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Games console

GCSE History · key term

Games console

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An electronic system designed for playing video games, such as Sony’s PlayStation.

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Eduqas GCSE History · C100

Component 2

Easier and cheaper access to home computers and games consoles meant children could play without visiting an arcade. Nintendo and Sega achieved major successes with Super Mario Bros and Sonic the Hedgehog. Nintendo’s Game Boy, introduced in 1989, made handheld gaming popular: a portable system could be used away from the household television.
Revise: Children's Entertainment

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Games console — Eduqas GCSE History Definition

Mass production