A Look Back: The Consoles from the 1980s

theundertakergonzo | June 19, 2008 | Blog | Gaming Tech/Hardware

The article looks at a whole bunch of consoles from the 1980s'. Take your pick in which you like the most but the article has a whole bunch of consoles ranging from the Intellivision to the Coleco ColecoVision then the Coleco Gemini to the last on the list the SuperGrafx.

As the decade turned, the popularity of videogame consoles waned in the face of an oversaturated marketplace. Coupled with horrible third-party releases, the US gaming industry crashed and led to the bankruptcy of many electronics companies. As home computers (PCs) took off, a brave few stepped through the fire and ashes and breathed life into an industry at death's door. Join us as we pay tribute to the consoles that saved our hobby.

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BANDITO ATTACK | June 19, 2008

being born in the late 80s, none of these crappy consoles hold any memories or sentimental value to me. therefore i can wholeheartedly say they all suck. =D
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GTA Legend | June 19, 2008

I had the luxury of being born in the 90's, when PSX came out, so I didn't have to play those crappy 80's ones.
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Agrias | June 20, 2008

Oh...I miss them so much. It's so funny to look in the past, and see that little games used to entertain me so much...even though they lacked of "this" and "that"...oh
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  GTA Legend | June 21, 2008
  
  You used those old consoles? I can't imagine those things entertaining me.