Curated category
CD-ROM-based consoles
- PlayStation (console)On the morning of the 27th of January 1991, Howard Lincoln stepped onto a stage in Las Vegas and announced that Nintendo had abandoned its partnership with…
- PlayStation 2Ken Kutaragi began working on a second console around the time of the original PlayStation's launch in late 1994. He reportedly kept details of the…
- Sega CDIn 1988, Sega released the Genesis console to enter the fourth generation of video game systems. By the early 1990s, CEO Tom Kalinske had driven sales…
- Sega SaturnIn 1992, Sega began developing the Saturn while its Model 1 arcade hardware was already proving that 3D polygonal graphics could captivate players.
- DreamcastIn 1997, Sega faced a crisis that would define its future. The company had just reported its first consolidated net loss since listing on the Tokyo Stock…
- TurboGrafx-16In July 1985, Hudson Soft approached Nintendo with a proposal for a new add-on to the Famicom. This device would use patented Bee Cards to store full games…
- Amiga CD32Commodore announced the Amiga CD32 at the Science Museum in London on the 16th of July 1993. British media greeted the event with great fanfare despite the…