If you were twelve in 2001, you were lucky. In a single year, Nintendo launched two new systems, Microsoft entered the console business, and the PlayStation 2 hit its stride with some of the best games ever made. Here's the year, game by game.
The Xbox arrives, and so does Master Chief
The original Xbox launched in November 2001 with a huge controller, a built-in hard drive and one game everyone talked about: Halo: Combat Evolved. Suddenly, everyone was dragging TVs into the same room for system-link nights.
The PlayStation 2's golden year
In 2001 the PS2 went from "the console that plays DVDs" to the console everyone needed. These all landed that year.
Hello, GameCube
Nintendo's little purple lunchbox arrived in November 2001, with Luigi (not Mario) leading the launch.
Game Boy Advance in every backpack
The Game Boy Advance launched in June 2001, and suddenly the bus ride to school got a lot shorter.
Pick your year
2001 is just one stop. On our homepage you can pick the year you were twelve and see the consoles and games from it, hand-picked and ready to play again.
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