| 1 | General-purpose home computer systems, and the various systems created for the express purpose of playing electronic games. This includes attachable accessories, such as the MediaNotes/GameGenie. |
| 2 | |
| 3 | See also MediaNotes/HowVideoGameSpecsWork (which includes computer software like DOS, Windows, and UNIX), MediaNotes/TheHistoryOfVideoGames for consoles by generation, and the MediaNotes/ConsoleWars, the MediaNotes/ComputerWars, and the MediaNotes/PCVsConsole Wars for the different battles of each generation. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Virtual Reality systems, both for games and other media, are mirrored in the VirtualRealityIndex. |
| 6 | |
| 7 | The {{Platforms}} page lists platforms more broadly. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | ---- |
| 10 | !!Systems by company: |
| 11 | [[index]] |
| 12 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 13 | |
| 14 | [[folder:[=3DO=] (Three-Dee-Oh)]] |
| 15 | * 1993 -- Platform/ThreeDOInteractiveMultiplayer |
| 16 | [[/folder]] |
| 17 | |
| 18 | [[folder:Acorn Computer]] |
| 19 | * 1981 -- Platform/BBCMicro |
| 20 | * 1987 -- Platform/AcornArchimedes |
| 21 | [[/folder]] |
| 22 | |
| 23 | [[folder:Amstrad]] |
| 24 | * 1984 -- Platform/AmstradCPC |
| 25 | * 1990 -- Platform/GX4000 |
| 26 | [[/folder]] |
| 27 | |
| 28 | [[folder:Apple Computer]] |
| 29 | * 1977 -- Platform/AppleII |
| 30 | * 1984 -- Platform/AppleMacintosh |
| 31 | * 1996 -- [[Platform/{{Pippin}} Apple Pippin]][[note]]A joint project with Creator/{{Bandai|NamcoEntertainment}}[[/note]] |
| 32 | [[/folder]] |
| 33 | |
| 34 | [[folder:Atari]] |
| 35 | * 1972 -- VideoGame/{{Pong}} |
| 36 | * 1977 -- Platform/{{Atari 2600}} |
| 37 | ** 1982 -- Platform/StarpathSupercharger |
| 38 | * 1979 -- Platform/Atari8BitComputers |
| 39 | * 1982 -- Platform/Atari5200 |
| 40 | * 1984 -- Platform/Atari7800 |
| 41 | * 1985 -- Platform/AtariST |
| 42 | * 1987 -- [[http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg80-xegs.htm#page=reviews Atari XE Games System]] |
| 43 | * 1989 -- Platform/AtariLynx |
| 44 | * 1993 -- Platform/AtariJaguar |
| 45 | ** 1995 -- Atari Jaguar CD |
| 46 | * 2022 -- Platform/AtariVCS |
| 47 | [[/folder]] |
| 48 | |
| 49 | [[folder:Bandai]] |
| 50 | * 1994 -- [[http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg90-playdia.htm#page=reviews Playdia]] |
| 51 | * 1996 -- [[Platform/{{Pippin}} Apple Pippin]][[note]]A joint project with Creator/{{Apple}}[[/note]] |
| 52 | * 1999 -- Platform/{{WonderSwan}} |
| 53 | ** 2000 -- [=WonderSwan=] Color |
| 54 | ** 2002 -- [=WonderSwan=] Crystal |
| 55 | [[/folder]] |
| 56 | |
| 57 | [[folder:Casio]] |
| 58 | * 1983 -- Platform/CasioPV1000 |
| 59 | * 1995 -- [[http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg90-loopy.htm#page=reviews Loopy (My Seal Computer)]] |
| 60 | [[/folder]] |
| 61 | |
| 62 | [[folder:Coleco]] |
| 63 | * 1982 -- Platform/{{ColecoVision}} |
| 64 | [[/folder]] |
| 65 | |
| 66 | [[folder:Commodore]] |
| 67 | * 1977 -- [[Platform/CommodorePET PET]] |
| 68 | * 1980 -- Platform/VIC20 |
| 69 | * 1982 -- Platform/Commodore64 |
| 70 | * 1984 -- Platform/CommodorePlus4 |
| 71 | * 1985 -- Platform/Commodore128 |
| 72 | * 1985 -- Platform/{{Amiga}} |
