Game Consoles

This page contains brief descriptions of all game consoles (new and classics). Some users may prefer to use a game console as a base.

Note: If a game consoles is bold, it still in the market.

Company	Console	Players	Controls1	Game Buttons2	Cabfriendly Emulators3
3DO Company	3DO Interactive Multiplayer	?	?	?	?
Atari	Atari 2600	2	Digital4	1	Stella
	Atari 5200	?	Analog	?	MESS
	Atari 7800	?	Digital4	?	MESS
	Atari Jaguar	?	?	?	?
Bally	Bally Astrocade	?	?	?	?
Bandai	Bandai Atmark (Apple Pippin)	?	?	?	?
Coleco	Colecovision	?	?	?	MESS
Commodore	Commodore CDTV	?	?	?	?
	Commodore 64 GS	2	Digital4	1	?
Emerson	Hanimex HMG 2650 (Arcadia)	?	?	?	MESS
Epoch	Cassettevision	?	?	?	?
Fairchild	Fairchild Channel F	?	?	?	MESS
Interton	Inverton VC4000	?	?	?	?
Magnavox	Magnavox Odyssey	?	?	?	?
	Magnavox Odyssey 2	?	?	?	?
Mattel	Intellivision	?	?	?	Nostalgia
Microsoft	Xbox	?	?	?	?
	Xbox 360	?	?	?	NO
NEC	PC Engine/Turbografx 16	?	?	?	?
	Nec PC-FX	?	?	?	?
Nintendo	Nintendo 64	?	?	?	Project 64
	Nintendo Gamecube	?	?	?	?
	Nintendo NES/Famicom	?	Digital	2	FCE Ultra
	Nintendo Revolution	?	?	?	NO
	Super Nintendo (Super Famicom)	?	Digital	6	Zsnes Snes9x
Nuon	Nuon	?	?	?	Nuance
Philips	Philips CD-i	?	?	?	?
	Philips G7000	?	?	?	?
Sega	Sega Dreamcast	?	Digital Analog	6	Chanka
	Sega Master System	2	Digital4	2	Kega Fusion
	Sega Megadrive/Genesis/32X	2	Digital4	3	Kega Fusion
	Sega Saturn	?	?	?	SSF
SNK	SNK Neo Geo	?	?	?	?
Sony	Sony Playstation	?	Digital	8	?
	Playstation 2	2	3xAnalog4	8a	?
	Playstation 3	?	?	?	NO
Vectrex	Vectrex	?	?	?	MESS

Newer Consoles

Company

Console

Players

Controls1

Game Buttons2

Cabfriendly Emulators3

1) Controls:

• Some consoles had Digital and/or Analog controls, both are listed.
• If the console used a keypad (some older consoles had one!), it is mentioned in the list.
• Only the standard control that came with the machine are listed.

2) Buttons:

• This list count only fire/action buttons on their control that are used to play games. Note that the buttons are listed for one player.
• Some systems may have start/select and/or other system buttons/swiches, but these are not counted (most emulators have special keys for those).
• Buttons are marked digital or analog. Default is digital.

3) Cabfriendly:

• Only the most commonly used cabinet friendly emulator(s) is(are) listed. The console's page might have a more comprehensive list of emulators.

4) Hacking:

• These Atari controllers are very easy to interface to your arcade controls. It's even compatible with other systems too.