First generation of video game consoles: Revision history

26 April 2024

• curprev 22:3622:36, 26 April 2024‎ Bruce1ee talk contribs‎ m 53,569 bytes +8‎ fixed lint errors – missing end tag undo
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25 April 2024

• curprev 03:0903:09, 25 April 2024‎ Carlinal talk contribs‎ m 53,533 bytes −35‎ Revised short description undo Tag: Visual edit

5 April 2024

• curprev 05:3005:30, 5 April 2024‎ Carlinal talk contribs‎ 53,568 bytes 0‎ Adjustment of previous edit undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 05:2905:29, 5 April 2024‎ Carlinal talk contribs‎ 53,568 bytes +14‎ Revised head image caption; moved images and template undo Tag: Visual edit

30 March 2024

• curprev 09:5709:57, 30 March 2024‎ Indrian talk contribs‎ 53,554 bytes −99‎ really bizarre to single out Binatone considering Videomaster was the market leader in the UK undo
• curprev 09:5309:53, 30 March 2024‎ Indrian talk contribs‎ 53,653 bytes −61‎ a microchip is just an integrated circuit. TTL circuits are microchips, and Atari was using those on every product it released in arcades from the beginning. undo
• curprev 09:3409:34, 30 March 2024‎ Indrian talk contribs‎ 53,714 bytes +15‎ NAP was its own company and not a subsidiary of Philips due to complicated WWII-related corporate shenanigans. undo
• curprev 09:3209:32, 30 March 2024‎ Indrian talk contribs‎ 53,699 bytes −2‎ the circuit cards were not cartridges, which by definition consist of a housing of some kind with an object nested inside. undo
• curprev 09:2809:28, 30 March 2024‎ Indrian talk contribs‎ 53,701 bytes −10‎ There were eight prototypes, the famed Brown Box was the penultimate one. undo
• curprev 09:2509:25, 30 March 2024‎ Indrian talk contribs‎ 53,711 bytes −12‎ →‎Overview undo
• curprev 09:2409:24, 30 March 2024‎ Indrian talk contribs‎ 53,723 bytes −248‎ Those circuit cards have nothing material in common with ROM cartridges. undo
• curprev 09:2209:22, 30 March 2024‎ Indrian talk contribs‎ 53,971 bytes 0‎ The market grew in 1977, just less than analyst projections. 1978 was the first decline year. undo

29 March 2024

• curprev 00:2900:29, 29 March 2024‎ Sink Cat talk contribs‎ m 53,971 bytes +2‎ Reverted 1 edit by 152.172.0.132 (talk) to last revision by SnowFire undo Tags: Twinkle Undo
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7 March 2024

• curprev 18:4118:41, 7 March 2024‎ SnowFire talk contribs‎ 53,971 bytes −2‎ feel free to revert if desired on CITEVAR grounds, but... {{rp}}'s documentation recommends its use only when a single source is heavily cited in many different places. condense some of these into the reference itself as trivially small page ranges - it's fine to just say pages 50 and 55 in the ref rather than RP that for just two specific pages. undo

24 February 2024

• curprev 23:4623:46, 24 February 2024‎ Discospinster talk contribs‎ m 53,973 bytes −3‎ Reverted edit by 100.16.196.59 (talk) to last version by Manticore undo Tag: Rollback
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25 January 2024

• curprev 07:5807:58, 25 January 2024‎ Manticore talk contribs‎ 53,973 bytes −3‎ an updated source is required then undo Tags: Manual revert Reverted

24 January 2024

• curprev 21:1321:13, 24 January 2024‎ 100.16.196.59 talk‎ 53,976 bytes +3‎ →‎Comparison: Corrected release date to be accurate undo Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit

23 January 2024

• curprev 22:4322:43, 23 January 2024‎ 100.16.196.59 talk‎ 53,973 bytes 0‎ →‎Comparison: The Color TV-Game stopped selling in 1983 undo Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit

15 January 2024

• curprev 02:1802:18, 15 January 2024‎ Tony1 talk contribs‎ m 53,973 bytes −10‎ Script-assisted style fixes, per MOS:NUM undo

6 October 2023

• curprev 14:1614:16, 6 October 2023‎ Nintentoad125 talk contribs‎ 53,983 bytes +47‎ →‎See also undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

3 October 2023

• curprev 19:0219:02, 3 October 2023‎ Ferret talk contribs‎ 53,936 bytes −46‎ Reverted 1 edit by 150.250.93.118 (talk): MOS:SEEALSO, already linked undo Tags: Twinkle Undo
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2 October 2023