| 73 | * 1993 -- Platform/AmigaCD32 |
| 74 | [[/folder]] |
| 75 | |
| 76 | [[folder:Elektronika]] |
| 77 | * 19?? -- Platform/Elektronika60 |
| 78 | * 1983 -- Platform/BK0010 |
| 79 | * 1984 -- Platform/ElektronikaIM |
| 80 | [[/folder]] |
| 81 | |
| 82 | [[folder:Fujitsu]] |
| 83 | * 1982 -- Platform/FM7 |
| 84 | * 1989 -- Platform/FMTowns |
| 85 | [[/folder]] |
| 86 | |
| 87 | [[folder:Funtech]] |
| 88 | * 1995 -- Platform/SuperACan |
| 89 | [[/folder]] |
| 90 | |
| 91 | [[folder:General Consumer Electronics]] |
| 92 | * 1982 -- Platform/{{Vectrex}}[[note]]Also branded as the Milton Bradley Vectrex[[/note]] |
| 93 | [[/folder]] |
| 94 | |
| 95 | [[folder:HTC]] |
| 96 | * 2016 -- Platform/HTCVive |
| 97 | [[/folder]] |
| 98 | |
| 99 | [[folder:IBM]] |
| 100 | * 1981 -- Platform/IBMPersonalComputer |
| 101 | * 1983 -- Platform/IBMPCjr |
| 102 | [[/folder]] |
| 103 | |
| 104 | [[folder:Intellivision]] |
| 105 | * TBA -- Platform/IntellivisionAmico[[note]]The original Intellivision was developed by Creator/{{Mattel}} and is located in their folder. They sold off the rights in 1984.[[/note]] |
| 106 | [[/folder]] |
| 107 | |
| 108 | [[folder:Koei]] |
| 109 | * 1996 -- Platform/PasoGo |
| 110 | [[/folder]] |
| 111 | |
| 112 | [[folder:Linux]] |
| 113 | * 1991 -- [[Platform/{{UNIX}} Linux]] [[note]]it used to be ''very'' unsuitable for gaming for a long time, but after MediaNotes/{{WINE}} and Proton get traction, as well as emulators from countless systems supporting it natively, Linux gaming finally became formidable.[[/note]] |
| 114 | [[/folder]] |
| 115 | |
| 116 | [[folder:LJN Toys]] |
| 117 | * 1987 -- Platform/VideoArt |
| 118 | [[/folder]] |
| 119 | |
| 120 | [[folder:Magnavox]] |
| 121 | * 1972 -- Platform/MagnavoxOdyssey |
| 122 | * 1978 -- Platform/Odyssey2 |
| 123 | [[/folder]] |
| 124 | |
| 125 | [[folder:Mattel]] |
| 126 | * 1980 -- Platform/{{Intellivision}} |
| 127 | * 2006 -- Platform/{{HyperScan}} |
| 128 | [[/folder]] |
| 129 | |
| 130 | [[folder:Microsoft]] |
| 131 | * 1985 -- Platform/MicrosoftWindows |
| 132 | * 1983 -- Platform/{{MSX}} |
| 133 | * 2001 -- Platform/{{Xbox}} (original) |
| 134 | ** 2004 -- Platform/XboxLive |
| 135 | * 2005 -- Platform/Xbox360 |
| 136 | ** 2010 -- Platform/{{Kinect}} |
| 137 | * 2013 -- Platform/XboxOne |
| 138 | * 2020 -- Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS |
| 139 | [[/folder]] |
| 140 | |
| 141 | [[folder:NEC]] |
| 142 | * 1981 -- Platform/PC88 |
| 143 | * 1982 -- Platform/PC98 |
| 144 | * 1987 -- Platform/TurboGrafx16 |
| 145 | ** 1988 -- [=TurboGrafx-CD=][[note]]Released only ''three months'' after the TG-16 itself in 1989 in North America.[[/note]] |
| 146 | * 1994 -- [[http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg90-pcfx.htm#page=reviews PC-FX]] |
| 147 | [[/folder]] |
| 148 | |
| 149 | [[folder:Nintendo]] |
| 150 | * 1977 -- Platform/ColorTVGame |
| 151 | * 1980 -- Platform/GameAndWatch |
| 152 | * 1983 -- Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem |
| 153 | * 1989 -- Platform/GameBoy |
| 154 | ** 1994 -- Platform/SuperGameBoy |
| 155 | * 1990 -- Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem |
| 156 | ** 1995 -- Platform/{{Satellaview}} |
| 157 | * 1995 -- Platform/VirtualBoy |
