OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqfsGTeY434&hd=1 I want to know, what video game console did you want back in the day, or to be more clear, when it was released and commercially available at retail but you never got? Maybe you have it now, maybe you got it years later or maybe you never did get it, whatever your story please share and let us all know about the one video game console you wanted originally but never got? As always leave a comment or EVEN BETTER do a video response and tell your story or maybe even show us the actual console if you have it today! Please LIKE this video and share it and spread the word! Edited April 21, 2012 by OldSchoolRetroGamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) Probably the Amiga CD32 and Lynx (got both now). Can't really say there's been any other except the Jaguar and maybe the PS2 - haven't got either of those. Edited April 21, 2012 by Rybags 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Neo Geo. It would have been cool to have a TurboGrafx + CD-ROM as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKC Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I was alway a Nintendo kid so that is all I pretty much ever really wanted and had growing up. I do remember seeing the Jaguar box sitting in the window at a game store that I walked by though. With those eyes on the box glaring at me and the photos of AvP I really wanted the Jaguar when it was first released. I didnt know anything about it other than it was 4x the bits of my SNES!!! It wouldn't be until a couple years ago that I finally got one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) I guess I forgot to add a story to mine. The Neo Geo is pretty self-explanatory. The Turbo + CD cause I always had a fascination with Japanese imports. Japan was this magical land that got all the best video games 2 or 3 years before we did over here. I knew that the PC Engine was a big deal in Japan. I had heard from a friend that Ys and Valis on CD was something spectacular. Hey OldSchoolRetroGamer, do you remember the Video Connections store just outside the Eaton Centre? It would have just been half a block up from Simpsons (now The Bay) on Yonge. That place was awesome and full of Japanese games. Me and my friend used to make treks on our bikes all the way there from Etobicoke just to gaze upon the awesomeness inside. And the arcades on Yonge Street at Dundas. But of course, I could not afford the Turbo + CD (and of course, forget the Neo Geo). But I had always wanted to experience all those PC Engine Japanese imports, especially the early CD games. I saved what little money I had for the SNES, which I even managed to snag early from a disreputable dealer at one of those old flea market type malls a little further up on Yonge. I even remember having a dream about finding a SuperGrafx just lying by the sidewalk one day on the way to school and rejoicing at how lucky I was to find it. In another dream, I had won the Publisher's Clearinghouse (correct name?) lottery, and the first thing I bought with the money was a SuperGrafx. Me in my dreams with my SuperGrafx, just waiting for Strider to come out, lol. I know you said consoles, but something else I always wanted was an Amiga, but my parents couldn't afford it. It would have been cool to have my own C64 too, but at least for that I got a lot of playing time at my cousins' houses, and I was even able to borrow one from a neighbour for a couple months while he was on vacation one summer. Good times! Edited April 21, 2012 by BillyHW 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonoidTentacle Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I remember wanting an N64 for christmas. I always told my mum (the present purchaser) "Please don't buy me a Playstation, I'd really love an N64." Well christmas day came and as I unwrapped a large box and discovered to my horror, a Playstation. Now I wasn't a little brat or anything, but surely you could see the horror on my face. I also didn't get a game with it. But now, looking back, I'm glad I got a Playstation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petran79 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 My most longed for console (actually a microcomputer), was an Amiga 500. I was in elementary school and the teen brother of a friend had an expensive Amiga 2000 (1300 $ in 1988) with dozens of games that left all other consoles to dust, even after the arrival of the SNES. Others had Amiga 500 which was cheaper but still expensive for a kid to play games on. Neo Geo, 3DO, Atari Jaguar were also out of reach even for adults at that time, let alone kids. I wanted a SNES but we already had an NES, an Atari 2600 and a Gameboy and it would be a waste of money to buy another console. The Atari and NES lasted till 1995 when we sold them to a kid with all the games. Never got one but I did not miss much, compared to the fun I had with the NES. Sega Mega Drive was also on my list, mainly because I saw on some shop a demonstration of Castlevania Bloodlines. I was also impressed with the N64 Zelda, but when a few years later I got a chance to play the game I found it boring with all those tutorials and few monsters. So I did not miss much either. In the end of the 90s I wanted a Dreamcast, eventually got it second hand in 2003 and 15 games. Still have it today. Unfortunately that year was the last good one for the DC. I did not like the PS2 at all. I also never wanted a Nintendo DS but luck brought it to me for free and it wasnt anything special that I hadnt experienced before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightytodd Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I can't remember a new console or microcomputer that came out that I DIDN'T want! I was born in 1960, so I lived the invention of the microprocessor in my teenage years. It was awesome... