Template:VG history

	Part of a series on:
	History of video games
	General Golden age of video arcade games; History of video games; Video game crash of 1983;
	Consoles First generation (1972–1977); Second generation (1976–1984); Third generation (1983–1992); Fourth generation (1987–1996); Fifth generation (1993–2002); Sixth generation (1998–); Seventh generation (2005–);
	Genres History of computer role-playing games; History of massively multiplayer online games; History of online games;
	Lists Early history of video games; List of years in video games; List of video games in development;
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