Game Consoles
Revision as of 05:11, 10 April 2006 by Spacefractal (talk) (added Commodore CD32 (A CD based console, based on Amiga 1200))
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
- If a game consoles is italic, it still on the way to the market
Company | Console | Players | Controls1 | Game Buttons2 | Cabfriendly Emulators3 |
3DO Company | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | 1? | Digital | 5 | ? |
Atari | Atari 2600 | 2 | Digital4 | 1 | Stella |
Atari 5200 | 4 | Analog + Keypad | 2 | MESS | |
Atari 7800 | 2 | Digital4 | ? | MESS | |
Atari Jaguar | 2 | Digital + Keypad | 3 | ? | |
Bally | Bally Astrocade | 4 | Digital + Spinner | 1 | ? |
Bandai | Bandai Atmark (Apple Pippin) | 2 | Digital + Trackball | 6 | ? |
Coleco | Colecovision | 2 | Digital + Keypad | 1 | MESS |
Commodore | Commodore CD32 | 2 | Digital | 6 | ? |
Commodore CDTV | 1 | Digital + Keypad | 2 | ? | |
Commodore 64 GS | 2 | Digital4 | 1 | ? | |
Emerson | Hanimex HMG 2650 (Arcadia) | ? | ? | ? | MESS |
Epoch | Cassettevision | 2 | ? | ? | ? |
Fairchild | Fairchild Channel F | ? | ? | ? | MESS |
Interton | Inverton VC4000 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Magnavox | Magnavox Odyssey | 2 | Spinner | ? | ? |
Magnavox Odyssey 2 | 2 | Digital | 1 | ? | |
Mattel | Intellivision | 2 | 16-direction disc + Keypad | 3 | Nostalgia |
Microsoft | Xbox | 4 | Digital + 2xAnalog | 6 (4d + 2a) | ? |
Xbox 360 | ? | ? | ? | NO | |
NEC | PC Engine/Turbografx 16 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Nec PC-FX | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Nintendo | Nintendo 64 | 4 | Digital + Analog | 9 | 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 NeoGeo | 2 | Digital | 4 | ? |
Sony | Sony Playstation | 2 | Digital | 8 | ? |
Playstation 2 | 2 | 3xAnalog | 8a | ? | |
Playstation 3 | ? | ? | ? | NO | |
Vectrex | Vectrex | ? | ? | ? | MESS |
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"
- Any addons like Dual Shock (PSX) and Pro Controllers (Genesis, Jaguar etc) are explained in the indepth page. These may require more buttons.
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.