| 158 | * 1996 -- Platform/Nintendo64 |
| 159 | * 1998 -- Platform/GameBoyColor |
| 160 | * 2001 -- Platform/GameBoyAdvance |
| 161 | ** 2003 -- Platform/GameBoyPlayer |
| 162 | * 2001 -- Platform/NintendoGameCube |
| 163 | * 2001 -- Platform/PokemonMini |
| 164 | * 2004 -- Platform/NintendoDS |
| 165 | * 2006 -- Platform/{{Wii}} |
| 166 | * 2011 -- Platform/Nintendo3DS |
| 167 | * 2012 -- Platform/WiiU |
| 168 | * 2017 -- Platform/NintendoSwitch |
| 169 | [[/folder]] |
| 170 | |
| 171 | [[folder:Nokia]] |
| 172 | * 2003 -- Platform/NGage |
| 173 | [[/folder]] |
| 174 | |
| 175 | [[folder:Oculus VR]] |
| 176 | * 2012 -- Platform/OculusRift |
| 177 | * 2019 -- Platform/OculusQuest |
| 178 | [[/folder]] |
| 179 | |
| 180 | [[folder:OUYA]] |
| 181 | * 2013 -- Platform/{{OUYA}}[[note]]The names of the system and its company are identical [[/note]] |
| 182 | [[/folder]] |
| 183 | |
| 184 | [[folder:Panic]] |
| 185 | * 2022 -- Platform/{{Playdate}} |
| 186 | [[/folder]] |
| 187 | |
| 188 | [[folder:Philips]] |
| 189 | * 1991 -- Platform/PhilipsCDi |
| 190 | [[/folder]] |
| 191 | |
| 192 | [[folder:Sega]] |
| 193 | * 1983 -- Platform/SG1000 and [=SC-3000=] |
| 194 | * 1986 -- Platform/SegaMasterSystem |
| 195 | * 1988 -- Platform/SegaGenesis |
| 196 | * 1990 -- Platform/GameGear |
| 197 | * 1991 -- Platform/SegaCD |
| 198 | * 1994 -- Platform/Sega32X |
| 199 | * 1994 -- Platform/SegaSaturn |
| 200 | * 1998 -- Platform/{{Dreamcast}} |
| 201 | * Platform/OtherSegaSystems |
| 202 | [[/folder]] |
| 203 | |
| 204 | [[folder:Sharp]] |
| 205 | * 1982 -- Platform/SharpX1 |
| 206 | * 1987 -- Platform/SharpX68000 |
| 207 | [[/folder]] |
| 208 | |
| 209 | [[folder:Sinclair]] |
| 210 | * 1981 -- Platform/ZX81 |
| 211 | * 1982 -- Platform/ZXSpectrum |
| 212 | [[/folder]] |
| 213 | |
| 214 | [[folder:SNK]] |
| 215 | * 1990 -- Platform/NeoGeo AES |
| 216 | ** 1994 -- Neo Geo CD[[note]]Which contained identical hardware to the AES (which itself is basically identical to the hardware inside the Neo Geo arcade cabinets), but used [=CD-ROMs=] rather than the AES's famous massive carts. This allowed games to be sold for $50 rather than $200-$350, at the expense of loooooooooooooong load times thanks to the 1X drive[[/note]] |
| 217 | * 1998 -- Platform/NeoGeoPocket |
| 218 | ** 1999 -- Neo Geo Pocket Color[[note]]Backwards compatible with the original Pocket, similar to the Game Boy/Game Boy Color[[/note]] |
| 219 | [[/folder]] |
| 220 | |
| 221 | [[folder:Sony]] |
| 222 | * 1994 -- Platform/PlayStation |
| 223 | * 2000 -- Platform/PlayStation2 |
| 224 | * 2004 -- Platform/PlayStationPortable |
| 225 | * 2006 -- Platform/PlayStation3 |
| 226 | * 2011 -- Platform/PlayStationVita |
| 227 | * 2013 -- Platform/PlayStation4 |
| 228 | * 2020 -- Platform/PlayStation5 |
| 229 | [[/folder]] |
| 230 | |
| 231 | [[folder:Steepler]] |
| 232 | * 1992 -- Platform/{{Dendy}} |
| 233 | [[/folder]] |
| 234 | |
| 235 | [[folder:Tandy]] |
| 236 | * 1977 -- Platform/TRS80 |
| 237 | * 1980 -- Platform/ColorComputer |
| 238 | * 1984 -- Platform/Tandy1000 |
| 239 | [[/folder]] |
| 240 | |
| 241 | [[folder:Texas Instruments]] |
| 242 | * 1979 -- [[Platform/{{TI99}} TI-99/4A]] |
| 243 | [[/folder]] |
| 244 | |
| 245 | [[folder:Tiger Electronics]] |
