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1General-purpose home computer systems, and the various systems created for the express purpose of playing electronic games. This includes attachable accessories, such as the UsefulNotes/GameGenie.
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3See 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.
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5Virtual Reality systems, both for games and other media, are mirrored in the VirtualRealityIndex.
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7The {{Platforms}} page lists platforms more broadly.
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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[[/folder]]
54
55[[folder:Casio]]
56* 1983 -- Platform/CasioPV1000
57* 1995 -- [[http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg90-loopy.htm#page=reviews Loopy (My Seal Computer)]]
58[[/folder]]
59
60[[folder:Coleco]]
61* 1982 -- Platform/{{ColecoVision}}
62[[/folder]]
63
64[[folder:Commodore]]
65* 1977 -- [[Platform/CommodorePET PET]]
66* 1980 -- Platform/VIC20
67* 1982 -- Platform/Commodore64
68* 1984 -- Platform/CommodorePlus4
69* 1985 -- Platform/Commodore128
70* 1985 -- Platform/{{Amiga}}
71* 1993 -- Platform/AmigaCD32
72[[/folder]]
73
74[[folder:Elektronika]]
75* 19?? -- Platform/Elektronika60
76* 1983 -- Platform/BK0010
77* 1984 -- Platform/ElektronikaIM
78[[/folder]]
79
80[[folder:Fujitsu]]
81* 1982 -- Platform/FM7
82* 1989 -- Platform/FMTowns
83[[/folder]]
84
85[[folder:Funtech]]
86* 1995 -- Platform/SuperACan
87[[/folder]]
88
89[[folder:General Consumer Electronics]]
90* 1982 -- Platform/{{Vectrex}}[[note]]Also branded as the Milton Bradley Vectrex[[/note]]
91[[/folder]]
92
93[[folder:HTC]]
94* 2016 -- Platform/HTCVive
95[[/folder]]
96
97[[folder:IBM]]
98* 1981 -- Platform/IBMPersonalComputer
99* 1983 -- Platform/IBMPCjr
100[[/folder]]
101
102[[folder:Intellivision]]
103* 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]]
104[[/folder]]
105
106[[folder:Koei]]
107* 1996 -- Platform/PasoGo
108[[/folder]]
109
110[[folder:Linux]]
111* 1991 -- [[Platform/{{UNIX}} Linux]] [[note]]it used to be ''very'' unsuitable for gaming for a long time, but after UsefulNotes/{{WINE}} and Proton get traction, as well as emulators from countless systems supporting it natively, Linux gaming finally became formidable.[[/note]]
112[[/folder]]
113
114[[folder:LJN Toys]]
115* 1987 -- Platform/VideoArt
116[[/folder]]
117
118[[folder:Magnavox]]
119* 1972 -- Platform/MagnavoxOdyssey
120* 1978 -- Platform/Odyssey2
121[[/folder]]
122
123[[folder:Mattel]]
124* 1980 -- Platform/{{Intellivision}}
125* 2006 -- Platform/{{HyperScan}}
126[[/folder]]
127
128[[folder:Microsoft]]
129* 1985 -- Platform/MicrosoftWindows
130* 1983 -- Platform/{{MSX}}
131* 2001 -- Platform/{{Xbox}} (original)
132** 2004 -- Platform/XboxLive
133* 2005 -- Platform/Xbox360
134** 2010 -- Platform/{{Kinect}}
135* 2013 -- Platform/XboxOne
136* 2020 -- Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS
137[[/folder]]
138
139[[folder:NEC]]
140* 1981 -- Platform/PC88
141* 1982 -- Platform/PC98
142* 1987 -- Platform/TurboGrafx16
143** 1988 -- [=TurboGrafx-CD=][[note]]Released only ''three months'' after the TG-16 itself in 1989 in North America.[[/note]]
144* 1994 -- [[http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg90-pcfx.htm#page=reviews PC-FX]]
145[[/folder]]
146
147[[folder:Nintendo]]
148* 1977 -- Platform/ColorTVGame
149* 1980 -- Platform/GameAndWatch
150* 1983 -- Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem
151* 1989 -- Platform/GameBoy
152** 1994 -- Platform/SuperGameBoy
153* 1990 -- Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem
154** 1995 -- Platform/{{Satellaview}}
155* 1995 -- Platform/VirtualBoy
156* 1996 -- Platform/Nintendo64
157* 1998 -- Platform/GameBoyColor
158* 2001 -- Platform/GameBoyAdvance
159** 2003 -- Platform/GameBoyPlayer
160* 2001 -- Platform/NintendoGameCube
161* 2001 -- Platform/PokemonMini
162* 2004 -- Platform/NintendoDS
163* 2006 -- Platform/{{Wii}}
164* 2011 -- Platform/Nintendo3DS
165* 2012 -- Platform/WiiU
166* 2017 -- Platform/NintendoSwitch
167[[/folder]]
168
169[[folder:Nokia]]
170* 2003 -- Platform/NGage
171[[/folder]]
172
173[[folder:Oculus VR]]
