List of video game platforms

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All # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Name Abbreviation Launch Date Games Last Edit
PC
PC June 8, 1977
13,032
11/24/2009
PlayStation 2
produced by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
PS2 Oct. 26, 2000
2,559
11/21/2009
Amiga
produced by Commodore Electronics Ltd.
AMI Oct. 21, 1985
2,227
11/23/2009
Commodore 64
produced by Commodore
C64 Aug. 23, 1982
2,163
11/14/2009
PlayStation
produced by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
PS1 Sept. 9, 1995
1,684
11/21/2009
Mac
produced by Apple Inc.
MAC Jan. 24, 1984
1,562
11/24/2009
ZX Spectrum
produced by Sinclair Research Ltd.
SPEC April 23, 1982
1,552
09/29/2009
Nintendo DS
produced by Nintendo
DS Nov. 21, 2004
1,551
11/22/2009
Atari ST
produced by Atari Corporation
AST April 13, 1985
1,527
10/18/2009
Amstrad CPC
produced by Amstrad
CPC Nov. 2, 1984
1,151
10/18/2009
SNES
produced by Nintendo
SNES Aug. 21, 1991
1,079
11/18/2009
NES
produced by Nintendo
NES Oct. 18, 1985
1,021
11/21/2009
Xbox
produced by Microsoft Game Studios
XBOX Nov. 15, 2001
978
10/27/2009
Wii
produced by Nintendo
WII Nov. 19, 2006
977
11/22/2009
Game Boy Advance
produced by Nintendo
GBA March 22, 2001
916
11/22/2009
Arcade
ARC July 12, 1972
863
11/21/2009
Xbox 360
produced by Microsoft Game Studios
X360 Nov. 22, 2005
858
11/23/2009
PSP
produced by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
PSP March 24, 2005
827
11/23/2009
Genesis
produced by Sega
GEN Aug. 14, 1989
794
11/06/2009
Xbox Live Marketplace
produced by Microsoft Game Studios
XBLM Nov. 2, 2005
693
11/19/2009
Apple II
produced by Apple Inc.
APL2 June 6, 1977
667
10/07/2009
MSX
produced by Microsoft Game Studios
MSX Nov. 24, 1983
664
11/08/2009
PlayStation 3
produced by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
PS3 Nov. 11, 2006
663
11/23/2009
Wii Shop
produced by Nintendo
WSHP Nov. 19, 2006
647
11/17/2009
GameCube
produced by Nintendo
GC Nov. 18, 2001
598
10/16/2009
Atari 8-bit
produced by Atari, Inc.
A800 Nov. 1, 1979
577
10/17/2009
Atari 2600
produced by Atari, Inc.
2600 Oct. 14, 1977
517
11/12/2009
Game Boy
produced by Nintendo
GB April 21, 1989
465
11/24/2009
Saturn
produced by Sega
SAT Nov. 22, 1994
456
11/15/2009
PlayStation Network
produced by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
PSN Nov. 8, 2006
451
11/23/2009
Pinball
PIN July 7, 1941
400
10/04/2009
Dreamcast
produced by Sega
DC Sept. 9, 1999
396
11/21/2009
Game Boy Color
produced by Nintendo
GBC Oct. 21, 1998
389
11/10/2009
Nintendo 64
produced by Nintendo
N64 June 23, 1996
339
11/21/2009
iPhone
produced by Apple Inc.
IPHN June 29, 2007
317
11/24/2009
Sega Master System
produced by Sega
SMS Oct. 16, 1986
294
11/09/2009
Game Gear
produced by Sega
GG Oct. 6, 1990
236
11/23/2009
Sega CD
produced by Sega
SCD Oct. 15, 1992
163
11/21/2009
TurboGrafx-16
produced by NEC Technologies, Inc.
TG16 Aug. 29, 1989
149
11/19/2009
Amiga CD32
produced by Commodore
CD32 Sept. 23, 1993
143
06/08/2009
NEC PC-8801
produced by NEC Home Electronics, Ltd.
PC88 Jan. 1, 1981
142
11/03/2009
3DO
produced by Matsushita Electric Corporation of America (Panasonic)
3DO Aug. 27, 1993
126
08/17/2009
DSiWare
produced by Nintendo
DSI Dec. 24, 2008
123
11/17/2009
TurboGrafx CD
produced by NEC Technologies, Inc.
TGCD Aug. 1, 1990
114
11/18/2009
Neo Geo
produced by SNK Playmore
NEO Oct. 25, 1990
107
11/09/2009
ColecoVision
produced by Coleco
CVIS Aug. 5, 1982
105
10/14/2008
Dragon 32/64
produced by Dragon Data Ltd.
DRAG Aug. 15, 1982
97
08/24/2009
VIC-20
produced by Commodore Electronics Ltd.
VC20 May 1, 1980
95
09/13/2009
FM-7
produced by Fujitsu
Nov. 8, 1982
94
10/17/2009
Intellivision
produced by Mattel Electronics
INTV Jan. 8, 1979
93
10/15/2009
NEC PC-9801
produced by NEC Home Electronics, Ltd.
