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Did you know that the very first video game console which could be connected to a TV set was introduced in 1972? It was called Magnavox Odyssey and featured a variety of simple games such as volleyball, hockey, tennis, and chase. Game consoles promptly gained momentum and became a huge part of the gaming industry. As a result, there are many people out there who can't even imagine their childhood without video games. This Twitter user named Dilan is one of them. Recently, he shared some of his old handheld consoles and realized that people out there probably haven't even seen them before. His post has spiraled into a full thread of gaming consoles from the past that are rarely used these days. From the very first Nintendo Entertainment System, which was released in the 1980s, to the much more modern PlayStation Portable, which entered the industry in 2004, these blasts from the past are rarely remembered. Feeling nostalgic yet? If so, scroll down below for this wonderful trip down video game console memory lane.

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Martz Migraña
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My very first console! Used to play "Rampage" a lot with my brother 😁

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Baron Simone Von Bianco
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can understand if some kids of today have no clue regarding the original Gameboy but seriously, the first Nintendo DS came out in 2005 and DSi is from 2008. Who exactly is intended as "kids of today" then ?

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Bob Belcher
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I found several of my GB games last week. Not sure if I should throw them away or sell them.

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Daria B
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When the batteries were close to death, the games got rather interesting ♡

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Scagsy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Recently discovered in an archeological site south of Paris

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AndersM
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1970 Intellivision from Mattel. It's cool! Looks like something from the movie War Games. I bet there's a direct line to NORAD if you would like to play tic tac toe with WOPR ;-)

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oddball0626
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah, yes Intellivision. My cousin had one of these. I had the Atari 2600. We would bicker as to which was better when we were kids. (Atari was better)

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Bobthemess
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel like if this were an open list I could put a ps3 on here and people would be like "dang I'm that old". PEOPLE! UR NOT THAT OLD!!!!

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Virgil Blue
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friend had this one. The sticks were weird but Beam Rider was awesome.

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Ben Root
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had tons of Atari stuff & the Fairchild system, but Intellivision was always what I wanted...until I played it at a relative's place and was annoyed as hell by the controller.

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Darrell M
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My first gaming experiences were on one of these bad boys- swap out the plastic controller cover to match the game's controls.

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Rabbit Carrot
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh they had the TV and controller overlays. They were a pain the backside as they just fell off the TV all the time.

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Marek Yanchurak
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My cousins had it. I remember playing Atlantis on it till my parents got mad and I had to leave.

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Guy MacGregor
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Plus, this is technically the first Xbox. (DirectX integration into a gaming console, which is litterally what "Xbox" mean)

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Joshua Selbitschka
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I got really unlucky. I got one of the few defective ones(screen was internally damaged). Wound up swiping my cousin's whenever she was over until I got a Gameboy Advance.

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Scagsy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Was waiting for one of these to crop up! Felt like the king of the playground with it

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Miss Milinky
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aww the Game Gear! Will happily gobble 6 AA batteries in about 4 hours! What a beast.

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Lianna Valdez
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My teacher in high school had so many Marlboro miles there point system. She won the train trip there ultimate promotion prize. But all Marlboro did was keep extending the date of the trip. Due to health concerns of the workers it got canceled. But she got such cool stuff even a kayak and a lot more.

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Nate Hull
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When Nintendo wants to grow the game boy family when it's already too big.

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Gladys Schols-Valke
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You know the 3 in 3DS was because it was in 3D right? And then the 2DS came out because you could play the 3DS games but only in 2D...

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