Game Consoles

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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 (or coming soon).

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 ? 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 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 ? ? ? ?
Xbox 360 ? ? ? NO
NEC PC Engine/Turbografx 16 ? ? ? ?
Nec PC-FX ? ? ? ?
Nintendo Nintendo 64 4 Digital + Analog 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.