• curprev 20:3420:34, 2 October 2023‎ NoNAja talk contribs‎ m 53,936 bytes +625‎ Undid edits by 173.209.75.11 (talk) to last revision by Sapientia Obscura: disruptive edits undo Tags: Undo SWViewer [1.4]
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26 September 2023

• curprev 10:5810:58, 26 September 2023‎ Sapientia Obscura talk contribs‎ 53,936 bytes +42‎ added details regarding the end of the first generation undo Tag: Visual edit

2 September 2023

• curprev 09:2009:20, 2 September 2023‎ Vcvfou698069 talk contribs‎ 53,894 bytes +157‎ No edit summary undo

18 August 2023

• curprev 16:0316:03, 18 August 2023‎ Indrian talk contribs‎ 53,737 bytes −2,220‎ Magnavox sued five coin-op companies in 1974 including Atari; they sued Atari over Pong, not a home console that did not exist yet. The lawsuit settled for $1.5 million, not $700,000. Atari released plenty of consoles in 1976. The VCS was not ready in 1976. Magnavox’s lawyer testified in 1985 that Atari shared details of the VCS per the settlement. The Odyssey 100 and 200 were not separate projects. The 100 was a cheaper version of the 200 for price protection. So yes, pure fantasy. undo Tag: Manual revert
• curprev 15:4015:40, 18 August 2023‎ ProfXen talk contribs‎ 55,957 bytes +2,220‎ Undid revision 1170935689 by Indrian (talk). This is not "Pure Fantasy" as Idrian stated. The information linked with direct interviews from Ralph Baer along with works by respected game historians and is well documented. The lawsuit proved the patents for video game consoles were valid (US Patent 3728480), and set precedence for lawsuits and licensing agreements well into the late 80s. The suit is also referenced in the Nintendo lawsuit. undo Tags: Undo Reverted
• curprev 02:1402:14, 18 August 2023‎ Indrian talk contribs‎ 53,737 bytes −2,220‎ Basically pure fantasy. undo Tags: Manual revert Reverted

17 August 2023

• curprev 22:4422:44, 17 August 2023‎ ProfXen talk contribs‎ 55,957 bytes +2,220‎ →‎Overview: Added important section regarding timeline of events and reasons why they occurred. See: Industry Defining Lawsuit. undo Tag: Reverted

12 August 2023

• curprev 14:0314:03, 12 August 2023‎ Ferret talk contribs‎ 53,737 bytes −37‎ Undid revision 1169960026 by Sapientia Obscura (talk) This appears to have been in response to an unsourced changed to the Color TV article undo Tag: Undo
• curprev 11:3711:37, 12 August 2023‎ Sapientia Obscura talk contribs‎ 53,774 bytes +37‎ Some info fixes for the end of the first generation. undo Tags: Reverted Visual edit
• curprev 11:3211:32, 12 August 2023‎ Sapientia Obscura talk contribs‎ 53,737 bytes +317‎ Added info for Mattel handheld consoles. undo Tag: Visual edit

2 August 2023

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5 July 2023

• curprev 00:0000:00, 5 July 2023‎ Ferret talk contribs‎ 53,392 bytes +9‎ Reverted 1 edit by 152.172.63.212 (talk): Inconsistent changes, overall not an improvement undo Tags: Twinkle Undo

4 July 2023

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27 June 2023

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13 March 2023

• curprev 19:5319:53, 13 March 2023‎ Citation bot talk contribs‎ 53,385 bytes −2‎ Misc citation tidying. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by AManWithNoPlan | #UCB_CommandLine undo

3 March 2023

• curprev 00:0000:00, 3 March 2023‎ Indrian talk contribs‎ 53,387 bytes +7‎ No edit summary undo Tag: Manual revert

2 March 2023

• curprev 23:2023:20, 2 March 2023‎ Noka123 talk contribs‎ 53,380 bytes −7‎ No edit summary undo Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• curprev 20:0920:09, 2 March 2023‎ Moonreach talk contribs‎ m 53,387 bytes +1‎ →‎{{anchor|Video game crash of 1977}}Market saturation and the end of the generation undo

12 February 2023

• curprev 01:1501:15, 12 February 2023‎ Wintergreen0354 talk contribs‎ 53,386 bytes −92‎ →‎Comparison: Chart formatting changes in an attempt to be better in line with other generations' comparison charts. undo

9 February 2023

• curprev 13:4113:41, 9 February 2023‎ Yello231 talk contribs‎ 53,478 bytes +5,513‎ Rescuing 31 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.3 undo Tag: IABotManagementConsole [1.2]

26 January 2023

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14 January 2023

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10 December 2022

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