General-purpose home computer systems, and the various systems created for the express purpose of playing electronic games. This includes attachable accessories, such as the Game Genie.
See also How Video Game Specs Work (which includes computer software like DOS, Windows, and UNIX), The History of Video Games for consoles by generation, and the Console Wars, the Computer Wars, and the PC vs. Console Wars for the different battles of each generation.
Virtual Reality systems, both for games and other media, are mirrored in the Virtual Reality Index.
The Platforms page lists platforms more broadly.
Systems by company:
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3DO (Three-Dee-Oh)
- 1993 — 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Acorn Computer
- 1981 — BBC Micro
- 1987 — Acorn Archimedes
Amstrad
- 1984 — Amstrad CPC
- 1990 — GX4000
Apple Computer
- 1977 — Apple ][
- 1984 — Apple Macintosh
- 1996 — Apple Pippinnote
Atari
- 1972 — Pong
- 1977 — Atari 2600
- 1982 — Starpath Supercharger
- 1979 — Atari 8-Bit Computers
- 1982 — Atari 5200
- 1984 — Atari 7800
- 1985 — Atari ST
- 1987 — Atari XE Games System
- 1989 — Atari Lynx
- 1993 — Atari Jaguar
- 1995 — Atari Jaguar CD
- 2022 — Atari VCS
Bandai
- 1994 — Playdia
- 1996 — Apple Pippinnote
- 1999 — WonderSwan
- 2000 — WonderSwan Color
- 2002 — WonderSwan Crystal
Casio
- 1983 — Casio PV-1000
- 1995 — Loopy (My Seal Computer)
Coleco
- 1982 — ColecoVision
Commodore
- 1977 — PET
- 1980 — VIC-20
- 1982 — Commodore 64
- 1984 — Commodore Plus/4
- 1985 — Commodore 128
- 1985 — Amiga
- 1993 — Amiga CD32
Elektronika
- 19?? — Elektronika-60
- 1983 — BK-0010
- 1984 — Elektronika IM
Fujitsu
Funtech
- 1995 — Super A'Can
General Consumer Electronics
- 1982 — Vectrexnote
HTC
- 2016 — HTC Vive
IBM
- 1981 — IBM Personal Computer
- 1983 — IBM PCjr
Intellivision
- TBA — Intellivision Amiconote
Koei
- 1996 — PasoGo
Linux
- 1991 — Linux note
LJN Toys
- 1987 — Video Art
Magnavox
- 1972 — Magnavox Odyssey
- 1978 — Odyssey²
Mattel
- 1980 — Intellivision
- 2006 — HyperScan
Microsoft
- 1985 — Microsoft Windows
- 1983 — MSX
- 2001 — Xbox (original)
- 2004 — Xbox Live
- 2005 — Xbox 360
- 2010 — Kinect
- 2013 — Xbox One
- 2020 — Xbox Series X|S
NEC
- 1981 — PC-88
- 1982 — PC-98
- 1987 — TurboGrafx-16
- 1988 — TurboGrafx-CDnote
- 1994 — PC-FX
Nintendo
- 1977 — Color TV Game
- 1980 — Game & Watch
- 1983 — Nintendo Entertainment System
- 1989 — Game Boy
- 1994 — Super Game Boy
- 1990 — Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- 1995 — Satellaview
- 1995 — Virtual Boy
- 1996 — Nintendo 64
- 1998 — Game Boy Color
- 2001 — Game Boy Advance
- 2003 — Game Boy Player
- 2001 — Nintendo GameCube
- 2001 — Pokémon mini
- 2004 — Nintendo DS
- 2006 — Wii
- 2011 — Nintendo 3DS
- 2012 — Wii U
- 2017 — Nintendo Switch
Nokia
- 2003 — N-Gage
Oculus VR
- 2012 — Oculus Rift
- 2019 — Oculus Quest
OUYA
- 2013 — OUYAnote
Panic
- 2022 — Playdate
Philips
- 1991 — Philips CD-i
Sega
- 1983 — SG-1000 and SC-3000
- 1986 — Sega Master System
- 1988 — Sega Genesis
- 1990 — Game Gear
- 1991 — Sega CD
- 1994 — Sega 32X
- 1994 — Sega Saturn
- 1998 — Dreamcast
- Other Sega Systems
Sharp
- 1982 — Sharp X1
- 1987 — Sharp X68000
Sinclair
- 1981 — ZX81
- 1982 — ZX Spectrum
SNK
- 1990 — Neo Geo AES
- 1994 — Neo Geo CDnote
- 1998 — Neo Geo Pocket
- 1999 — Neo Geo Pocket Colornote
Sony
- 1994 — PlayStation
- 2000 — PlayStation 2
- 2004 — PlayStation Portable
- 2006 — PlayStation 3
- 2011 — Play Station Vita
- 2013 — PlayStation 4
- 2020 — PlayStation 5
Steepler
- 1992 — Dendy
Tandy
- 1977 — TRS-80
- 1980 — Color Computer
- 1984 — Tandy 1000
Texas Instruments
- 1979 — TI-99/4A
Tiger Electronics
- 19?? — Tiger Handhelds
- 1995 — R-Zone
- 1997 — Game.com
Tiger Telematics
- 2005 — Gizmondo
Tyco
VM Labs
- 2000 — Nuon
Watara
- 1992 — Supervision
Multi-platform devices
- 1990 — Game Genie
- 1996 — GameShark
Digital Distribution
- DLsite (Windows)
- DSiWare (Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS)
- Epic Games Store (Windows, Mac)
- Gamekit
- GOG.com (Windows, Mac)
- Play Station Network (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Play Station Vita)
- Steam (Windows, Mac, Linux)
- Virtual Console (Wii, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS)
- WiiWare (Wii)
- Xbox Live (Xbox 360, Xbox One, and formerly the original Xbox)
Mobile
Emulation
Miscellaneous
- Arcade Game
- Aladdin Deck Enhancer
- Cloud Gaming
- Mainframes and Minicomputers
- Plug 'n' Play Game
- SNES CD-ROM (listed here because it was intended as a joint project by Nintendo and Sony)
- Web Games
- XBⱯND, an early attempt at remote multiplayer gaming