List of dedicated video game consoles
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This is an incomplete list of dedicated video game consoles in chronological order. Only officially licensed dedicated consoles are listed in the retro style sections.
Dedicated consoles are video game consoles that have a single game or a limited list of games built into the console itself, and are not equipped for additional games that are distributed via ROM cartridges, discs, downloads, or other media. All first-generation video game consoles are dedicated consoles. Starting in the 2000s, there has been a new wave of dedicated consoles focused primarily on retrogaming.
Early dedicated home consoles (1972–1984)
{{see also|Pong#Home version}}{{Main article|First generation of video game consoles}}
There are {{table row counter|id=genonecon|page=List of first generation home video game consoles|ignore=1}} home video game consoles known to have been released in the first generation of video game consoles. They can be found in the List of first generation home video game consoles.
Early handheld electronic games (1976–present)
{{see also|Handheld electronic game}}
File:Mattel Electronics Auto Race, No. 9879, Red LED, Made In Hong Kong, Copyright 1976 (LED Handheld Electronic Game).jpg|Mattel Auto Race (1976)
File:Battlestar Galactica by Mattel Electronics, No. 2448-0310, Made In Hong Kong, Copyright 1978 (LED Electronic Handheld Game).jpg|Mattel Electronics Battlestar Galactica Space Alert (1976)
File:Blip the Digital Game by Tomy, Model No. 7018, Requires 2 "AA" Batteries, Made in Japan, Copyright 1977 (Handheld Electro-Mechanical Game).jpg|Blip (1977)
File:Coleco Electronic Quarterback.jpg|Coleco Electronic Quarterback (1978)
File:Parker brothers merlin hand held electronic game.jpg|Merlin (1978)
File:Alien Attack by Coleco, Model No. 2370, Made in Taiwan, Copyright 1981 (LED Handheld Electronic Game).jpg|Alien Attack (1979)
File:VTech Tri-Screen Time & Fun Deputy Den.png|VTech electronic series (1979-1991)
File:Astro wars.JPG|Astro Wars (1981)
File:Epoch-Barcode-Battler.png|Barcode Battler (1991)
File:Pokémon Pikachu digital pet.JPG|Pokémon Pikachu (1998)
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| Name || Release date || Manufacturer |
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| Mattel Handheld Games original series
| Mattel |
| Blip
|1977 |Tomy |
| Coleco Handheld Games
| 1978-? | Coleco |
| Merlin
|1978-? |
| VTech Handheld games
| 1979-1991 |
| Game & Watch series
| 1980-1991 | Nintendo |
| Astro Wars
| 1981 |
| LCD Solarpower
| 1982 | Bandai |
| Tiger Electronics Handheld Games series
| 1987-1998 |
| Acclaim Handheld Games series |
| Barcode Battler
| 1991 |
| Nintendo Mini Classics
| 1998-present | Nintendo |
| Pokémon Pikachu
| 1998 | Nintendo |
| Pokémon Pikachu 2
| 1999 | Nintendo |
Retro style dedicated home consoles and handhelds (2001–present)
{{main|List of retro style video game consoles#Retro style home consoles (2001–present)|List of retro style video game consoles#Retro style handhelds (2001–present)}}
{{see also|Dedicated console#Retrogaming revival}}
Retro styled dedicated video game consoles and handhelds are listed within the main article.