The document traces the history and evolution of video game consoles from the 1970s to the 2000s. It notes the release of early consoles like the Odyssey in 1972 and the Atari 2600 in 1977. Game cartridges were introduced along with pinball machines containing electronics. Major consoles of the 1980s included the Atari 5200 and Sega Master System. The 1990s saw the release of the original PlayStation and other consoles. From the 2000s onward, the document lists popular consoles from PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and mobile gaming devices.

1. Gaming Research
Unit 14 Deconstructing Video Games.

2. 1970 s
The first game console was called the Odyssey and
released in August 1972.
Game cartridges were then released for the game
consoles.
Pinball machines were released with electronics.
The Atari 2600 was released in 1977.
Pong clones

3. 1980 s
Atari 5200 was released
Master System
The Atari systems were big.

4. 1990 s
Playstation were released.
Sega Saturn
Atari Jaguar

5. 2000 s
Playstation 2/3/4
Gameboy Advance
X-box/360
The Wii
PSP (PlayStation Portable)
Nintendo DS/DSI/DSIxl/3DS/3DSxl
iPod touch/iPhone