THE 1000 COLLECTION

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Game consoles

Home game consoles in the collection up to the PlayStation 5, together with clones and retro consoles. Includes model details and quantities.

From Pong to PlayStation 5

The collection includes home video game consoles from all nine console generations. Each panel shows the number of units and some familiar models; the generation links to its section in the exhibition concept.

  1. Generation1

    1972–1984

    85units

  2. Generation2

    1977–1988

    39units

  3. Generation3

    1983–1993

    24units

  4. Generation4

    1988–1996

    34units

  5. Generation5

    1993–2003

    30units

  6. Generation6

    1999–2004

    15units

  7. Generation7

    2005–2010

    4units

  8. Generation8

    2012–2013

    5units

  9. Generation9

    2020

    1unit

    • PlayStation 5
237 home video game consoles. Counts come from the Quantity column in the lists of Pong consoles (Generation 1) and video game consoles; clones, retro consoles and handhelds are excluded. Dates indicate the release years of the models in the collection.

The tiles link to documentation pages. To see which objects are in the collection and in what quantities, see the inventory further down this page.

Console · 1975

Interton Electronic Video 2000

Interton Electronic Video 2000: documented information about the manufacturer, publication, original packaging and condition of the collection device.

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Console · 1976

Fairchild Channel F

The Fairchild Channel F is the first real module-based console. Unlike previous consoles, which also already use modules, Channel F has an internal processor …

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Console · 1977

Atari 2600

The Atari 2600, originally released as the Atari VCS (Video Computer System), was among the first consoles to use interchangeable cartridges containing …

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Console · 1978

Mustang 9016 Telegame Computer

The Mustang 9016 is a clone of RCA Studio II. Such technologically identical variants are available from the unknown systems of the second generation. Some are …

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Console · 1978

Philips Videopac G7000

Magnavox, the odyssey manufacturer, is purchased by Philips in 1974. Therefore, the Odyssey 2, the successor model of the legendary first home console, is sold …

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Console · 1978

Philips Videopac G7200

The Philips Videopac G7200 is a technically identical variant of the G7000 and fully compatible with its software. It differs from the G7000 in the additional …

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Console · 1978

Super Play Computer 4000

The Super Play Computer 4000 is the most well-known of several compatible versions of the Interton VC4000. It is identical to the VC4000, apart from the color …

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Console · 1979

Intellivision

Faced with Atari’s dominance, Mattel initially hesitated to enter the console business and concentrated on handhelds. Their great success encouraged the …

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Console · 1982

ColecoVision

Toy manufacturer Coleco has already produced pong clones, but will only publish its module-based console at a time when the market is already divided. But the …

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Console · 1982

Dynacom MegaBoy

The Atari 2600 is one of the most popular game consoles of the late 1970s and there were some companies that produced legal and illegal clones. One company …

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Console · 1983

Gakken Compact Vision TV Boy

The Japanese manufacturer Gakken successfully produces electronic toys and arcade machines in the 1980s. The Compact Vision TV Boy will be released in October …

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Console · 1983

Nintendo Family Computer

In parallel to the video game crash in the West, Nintendo introduces Famicom in Japan, an abbreviation for Family Computer. In fact, the console is supposed to …

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Console · 1983

Philips Videopac+ G7400

Philips seamlessly transforms the transition between Philips Videopac G7000 and the successor model G7400. The new console has more up-to-date graphics …

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Console · 1984

Sega SG-1000 II

The SG-1000 is the first Sega released game console to appear on the same day as Nintendo's Famicom. The system is flopping, which gives Sega managing director …

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Console · 1985

Computec Video Game System

The Video Game System by Computec is an unusual clone of an Atari 2600 console. It was produced in Taiwan, it is held in a light beige shade. On the top right …

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Console · 1985

Sega Mark III

The Mark III is the final version of the SG-1000. Sega improves the hardware to make the console stronger than the market leader, Nintendo's Famicom.

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Console · 1986

Sega Master System

The Master System is the version of the Sega Mark III produced for the West. The exterior, like Nintendo's NES, has been changed for the western market, but …

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Console · 1986

Sharp Twin Famicom

The Twin Famicom is a Famicom clone licensed by Nintendo, where the disk system extension is installed directly.

