THE CON50LE is a comprehensive yet conversational account of 50 years of home video gaming history, leaving no rarely sighted system unturned & providing a chronological account of the evolution of the biggest entertainment medium. From the earliest consoles of the 1970s to today’s cutting-edge machines, it traces one man’s eureka moment to the multi-billion-dollar global industry. All the well-known names & massive-selling consoles are here: Nintendo Entertainment System, SEGA Mega Drive, Atari 2600, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2. There’s also room for hardware many gamers won’t have heard of, from Japan-only releases & home computer conversions to experiments with VHS & micro-console magic. Learn about the creators, their inspirations, the games that built the biggest consoles’ reputations, & the failures along the way. Even consoles that came & went without notable success left a mark, and THE CON50LE unravels this compelling history, one fascinating machine at a time.