Released in September 1989 in the US and the next year in Europe and Japan, the Atari Lynx is a fourth-generation handheld console and the first with a color LCD display. The system was discontinued in 1995.
- Initially sold for $179.99 ($440 in today's money)
- It is estimated that two (2) million units were sold worldwide
GameBoy and GameBoy Color
Released in April 1989, the GameBoy is an 8-bit handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. The console was so successful that the production continued until the year 2003.
- Initially sold for $89.9 in the US ($212 in today's money)
- It is estimated that 118.5 million units of GameBoy (GB) and GameBoy Color (GBC) were sold worldwide
Released in November 1993 and discontinued in 1996, the Atari Jaguar is a 32-bit video game console. The system features 4 different processing units producing high-quality graphics and sound, but it was notoriously complex for programmers. Atari Games licensed the Atari Jaguar's chipset for use in its arcade games.
- Initially sold for $249.99 in the US ($530 in today's money)
- It is estimated that only 150,000 units were ever sold
Released in November 1994 and discontinued in 1998, the Sega Saturn is a powerful 32-bit game console, and the successor to the legendary Sega Mega Drive. The system offered a dual-CPU architecture with eight processors and a CD-ROM drive.
- Initially sold for $399 in the US (1995)
- It is estimated that 9.26 million units were sold worldwide