Inside this housing is a small computer consisting of microprocessor 86, RAM 90 for storing video game programs and data, boot ROM 91 for power up and reset and may include an operating system such as DOS, non-volatile EPROM 89, EEPROM, or battery-maintained SRAM for storing digital information that is different for each game console 42, video signal generator 117 (see U.S. Pat. No. 6,139,433) for