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Console Generations

I often forget which generation number each of the major consoles fall under and more importantly, which Sega consoles came out when and contemporary to which Nintendo Consoles

3rd Generation (1983–2003)

  • Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (1983)
  • Sega Master System (1985)
  • Atari 7800 (1986)

4th Generation (1987–2004)

  • Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) (1988)
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) (1990)
  • TurboGrafx-16 (1987)
  • Neo Geo (1990)

5th Generation (1993–2006)

  • Sony PlayStation (1994)
  • Nintendo 64 (1996)
  • Sega Saturn (1994)
  • 3DO (1993)
  • Atari Jaguar (1993)

6th Generation (1998–2013)

  • Sony PlayStation 2 (2000)
  • Microsoft Xbox (2001)
  • Nintendo GameCube (2001)
  • Sega Dreamcast (1998)