It was played using a Control Paddle, the console came with two of these for multiplayer games, and also was the first console to have an add-on peripheral; the first commercial light gun called the Shooting Gallery.
Atari 2600
This was a home console designed by Atari (of course) that was produced in 1997, it has sold a total of 30 million units and was discontinued in 1992.You played it using a Joystick or a Paddle depending on what game you played. It was also credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, on release you could buy 8 games that were sold seperatley.
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
The NES was first released on July 15th 1983 and has sold a total of 61.91 million units, it was played using 2 controller ports and also had an expansion slot. The best selling game for the console was Super Mario Bros. 3 which sold approximatley 40 million units. The console was released with 18 launch titles, including Donkey Kong Jr. and Duck Hunt, these games were highly favourited by fans of the NES.
Sega Genesis (Mega Drive)The Genesis, also known as the Mega Drive, was one of the most popular fourth-generation consoles; made by Sega, it sold approximatley 40 million units and it's most popular game was Sonic the Hedgeho which was sold with the console.
After Sony designed the popular CD Sega felt they should also be a part of this ever expanding technology craze, and so they designed an add-on for the Mega Drive which was a CD/ROM drive, this allowed owners to play CD based media, includin Games and Audio.
Sony PlayStation
The Sony PlayStation is one of the most revolutionary consoles to ever be released, the console has sold as of 2011 over 150 million units as fans to this day still love to play their Original Playstation games. The console was played using a Game Pad, the console had 2 controller ports to play multiplayer games was one of the first memory cards to incorparate a memory card as a means of saving game data. The console used CD's to play games and was also capable of playing Audio CD's. The console had many best sellers that are still remembered today and whose franchises are still expanding. Sony also released later on the Sony Duel Shock Analog controller, which had 2 analog sticks on the pad to give players full 360 degree rotation. This increased the consoles popularity further as people found it much easier to play.
Microsoft Xbox
The Xbox was released in America in 2001 and was the first console to be manufactured by Microsoft, joining the gaming band-wagon a little later than other companies (sixth-generation) Microsoft had to compete with Sony's Playstation 2 and Sega's Dreamcast. Amazingly enough the company sold more than 25 million units (as of 2008) and had a massive fanbase. The console used a Dual analog game bad which also had a standard D-pad, Shoulder Triggers, A B X Y Face Buttons and the consoles own "Black and White Buttons". On the Xbox up to 4 people could play local split screen which boosted its popularity further. What made Xbox so popular was in addition to its revolutionary graphics and brilliant launch titles was Xbox Live, which was introduced the upcoming November. Players loved this service as many people found it superior to Sony's online Playstation service the only downside being you had to pay for it. The best selling game for the Xbox to date is Halo 2, which grew onto the Xbox 360 and now Halo is Microsofts most popular game series and is recognized globally. It was so popular because players said it was the best online game out there. The console was also the first to use a Hard Drive to save data.
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