List of dedicated video game consoles

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This is an incomplete list of dedicated video game consoles in chronological order. Only officially licensed dedicated consoles are listed in the retro style sections.

Dedicated consoles are video game consoles that have a single game or a limited list of games built into the console itself, and are not equipped for additional games that are distributed via ROM cartridges, discs, downloads, or other media. All first-generation video game consoles are dedicated consoles. Starting in the 2000s, there has been a new wave of dedicated consoles focused primarily on retrogaming.

## Contents

* 1 Early dedicated home consoles (1972–1984)
* 2 Early handheld electronic games (1976–present)
* 3 Retro style dedicated home consoles and handhelds (2001–present)
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## Early dedicated home consoles (1972–1984)

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## Early handheld electronic games (1976–present)

* Mattel Auto Race (1976)

* Mattel Electronics Battlestar Galactica Space Alert (1976)

* Blip (1977)

* Coleco Electronic Quarterback (1978)

* Merlin (1978)

* Alien Attack (1979)

* VTech electronic series (1979-1991)

* Game & Watch series (1980-1991)

* Astro Wars (1981)

* Barcode Battler (1991)

* Pokémon Pikachu (1998)

Name | Release date | Manufacturer

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Mattel Handheld Games original series  | 1976-1982[1] | Mattel
Blip  | 1977  | Tomy
Coleco Handheld Games  | 1978-?  | Coleco
Merlin  | 1978-?  | Parker Brothers
VTech Handheld games  | 1979-1991  | VTech Palmtex
Game & Watch series  | 1980-1991  | Nintendo
Astro Wars  | 1981  | Grandstand
LCD Solarpower  | 1982  | Bandai
Tiger Electronics Handheld Games series  | 1987-1998  | Tiger Electronics
Acclaim Handheld Games series  | 1988-1991[2] | Acclaim Entertainment
Barcode Battler  | 1991  | Epoch
Nintendo Mini Classics  | 1998-present  | Nintendo
Pokémon Pikachu  | 1998  | Nintendo
Pokémon Pikachu 2  | 1999  | Nintendo

## Retro style dedicated home consoles and handhelds (2001–present)

Retro styled dedicated video game consoles and handhelds are listed within the main article.

## See also

* List of best-selling game consoles
* List of video game console emulators
* Lists of video game consoles
* List of retro style video game consoles
* List of home video game consoles
* List of handheld game consoles
* List of microconsoles

## References

1. ↑ "Mattel Handheld Games". http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Mattel/index.html.
2. ↑ "Acclaim Handheld Games". http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Acclaim/index.html.

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