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Second generation of video game consoles
—
video game consoles
and
handheld game consoles
generally introduced between 1976 and 1984.
It was affected by the
North American video game crash of 1983−1985
.
1970s portal
1980s portal
Video games portal
See also the preceding
Category:First-generation video game consoles
and the succeeding
Category:Third-generation video game consoles
For all 8 other console generations, see
Category: Video game consoles by generation
.
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Video game consoles
(
second generation
)
Form factor
Home video game console
Microconsole
Handheld game console
Hybrid video game console
Functionality
Dedicated console
Retro style console
Generations
First (1972–1980)
Second (1976–1992)
Third (1983–2003)
Fourth (1987–2004)
Fifth (1993–2006)
Sixth (1998–2013)
Seventh (2005–2017)
Eighth (2012–present)
Ninth (2020–present)
Second
generation
Home
APF-MP1000
Arcadia 2001
Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Bally Astrocade
ColecoVision
Epoch Cassette Vision
Fairchild Channel F
Gakken Compact Vision TV Boy
Interton VC 4000
/
1292 Advanced Programmable Video System
Intellivision
Odyssey 2
RCA Studio II
Vectrex
Super Vision 8000
VTech CreatiVision
Handheld
Milton Bradley Microvision
Children's Discovery System
Entex Select-A-Game
Entex Adventure Vision
3D Gamate
Variety
Palmtex Portable Videogame System / Super Micro
Digi Casse
Romtec Colorvision
Epoch Game Pocket Computer
Dedicated
Nintendo Game & Watch
Lists
Dedicated video game consoles
Handheld game consoles
Home video game consoles
Microconsoles
Retro style video game consoles
← First generation
Third generation →
Emulator
Game
Services
History
List
Manufacturer
History of video games
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Chronology of video games
Early history
1947–1972
1970s
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980s
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990s
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000s
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010s
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020s
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Near future
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Video game history by platform
By platform
Early mainframe games
History of arcade video games
Golden age
Timeline
History of video game consoles
Crash of 1983
Console war
History of mobile games
By console generation
First (1972–1980)
Second (1976–1992)
Third (1983–2003)
Fourth (1987–2003)
Fifth (1993–2005)
Sixth (1998–2013)
Seventh (2005–2017)
Eighth (2012–)
Ninth (2020–)
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Video game genres
List of video game genres
Action
Platformer
Endless runner
Platform fighter
Shooter
Arena
First-person
Hero
Light gun
Shoot 'em up
Bullet hell
Rail
Twin-stick
Tactical
Third-person
Survival
Battle royale
Survival horror
Other
Beat 'em up
Hack and slash
Fighting
Platform fighter
Maze
Pac-Man
clone
Snake
Stealth
Action-adventure
Grand Theft Auto
clone
Metroidvania
Adventure
Escape room
Graphic adventure
Interactive fiction
Interactive film
Visual novel
Walking sim
Digital tabletop
Deck-building
Roguelike deck-building
Digital collectible card
Puzzle
Hidden object
Sokoban
Tile-matching
Role-playing
Action role-playing
Looter shooter
Soulslike
Dungeon crawl
MMORPG
Monster-taming
Roguelike
Roguelike deck-building
Tactical role-playing
Simulation
Life
Dating
Farming
God
Social
Virtual pet
CMS
Business
City-building
Government
Sports
Fishing
Racing
Kart racing
Sim racing
Vehicle
Flight simulation
Combat
Lunar Lander
Space
Submarine simulator
Train simulator
Vehicular combat
Other
Falling-sand
Immersive sim
Strategy
4X
Auto battler
MOBA
Real-time strategy
Time management
Real-time tactics
Tactical role-playing
Tower defense
Turn-based strategy
Turn-based tactics
Artillery
Wargame
Grand strategy
Other genres
Cozy
Fitness
Horror
Survival horror
Incremental
Music
Rhythm
Non-game
Party
Photography
Programming
Typing
Related concepts
Themes
Advergame
Bishōjo
Christian
Comedy
Educational
Girls
Licensed
Otome
Sexual
Eroge
Nonviolent
Personalized
Sci-fi
Serious
Art
Climate change
News
Player modes
Multiplayer
Co-op
MMO
PVP
Single-player
Production
AAA
Indie
Doujin
soft
Fan game
Design
Casual
Hypercasual
Emergent gameplay
FMV
Gacha
Kaizo
Masocore
Nonlinear gameplay
Open world
Sandbox
Side-scrolling
Twitch gameplay
Vertically scrolling
Other
Minigame
Toys-to-life
Video game clone
Video game modding
Video game remake
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Video games by country
Africa
Ghana
Kenya
Nigeria
South Africa
Americas
Latin America
Brazil
Colombia
Canada
United States
Asia
Bangladesh
China
India
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
South Korea
Malaysia
Philippines
Russia
Thailand
Turkey
Europe
Belgium
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
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