Consoles
Home Gaming Consoles - Below are the list of the different Consoles that will be available for play at the Expo. Click on any to see additional facts and the games which will available for play on them.
This is the system that started it all. While it wasn't the 1st home console - the Atari 2600 was the 1st popular one, and the beginning of the era of bleeps and bloops.
Sporting a sleek wood grain finish, aluminum levers, and a solid joystick; this thing screams 70s style.
The best gaming console of it's time. This console rocked. Classics include "Lock N' Chase", Night Stalker, and B-17 bomber (using intellivoice).
The system that reversed the video game market crash of 83. The NES was so popular in the 80s, playing video games was simply described as "playing Nintendo." Legendary icons in the gaming industry got their start on this system. Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Castlevania, Megaman, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest. The console of the 1980s. Without this system, there would be no Xbox 360s, no PS3s, and of course no Wiis.
First console to have 4 controller ports. First console to have a 360 degree analog controller. Nice ideas; however this console was a behemoth. It is literally the biggest console ever.
Sega's 1st console and a beast by 1986 standards. Way superior to the NES graphically with great arcade ports like Space Harrier. Each system actually came with a built in game. Classics like Alex Kidd, Zillion, and Shinobi started here and the now famous Phantasy Star series debuted on this system.
The love child of NEC and Hudsonsoft. Not quite 8bit and not quite 16bit, the Turbografx 16 is one of those awesomely unexplainable late 80s phenomena.
Sega's flagship console, the Genesis was an early 90s powerhouse. When Sega unveiled Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991, they had a mascot and a game that rivaled Super Mario. Throw in blast processing, Shining Force, Phantasy Star, and a slew of arcade perfect home ports and you too can see why -
Genesis does what NINTENDON'T.
Retail price in 1990 - $600. Aka, most expensive console ever. With inflation, the price has been estimated to $1,100 in 2010 money. The strongest 16bit console by a land side. The system now has a huge cult following and is highly collectible.