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Console · 1986

Tchibo Tele Fever

The Tele-Fever console from the coffee retailer Tchibo is one of the many (and one of the last) variants of the Arcadia 2001 console by Emerson. It is sold …

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Console · 1987

Atari XE Game System

The Atari XE Game System (XEGS) is Atari's attempt to better position itself in the 8-bit market and to attract new users to the home computer segment in the …

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Console · 1987

Ide Yosuke Meijin no Jissen Mahjong

Capcom released a mahjong game for Famicom in 1987. It is not the first Famicom implementation of the popular Asian board game, but the first that simplifies …

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Console · 1988

Projector Mega Video Game

The Projector Mega Video Game is a tabletop game that projects the game on the wall using a built-in projector. The games are introduced from above and consist …

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Console · 1988

Sega Mega Drive

At the time of its release, the Mega Drive/Genesis is technically clearly superior to Famicom, yet the superiority of Nintendo prevents Sega from gaining …

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Console · 1989

PC Engine Shuttle

The PC Engine Shuttle is a revised Version of the PC Engine. It is published exclusively in Japan in November 1989. The name added Shuttle makes itself …

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Console · 1989

PC Engine SuperGrafx

The PC Engine SuperGrafx, or SuperGrafx for short, is an enhanced version of the original PC Engine released exclusively in Japan. Its main differences are …

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Console · 1990

Sega Master System II

Sega is disappointed with the performance of the master system on the American market. When the Mega Drive was introduced in the USA in 1990, it was decided to …

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Console · 1990

SNK Neo Geo

SNK designs the Neo Geo as a game hall hardware that allows exhibitors to exchange games without having to buy a new cabinet each time. In parallel, you offer …

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Console · 1991

Commodore CDTV

In 1991, Commodore introduced the CDTV (Commodore Dynamic Total Vision), which puts an Amiga 500 with a CD drive in a Hifi case. With the remote control, the …

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Console · 1991

GoldStar CD-i

GoldStar's CD-i Player has an external power supply. The console display can also be used as a monitor with a suitable cable, whereby the system can be …

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Console · 1991

PC Engine CoreGrafx II

About a year and a half after the release of the PC Engine Core Grafx in December 1989, the PC Engine CoreGrafx II was released in Japan in June 1991. It's …

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Console · 1991

PC Engine Duo/Turbo Duo

The PC Engine Duo is a series of versions of the PC Engine game console by NEC and Hudson Soft. All variants are common that they play both games on cartridges …

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Console · 1991

Philips CD-i

Released in October 1991, the CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive) is a multimedia system developed mainly by Philips, with some involvement from Sony. Philips …

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Console · 1991

SNES

The Super NES is the last released system of the fourth generation of video game consoles.

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Console · 1992

JVC Wondermega

A Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) and Sega Mega CD combined in one device. It is sold in the USA under the name X'Eye from 1994. Due to the high price the different …

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Console · 1993

Amiga CD32

Like all Commodore game consoles, the Amiga CD32 is a variant of a home computer. The C64GS is actually a C64, the CDTV an Amiga and the CD32 an Amiga 1200 …

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Console · 1993

AV Famicom

The AV Famicom is released in 1993 almost at the same time in Japan and the USA. It is technically almost identical with the original Famicom or the NES, but …

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Console · 1993

Pioneer LaserActive

A LaserActive CLD-A100 in the collection, with PAC-N1, PAC-S1 and GOL-1. A modular approach to combining games and LaserDisc media.

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Console · 1993

Sega Kids Computer Pico

While Sega continues to devote herself to the classic home consoles, the first console for learning appears in parallel. The Sega Pico (called Pico Kids …

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Console · 1994

Bandai Playdia

The Playdia is designed for younger children, and despite its appearance, it is more of an interactive video player than a console. This can be easily seen by …

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Console · 1994

PC-FX

The successor console of the PC Engine externally reminds of a PC tower, and in fact is intended to be able to expand it with additional hardware. Conversely …

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Console · 1994

Sega Saturn

Sega Saturn is overshadowed by management decisions that are responsible for Sega's withdrawal from the hardware industry a few years later.

