List of hardware families
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This list is for all hardware families.. Please do not include variants and clones here. Before adding a platform here, please ask on the talk page. Not all hardware families are platforms.
| Platform Name | Type(s) | Notes | |||
| 3D0 | Game console | Multimedia device. Easy to pirate its games. | |||
| ABC 80 | Home computer | ||||
| ABC 800 family | Home computer | ||||
| Amiga | Home computer | amigappc is the PowerPC Amiga Amiga OCS, Amiga AGA, and Amiga ECS are used by gamers. | |||
| Apple II | Home computer | This family of computers probably had the 2nd most clones, next to the PC. | |||
| Apple III | Home computer | ||||
| Arcadia 2001 | Game console | Popular in Europe, not so popular in North America or Japan. | |||
| Astrocade | Game console | One or two models exist. Not too well known. | |||
| Atari 8-bit family | Home computer | The computer version of the Atari 5200 | |||
| Atari 2600 | Game console | First popular console | |||
| Atari 7800 | Game console | ||||
| Atari Lynx | Handheld game system | Not to be confused with the Camputers Lynx, please remember this is the first color handheld. | |||
| Atari ST | Computer | As a platform, includes the Mega ST(e), TT, and Falcon. | |||
| BBC Micro | Home computer | ||||
| Blackberry | Smartphone | ||||
| Commodore 16 | Home computer | A dismal failure of a platform ( when compared to Commodore's other platforms ) | |||
| Commodore 128 | Home computer | ||||
| Commodore 64 | Home computer and Game console | The most common model of computer ever made. The C64GS is the console. Suprisingly there doesn't seem to be many clones. | |||
| Cassette Vision | Game console | Japanese console, competed with Famicom. | |||
| CBM-II | Home computer | Replacement for the Commodore PETs | |||
| Channel F | Game console | Early console | |||
| CD-i | Game console | CD-i was an multimedia console, mostly known for its bad Nintendo licensed titles. | |||
| ColecoVision | Game console | Most known for good arcade ports and a first-party device that allows people to play Atari 2600 games on the Coleco. | |||
| CoCo | Home computer | Commonly called the CoCo. First platform to run OS-9. | |||
| Commodore PET | Home computer | First successful Commodore platform. | |||
| CPC | Home Computer | Includes the GX-4000 and KC-Compact. | |||
| CPS-1 | Arcade system | ||||
| CPS Changer | Game console | Basically CPS-1 with Street Fighter Zero? | |||
| CPS 2 | Arcade system | Street Fighter 2 and Street Fighter Alpha-era Capcom games were mostly for this system. | |||
| CPS 3 | Arcade system | ||||
| CreatiVision | Game console | ||||
| Cybiko | PDA | ||||
| Dreamcast | Game console | Has an arcade variant | |||
| Dreamcast VMU | Console addon | - | Famicom Disk System | Console addon | requires Famicom |
| FM-7 | Home computer | ||||
| FM Towns | Computer | Also the FM Towns Marty line were game consoles. | |||
| Game Boy | Handheld game system | The standard in handheld gaming until the DS came on to the market. | |||
| Game Boy Advanced | Handheld game system | ||||
| Game Cube | Game console | ||||
| Game Gear | Handheld game system | Almost identical hardware to the Master System. | |||
| Game.com | Handheld game system | ||||
| Gamete | Handheld game system | Probably the most sexual name for a system. | |||
| Gizmondo | Handheld game system | ||||
| Genesis\Mega Drive | Game console | Has two subplatforms, 32x and Sega CD. | |||
| Hartung Game Master | Handheld game system | Another cheap knockoff of the Game Boy. Not a clone in that the machines were not compatible. Also incompatible with the Watara Supervision. | |||
| Intellivision | Game console | One of two Intel-based game systems. | |||
| iPhone | Smartphone and OS | Platform includes OS, also the iPod Touch is part of this platform. Arguably the iPad as well. | |||
| Jaguar | Home computer | Last Atari console. 64-bit pile of junk. | |||
| Laser 100/200/300 and compatibles | Home computer | Are the Laser 100 and 200 in different platforms? | |||
| Laser 350/500/700/750 | Home computer | ||||
| LaserActive | Game console | Platform is based on laser discs. Very expensive consoles. | |||
| Leapster | Handheld game system | Educational system. | |||
| Lisa | Home computer | Early GUI system by Apple. 3 or 4 different models exist | |||
| M05 | Home computer | Early French computer. | |||
| Mac 68K | Computer | mac68k is used as a platform identifier | |||
| Mac PPC | Computer | macppc is used as a platform identifier | |||
| Intel Mac | Computer and OS | This platform includes the OS | |||
| Master System | Game console | Nearly identical to the game gear, just a different type of hardware. | |||
| Mega-CD\Sega-CD | Console addon | Requires a Mega Drive or Genesis | |||
| Mega Duck | Handheld game system | ||||
| MSX | Home computer\Game console | MSX is a hardware standard as well. The Zemmix consoles are either MSX or MSX2/2+ systems. | |||
