I’d have to go with the wood grain Atari 2600, I’m a sucker for 70’s designed electronics.
Is PS Vita a retro console? If so that.
I’d say PSP is, but Vita isn’t. DS is, but 3DS isn’t.
I’ve still got mine, and it still works great! I sold my PSP to get a used one about a month from launch, and I’ve kept it ever since. It’s a great console, if only there were more games for it.
I modded mine. Once modded it can emulate most gba, gbc, psp or ps1 games (and more). The full extended library is pretty big once emulation comes into play.
I’ve seen people doing that, I should look into doing it sometime. I mostly use the Steam Deck for handheld emulation, but it can’t hurt to have more options!
To me, no. PS2 is a retro console, but PS3 (Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X., Crysis 2) is not. I mean, look at those games’ graphics, they look FENOMENAL.
It came out in 2011/2012, I wouldn’t classify that as retro
The 2600 was retro and quaint by 1990.
Does anyone here know the thought behind the wooden front trim fascia look?
I think they were trying to make it look like the stereo equipment of the day.
The 70s were big on wood paneling in general.
Faux-wood was just everywhere at the time indeed. It was a mix of the materials getting affordable and a certain commodification of the hippie aesthetic. Electronics were more perceived as appliances back then, and it was a common trend to make appliances less sterile by adding “natural” materials such as wood.
the atari 2600 looks like it could take you back to the future with enough jigawatts
How many consoles look like toilets?
Also, most useful as a toilet.
PS2 slim deserves a mention, I feel.
PS2 slim is now retro
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It’s now older than the NES was when it was brought back on the Wii via Virtual Console.
Stop it she already turned to dust!
I got my start with atari 2600 but I think the GameCube was the best looking in both form and function. Best looking computer is an IBM Aptiva S
Original sony playstation. I don’t know why, i just love it
I think I preferred the design of the ps2, personally.
I love that one too
The Mega Drive is the best looking retro console, I mean look at it
Best looking and best name.
This one looks a little naked. Needs more “High Definition Graphics” or whatever it says
Six switch woody can’t be beat
Original C64 is a close second
Six Switch Woody is the name I’ve given my next bdsm orgy party.
it’s can’t be beat though …
Oh, Woodys can be beat by switches. It’s kinda painful though.
Classic C64 is a work of art, inside and out.
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Then it’s “classic C64 and VIC-20”.
Console: Sega Dreamcast
PC: Any IBM beige box from the 90s
I like the woodgrain look, but I don’t think the Atari 2600 is a very good example of it. Lots of audio equipment from the time does it better. Especially when combined with brushed aluminum or stainless steel.
Purple GameCubes are retro now, so I’ll go with that as my favorite.
NGL, that fine-wood version of the Atari looked so slick. Too bad I only got the cheap plastic one.
Game Boy Advance. Actually all 3 variants (GBA, SP & Micro) are beautiful consoles.
I’m partial to the translucent version of the OG GBA.
Completely forgot I had this until seeing this image. Brain skipped straight to the SP.
I went from Glacier OG to Silver SP. Never got a Micro.
God damn marketing! That picture makes it look like it had OLED before it was invented. Of course, these days you can make it actually look like that but it’s ~$60 and you install it yourself.
It’s a worthwhile mod. I prefer this form factor over the clamshell, but it needs a screen that you can see without 1000W of halogen bulbs around you.
I love how the SP looks. The original feels better in the hand but the clamshell looks so good and it feels great to open and close.
I’m tempted to get a foldable as my next phone because I miss that design.
Oh yeah right… the Gameboy advance can legally be considered as a retro console…
Good pick!
Damn, wood. Or wood-looking material at least.
I would choose the Super Famicom. It just looks so sleek. I don’t know why they changed it with the SNES, it looks ugly.