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Console · 1994

SNK Neo Geo CD

The Neo Geo is a console with modules, which can be found mainly in arcades. The Neo Geo AES is the home version, but the modules are still very expensive. As …

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Console · 1996

Apple/Bandai Pippin ATMARK

Apple designs the Pippin (named after an apple variety) as a standard that other manufacturers are supposed to build under license. The console is not only …

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Console · 2000

NUON Player

The Nuon concept is a standard developed by VMLabs as early as 1995. It consists of equipping DVD players with a chipset, which makes it possible to use …

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Console · 2000

Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2)

Although the available games initially reap average reviews, three factors contribute decisively to the success of the PS2: After Sega has stopped producing …

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Console · 2001

Panasonic Q (SL-GC10)

The Nintendo GameCube is launched in 2001, about five years after the introduction of the DVD. The Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2) and Microsoft Xbox can play DVDs by …

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Console · 2002

TV Game 2600 by Jakks Pacific

The Atari 2600 console is now over 35 years old and Jakks Pacific, in response to this anniversary, is presenting 10 Atari classics in a joystick:

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Console · 2004

Sony PlayStation 2 Slim

In September 2004, a smaller version of the PS2 console was released. It is lighter and quieter than the original model and has already built-in technology for …

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Console · 2005

ZAPiT Game Wave Family Entertainment

In addition to the large consoles of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, some niche products, such as the Game Wave Family Entertainment System, appear in the …

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Family FR-202

The Family FR-202 is a Famiclone in a dark case. The cartridge slot and the Power and Reset buttons are on top.

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Inventory list

The collection includes home game consoles from various generations up to the PlayStation 5, as well as console clones and retro consoles. The inventories list the models present and their quantities. The generation numbers provide chronological and technical context.

Pong consoles, handhelds and electronic toys are listed in separate areas.