| 246 | * 19?? -- Platform/TigerHandhelds |
| 247 | * 1995 -- Platform/RZone |
| 248 | * 1997 -- Platform/GameCom |
| 249 | [[/folder]] |
| 250 | |
| 251 | [[folder:Tiger Telematics]] |
| 252 | * 2005 -- Platform/{{Gizmondo}} |
| 253 | [[/folder]] |
| 254 | |
| 255 | [[folder:Tyco]] |
| 256 | * 1988 -- Platform/ViewMasterInteractiveVision |
| 257 | [[/folder]] |
| 258 | |
| 259 | [[folder:VM Labs]] |
| 260 | * 2000 -- Platform/{{Nuon}} |
| 261 | [[/folder]] |
| 262 | |
| 263 | [[folder:Watara]] |
| 264 | * 1992 -- Platform/{{Supervision}} |
| 265 | [[/folder]] |
| 266 | |
| 267 | [[folder:Multi-platform devices]] |
| 268 | * 1990 -- MediaNotes/GameGenie |
| 269 | * 1996 -- MediaNotes/GameShark |
| 270 | [[/folder]] |
| 271 | |
| 272 | [[folder:Digital Distribution]] |
| 273 | %% Platform/{{Desura}} ([[Platform/MicrosoftWindows Windows]], [[Platform/AppleMacintosh Mac]], [[Platform/{{UNIX}} Linux]]) |
| 274 | * Platform/{{DLsite}} (Windows) |
| 275 | * Platform/DSiWare (Platform/NintendoDS, Platform/Nintendo3DS) |
| 276 | * Platform/EpicGamesStore (Windows, Mac) |
| 277 | * Website/{{Gamekit}} |
| 278 | * Platform/GOGDotCom (Windows, Mac) |
| 279 | * Platform/PlayStationNetwork (Platform/PlayStation3, Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/PlayStationVita) |
| 280 | * Platform/{{Steam}} (Windows, Mac, Linux) |
| 281 | * Platform/VirtualConsole (Platform/{{Wii}}, Platform/WiiU, Platform/Nintendo3DS) |
| 282 | * Platform/WiiWare (Wii) |
| 283 | * Platform/XboxLive (Platform/{{Xbox 360}}, Platform/XboxOne, and formerly the original Platform/{{Xbox}}) |
| 284 | [[/folder]] |
| 285 | |
| 286 | [[folder:Mobile]] |
| 287 | * Platform/{{Android}} |
| 288 | * Platform/{{Evercade}} |
| 289 | * Platform/{{IOS}} |
| 290 | * MobilePhoneGame |
| 291 | * Platform/{{Symbian}} |
| 292 | ** Nokia Platform/NGage |
| 293 | [[/folder]] |
| 294 | |
| 295 | [[folder:Emulation]] |
| 296 | * MediaNotes/DOSBox |
| 297 | * MediaNotes/{{MAME}} |
| 298 | * MediaNotes/{{MESS}} |
| 299 | * MediaNotes/RetroArch[[note]]Not an emulator in itself, but rather a frontend for several different emulators.[[/note]] |
| 300 | * MediaNotes/ScummVM[[note]]Not an emulator in the traditional sense, but rather a set of game engine recreations.[[/note]] |
| 301 | * MediaNotes/{{WINE}}[[note]]Not an emulator in a regular sense, but a ''compatibility layer'' made to mimic Windows on Unix/Unix-like systems, hence the previous "Windows Emulator" moniker; Wine now stands for "[[RecursiveAcronym Wine Is Not An Emulator]]".[[/note]] |
| 302 | [[/folder]] |
| 303 | |
| 304 | [[folder:Miscellaneous]] |
| 305 | * MediaNotes/ArcadeGame |
| 306 | * MediaNotes/AladdinDeckEnhancer |
| 307 | * MediaNotes/CloudGaming |
| 308 | ** Platform/AmazonLuna |
| 309 | ** Platform/AppleArcade |
| 310 | ** Platform/GoogleStadia |
| 311 | * Platform/MainframesAndMinicomputers |
| 312 | * Platform/PlugnPlayGame |
| 313 | * [[Platform/{{SNES CDROM}} SNES CD-ROM]] (listed here because it was intended as a joint project by Creator/{{Nintendo}} and Creator/{{Sony}}) |
| 314 | * WebGames |
| 315 | * Platform/XBand, an early attempt at remote multiplayer gaming |
| 316 | [[/index]] |
| 317 | [[/folder]] |
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