Video game consoles iceberg

Video game consoles iceberg is an iceberg chart topic. On r/IcebergCharts, the highest-scoring available chart on it, "The Video-Game Console Iceberg Chart", was posted by u/semydeus on 19 November 2020 and had about 374 upvotes when it was collected.^[1] A text version, "Video Game Consoles" by LetterF, is hosted on IcebergThreads, where it had 627 views as of 29 October 2026.^[2]

The IcebergThreads author describes it as: "An iceberg about the many video game consoles over the years."

Entries reflect the chart authors' choices and are not verified fact.

Tiers[edit]

Tiers and entries from the IcebergThreads version^[2]. Notes after a dash are shortened from the author's explanations.

Layer I: Casual Gamer[edit]

Sony PlayStation 5
Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo Switch
Sony PlayStation 4
Nintendo Wii
Xbox Series X/S
Xbox One
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Game Boy (Color)
Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo 64
Microsoft Xbox 360
Microsoft Xbox
Nintendo Game Boy Advance (SP/Micro)
Sony PlayStation 3
Sony PlayStation 2
Sony PlayStation
Sony PlayStation Portable
Sony PlayStation Vita
Nintendo GameCube
Atari 2600/5200/7800
Nintendo Wii U
Sega Genesis
Sega Master System
Sega Saturn
Sega Dreamcast
Sega Game Gear
Valve Steam Deck
Valve Steam Machine 2
Game & Watch
ROG Ally

Layer II: Gaming Addict[edit]

Phillips CD-i
Nintendo 64DD
Panasonic 3DO
Valve Steam Machine
NES Classic
SNES Classic
Sega Genesis Mini
Sony PlayStation Classic
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
PSX (2003)
Atari Jaguar
Neo Geo Pocket (Color)
PlayStation TV
LeapFrog Explorer
Ouya
Mattel Intellivision
Sega Pico
Magnavox Odyssey
Atari VCS
Atari Lynx
Nvidia Shield TV
Nex Playground
Playdate
Color TV-Game
Sega CD
Nintendo Pokémon Mini – Handheld that only plays Pokemon games

Layer III: Gaming Veteran[edit]

TurboGrafx-16 Mini
iQue Player
LeapPad 2/3
Fairchild Channel F
Atari XEGS
Sega VMU
Nintendo PlayStation
VTech CreatiVision
Intellivision Amico
Arduboy
Magnavox Odyssey²
NEC PC-FX – 5th gen console from NEC
Apple Pippin – 5th generation console by Apple and Bandai
Tiger Gizmondo – 7th generation handheld that is the worst selling handheld in history.
Sony PocketStation – Handheld by Sony used with PlayStation games
Mattel HyperScan – Poorly received console from Mattel that only got 5 games released for it

Layer IV: Gaming Historian[edit]

Panasonic M2
Zeebo
VideoNow XP
Philips Videopac+
Tiger Game.com
Casio Loopy – Console from 1995 directed toward female players that also prints stickers
Milton Bradley Microvision – The first ever handheld console (as in with interchangeable games/cartridges)
Super A'Can – Motorola 68000 console from 1995
Bally Arcade – Second generation console by Midway under Bally, later got rereleased as the Astrocade later without Bally branding.
Bandai Playdia – 5th gen console from Bandai

Layer V: Console Collector[edit]

Game Wave Family Entertainment System
Sport Vii
Video Challenger
Videosmarts
Gizmondo

Layer VI: Console Preservationist[edit]

Teachermate
VTech Variety
CAI System
VTech Gamate 3D
Tiger BattleVision
Eagle Family Computer – Home console with a similar concept to the Action Gamemaster, but unlike the latter, it did release in 1987.
A.Smart – V.Smile ripoff by Asder Electronics

Layer VII: The Console[edit]

Unknown consoles that never released and don't have any documentation
Consoles that you came up with in your head
Consoles from your dreams
In-Universe Consoles
Fantasy consoles

Sources[edit]

Featured Reddit chart: u/semydeus. The Video-Game Console Iceberg Chart. Reddit (r/IcebergCharts). 19 November 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
IcebergThreads version: LetterF. Video Game Consoles. IcebergThreads. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 29 October 2026.

References[edit]

↑ u/semydeus. The Video-Game Console Iceberg Chart. Reddit (r/IcebergCharts). 19 November 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 LetterF. Video Game Consoles. IcebergThreads. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 29 October 2026.

[top-1] u/semydeus. The Video-Game Console Iceberg Chart. Reddit (r/IcebergCharts). 19 November 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2026.

[thread-2] 2.0 ^2.1 LetterF. Video Game Consoles. IcebergThreads. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 29 October 2026.

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