produced home videogameconsoles and handheld consoles since 1983; these systems were released from the third consolegeneration to the sixth. Sega was formed
In the history ofvideo games, the third generationofvideogameconsoles, commonly referred to as the 8-bit era, began on July 15, 1983, with the Japanese
The history ofvideogameconsoles, both home and handheld, began in the 1970s. The first console that played games on a television set was the 1972 Magnavox
home videogameconsoles since the first commercial unit, the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972. Historically these consoles have been grouped into generations lasting