By TechRadar
Although they can sometimes feel like a relatively recent invention, games, and the consoles that run them, have actually been around for a surprisingly lengthy amount of time.
But if you want to embrace the medium’s rich history by playing some retro games, you’re going to need some hardware to run them on.
Thankfully eBay has a large selection of games consoles from both past and present, so you can get your retro gaming fix in no time at all.
But where exactly should you start? We’ve prepared a short guide to each of the eight commonly recognised console generations and happily only the first generation is going for the kind of money that’d make Sotheby’s lick their lips.
The 1st Generation: Gaming hits the home
This is where it all started. The Magnavox Odyssey, released in 1972 was the first home video game console. Its graphics might seem ancient by today’s standards, it wasn’t capable of outputting sound, and its controller was a strange collection of knobs and just a single button but for a generation that couldn’t shovel money into Pong fast enough, the Odyssey was a revolutionary device.
Atari, the makers of arcade hit Pong, soon had a home console of …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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