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North American Video Game Crash
Created by
Edwin Sechrist
⟶ Updated 4 Nov 2017 ⟶
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Fairchild Channel F
The first console to have cartridges and a micro-processor Could only show 8 colors (6 at a time) Sold very poorly
Atari 2600
Cheaper than the Fairchild Successful, sold 30 million Had removable cartridges Had popular arcade games (like Pong) Warner Communications obtained Atari shares
Magnavox Odyssey²
Had built-in keyboard Sold well before the crash Less-powerful than Atari 2600 Had programmable cartridges Speech-synth for speech input
Intellivision
Came with a controller that had a host of buttons The controller could have multiple mappings The controller had a 16-directional disc (instead of the normal 8) Better CPU and graphics acceleration than the Atari 2600 Relatively unsuccessful
ColecoVision ----------------- Vectrex ----------------- Atari 5200
Had superior graphics Donkey Kong Near-perfect arcade recreations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vector display monitor Black and whit lines displayed Featured color overlay panels --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- High retail price Poor joystick and button placement Unreliable joystick Discontinued within two years
Video Game Crash
Due to rushed games and consoles: Game companies began to fail Hardware developers began to fail Lack of investment in gaming industry
