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Fifty years of consoles, from the Magnavox Odyssey and the Atari 2600 to the NES, Sega Mega Drive, Nintendo 64, Wii and Switch 2. A quiz for anyone who remembers blowing into a cartridge, and anyone who wants to know where today's games came from.
The hardware behind the games: the PlayStation and Xbox rivalry, PC gaming tech such as graphics, frame rates and refresh rates, and fifty years of consoles.
Before you start
You have 20 seconds for each question. When time runs out, the question counts as wrong.
Your first choice is the one that counts. It is checked straight away, with an explanation where there is one.
At the end you see your score and can go back through every question and its answer.
XP scales with your score. Replays earn XP only when you beat your previous best.
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