech launched the Super A'Can in 1995, only to discontinue it by April 1996—one of the swiftest exits…
Tapwave Zodiac
Tapwave's 2003 Zodiac was a Palm OS gaming handheld built by ex-Palm executives, but only 50,000 units sold…
Thumby
Thumby: a 2022 TinyCircuits handheld and one of the world's smallest functional game consoles, designed for programming education…
Tomy Pyuuta Jr.
The Tomy Pyuuta Jr. was a budget Japanese home computer launched in April 1983 with a 16-bit TI…
Vectrex
The only home console ever built with vector graphics and an integrated monitor, the Vectrex debuted in 1982…
Video Challenger
The Video Challenger was a 1987 VHS-based light gun console from Takara, Bandai, and Irwin Toy, cross-promoted with…
Videopac+ G7400
Philips' 1983 Videopac+ G7400 nearly reached North America as the Odyssey³ Command Center with a mechanical keyboard, but…
Videosmarts
Videosmarts was a 1986 educational home console by Connor Electronics that pioneered VHS-based gaming. Learn about its history,…
View-Master Interactive Vision
The View-Master Interactive Vision was a 1989 VHS-based home gaming console from View-Master Ideal Group, blending video with…
Watara Supervision
Watara Supervision by Watara: release date, specs, launch price, top games, and current eBay/Amazon values. Everything collectors need…
XaviXPORT
The XaviXPORT was a 2004 fitness-focused home console by SSD Company Limited with motion-sensor sports controllers. Specs, library,…
Zemmix (Daewoo Electronics)
The Zemmix was Daewoo Electronics' South Korean MSX-based home console line, released in 1985 and produced in multiple…
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