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Closed-Market Period (dec 2, 1971 – nov 1, 1976)

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Games had to be preloaded on consoles, thus making it near impossible for third-party developers to exist.
Ended with release of Fairchild Channel F, and its use of microprocessors allowing games to be loaded on to cartridges.

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ByJonah Unger
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dec 2, 1971
nov 1, 1976
~ 4 years and 11 months
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