Old School Cool
Retro gaming. Modern audiences.
A simple database of retro gaming systems.
Explore Nintendo’s legacy of home and handheld gaming systems.
From Sonic to Bomberman and everything in between, explore Sega.
Explore the origin of home consoles with Atari’s lineup of systems.
A fierce competitor turned giant, explore Sony’s collection of systems.
Generations of gaming started here.
September 11, 1977
The First Home Console
Atari takes the world by storm when it releases the very first full-fledged home gaming console: the Atari 2600.
July 15, 1983
A New Giant
After years of Atari dominating the home console space, Nintendo makes an astonishing impact with the release of its Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), a console still beloved to this day.
August 14, 1989
A Real Competitor
Gamers were surprised when Sega released the first real competitor to the NES: the Sega Genesis. Advertised as being a stronger system with better graphics, Nintendo had their work cut out for them for the first time in years.
December 3, 1994
A New Generation
The surprises didn’t stop with the Sega Genesis. Out of seemingly nowhere, Sony released the PSX, their first foray into the home gaming sphere. Sony would go on to become one of the top pillars in gaming, despite their late arrival.
Lisa Su
“Gaming brings people together.”