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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