174* 2012 -- Platform/OculusRift
175* 2019 -- Platform/OculusQuest
176[[/folder]]
177
178[[folder:OUYA]]
179* 2013 -- Platform/{{OUYA}}[[note]]The names of the system and its company are identical [[/note]]
180[[/folder]]
181
182[[folder:Panic]]
183* 2022 -- Platform/{{Playdate}}
184[[/folder]]
185
186[[folder:Philips]]
187* 1991 -- Platform/PhilipsCDi
188[[/folder]]
189
190[[folder:Sega]]
191* 1983 -- Platform/SG1000 and [=SC-3000=]
192* 1986 -- Platform/SegaMasterSystem
193* 1988 -- Platform/SegaGenesis
194* 1990 -- Platform/GameGear
195* 1991 -- Platform/SegaCD
196* 1994 -- Platform/Sega32X
197* 1994 -- Platform/SegaSaturn
198* 1998 -- Platform/{{Dreamcast}}
199* Platform/OtherSegaSystems
200[[/folder]]
201
202[[folder:Sharp]]
203* 1982 -- Platform/SharpX1
204* 1987 -- Platform/SharpX68000
205[[/folder]]
206
207[[folder:Sinclair]]
208* 1981 -- Platform/ZX81
209* 1982 -- Platform/ZXSpectrum
210[[/folder]]
211
212[[folder:SNK]]
213* 1990 -- Platform/NeoGeo AES
214** 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]]
215* 1998 -- Platform/NeoGeoPocket
216[[/folder]]
217
218[[folder:Sony]]
219* 1994 -- Platform/PlayStation
220* 2000 -- Platform/PlayStation2
221* 2004 -- Platform/PlayStationPortable
222* 2006 -- Platform/PlayStation3
223* 2011 -- Platform/PlayStationVita
224* 2013 -- Platform/PlayStation4
225* 2020 -- Platform/PlayStation5
226[[/folder]]
227
228[[folder:Steepler]]
229* 1992 -- Platform/{{Dendy}}
230[[/folder]]
231
232[[folder:Tandy]]
233* 1977 -- Platform/TRS80
234* 1980 -- Platform/ColorComputer
235* 1984 -- Platform/Tandy1000
236[[/folder]]
237
238[[folder:Texas Instruments]]
239* 1979 -- [[Platform/{{TI99}} TI-99/4A]]
240[[/folder]]
241
242[[folder:Tiger Electronics]]
243* 19?? -- Platform/TigerHandhelds
244* 1995 -- Platform/RZone
245* 1997 -- Platform/GameCom
246[[/folder]]
247
248[[folder:Tiger Telematics]]
249* 2005 -- Platform/{{Gizmondo}}
250[[/folder]]
251
252[[folder:Tyco]]
253* 1988 -- Platform/ViewMasterInteractiveVision
254[[/folder]]
255
256[[folder:VM Labs]]
257* 2000 -- UsefulNotes/{{Nuon}}
258[[/folder]]
259
260[[folder:Watara]]
261* 1992 -- Platform/{{Supervision}}
262[[/folder]]
263
264[[folder:Multi-platform devices]]
265* 1990 -- UsefulNotes/GameGenie
266* 1996 -- VideoGame/GameShark
267[[/folder]]
268
269[[folder:Digital Distribution]]
270%% UsefulNotes/{{Desura}} ([[Platform/MicrosoftWindows Windows]], [[Platform/AppleMacintosh Mac]], [[Platform/{{UNIX}} Linux]])
271* Platform/{{DLsite}} (Windows)
272* Platform/DSiWare (Platform/NintendoDS, Platform/Nintendo3DS)
273* Platform/EpicGamesStore (Windows, Mac)
274* Website/{{Gamekit}}
275* Platform/GOGDotCom (Windows, Mac)
276* Platform/PlayStationNetwork (Platform/PlayStation3, Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/PlayStationVita)
277* Platform/{{Steam}} (Windows, Mac, Linux)
278* Platform/VirtualConsole (Platform/{{Wii}}, Platform/WiiU, Platform/Nintendo3DS)
279* Platform/WiiWare (Wii)
280* Platform/XboxLive (Platform/{{Xbox 360}}, Platform/XboxOne, and formerly the original Platform/{{Xbox}})
281[[/folder]]
282
283[[folder:Mobile]]
284* Platform/{{Android}}
285* Platform/{{Evercade}}
286* Platform/{{IOS}}
287* MobilePhoneGame
288* Platform/{{Symbian}}
289** Nokia Platform/NGage
290[[/folder]]
291
292[[folder:Emulation]]
293* UsefulNotes/DOSBox
294* UsefulNotes/{{MAME}}
295* UsefulNotes/{{MESS}}
296* UsefulNotes/RetroArch[[note]]Not an emulator in itself, but rather a frontend for several different emulators.[[/note]]
297* MediaNotes/ScummVM[[note]]Not an emulator in the traditional sense, but rather a set of game engine recreations.[[/note]]
298* UsefulNotes/{{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]]
299[[/folder]]
300
301[[folder:Miscellaneous]]
302* MediaNotes/ArcadeGame
303* UsefulNotes/AladdinDeckEnhancer
304* UsefulNotes/CloudGaming
305** Platform/AppleArcade
306** Platform/GoogleStadia
307* UsefulNotes/MainframesAndMinicomputers
308* Platform/PlugnPlayGame
309* [[Platform/{{SNES CDROM}} SNES CD-ROM]] (listed here because it was intended as a joint project by Creator/{{Nintendo}} and Creator/{{Sony}})
310* WebGames
311* Platform/XBand, an early attempt at remote multiplayer gaming
312[[/index]]
313[[/folder]]

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