Watch the full video - The History of Video Game Consoles - Part One: http://techland.time.com/2013/12/19/the-history-of-video-game-consoles/

Everything you wanted to know about the video game consoles from your childhood. Take a look back at the early generations of video game consoles in part one of our three-part video series. Hosted by yours truly, this installment features insight from Kotaku's Stephen Totilo, IGN's Greg Miller, Sony's Scott Rohde, and Video Games New York's Giulio Graziani.

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