Category:Second Generation

The second era of gaming is simultaneously the highlight, as well as the end, of the golden era of gaming, which was effectively ended by the Great American Videogame Crash of 1983; The biggest highlights of this generation were arcades, the Atari 2600, and the Commodore 64. Other notable consoles included the Colecovision, the Intellivision, and the standalone Vectrex unit.