A History Of Video Game Consoles, In Japanese Commercials

A History Of Video Game Consoles, In Japanese Commercials

Last week, we saw what the history of video games looks like through Western commercials. But the birthplace of Nintendo and Sony has a history of consoles all its own — and the commercials to match.

*Note: The vast majority of these commercials come from gaming channel Kazuya Games. Head there for many more retro Japanese gaming commercials.

The First Generation (1972-1980)

Nintendo Colour TV Game 15

Epoch TV Vader

The Second Generation (1976-1983)

Atari 2800

Odyssey 2

Arcadia 2001

Commodore Max Machine

Cassette Vision Jr.

The Third Generation (1983-1987)

Famicom (NES)

Sega SG-1000

Sega Mark III (Master System)

Family Computer Disk System

MSX

The Fourth Generation (1987-1995)

Super Famicom (SNES)

Sega Mega Drive (Genesis)

Neo Geo CD

MSX2 HB-F1XD

PC Engine (Turbografx-16)

PC Engine Duo R

3DO Real

The Fifth Generation (1993-2000)

Sega Saturn

PlayStation

Nintendo 64

Satellaview

Virtual Boy

Playdia

Pippin Atmark (Apple Pippin)

The Sixth Generation (1998-2004)

PlayStation 2

GameCube

Dreamcast

Xbox

The Seventh Generation (2005-2011)

PlayStation 3

Xbox 360

Wii

The Eighth Generation (2012-Present)

Wii U

PlayStation 4

Xbox One


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