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Top Ten Game Consoles of all Time

Atari 2600​
Atari 2600​

The Atari 2600 (or Atari Video Computer System before November 1982) is a home video game console from Atari, Inc. Released on September 11, 1977, it is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and games contained on ROM cartridges, a format first used with the Fairchild Channel F in 1976.

Game Boy​
Game Boy​

Best-selling game consoles ... Game Boy Game Boy ... Forbes editor Penelope Patsuris noted "The competition marks the first time that a company with real clout has ...

Neo Geo​
Neo Geo​

The AES console was succeeded by the Neo Geo CD and the MVS arcade by the Hyper Neo Geo 64. As of March 1997, the Neo Geo and the Neo Geo CD combined had sold 980,000 units worldwide. In 2009, the Neo Geo was ranked 19th out of the 25 best video game consoles of all time by video game website IGN.

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PlayStation​
PlayStation​

Video game consoles may use one or more storage media like hard disk drives, optical discs, and memory cards for content. Each are usually developed by a single business organization. Dedicated consoles are a subset of these devices only able to play built-in games.

TurboGrafx-16​
TurboGrafx-16​

NEC claimed that it had sold 750,000 TG-16 consoles in ... video game console of all time ... TurboGrafx-16 and TurboGrafx-CD games were ...

Sega Genesis​
Sega Genesis​

Sega is a video game developer, publisher, and hardware development company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with multiple offices around the world. The company has produced home video game consoles and handheld consoles since 1983; these systems were released from the third console generation to the sixth.

Xbox 360​
Xbox 360​

A handheld game console is a lightweight device with a built-in screen, games controls, speakers, and has greater portability than a standard video game console. It is capable of playing multiple games unlike tabletop and handheld electronic game devices. Tabletop and handheld electronic game devices of the 1970s and 1980s are the precursors of handheld game consoles.

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Dreamcast​
Dreamcast​

That's all that needs to be said of the Dreamcast, the best system that Sega's ever manufactured, and the best system of all time. This isn't just nostalgia talking here; the Dreamcast waxes the other consoles in this countdown thanks to a killer library and visionary technical innovations.

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Nintendo ​Entertainment System​
Nintendo ​Entertainment System​

Nintendo released a software-emulation-based version of the Nintendo Entertainment System on November 10, 2016. Called the NES Classic Edition, it is a dedicated console that comes with a single controller and 30 preloaded games.

Super ​Nintendo Entertainment System​
Super ​Nintendo Entertainment System​

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (officially abbreviated the Super NES or SNES, and colloquially shortened to Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Australasia , and 1993 in South America.

PlayStation 2​
PlayStation 2​

Sony's PlayStation 2 is the best-selling game system overall with over 155 million units worldwide. A video game console is a standardized computing device tailored for video gaming that requires a monitor or television set as an output.