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* MediaNotes/ConsoleWars: A page showing the sales figures and the "winners" of each console generation, handhelds included.
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See also {{Gamebooks}} for a literary precursor to modern video games; {{Pinball}}, the distinguished [[UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame Arcade Gaming]] predecessor of video games; and VisualNovel for videogame-like works in the narrative style of {{literature}}.

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See also {{Gamebooks}} for a literary precursor to modern video games; {{Pinball}}, the distinguished [[UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame [[MediaNotes/ArcadeGame Arcade Gaming]] predecessor of video games; and VisualNovel for videogame-like works in the narrative style of {{literature}}.



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* UsefulNotes/TheHistoryOfVideoGames
** UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfVideoGames (first and second generations, 1972-1984)
** UsefulNotes/The8BitEraOfConsoleVideoGames (third generation, 1982-1994, 1998 outside of America)
** UsefulNotes/The16BitEraOfConsoleVideoGames (fourth generation, 1987-2000)
** UsefulNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames (1993-2003, 2006 outside of America)
** UsefulNotes/TheSixthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames (1998-2011)
** UsefulNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames (2004-2013)
** UsefulNotes/TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames (2011-2020)
** UsefulNotes/TheNinthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames (2020-)

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** UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfVideoGames MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfVideoGames (first and second generations, 1972-1984)
** UsefulNotes/The8BitEraOfConsoleVideoGames MediaNotes/The8BitEraOfConsoleVideoGames (third generation, 1982-1994, 1998 outside of America)
** UsefulNotes/The16BitEraOfConsoleVideoGames MediaNotes/The16BitEraOfConsoleVideoGames (fourth generation, 1987-2000)
** UsefulNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames MediaNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames (1993-2003, 2006 outside of America)
** UsefulNotes/TheSixthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames MediaNotes/TheSixthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames (1998-2011)
** UsefulNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames MediaNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames (2004-2013)
** UsefulNotes/TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames MediaNotes/TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames (2011-2020)
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** UsefulNotes/The8bitEraOfConsoleVideoGames (third generation, 1982-1994, 1998 outside of America)

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[[caption-width-right:350:So [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog the fastest thing alive]], [[VideoGame/HalfLife a scientist with a crowbar]], [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} a galactic bounty hunter]], [[Franchise/{{Halo}} a super soldier]], [[VideoGame/MetalGear a legendary stealth operative]], [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros a heroic plumber]], [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda a sword-slinging hero]], and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX a self-sacrificing summoner]] walk into a bar...]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:So [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog the fastest thing alive]], [[VideoGame/HalfLife a scientist with a crowbar]], [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} a galactic bounty hunter]], [[Franchise/{{Halo}} a super soldier]], [[VideoGame/MetalGear a legendary stealth operative]], [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros a heroic plumber]], [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda a sword-slinging hero]], and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX a self-sacrificing summoner]] walk into a bar...]]
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A means of visual entertainment, coming in the form of electronic games that rely on the input of a character through user interface. The idea of operating games electronically is old, OXO was an automaton built in 1952 that could play Tic-tac-toe perfectly against a human player, but the first "pure" video game is considered to be ''VideoGame/TennisForTwo'' in 1958.

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A means of visual entertainment, coming in the form of electronic games that rely on the input of a character through user interface. The idea of operating games electronically is old, OXO was an automaton built in 1952 that could play Tic-tac-toe TabletopGame/TicTacToe perfectly against a human player, but the first "pure" video game is considered to be ''VideoGame/TennisForTwo'' in 1958.
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* ''Literature/OneThousandAndOneVideoGamesYouMustPlayBeforeYouDie''
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