List of first generation home video game consoles

The first generation of video game consoles lasted from 1972 to 1983. The first console of this generation was the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey. The last new console release of the generation was most likely the Compu-Vision 440 by radio manufacturer Bentley in 1983, though other systems were also released in that year.

Repetition and similarities

Naming

Manufacturers placed emphasis on what the console was and what it could do to differentiate the console. The most common elements were usually:

TV – Indicating the device utilized television to display its output.
Color – Indicating the machine was capable of outputting color.
Game – Indicating a game that could be played.
Sport – Indicating a sports genre game could be played.
A number – Usually indicating the quantity of games available on the system.

Identical consoles

Many consoles were copies of others, had very similar form factors with different inputs, or were distributed under different names in different regions. An example is the Binatone line that was released simultaneously under the names "Mentor" and "Tokyo". Name changes are most commonly exemplified by the Sears Tele-Games line, which consisted of existing Coleco, APF and Atari Consoles. The only difference was the Sears branding.

Market saturation

Name	First console	Year	Next generation system	Year	Generation
Acetronic	Tele-Sports IV	1978	MPU-1000	1979	Second
APF	TV Fun 401	1976	APF-MP 1000	1978	Second
Atari Inc.	Home Pong	1975	2600	1977	Second
Audiosonic	PP-420	1977	1292 Advanced Programmable Video System	1978	Second
Bandai	TV Jack 1000	1977	Super Vision 8000	1979	Second
Coleco	Telstar	1976	ColecoVision	1982	Second
Commodore	TV Game 2000K	1975	Commodore 64 Games System	1990	Third
Entex	Gameroom Tele-Pong	1976	Select-A-Game Machine	1981	Second
Epoch	TV Tennis Electrotennis	1975	Cassette Vision	1981	Second
Grandstand	Match of the Day 2000	1977	Light Games	1988	Fourth
Interton	Video 2000	1976	VC 4000	1978	Second
Magnavox	Odyssey	1972	Odyssey 2	1978	Second
Nintendo	Color TV-Game 6	1977	Family Computer	1983	Third
Philips	Philips Tele-Game ES 2201	1975	Videopac G7000	1978	Second
Radofin	Black & White TV Game	1977	1292 Advanced Programmable Video System	1979	Second
Tandy/Radio Shack	TV Scoreboard	1976	Tandy Memorex Video Information System	1992	Fourth
Tomy	Color Model 601	1977	Pyuuta Jr.	1983	Third
Unisonic	Sportsman T101	1976	Champion 2711	1978	Second

List

The following is a list in alphabetical order of the manufacturers, followed by the name of the console, release year, integrated chip if it had one, and whether it came with a light gun or the option to buy one separately. This list is in no way complete, as there are hundreds of consoles, some with color, name, or hardware variations. This list contains consoles.
For comparison, there are home platforms starting with the second generation, and handheld consoles, totaling.