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Atari 5200Atari 5200:Atari 5200 Model DifferencesAlthough the Atari 5200 had a fairly short life, two variants of the console exist along with three different motherboard revisions. 4…Updated Oct 9, 2026Atari 7800Atari 7800:Atari 7800 Model DifferencesThere are two 7800 models, and two revisions within one of the models. NTSC 7800 (1986-1992) An NTSC Atari 7800 with Pro-Line joystick…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game BoyGame Boy:Game Boy Model DifferencesThree models of the original Game Boy were produced, with the Game Boy Color only receiving one hardware version with a few motherboar…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Game Boy Advance Model DifferencesThere are three main models of the Game Boy Advance, with only one of them receiving a significant hardware revision. All except for t…Updated Oct 9, 2026Genesis / Mega DriveGenesis:Sega CD Model DifferencesOnly two models of the Sega CD (or Mega CD outside of the Americas) were ever produced, each with a radically different design but wit…Updated Oct 9, 2026Genesis / Mega DriveGenesis:Sega Pico Model DifferencesThe Sega Pico received a number of revisions during its 12-year lifespan, most of them only sold in Japan where the system was most po…Updated Oct 9, 2026SaturnSaturn:Saturn Model DifferencesThere are only two main models of the Sega Saturn, with numerous motherboard revisions within each model. Both models are functionally…Updated Oct 9, 2026Super NintendoSNES:SNES Model DifferencesThere are two SNES models, and a variety of revisions within these models. While there is only one board revision of the SNS-101/SHVC-…Updated Oct 9, 2026