Console List - Release Dates & Region Info

[DIYROMArcade]

Hey guys I have been working on making a CONSOLE/HANDHELD lists as a side project. I am trying to catalog as many known video game consoles as possible. I am forgoing anything that would be classified as a home computer though. (Because I see those mixed in with many video game consoles on Emulator sites)

For dates I have tried to stick with primarily US release dates unless the system was only available in Japan in which case I went with the Japanese release date. I have also gone with US console names (i.e. Nintendo vs. Famicon) to try and gear the list towards what we had access to growing up.

I just wanted to share this because it might be useful for some. Also if you can contribute the names of any systems I have missed, or release dates (with citations) to pin down some of the missing dates that would be great! 

CONSOLES
 
XX/XX/1972 - Magnavox Odyssey
XX/XX/1976 - Magnavox Odyssey 300
08/XX/1976 - Fairchild Channel F (Fairchild Video Entertainment System)
01/XX/1977 - RCA Studio II
10/XX/1977 - Atari 2600
XX/XX/1978 - Bally Astrocade
XX/XX/1978 - Magnavox Odyssey 2
XX/XX/1980 - Intellivision
XX/XX/1982 - Emerson Arcadia 2001
08/XX/1982 - ColecoVision
11/XX/1982 - Atari 5200
11/XX/1982 - Vectrex
07/15/1983 - Sega SG-1000
XX/XX/1984 - Super Cassette Vision
06/XX/1985 - Nintendo Entertainment System
06/XX/1986 - Atari 7800
06/XX/1986 - Sega Master System
08/14/1989 - Sega Genesis (Mega Drive)
08/29/1989 - TurboGrafx-16 (PC-Engine)
XX/XX/1990 - Neo Geo
1991(?) - CD-i
08/XX/1991 - Super Nintendo Entertainment System
10/15/1992 - Sega CD
10/10/1992 - TurboDuo
09/XX/1993 - 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
09/XX/1993 - Amiga CD32
11/18/1993 - Atari Jaguar
XX/XX/1994 - Neo Geo CD
05/11/1995 - Sega Saturn
08/14/1995 - Nintendo Virtual Boy
09/09/1995 - Sony PlayStation
09/29/1996 - Nintendo 64
09/09/1999 - Sega Dreamcast
10/26/2000 - Sony PlayStation 2
11/15/2001 - Microsoft Xbox
11/18/2001 - Nintendo GameCube
 
 
HANDHELDS
 
08/XX/1989 - Nintendo Gameboy
09/XX/1989 - Atari Lynx
1990s?        - Gamate
XX/XX/1990 - TurboExpress
XX/XX/1990 - Sega Game Gear
XX/XX/1992 - Watara Supervision
10/XX/1995 - Sega Nomad
09/XX/1997 - Game.com
11/18/1998 - Game Boy Color
XX/XX/1998 - Neo Geo Pocket
03/04/1999 - WonderSwan
08/06/1999 - Neo Geo Pocket Color
01/23/1999 - Pocket Station
12/30/2000 - Wonderswan Color
06/11/2001 - Game Boy Advance
11/16/2001 - Pokemon Mini
11/23/2001 - Game Park 32 (GP32)
10/07/2003 - N-Gage
10/XX/2003 - Tapwave Zodiac
11/21/2004 - Nintendo DS
03/24/2005 - PlayStation Portable
03/19/2005 - Gizmondo
11/10/2005 - Game Park Holdings GP2X

[Mauzy]

XX/XX/1976 - Magnavox Odyssey 300

Found here with many other early pong style consoles:
 http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey_other.htm

I only paid attention to that one because I just picked one up at a garage sale for a buck. Needed some quick info.

[SavannahLion]

I would argue against going strictly with U.S. names and dates. You're inconsistent in how you create the list. For example, you cite you track systems even if they were only available in Japan/ You also note Genesis/Megadrive and TG16/PC-E. So why not track other system Japanese (and European) counterparts and release dates?

1991(?) CD-i

I am forgoing anything that would be classified as a home computer though.

How strict is this? Generally speaking, the Atari XEGS (1987) would probably considered a sort of hybrid. Strictly speaking, the XEGS lacked a number of features of it's brethren and was really a repackaged 65XE. Most sites seem to consider the XEGS a game machine and something less of a full blown home computer. Though not functionally identical, the XEGS probably filled a similar role as the PS2 and PS3 (Linux).

I note you lack all the current handhelds and consoles such as the PS3, Wii and 360. Is that just an oversight?

There is a collection of production "DIY" game consoles such as Hydra, XGameStation (XGS), Fuzebox.

Then there is a collection of those nutty kiddie consoles, I think V-Smile is one such name, Sega Pico is another.

[Tai95]

There are so many consoles out there it would be pretty hard to  get an "all in one" list.  Besides the known consoles a lot of the older ones were produced as store brands. For example Sears had their own Atari 2600, and every one had a pong clone they sold.

