PlayStation 2 Sony Discontinued: Still going... Sold based on the strengths of the original PlayStation, backwards-compatibility and built-in DVD player, the PS2 has pushed more than 127 million units worldwide as of last year - making it the highest-selling console of all time. As the most popular console of the last generation, the PS2 secured exclusive rights to giant franchise sequ... more.

Amstrad GX4000 Amstrad Discontinued in: ~1990 This epically unheard-of beasty came and went as quickly as you walk from your front door to the mailbox. It's huge, played massive carts and kind of looks like it belongs in a hospital. Even with a version of RoboCop 2 in its library, kids happily ignored it in favor of the SNES and Genesis. NeoGeo AES SNK Discontinued in: 2004 Think... more.

Intellivision Mattel Electronics Discontinued: 1991 Known as the first console to pose a serious threat to Atari's 2600, the Intellivision sold 175,000 consoles in its first year and started a TV smear campaign against its rival. Interestingly, Mattel rolled out a voice synthesis peripheral in 1982 called the Intellivoice, which made speech integral to gameplay. Intellivision was also kno... more.

Magnavox Odyssey As the first home console ever, the Odyssey ran on batteries and games came on removable circuit cards, not cartridges. The Odyssey tragically lacked sound capability, but that was later rectified. Also looks uncannily like a defibrillator. Atari Pong While the Odyssey used separate electronic components for its chip system, the Atari Pong used in integrated circui... more.

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Beginning with the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) this video depicts the evolution of Nintendo's home video game consoles using a cool transformer type transitions. ... more.

Watch this timeline on video games spanning 35 years, from Pong all the way to our current generation of titles - it's quite apparent that we've come a long way. How many of the games featured have you had the opportunity to play? ... more.

Have you ever wondered how much work goes into the creation of your favorite game? We have too, which is why we approached Ubisoft about breaking down the making of Rainbow Six Vegas. They were kind enough to explain the timelines behind the scenes and each of the major steps behind the game's development. CONCEPTION [ 11 MONTHS ] Ubisoft gives a core design team composed of five pe... more.

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Watch the history of Final Fantasy the series has been commercially and critically successful and it is Square Enix's best selling video game franchise, with more than 85 million units sold, not to mention one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time. The following 13 part retrospective is narrated by Geoff Keighley who guides us from Final Fantasy's earliest titles to the most r... more.

Experts pick the games most worthy of preserving. SAN FRANCISCO — Who makes a list of 10 all-time great games and leaves "Pac-Man" off the list? Henry Lowood and four of his friends did. Lowood is the curator of the History of Science and Technology Collections for Stanford University. More relevant to gamers, though, is the fact that Lowood recently got together with another ... more.

We take a look into the past of Sega and where they went wrong in the console wars. Tecmo Bowl sucks, I got Joe Montana. You're still playing Mario, Dude! Ask your Mom if you can come over. I'll let you play on a real video game system. My Genesis has 16-bit graphics, what's yours again? 8-bit, that's funny. Oh the good old days of harassing Nintendo players. Being the first kid to own a Sega G... more.