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This is an incompletelist of dedicated video game consoles in chronological order. Only officially licensed dedicated consoles are listed in theretro style sections.
Dedicated consoles arevideo game consoles that have a single game or a limited list of games built into the console itself, and are not equipped for additional games that aredistributed viaROM cartridges,discs,downloads, or other media. Allfirst-generation video game consoles are dedicated consoles. Starting in the 2000s, there has been a new wave of dedicated consoles focused primarily onretrogaming.
There are1015 home video game consoles known to have been released in the first generation of video game consoles. They can be found in theList of first generation home video game consoles.
| Name | Release date | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|
| Mattel Handheld Games original series | 1976-1982[1] | Mattel |
| Blip | 1977 | Tomy |
| Coleco Handheld Games | 1978-? | Coleco |
| Merlin | 1978-? | Parker Brothers |
| VTech Handheld games | 1979-1991 | VTechPalmtex |
| Game & Watch series | 1980-1991 | Nintendo |
| Astro Wars | 1981 | Grandstand |
| LCD Solarpower | 1982 | Bandai |
| Tiger Electronics Handheld Games series | 1987-2003 | Tiger Electronics |
| Acclaim Handheld Games series | 1988-1991[2] | Acclaim Entertainment |
| Barcode Battler | 1991 | Epoch |
| Nintendo Mini Classics | 1998-present | Nintendo |
| Pokémon Pikachu | 1998 | Nintendo |
| Pokémon Pikachu 2 | 1999 | Nintendo |
Retro styled dedicated video game consoles and handhelds are listed within the main article.