The Machines by Type
All about the consoles and computers that power our gaming dreams, sorted by type.
Console
Atari 2600 VCS
The first major home console hit. More...
Atari Jaguar
Atari's swansong, the Jaguar was designed to be the first of the new generation following the golden age of the 16-bit consoles ruled by the SNES and MegaDrive. More...
Microsoft XBox
If anyone could break into the video game market, now so totally sewn up by Sony, it was Microsoft. More...
Nintendo 64
This was meant to be the Playstation killer, it never managed it but it posed the greatest threat to Sony until the Wii. More...
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo's first home console and the best selling games machine of it's time, the NES brought the games industry back from the brink following the 1983 crash. More...
Nintendo Gamecube
Great graphics and that usual Nintendo magic but by the sixth generation we were all beginning to wonder when we'd get some real innovation. More...
Sega Dreamcast
Undoubtedly the most under-rated and console of them all. More...
Sega Genesis/Megadrive
"Genesis Does What Nintendon't" boasted Sega's ad campaign, and at its release in the summer of '89, it did. More...
Sega Master System
In the summer of '86 the Sega Master System or SMS was released into the path of the steamroller that was the Nintendo Entertainment System. More...
Sega Saturn
The first casualty of the mighty Playstation, Sega’s Saturn was the beginning of that great pioneering company's end. More...
SNK Neo-Geo
An arcade machine for home with a price to match. More...
Sony Playstation
Sony's world beater, the Playstation, single-handedly revitalised the whole games industry but finished off some old giants along the way. More...
Sony Playstation 2
The Sony Colossus continued to tower over the competition in the sixth generation with the PS2. More...
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo's SNES was a monster; far more powerful than the Genesis it held its own well into the 32-bit era. More...
Computer
Acorn Archimedes
The super-advanced British RISC computer that arrived just too late to stem the flow towards the soulless PC. More...
Acorn BBC Micro
Built for Aunty by Acorn and beloved of schools across the UK, the BBC Micro is about as British as it gets. More...
Apple II
The computer that launched Apple. More...
Apple Macintosh
The PC's only true competitor, after a few Lazarus moments, is now stronger than ever. More...
Atari ST
Darling of the synth-music movement the Atari ST is a true legend. More...
Commodore 64
The best selling home computer model of all time, the Commodore 64 took the world by storm as a practical business machine and fantastic games machine. More...
Commodore Amiga
Never before had the public seen such beautiful graphics or heard such sound from a computer they could afford. More...
PC
Not much of a games machine at first but the old IBM compatible has flourished into the most advanced games machine money can buy. More...
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum was a phenomenon; a colour home computer for £100. This was unheard-of value in the home computer market. More...
Handheld
Nintendo Gameboy
Nintendo's Gameboy is grandaddy of the handheld console world and in its original, Pocket and Color versions has sold more than any other console, handheld or not. More...
Nintendo Gameboy Advance
A fantastic upgrade for the aging Gameboy and with the SNES at its heart, how could it loose? More...