A sign of a good power-up screen is the way it ‘scratches the itch’ in your head. The sensation is both comforting and satisfying in many respects. With earlier systems, it was also a telltale sign ...

Even though old Atari devices are better-known, the Magnavox Odyssey of 1972 was the first ever video game console. It could only display four dots and had no audio, but it opened Pandora's gaming box ...