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Console

Dedicated hardware for playing video games.

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Master System

Video games; Console

Sega's Master System was part of the third generation of home video game consoles that competed against each other in the mid to late 1980s. The console sold an estimated 13million units over its ...

Backwards compatible

Video games; Console

The ability of a console to play games from previous consoles, for example the PlayStation 2 can play PlayStation game, and the Wii can play Gamecube games.

PlayStation

Video games; Console

The PlayStation was Sony's first console and competed in the fifth generation of video game consoles. Sony were originally working with Nintendo to develop a disc based add-on to the SNES, however ...

Nintendo 64 (N64)

Video games; Console

The Nintendo 64 was Nintendo's entry into the sixth generation of video game consoles. Once again it touted an impressive lineup of first party titles, but lost the support of many third party ...

Final Fantasy

Video games; Console

Name of a Japanese role-playing game series owned by Square-Enix of Japan.

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