Tangiblia
Vol. I · No. 1★Est. 2026
Tangiblia · Video Games
Cartridges, discs, and the machines that play them. This branch is registered and scheduled; no catalog is published yet.
| Consoles by generation — second generation onward | Not started |
| Handhelds | Not started |
| Home computers | Not started |
The Magnavox Odyssey is the first home console; Pong follows in arcades the same year.
The Atari 2600 makes the cartridge the unit of collecting.
The North American video game crash empties the shelves.
The Nintendo Entertainment System rebuilds the market around licensing and quality seals.
The Game Boy starts the handheld era in earnest.
The Sony PlayStation moves the medium to CD.
The Nintendo Switch merges handheld and console in one machine.