A History Of Video Games In Commercials

It’s terrifying how long video games have actually existed. Utterly terrifying. Even more terrifying (and hilarious) are the commercials used to sell video games. Just for fun I decided to trail back through history to unearth almost a commercial for almost every single home console ever released. From the Magnavox Odyssey to the PlayStation 4 and everything inbetween: this is the history of video games in commercial form. Enjoy!

The First Generation (1972-1980)

Magnavox Odyssey



Coleco Telstar



The Second Generation (1976-1983)

Atari 2600



Colecovision



The Third Generation (1983-1987)

NES



SEGA Master System



Commodore 64



The Fourth Generation (1987-1995)

SEGA Mega Drive



Super Nintendo



Turbografx-16



Neo Geo



The Fifth Generation (1993-2000)

Amiga CD32



Atari Jaguar



Sega Saturn



PlayStation



Nintendo 64



The Sixth Generation (1998-2004)

Dreamcast



PlayStation 2



Nintendo GameCube



Xbox



The Seventh Generation (2005-2011)

PlayStation 3



Xbox 360



Nintendo Wii



The Eighth Generation (2012-Present)

Wii U



Xbox One



PlayStation 4

