<s>
A	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
is	O
a	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
that	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
built-in	O
video	O
game	O
or	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
equipped	O
for	O
additional	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
distributed	O
via	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
,	O
discs	O
,	O
downloads	B-Application
or	O
other	O
digital	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
were	O
very	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Device
generation	I-Device
of	I-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
until	O
they	O
were	O
gradually	O
replaced	O
by	O
second-generation	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
that	O
use	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
home	O
video	O
game	O
systems	O
were	O
dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
most	O
popularly	O
Pong	B-Application
and	O
its	O
many	O
imitators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
almost	O
all	O
later	O
consoles	O
,	O
these	O
systems	O
were	O
typically	O
not	O
computers	O
(	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
CPU	B-Device
is	O
running	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
software	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
contained	O
a	O
hardwired	O
game	O
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mid-1970s	O
,	O
ROM	O
cartridge-based	O
systems	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
Fairchild	B-Operating_System
Channel	I-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
,	O
had	O
risen	O
to	O
prominence	O
during	O
the	O
second	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
though	O
stand-alone	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
Coleco	O
's	O
Mini-Arcade	O
series	O
continued	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
smaller	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
market	O
until	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
crash	O
of	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
ROM	O
cartridge-based	O
consoles	O
had	O
dominated	O
the	O
home	O
market	O
until	O
CD-based	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
gained	O
prominence	O
in	O
the	O
mid	O
and	O
late	O
1990s	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
from	O
the	O
first	B-Device
generation	I-Device
of	I-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
are	O
dedicated	O
to	O
one	O
or	O
a	O
few	O
games	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
usually	O
be	O
selected	O
with	O
a	O
game	O
switch	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
common	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
selected	O
with	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
these	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
is	O
n't	O
a	O
program	O
;	O
there	O
are	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
wires	O
that	O
connect	O
electrically	O
a	O
few	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
intern	O
console	O
hardware	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
for	O
this	O
technique	O
are	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Coleco	B-Application
Telstar	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Philips	O
Tele-Game	O
ES	O
2201	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developing	O
from	O
earlier	O
non-video	O
electronic	O
game	O
cabinets	O
such	O
as	O
pinball	O
machines	O
,	O
arcade-style	O
video	O
games	O
(	O
whether	O
coin-operated	O
or	O
individually	O
owned	O
)	O
are	O
usually	O
dedicated	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
or	O
a	O
small	O
selection	O
of	O
built-in	O
games	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
allow	O
for	O
external	O
input	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
modern	O
arcade	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
do	O
allow	O
external	O
input	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
memory	O
cards	O
or	O
USB	O
sticks	O
,	O
this	O
functionality	O
usually	O
only	O
allows	O
for	O
saving	O
progress	O
or	O
for	O
providing	O
modified	O
level-data	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
the	O
dedicated	O
machine	O
to	O
access	O
new	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
mid-1970s	O
by	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mattel	O
Electronics	O
 '	O
Mattel	B-Application
Auto	I-Application
Race	I-Application
and	O
Mattel	O
Electronic	O
Football	O
,	O
dedicated	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
considered	O
the	O
precursors	O
of	O
modern	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devoted	O
to	O
one	O
game	O
or	O
a	O
collection	O
or	O
built-in	O
games	O
,	O
dedicated	O
handhelds	B-Application
tend	O
to	O
employ	O
simple	O
VFD	B-General_Concept
or	O
LCD	B-Device
screens	I-Device
although	O
older	O
models	O
often	O
utilized	O
even	O
more	O
primitive	O
arrays	O
of	O
small	O
light	O
bulbs	O
or	O
LED	O
lights	O
to	O
produce	O
calculator-like	O
alphanumerical	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dedicated	O
handheld	B-Application
systems	O
typically	O
comprise	O
a	O
screen	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
control	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
compact	O
body	O
that	O
houses	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	O
and	O
Watch	O
series	O
increased	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
dedicated	O
handheld	B-Application
games	I-Application
during	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
have	O
appeared	O
for	O
fishing	O
games	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
unit	O
's	O
body	O
itself	O
becomes	O
a	O
specialized	O
controller	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
rod	O
and	O
reel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
have	O
been	O
released	O
with	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
,	O
for	O
hunting	O
,	O
shooting	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
archery	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
differs	O
from	O
a	O
handheld	B-Device
TV	I-Device
game	I-Device
(	O
or	O
a	O
"	O
plug	B-Device
and	I-Device
play	I-Device
game	I-Device
"	O
)	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
latter	O
integrates	O
the	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
with	O
the	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Device
Player	I-Device
Super	I-Device
Joy	I-Device
III	I-Device
)	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
contain	O
licensed	O
games	O
and	O
are	O
distributed	O
in	O
mainstream	O
stores	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
Jakks	O
Pacific	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
TV	B-Device
Games	I-Device
is	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
famous	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
re-releases	O
of	O
many	O
vintage	O
games	O
,	O
from	O
arcade	O
classics	O
to	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
currently-popular	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
has	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
their	O
classic	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Frogger	B-Application
,	O
on	O
"	O
plug	O
and	O
play	O
"	O
dedicated	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pelican	B-Device
VG	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
was	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
TV	B-Device
game	I-Device
with	O
a	O
backlit	O
color	B-Device
LCD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
handheld	B-Application
electronic	O
games	O
with	O
LCD	B-Device
screens	I-Device
that	O
only	O
have	O
one	O
game	O
are	O
rather	O
distinct	O
devices	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Pelican	B-Device
VG	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
has	O
blurred	O
the	O
categorization	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
the	O
2001	O
release	O
by	O
Toymax	O
(	O
and	O
later	O
Jakk	O
's	O
Pacific	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Activision	O
TV	B-Device
Games	I-Device
,	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
revival	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
by	O
nostalgia-driven	O
retrogamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
not	O
,	O
strictly-speaking	O
,	O
dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
however	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
also	O
support	O
cartridge-based	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
no	O
new	O
official	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
were	O
available	O
for	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tectoy	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
portable	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
and	O
several	O
games	O
built	O
in	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
no	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
a	O
miniaturized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
was	O
released	O
with	O
20	O
built-in	O
games	O
and	O
no	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
support	O
called	O
Atari	O
Flashback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
is	O
actually	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
hardware	O
,	O
but	O
running	O
Atari	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
newer	O
version	O
,	O
Atari	O
Flashback	O
2	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
actual	O
Atari	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
some	O
new	O
built-in	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
modern	O
hobbyist	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
programmers	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
old	O
favorite	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
has	O
no	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
designed	O
so	O
that	O
one	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
online	O
tutorials	O
exist	O
detailing	O
this	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
late	O
2010s	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Konami	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
Sega	O
,	O
and	O
SNK	O
released	O
dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
with	O
built-in	O
games	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
earlier	O
for	O
their	O
historic	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
these	O
dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
include	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
,	O
Neo	O
Geo	O
Mini	O
,	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
,	O
which	O
usually	O
are	O
miniaturized	O
replicas	O
of	O
their	O
historic	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
