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)
There are 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)
Name Release date Manufacturer Mattel Handheld Games original series 1976-1982 Mattel Blip1977Tomy Coleco Handheld Games 1978-? Coleco Merlin1978-?Parker Brothers VTech Handheld games 1979-1991 VTech Palmtex Game & Watch series 1980-1991 Nintendo Astro Wars 1981Grandstand LCD Solarpower 1982 Bandai Tiger Electronics Handheld Games series 1987-2003Tiger Electronics Acclaim Handheld Games series 1988-1991Acclaim Entertainment Barcode Battler 1991Epoch Nintendo Mini Classics 1998-present Nintendo Pokémon Pikachu 1998 Nintendo Pokémon Pikachu 2 1999 Nintendo
Retro style dedicated home consoles and handhelds (2001–present)
Retro styled dedicated video game consoles and handhelds are listed within the main article.
See also List of best-selling game consoles List of video game console emulators
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