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- From: kens@psc.lsa.umich.edu (Ken Small)
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- Subject: Re: Home Video Games History
- Date: 23 Dec 1992 01:53:21 GMT
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- James Hague (exuhag@exu.ericsson.se) wrote:
- : A few corrections:
-
- : I'm pretty sure the NES was out before 1986, either '84 or '85. The 7800
- : was announced 1984, but never shipped until a couple years later (after the
- : NES was already popular). I'd hardly call the NES graphics 'state of
-
- I'm not certain, but I think both were out for Christmas of '85.
- The NES was showed off brand new at the '85 Summer CES.
-
- : I think the Vectrex and Microvision (first cartridge-based handheld)
- : are omitted entirely. Ditto for the Bally Personal Arcade (Astrocade)
- : and Odyssey 2).
-
- It's worth noting that the Bally Astrocade came out before the Odyssey
- and 2600.
-
- : The Lynx was released before the Game Gear.
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- By over a year.
-
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