Game Consoles Through Time

Gaming · 10 questions

Cartridges, discs and downloads: the hardware history of gaming.

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1. Which company released the NES in North America in 1985?

   1. Nintendo
   2. Sega
   3. Atari
   4. Sony
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   A) Nintendo

2. Which Sony console launched in 1994 in Japan and popularised CD-based games?

   1. Sega Saturn
   2. PlayStation
   3. Nintendo 64
   4. Dreamcast
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   B) PlayStation

3. Which Microsoft console launched in 2001?

   1. Xbox 360
   2. Zune
   3. Xbox
   4. Surface
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   C) Xbox

4. Which Nintendo handheld launched in 1989?

   1. Game Gear
   2. Lynx
   3. Switch
   4. Game Boy
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   D) Game Boy

5. Which was the first home video game console, released in 1972?

   1. Atari 2600
   2. Magnavox Odyssey
   3. Intellivision
   4. ColecoVision
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   B) Magnavox Odyssey

6. Which Sega console was released in 1998 and was its last?

   1. Saturn
   2. Genesis
   3. Dreamcast
   4. Master System
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   C) Dreamcast

7. Which Nintendo console introduced motion controls in 2006?

   1. Wii
   2. GameCube
   3. Wii U
   4. Switch
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   A) Wii

8. Which console did Sony release in 2020 alongside the Xbox Series X?

   1. PlayStation 4 Pro
   2. PlayStation 3
   3. PSP Go
   4. PlayStation 5
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   D) PlayStation 5

9. The Atari 2600 was released in the late 1970s.

   1. True
   2. False
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   A) True

10. The Nintendo Switch cannot be used as a handheld.

    1. True
    2. False
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    B) False