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.

## Early dedicated home consoles (1972–1984)

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See also: Pong § Home version

Main article: First generation of video game consoles

There are 997 home video game consoles known to have been released in the first generation of video game consoles. They can be found in the List of first generation home video game consoles.

## Early handheld electronic games (1976–present)

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See also: Handheld electronic game

* 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)

* 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)

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Main articles: List of retro style video game consoles § Retro style home consoles (2001–present), and List of retro style video game consoles § Retro style handhelds (2001–present)

See also: Dedicated console § Retrogaming revival

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

## See also

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* List of best-selling game consoles
* List of video game console emulators

## References

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1. ^ "Mattel Handheld Games". www.handheldmuseum.com. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
2. ^ "Acclaim Handheld Games". www.handheldmuseum.com. Retrieved 2018-10-15.

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* APF TV Fun series
* Coleco Telstar series
* Arcade
* Marksman
* Color TV-Game
* Plug It In & Play TV Games
* Stunt Cycle
* Video Pinball

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Retro|

* Atari Flashback series
* C64 Direct-to-TV
* NES Classic Edition
* PlayStation Classic
* Sega Genesis Mini
* Super NES Classic Edition
* TurboGrafx-16 Mini

Handheld|

* Bemani Pocket
* Coleco Sonic
* Computer Mah-jong Yakuman
* Game & Watch
* VG Pocket Max
* Pokémon Pikachu
* Tomytronic 3D

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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 (1987–2003)
* Fifth (1993–2006)
* Sixth (1998–2013)
* Seventh (2005–2017)
* Eighth (2012–present)
* Ninth (2020–present)

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* Dedicated video game consoles
* Handheld game consoles
* Home video game consoles
* Microconsoles
* Retro style video game consoles

* Emulator
* Game
* Services
* History
* List
* Manufacturer

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