Here is a semi complete list I had stashed away (found on a website long ago, saved the list not the link)

APF TV Fun
APF Match
Alex Videospiel TG-621
Atari Pong
Atari Super Pong
Atari Stunt Cycle
Atari Video Pinball
Audiosonic PP 800
Audiosonic PP 900
Audiosonic PP 920
Audiosonic PP 940
Audiosonic Telesports III
Bently Compuvision
Blaupunkt TV-Action
Binatone TV Game Unit (model n° 01 / 4990)
Binatone TV Master 4 Plus 2 (Model N° 01/ 4869)
Binatone TV Master Mark 6 (Model N° 01/ 4907)
Binatone TV Master Mark 8 (Model N° 01/ 4823)
Binatone TV Master Mark 10 (Model N° 01/ 4834)
Binatone TV Master Mark IV (Model N° 01/ 4874)
Conic TVG
Conic TV Sport TG 621
Coleco Telestar #6040
Coleco Telestar Alpha
Coleco Telestar Colormatic
Coleco Telestar Marksman
Coleco Telestar Ranger
Coleco Telestar Classic Model #6045
Dazzla 007
Entex Gameroom Telepong
First Dimension Video Sports TV Games
GHP Wonder Wizard
Glorytone Electronics
Gulliver Triple Challenge
Grandstand Adman 2000
Hanimex 677
Hanimex 7771
Hobbytron Videoalvo
Intel Super Telesport(D-688/36)
Interton Video 2400 (Germany)
KÖRTING Telemultiplay 6000
Magiclick Teleclick
MBO Teleball
MBO Teleball II
MBO Teleball III
MBO Teleball IV
MBO Teleball V
MBO Teleball VI
Mentor Colour 6
Monarch CTX-4 Color
Norda TV Game H-925
National Semiconductior Adversary
Nintendo TV Game 6
Phillips ES 2201 Telespiel
Odyssey 100
Odyssey 200
Odyssey 300
Odyssey 500
Odyssey 2001
Odyssey 2100
Odyssey 3000
Odyssey 4000
Paddle IV (unknown manufacturer) (Pic 2)
Panoramic Telematch
Pizon Bros Visomatic 101
Poppy TVG -4
Prinzitronic Tournament Ten
Radioshack TV Scorebaord (Pic 2)
Roberts Paddle IV
Sears Telegames Sports Center
Sears Telegames Pong Sports IV
Soundic TV Sports
Tandy TV Score Board
Telegames Pinball Breakaway
Telegames Pong IV
Telejogo II (Brazil)
TVG 101-4
TV Challenger
Unisonic Tournament 150
Videomaster Star Chess
Videosport MK2


Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
Atari XE
APF M100/ imagination machine
Acetronic MPU
Action Max
Bally Video Arcade
Bandai Supervision 8000
Casio PV1000
Colecovision
Coleco Telestar
Creatavision
Cassettevision
Cassettevision jr
Commodore 64 GS
Emerson Arcadia 2001
Fairchild Channel F
Intellivision
Interton VC4000
NES
Odyssey 1
Odyssey 2
Odyssey 3
My Vision
RCA Studio II
RDI Halcylon
Sega SG 1000
Sega SG Mark 3000
Sega Master System
Tomy Tutor/Puuyta Jr.
Voltmace Database
Vectrex

Amiga CD 32
Amiga CD TV
Amstrad GX4000
Atari Jaguar
Apple/Bandai Atmark Pippin
Bandai Playdia
Capcom CPS Changer
Daewoo Zemmix
FM Towns Marty
Lasteractive
Casio "My seal" loopy
CDI
Memorex VIS
Nintendo SNES
Nintendo N64
NEC PC engine/Turbografx 16
NEC PC FX
NEC PCFX GA
NEO GEO/ NEO GEO CD
Kiss-site
Olivetti Envision
Sega Genesis
Sega Megajet
Sega CD
Sega 32X
Sega CDX
Sega Wondermega
Sega Saturn
Sony Playstation 1
Super A'can
3DO
3DO Blaster Card

Handhelds
Adventurevision
AP3100
Atari Lynx
B'ngo
Bandai Wonderswan
BenQ Joybee EG10
Caltime J-401-1
Cenix GMP M6
Coleco Play Pal Portable
Coolboy
Cybiko
Digiblast
Famizero Portable
Fortune hand game 3000
Freeon
Gamate
Gametech Super Pocket Famicom
Game BQA
Game Master
Gametronic
Game Fighter
Game Park 32
Game Park GPX2
Game Plus
Game King / Game King II / Game King III
Game Axe
Game Theory Admiral
Handheld TV Game Play ac 699
Epoch Game pocket Computer
KF 2000
Lavod
Microvision
Mega Duck/Cougar Boy
Nintendo Gameboy/Game Boy Pocket
Nintendo Game Boy Color
Nintendo Game Boy Advance* / GBA SP
Nintendo DS
Nintendo Pokemon Mini
Ngage
NEC Turboexpress
Neo Geo pocket arcade
PC Engine LT
Pasago
Pocket Pad DAP
PSP Player
Sega Game Gear
Sega Nomad
Shanda EZ Mini
Supervision
Super Beautiful
Sony PocketStation
Sony PSP
Sony PSone combo
Tiger R-zone
Tiger Game.com
Tiger Gizmondo
Top Guy
TPG 818
Tapwave Zodiac
v191
Virtual boy
VSmile Pocket
Winbel


There are some overseas releases listed in there. There are a lot more than you originally had, but it's still incomplete

[ChadTower]

Some of them were rolled out regionally and don't have a "US" release date.  The Saturn, for example, was rolled out to a couple specific chains (IIRC, Babbages, Software Etc, EB, and one other) a month ahead of its scheduled release date.  No announcement was made, they just struck a deal with those chains and let them put it out early.  I remember that very clearly as I ended up blowing the $400 on one because it also came with extra games as part of the deal.  I ended up with Worldwide Soccer and 2 other games I can't remember that way.

[Level42]

And f.i. the Odyssey 2 was released here as Philips G7000 Videopac in 1978. In France it was called Radiola Jet 25.

Also don't forget the Philips G7200 (also Schneider 7200 and Radiola Jet 27, which was a G7000 with a built-in b/w monitor:
http://www.videopac.org/G7200/

This was apparently never released outside Europe, just like the G7400 (1983) that was the "upgraded" version of the G7000/Odyssey2 and would have been the Odyssey 3 but was apparently never released in the US.

And this about shows how complicated a task like compiling a list like that can be