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)