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 The only machine I longed for but never bought was the Commodore 64. I remember visiting friends who had a C64 and they had so many games (most of which were pirated copies) and so much litterature (magazines, programming books, etc.) that it made my ADAM computer look like it lived on its own isolated island. Aside from that, when I wanted a console or computer, I bought it. Never had any real interest in the Amigas, the early Macs, the Atari computers,. etc. Also never had much interest in any of Sega's consoles (from the SMS to the Dreamcast) although there were a few Sega games that I have fond memories of (Phantasy Star, Dragon's Trap, Panzer Dragoon). During my child and teenage years, I mostly concentrated my gaming time on the ColecoVision and later the Nintendo systems, and I owned all of them at one time or another, except for the N64, the Wii, the DS and the 3DS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioForceApe Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I wanted an vintage console (back in the '00 years when I was still small-childish) but never got the chance to have one. Last year, I got what I wanted that I have been waiting for a long time, even in my dreams. An Atari 7800. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Technically, all of our consoles were years after release, except for the 2600, which my dad already had before I was born. But I always wanted a Sega Saturn, and I still don't have one. I really need to fix that some time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I wanted a home video game that one person could play, but I got one of those two-player only Pong rip-offs in the late 1970s. I didn't get an Atari 2600 until March 27, 1982. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowCoder Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 The only console I ever had as a kid was a 2600, which I had for probably 2-3 years before a mysterious "house cleaning" by my mother made it disappear. I did have an ADAM computer for a while which allowed me to play a few CV games. After that it was on to PC gaming. It wasn't until I left the house that I got my GG. Since I had my PC, I never really gave much thoughts to consoles until the PS1 came out, which I bought for Gran Turismo 1. That was the mark tor my slow move back into console gaming. It was about 4 years ago that my interest in retro consoles really gained ground, and honestly I still can't decide what my favorite is. So much variety. To answer OP's question, I never really wanted for any particular console, as in my neighborhood I was about the only kid with anything at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqoon Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 It was a tie between 5200 and Colecovision for me. They both had arcade realism and I lusted after both. I ended up waiting and getting NES at launch, but years later I have both consoles and lots of games to go with. True 80's arcade goodness, and I wouldn't part with either 5200 or Colecovision. They were worth the wait. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 neo-geo... True story: A (rich) friend at school had a neo-geo. When the PS1 came out, he said he had traded his neo-geo + games for a new PS1+games. Needless to say, I was utterly shocked! All he said was:"That Playstation has so much better graphics" etc.... OMG, NO NO NO!!!. Ok, the PS renders some textures but the neo-geo is a so much more special, unique system... Other system I wanted in retrospect is the N64. I don't know why I didn't get one at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Initial reaction.. Vectrex (which I finally have). Always wanted one, but never even saw one in the flesh until I got mine about 10 years ago or so.. Others that come to mind... Adam.. For some reason, I thought it was a great idea... (Although more as a computer than a console) I did finally (years ago) got one.. Used it a bit, and then traded it away.. NeoGeo.. Yeah, the "REAL ARCADE at home" experience, but it was never going to happen. Still haven't gotten one of those.. TG16. I had a friend lend me his for a few weeks, and it was pretty fun. (It had the CD module) I remember playing Y's and some side scrolling VolleyBall game that I liked... Lynx!! I did want a Lynx, but never did... :-( And others to lesser degrees... Mostly tho, it was the Vectrex.. And it hasn't disappointed.. Getting one of those made me realize that I was right about wanting one all those years. (And more than makes up for me wanting the Adam all those years too) desiv (Actually, the Adam was fun. I just didn't have time. Too many systems...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Colecovision...I didn't own one until a few years ago, but I am so glad I have it now. I'm making up for all those years of my childhood when I had to envy my friends that had a realistic version of Donkey Kong. I was stuck playing against the gingerbread man on the 2600! I still love my Atari, but the CV is a blast! