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.
See main article: article and First generation of video game consoles.
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.
See also: Handheld electronic game.
| Name | Release date | Manufacturer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mattel Handheld Games original series | 1976-1982[1] | ||
| Blip | 1977 | ||
| Coleco Handheld Games | 1978-? | ||
| Merlin | 1978-? | ||
| VTech Handheld games | 1979-1991 | ||
| Game & Watch series | 1980-1991 | ||
| Astro Wars | 1981 | ||
| LCD Solarpower | 1982 | ||
| Tiger Electronics Handheld Games series | 1987-1998 | ||
| Acclaim Handheld Games series | 1988-1991[2] | Acclaim Entertainment | |
| Barcode Battler | 1991 | ||
| Nintendo Mini Classics | 1998-present | ||
| Pokémon Pikachu | 1998 | ||
| Pokémon Pikachu 2 | 1999 |
Retro styled dedicated video game consoles and handhelds are listed within the main article.