Video game consoles

ManufacturerNameGenerationYearQuantity
AmstradGX4000319902×
APF Electronics Inc.APF M1000219781
Apple/BandaiPippin519951
AtariAtari 2600219775×
AtariAtari 5200219821
AtariAtari 7800319841
AtariAtari XE Game System (XEGS)319871
AtariJaguar519932×
BallyAstrocade219771
BandaiPlaydia519941
BBCBridge Companion319851
ColecoCBS ColecoVision219823×
CommodoreCommodore 64 Games System (C64GS)319871
CommodoreCommodore CDTV419911
CommodoreAmiga CD32519931
Dick SmithWizzard (VTech CreatiVision)2198?1
DynacomMegaBoy Compact Educational Video System2198?1
EpochCassette Vision219811
EpochCassette Vision Jr.219831
FujitsuFM Towns Marty519931
GakkenCompact Vision TV Boy319831
GoldStarPortable CD Interactive Player (GPI-1200M)419961
GoldStar3DO519931
GrundigSuper Play Computer 4000219781
HanimexHMG 2650219822+×
HitachiHi-Saturn Multimedia Player MMP-1519951
Interton ElectronicVC 4000219782×
ITTTelematch-Processor (Fairchild Channel F)21977?1
Mattel ElectronicsIntellivision219792×
Mattel ElectronicsIntellivision II219832×
MBVectrex219821
MicrosoftXbox [standard and transparent]620025×
MicrosoftXbox 360720051
MicrosoftXbox One820131
Mustang9016 Telespiel Computer (RCA Studio II clone)219771
NintendoFamily Computer (Famicom) (HVC-001)319831
NintendoNintendo Entertainment System/NES319861
NintendoFamicomBox319861
NintendoSuper Famicom Box3198?1
NintendoSuper Famicom419901
NintendoSuper Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Famicom)419903×
NintendoFamily Computer AV (HVC-NFF)319931
NintendoNintendo Virtual Boy519951
NintendoNintendo 64519963×
NintendoPikachu N64519961
NintendoNintendo 64 NUS-001 (FRA) RGB modification with Mr. Backup Z64519961
NintendoNintendo GameCube (Hanshin Tigers Pack)620011
NintendoNintendo GameCube (Mario Kart: Double Dash!! edition)620011
Nintendo/iQueiQue Player520031
NintendoWii [25th anniversary pack, red]720101
NintendoWii U [Skylanders Trap Team Bundle]820122×
NECPC Engine + PC Engine CD-ROM² System + CD-ROM Player419881
NECPC Engine Shuttle419891
NECPC Engine SuperGrafx (PI-TG4)419891
NECPC Engine CoreGrafx) (PI-TG3)419891
NECPC Engine CoreGrafx II419911
NECPC Engine Turbo Duo419921
NECPC Engine Duo-R (PI-TG10)419931
NECPC-FX519941
PanasonicPanasonic FZ-10 R.E.A.L. 3DO Interactive Multiplayer519932×
PanasonicQ (SL-GC10)620011
PioneerLaserActive (CLD-A100) with PAC-N1, PAC-S1, GOL-14/519931
PhilipsVideopac G7000219781
PhilipsVideopac C52219791
PhilipsVideopac G7200219811
PhilipsVideopac+ G7400319831
PhilipsCD-i 210419921
PhilipsCD-i 3604199?1
PhilipsCD-i 450419941
PhilipsCD-i 660419951
PhilipsCD-i 9104199?1
PlaytimeProjector Mega Video Game219881
RadiolaJET 25219781
RCAStudio II219771
SabaSaba Videoplay (Fairchild Channel F)219771
SamsungDVD-N501 [Nuon Game System]620011
Sanyo3DO51993?1
SchmidTVG 2000219822×
SchneiderVideopac G7000219781
SchneiderVideopac G720021983?1
SegaSG-1000 II319841
SegaSG-1000 Mark III319851
SegaSega Master System/Power Base319874×
SegaSega Mega Drive (PAL)419881
SegaSega Mega Drive (PAL) + Mega-CD419881
SegaSega Mega Drive II (PAL)419881
SegaSega Mega Drive II (PAL) + Mega-CD419881
SegaSega Master System II319902×
SegaSega Multi Mega419921
SegaWondermega HWM-5010419921
SegaSega Kids Computer Pico419941
SegaSega Genesis CDX (Sega Multi-Mega)419941
SegaSega Saturn519942×
SegaSega Mega Jet419951
SegaSega Dreamcast619991
SegaSega Dreamcast Hello Kitty619991
SharpTwin Famicom (AN-500B)319861
SNKNeo Geo MVS419911
SNKNeo Geo AES419911
SNKNeo Geo CD419941
SNKNeo Geo CDZ419961
SNKHyper Neo Geo 64519971
SonySony PlayStation (PS1)519945×
SonySony PSone520002×
SonyPlayStation 2/PS2 (SCPH-50004)620041
SonyPlayStation 2/PS2 (SCPH-50005)620041
SonyPlayStation 2 Slim (SCPH-70004)620042×
SonyPlayStation 3720061
SonyPlayStation 4 [500 GiB, black, C-Chassis CUH-1216]820131
SonyPlayStation 5920201
SonyPlayStation TV820131
TchiboTele-Fever219861
Victor/JVCWondermega (RG-M1)419921
Victor/JVCX'Eye (RG-M10BU)419941
Victor/JVCV-Saturn (RG-JX2)519951
Worlds of WonderActionMax Game System319872×
ZAPiT GamesGame Wave Family Entertainment720051

Total: at least 152

The console accessories belonging to the collection are documented separately. These links describe the holdings within the complete collection.

Clones

Copies of successful consoles have existed since the Coleco Gemini of 1982. Since the 1990s, they have been particularly widespread in countries where major manufacturers such as Nintendo have no official distribution. As they are produced for markets whose purchasing power is generally much lower than that of Western countries, they are usually copies of older 8-bit devices that are inexpensive to manufacture. The makers of these clones often operate in a legal grey area. Although producing the technology itself is legal, many clone consoles borrow the appearance of the original designs or use unlicensed images of games or characters on their packaging. Basic information, such as the manufacturer’s name or year of production, is often difficult to verify, and statements on the packaging may not reflect the facts.

