Product Evolution Video Game Consoles By James Livingston & Tamirat Reynolds Introduction to Engineer Design 3rd Period

First Video Game Console  Invention: “Brown Box”  Inventor: Ralph H. Baer  Year of Production: 1922  Games for the system: Ping-Pong, Tennis, and light-gun games.  Description: A bulky, rectangular, brown box.  Controller: Two

Odyssey  Year of Production: 1972  Inventor: Magnavox  Description: Plastic base model, 10 improvements have been made for this console because it didn't make standards. (It Sucked)  Consumer: It was played by people in the 1970’s.

Atari Ping Pong System  Year of Production: 1975  Inventor: N/A, a copied format of the Odyssey.  Description: Plastic and Metal base, 5 improvements have been made.

Nintendo TV Games  Year of Production: 1977  Conductor: Magnavox  Description: Plastic base mantel  Consumer: Kids

Super Nintendo Entertainment System  Year of Production: 1991  Conductor: N/A  Description: Grey rectangular system with plastic base  Controllers: Two

Sega Genesis 2  Year of Production: 1994  Conductor: Sony  Description: Black rectangular system with plastic base, improvement made one time over a single year.  Controllers: One

PlayStation  Year of Production: 1994  Conductor: Sony  Description: Grey, flat rectangular system with plastic base, Memory card required.  Controllers: One

Nintendo 64  Year of Production: 1996  Conductor: Nintendo  Description: Multi color consoles or designs (Depending on what you buy), flat rectangular system with plastic base, Required a memory card.  Controllers: One

Dreamcast  Year of Production: 1996  Conductor: Sega  Description: Flat rectangular system with plastic base, Required a memory card.  Controllers: One

Playstation 2  Year of Production: 2000  Conductor: Sony  Description: Flat rectangular system with plastic base, Required a memory card. Sizes: Big or Slim.  Controllers: One

Nintendo Gamecube  Year of Production: 2001  Conductor: Nintendo  Description: Cube system with plastic base, Required a memory card. Multiple colors.  Controllers: One

Xbox  Year of Production: 2001  Conductor: Microsoft  Description: Flat rectangular system with plastic base, 1st console to not require a memory card and have online access called Xbox Live..  Controllers: One

Xbox 360  Year of Production: 2005  Conductor: Microsoft  Description: Flat rectangular system with plastic base.  Controllers: One

Playstation 3  Year of Production: 2006  Conductor: Sony  Description: Flat rectangular system with plastic base.  Controllers: One

Nintendo Wii  Year of Production: 2006  Conductor: Nintendo  Description: Flat rectangular system with plastic base. Wireless Controllers.  Controllers: One

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