Video Games

Home Video Game Console History

1972 - Present

First Generation of Home Video Game Consoles

Defined as: 

• Game consoles that feature discrete transistor-based digital game logic
•  A game's playfield only consists of one screen
• Either single-channel or no audio during game play.
• The objects and the characters are represented by simple dots, lines, or blocks.
• The games are built-in to the consoles themselves rather than having removable media (i.e. cartridges)