History of Video Games Part 2: First and Second Generation (1972-1983)

With arcade games booming so much in the late Sixties and after the success of the Atari Pong, the video game industry officially started.

First Generation (1972-1984)

Home consoles

• Magnavox Odyssey (1972-1975)
• Zanussi Ping-o-Tronic (1974-1975)
• Magnavox Odyssey series (1975-1977)
• Atari / Sears Pong (1975-1977)
• Coleco Telstar (1976-1978)
• APF TV Fun (1976-1979)
• Philips Odyssey (1976-1978)
• Radio Shack TV Scoreboard (1976-1980)
• Binatone TV Master Mk IV (1977-1980)
• Color TV Game (1977-1980)
• BSS 01 (1980-1984)

Second Generation (1976-1992)

• Fairchild Channel F (1976-1980)
• Fairchild Channel F System II (1979-1980)
• Atari 2600 (1977-1992)
• Atari 2600 Jr. (1986-1992)
• Atari 2800 (1983-1985)
• Coleco Gemini (1982-1985)
• Magnavox / Philips Odyssey 2 (1978-1984)
• Mattel Intellivision (1978-1984)
• Atari 5200 (1982-1984)
• Vectrex (1982-1984)
• Arcadia 2001 (1982-1984)
• ColecoVision (1982-1985)
• Bally Astrocade (1977-1983)
• RCA Studio II (1977-1979)
• Interton VC 4000 (1978-1983)
• V-Tech CreatiVision (1981-1986)
• Mattel Intellivision II (1982-1984)
• Epoch Cassette Vision (1981-1984)
• Super Cassette Vision (1984-1986)
• Atari 5100 (1981-1984)
• APF-MP1000 (1978-1980)