What is the most desired retro game console (anything before Xbox 360 & pS3 era)?
My most desired would be the Dreamcast, which I own.
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What's the most outlandish console you want?
For me, I would pick the Atari Jaguar. Such a strange and kind of bad console, but it had some pretty neat games like the first release of Rayman, Wolfenstein 3D, Tempest 2000 and Alien vs Predator. Not to mention it's filled with charm. Beyond that, maybe the Atari Lynx, for similar reasons.
👀1If I had to choose just one, I'd probably say the
Bandai Apple Pippin @Mark White Console
. It may be a bad console, but it was still a unique experiment and had features that were firsts for a console, like internet support and (From what I've gathered) cross compatibility with Mac (I'm also a fan of vintage apple stuff), so I think it'd be cool to own.Now, if I had to choose a system that I actually have a decent shot of getting, I'd say the
MB Microvision Console [EU]
, mainly because it was the first portable game system (with cartridges), and just has such a unique cartridge design with the CPU being in the cartridges and whatnot. It also looks nice on a shelf and from what I've heard, quite a few of the games are fun.👍 1Very cool! Microvision and the Vectrex are both great underrated consoles from what I've heard. The Bandai Pippin's an interesting choice just because it didn't have many games released for it, but it had the first Journeyman Project game, which was a decently popular PC series back then, and I think the Pippin release was the only console port until the 2010s.
If it wasn't so darn expensive, it'd make a great conversation piece in anyone's collection, and if your correct about the backwards compatibility with Mac games, a fun and unique way to play PC games from the 90s.
I already have a lot of unloved console like
Bandai Playdia Console
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Casio Loopy My Seal Computer Console
, Amstrad GX-4000 ...
I recently saw a Koei Pasgogo and I want oneNot a console itself, but an original DS is something I've always wanted. Sure, it's not as sturdy as other models and doesn't look as good, But still.
The original DS will always be a weirdly cool console. I always thought it's design looked very much like a toy or like a tool with the strange ridges on the top screen, and it was definitely the least reliable of all the models, but it's also got some sort of charm the other models don't have. Not to mention the GBA carts don't stick out of it like a sore thumb like on the DS Lite.
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Why is Nintendo charging so much for the Nintendo Switch 2 console and games?
Partially asking this out of curiousity. Partially asking this out of anger. This morning I go onto Amazon to look for a new cable for my laptop and I see pre-orders for Mario Kart World from Nintendo's official Amazon account. I live in Canada so the prices are always a little skewed (when Americans are paying $60, we pay $80, and when Americans pay $70, we pay $90) however, the pre-orders for Mario Kart World are priced at a whopping $110!!!!
At first I thought it was a joke, this couldn't be correct, right? But no, on their official page their all in that price range, some games going up to $115 or $120!! Is there any reason they think this is acceptable? Because if these are truly the final prices, I won't be buying a Nintendo Switch 2 until I can get it second hand, and the games second hand.
It's strange that I'm learning about this now since we in the U.S. will still pay $70 for the new Donkey Kong. I really don't get that yet.
The success of the switch is most likely why they're charging so much for the switch 2 and its games. Nintendo thinks they can get away with upcharging their customers like they've done in the switch generation e.g. charging for online, never lowering costs of games and accessories. I think they have the notion that no matter what they do they'll continue to sell whatever due them doing similar things during the switch generation and getting away with it. I won't be buying a switch 2 either due to this too.
Checks out. I always waited for a Nintendo Selects kind of thing with the Switch, but it never came, so I just never got very into Switch collecting. With the games never going down officially, the second-hand market's stayed pretty high too, so overall it's just not worth it till eventually the prices drop. Hopefully sometime soon Nintendo realizes that they've turned away most their install-base with this bad pricing. Nintendo has a habit of making a great console that's very successful, getting cocky and then thinking they can get away with doing anything because "their Nintendo, people will buy it."
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Nintendo 64 has a special place in my heart, so nostalgic reasons alone are enough for me to pick that. And it's also satisfying to collect, since there are so many distinctive and fun color versions of it!
Makes sense, I know it had the Funtastic line of consoles which is super cool. Only thing I'd be annoyed about is having to try & verify every N64 cartridge you come across, I've heard it's got a major reproduction problem. I don't own one (yet) but it does have a lot of desirable games I'd want to play.