| MSX2 | Home computer | Advanced MSX | |||
| N-Gage | Smartphone and Handheld game system | Looks like your talking to a taco when using this. | |||
| Neo Geo | Game console Arcade | The 16-bit version. The 64-bit platform only had a few titles for it. | |||
| Neo Geo Pocket | Handheld game system | ||||
| Newton | PDA | Early PDA family from Apple | |||
| NES\Famicom | Game console | Known as the Fammicom in Japan, there is a fairly huge market of bootleg versions | |||
| Nintendo 64 | Game console | ||||
| Nintendo DS | Handheld game system | ||||
| Odyssey²\G7000\G7200 | Game console | Quite popular in France, elsewhere this platform was overshadowed by the 2600. | |||
| Oric line | Home computer | ||||
| Palm Pilot | PDA | The first popular PDA platform. | |||
| PC | Computer | ||||
| PC-50X pong systems | Game console | This family of consoles used GI chips in a cartridge, not ROM cartridges. | |||
| PC-8801 | Home computer | Japanese line of proprietary Z80-based computers | |||
| PC-9801 | Home computer | Japanese line of proprietary x86 computers? | |||
| PC-FX | Game console | The Successor of the Turbographix-16. | |||
| PCW | Computer | Includes PCW-16? | |||
| Pippin | Game console | A sort-of PowerMac compatible console. | |||
| PlayStation | Game console | PSX usually refers to this platform. | |||
| PlayStation 2 | Game console | PS2 usually refers to this family of machines. | |||
| PlayStation 3 | Game console | PS3 is the common name | |||
| PlayStation Portable | Handheld game system | PSP is the common name | |||
| PocketStation | Console addon | requires Sony PS1 ( Japanese models). Released only in Japan, even though some other markets got the games. | |||
| Psion series 3 | PDA | Early PDA platform. Palm is more known. | |||
| Sinclair QL | Computer | First 16-bit home computer. | |||
| R-Zone | Handheld game system | Another early 3D-system. Worse than the Virtual Boy. | |||
| S-100 systems | Hardware standard \ computers | S-100 bus machines, mostly running CP/M derivatives, but other systems too. Old and rare platform. | |||
| SS-50 systems | Hardware standard \ computers | SS-50 bus machines, mostly running CP/M derivatives, but other systems too. Old and rare platform. | |||
| Sega 32x | Console addon | Requires Sega Genesis | |||
| SG-1000 | Game console | Also includes Sega's first computer, the SC-3000 series. | |||
| Saturn | Game console | Sega's answer to the PS1 and N64. | |||
| Spectrum | Home computer | Includes all clones, even the Scorpion and Pentagon. | |||
| Studio II | Game console | One of the first game console platforms to support ROMs. | |||
| Super A'Can | Game console | A Taiwanese 16-bit console. Used dual Motorola and MOS CPUs. | |||
| Super Nintendo | Game console | The eventual winner of the 16-bit console wars. | |||
| SVI-318 | Home computer | This appears to the platform Microsoft derived the MSX standard from, but its not compatible with the MSX. | |||
| TI Model 990/10 | Computer | ||||
| TI-99/4A | Home computer | Also includes the TI-99/4. | |||
| TO7 | Home computer | Includes the TO7/70 and T9000.. the best of the hardware is the 7/70. | |||
| Tomy Tutor | Home computer | ||||
| TRS-80 | Home computer | Note here each main model is a platform as well. (ie Model I, Model III and Model IV). | |||
| TurboGraphix CD | Console addon | Requires Turbographix 16. | |||
| TurboGraphix-16 | Game console | Includes the CD and handheld versions too. Also known as the PC-Engine in Japan. Has a few clones. | |||
| Vax | Minicomputer | ||||
| VC 4000 | Game console | Includes 1292 compatible systems. | |||
| Vic 20 | Home computer | Early successful home computer | |||
| Vectrex | Game console | Vector based games similar to those in the arcades at the time. | |||
| Virtual Boy | Handheld game system | ||||
| Watara Supervision | Handheld game system | Another game boy knockoff. Its a different platform from both the Game Master and the Mega Duck. | |||
| Wii | Game console | Responsible for getting many people (back) into gaming. | |||
| WonderSwan | Handheld game system | Decent Japanese-only platform. | |||
| X1 series | Home computer | ||||
| X68000 | Computer | This family of hardware was only available in Japan. | |||
| XBOX | Game console | The 2nd Intel based console. | |||
| XBOX 360 | Game console | ||||
| Zeebo | Game console | Not sure if this platform will hit the US or mainstream markets, but its popular in Brazil. | |||
| Zodiac | Handheld game system | ||||
| ZX80 | Home computer | Early cheap platform. Cloned in USSR and South America a bit. | |||
| PDP-11 | Minicomputer | ||||
| System/360 | Mainframe | ||||
| System/370 | Mainframe | ||||
| ESA/390 | Mainframe | ||||
| IBM AS/400 | Mainframe | ||||
| DEC PDP-8 | Minicomputer | ||||
| PC-140x | Pocket computer | The main platform of pocket computers. | |||
| PB-100 and derivatives | Pocket computer | ||||
| FX-700 series | Pocket computer | ||||
| FX-720P | Pocket computer | ||||
| TI-80 series calcuators | Graphing calculator |