ManufacturerNameSystemGenerationYearNotesQuantity
GametechNeo FamiFamicom32004Original packaging; white version1
GametechPoketfamiFamicom22004Famicom handheld1
(unknown)Arcade Action II (Argo UT-60)?3????Original packaging1
(unknown)Dendy Kids?3????Original packaging; Info1
(unknown)Fami-Comfort DX (black version)Famicom (?)3????Original packaging1
(unknown)Fami-Comfort DX (white version)Famicom (?)3????Original packaging1
(unknown)Funstation?3????Original packaging1
(unknown)Family Video Computer Game Action SetFamicom (?)3????Original packaging1
(unknown)Station 2000 MegaPlay?3????Original packaging1
(unknown)King Game Computer?32010 (?)Original packaging1
Yassin Games (?)Essam Ghlab 8 Bit Super Entertainment Computer?3????Original packaging1
(unknown)Terminator 2/Super Design Ending-Man BS-500 ASFamicom31992Original packaging; Info1
Cyber GadgetFamulator (CY-FMLT-RE)Famicom3????Original packaging1
Family/Ledertech & ElectronicFR 202 Thunder?3????Info1
HamyTV Game (9959)?3????Original packaging1
HamyDual station Video Game SystemNES/Mega Drive3/4????Original packaging1
NeoMega+Power IIFamicom3????Original packaging1
RedantGame AxeFamicon3????Handheld; Info1
(unknown)Mega Drive IIMega Drive42012 (?)Original packaging; licensed by Sega according to the packaging (doubtful)1
SoRooPandaFamicom (?)3????Original packaging1
StarGameMega Drive 2Mega Drive42012 (?)Original packaging1
StarGameNew Educational TV Game (SG-E01E)Famicom (?)3 (?)????Original packaging1
SuborSB2000Famicom3????Famicon clone with keyboard, mouse and floppy drive; Info1
(unknown)FC Mobile/FCM-74/Nintendo software mobileFamicom (?)3????1
ComputecVideo Game SystemAtari VCS2????1
(unknown)Power Station 64 Games?3????1
(unknown)Game Planet Super Com Entertainment System/SP-60 (Action Set JJ-8060)?3????1

Total: 27

All-in-one consoles and retro emulators

For some years, consoles have been available that emulate devices from earlier generations or reproduce them, usually through emulation. Some integrate the entire device into a controller that connects directly to a television. These all-in-one consoles generally have no cartridge slot; instead, a fixed set of games is built in. Apart from exceptions such as the Neo Geo X, further games cannot be added. Unlike console clones, the consoles in this section are generally officially licensed products.

ManufacturerNameSystemGenerationYearNotesQuantity
TommoNeo Geo X GoldNeo Geo42012Original packaging; handheld with 20 built-in games and an SD slot1
AtariAtari Flashback (Mini 7800)Atari VCS22004Original packaging1
AtGamesFlashback 3Atari VCS22011Original packaging1
ColecoColeco SonicMaster System/Game Gear3/42006Original packaging; Info1
AtGamesIntellivision FlashbackIntellivision2????Original packaging; Info1
AtGamesMega Drive Arcade Motion DualMega Drive4????1
Mebe TeckTV-Games Plug & Play??????Original packaging1
MGTGP-480.fitWii (?)7 (?)????Original packaging; Info1
MGTGame console with soft mat and 8 gamesWii (?)7 (?)????Original packaging1
Jakks PacificPlug & Play TV GamesAtari VCS2????Original packaging; Activision version; Competition Pro design1
Jakks PacificPlug & Play TV GamesAtari VCS2????Original packaging; Atari joystick design1
Jakks PacificPlug & Play TV GamesAtari VCS2????Atari joystick design1
JM BruneauWireless Game Console (CJS019DAU001)Wii (?)7 (?)Original packaging1
Sega Toys (?)Mega Drive Volume IIMega Drive4????Original packaging1
(unknown)Stelly??????1
Tec Planet59 Games in 1??????1
U.M.C.Mega Drive 3Mega Drive42001Original packaging1
VideojetPDC??2011 (?)Original packaging; Info1

Total: 18