The Definitive Top 100: Best Video Game Consoles

55 media outlets and experts offer a definitive ranking of all 138 video game consoles ever released.

Introduction

The debate has raged since GenXers argued the relative merits of the Atari 2600, Intellivision and ColecoVision 40 years ago: what's the best gaming console? Big Data gives us an answer.

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