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hey OldSchoolRetroGamer, do you remember the Video Connections store just outside the Eaton Centre? It would have just been half a block up from Simpsons (now The Bay) on Yonge. That place was awesome and full of Japanese games. Me and my friend used to make treks on our bikes all the way there from Etobicoke just to gaze upon the awesomeness inside. And the arcades on Yonge Street at Dundas. My wife is from Etobicoke! OMG! Video Connections ! That was it! One of the first major places to get import games! I had not thought of that place in YEARS! Both a blessing AND a curse! AMAZING becuase it was my first experience seeing in PERSON systems like SNES and SATURN before they were available in Toronto! But MAN they made you pay for the privilege, though most of the staff were cool letting you hang out and play stuff the owners could be less then fair, I brought in a SNES copier my uncle burnt out (He left in the truck of the car on a scorching summer day, that in combo of a long bumpy ride, long story, he was an idiot) the copier seemed dead, I brought it into video connections who agreed to check it out and they took it into the back room. When I returned couple days later they claimed replacing certain chips etc, Well, maybe but long story short they wanted practically what the unit originally cost me in the first place, when I refused he then offered to "Buy" it from me for some lowball price, I had a bad feeling, I said no just give it back, I could just tell he was hoping I would sell it to him for next to nothing so they could turn around and sell ti for a large markup. Other than that it was a heaven for a gamer and seeing all these amazing systems and import games even I could not afford them was amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I always had wanted a Game Boy, but the parents didn't see the point in having one since I had a NES (and then a SNES). I didn't finally get one until they bought me a Game Boy Pocket years later. But really there wasn't too much I wnated that I didn't have. I traded games and consoles with friends, like a NES for the SMS or the SNES for the Gnesis, and then by the time of the Playstation/N64 era I was in college and could afford them. Today I'd love to have a a thousand to get a brand new PC or a PS3 with several games...does that count? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) Back in 'THE" days, i 1st aquired a 2600, which i really loved and still do.After that i was lusting for a ColecoVision.Just watching and playing the CV in action in the stores was an unforgettable experience.Then i wanted an Intellivsion, but of course i was just a school kid and didn't have the money.As we all know the stuff was extemely pricey back then, so it's just an extra plus to be able to get the stuff for usually, not always, next to nothing today.I have to say though i am playing my Intellivision more nowadays thanks to the fine folks who are putting out new versions like DK1&2, or totally new and original games for the INTV Edited April 22, 2012 by Rik 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) That happened to me with the Sega Saturn the Neo Geo Pocket Color. What happened with the Sega Saturn for me was a couple things. I actually played a Sega Saturn when it first came out in 1995 at a store after being interested in it after reading about it in 1994 before the Saturn was released in the states. I loved the system based on panzer Dragoon, but the cost of the system was a problem in 1995. The cost played a good factor considering the fact I was going to be a high school junior fall of 1995. The other reason I waited was I wanted to see what the other systems had to offer for games before I made up my mind. When I made up my mind, the Sega Saturn was losing game support by fall 1997. I ended up with a Playstation. I got a Saturn later on and it is an excellent game system. The game reviews appeared Neo Geo had good games. I didn't buy the system originally was the fact Neo Geo Pocket Color was not easy to get. I recalled not seeing it at Funcoland, Software inc. and another video games/computer store in my area. I later got it years later when I saw the system in one of those game packs that came with the system later on after SNK ended support in the states. Edited April 22, 2012 by 8th lutz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 NEO GEO. It was WAY too expensive but the graphics were beautiful and arcade-perfect, obviously because the games were the same as the ones from the NEO GEO cabinet. Also, you can save your games from the console onto the arcade machines via memory card! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) Hi guys, The Neo-Geo AES Console! Back in 1990, my parents used to rent it for me. Then when the system went available to the general public my parents refused to spend $599 for the gold package (even just in general) and as a 7-8 year old boy, I had no choice! Now that i'm a grown man, I can afford to do so on my own. I now have 4 Neo-Geo AES systems (2 JP, 1Amer, 1 koran), 4 CD versions (1 top, and 2 front) and 2 CDZ systems Anthony... Edited April 22, 2012 by fdurso224 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Awesome thanks for the Video Response! Heh good story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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