PC98 Nov. 1, 1982
90
11/16/2009
TRS-80 CoCo
produced by Tandy Corporation
COCO Dec. 3, 1980
87
02/21/2009
NEC PC-6001
produced by NEC Home Electronics, Ltd.
Nov. 1, 1981
82
10/10/2009
Atari 5200
produced by Atari, Inc.
5200 March 15, 1982
81
08/23/2009
Lynx
produced by Atari Corporation
LYNX Sept. 21, 1989
80
05/22/2009
Sharp X1
produced by Sharp Corporation
X1 Jan. 11, 1982
80
11/03/2009
FM Towns
produced by Fujitsu
FMT Feb. 1, 1989
79
10/17/2009
TRS-80
produced by Tandy Corporation
TRS8 Oct. 16, 1980
74
12/24/2008
Neo Geo CD
produced by SNK Playmore
NGCD Oct. 1, 1994
72
11/13/2009
Apple IIgs
produced by Apple Inc.
A2GS Nov. 18, 1986
72
11/23/2009
Jaguar
produced by Atari Corporation
JAG Nov. 18, 1993
71
11/18/2009
Atari 7800
produced by Atari Corporation
7800 June 23, 1986
65
08/22/2009
BBC Micro
produced by Acorn Software Products, Inc.
BBCM Sept. 30, 1981
63
10/11/2009
iPod
produced by Apple Inc.
IPOD Oct. 23, 2001
60
11/20/2009
TI-99/4A
produced by Texas Instruments
TI99 June 12, 1981
59
06/28/2009
Odyssey 2
produced by Magnavox
ODY2 Dec. 2, 1978
58
08/09/2009
CD-i
produced by Philips Interactive Media, Inc.
CDI Nov. 2, 1991
58
11/03/2009
Famicom Disk System
produced by Nintendo
FDS July 15, 1983
57
11/14/2009
Neo Geo Pocket Color
produced by SNK Playmore
NGPC March 16, 1999
55
09/28/2009
N-Gage
produced by Nokia
NGE Oct. 7, 2003
53
09/03/2009
Sega 32X
produced by Sega
32X Dec. 3, 1994
41
10/22/2009
WonderSwan Color
produced by Bandai Co., Ltd.
WSC Dec. 30, 2000
40
10/18/2009
WonderSwan
produced by Bandai Co., Ltd.
WSC Sept. 14, 1999
36
10/18/2009
Leapster
produced by LeapFrog Enterprises
LEAP Nov. 29, 2003
35
04/28/2009
Sharp X68000
produced by Sharp Corporation
X68K July 27, 1993
35
11/09/2009
V.Smile
produced by VTech
VSML Jan. 1, 2007
31
08/22/2009
PC-FX
produced by NEC Technologies, Inc.
PCFX Dec. 23, 1994
30
09/22/2009
Channel F
produced by Fairchild Semiconductor
CHNF Aug. 1, 1976
30
10/24/2009
Commodore PET/CBM
produced by Commodore
CBM July 15, 1977
22
11/25/2008
Virtual Boy
produced by Nintendo
VBOY July 21, 1995
22
08/18/2009
Game.Com
produced by Tiger Electronics, Inc.
GCOM Sept. 12, 1997
21
08/19/2009
Commodore 128
produced by Commodore
C128 Jan. 29, 1985
19
09/13/2009
Satellaview
produced by Nintendo
BS-X April 23, 1995
18
10/26/2009
Vectrex
produced by Western Technologies Inc.
VECT Nov. 3, 1982
17
09/07/2008
Gizmondo
produced by Gizmondo Europe Ltd.
GIZ Oct. 23, 2005
16
10/23/2009
Game Wave
produced by ZAPiT Games
GWAV Oct. 1, 2005
14
08/19/2009
Nintendo 64DD
produced by Nintendo
None Dec. 1, 1999
13
08/09/2009
Microvision
produced by Milton Bradley Co.
MVIS Nov. 5, 1979
13
05/31/2009
Zodiac
produced by Tapwave, Inc.
ZOD April 12, 2004
11
11/23/2009
R-Zone
produced by Tiger Electronics, Inc.
RZON Jan. 1, 1995
10
08/19/2009
Aquarius
produced by Mattel Electronics
None June 1, 1983
10
10/01/2009
NUON
produced by VMI
NUON March 9, 1999
8
08/18/2009
Neo Geo Pocket
produced by SNK Playmore
NGP Aug. 6, 1999
7
04/26/2009
Pioneer LaserActive
produced by Pioneer Productions
LACT Aug. 20, 1993
6
09/21/2009
Arcadia 2001
produced by Emerson Radio Corporation
None March 1, 1982
6
12/02/2008
Odyssey
produced by Magnavox
ODY Sept. 1, 1972
6
08/19/2009
HyperScan
produced by Mattel Electronics
HSCN Oct. 1, 2006
5
01/06/2009
Adventure Vision
AVIS Nov. 8, 1982
4
01/14/2009
Pippin
produced by Bandai Co., Ltd.
None Sept. 1, 1995
4
08/18/2009
PLATO
Jan. 1, 1960
4
11/06/2009


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