BydoEmpire Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I'm not sure how to quantify "favorite." I like most of the them for various reasons. Maybe I'll say Color Computer, Atari 7800, and either Channel F or Atari XEGS since that's what I've been "collecting" most recently (as in, I bought a few games for Xmas). XEGS is a great choice - one of my favorite consoles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 With all of its control problems, I seem to drift back over and over to playing my 5200. I think it qualifies as underrated even to this day (or maybe its just bad). The games are some of my favorite versions and the influx of 8-bit computer hacks has been really fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtshark7 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I enjoy the 5200, I just wish I had more free time to play it, I bought two gold controllers from best and played it a few more times then put it back in the box. Maybe once I get a house with my own game room where my systems will be freely accessible then I could play it more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelated Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 There's something about this console that I just LOVE. Games...sure. But it's more than that. Ditto. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 The Lynx. It's constantly derided by those who have never played it, and yet it's a beautiful system with an excellent (generally) library. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari2008 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 My favorite is the Channel F - it's historically significant, has an awesome 70s look, unique controllers and actually a fun library for such an old console. There are quite a few enjoyable games on there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Sega Saturn get my vote. One of my favorite systems and somehow Sega butchered it. I think the Sega Saturn was Sega's lost console generation. Sucks Sega didn't let it mature like Sony did with the PS1. Still, I think people write it off all the time. It get under estimated wayy more than the TG16 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulon Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) - TG-16 / PC Engine - Dreamcast - SG-1000 - Vectrex - Atari 7800 And after seeing Space Harrier on the 32x, I have to give that machine a thumbs-up. Edited February 14, 2014 by Nebulon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ripdubski Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Going to have to go with the TG16. Some great games there and not many people had this system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Going to have to go with the TG16. Some great games there and not many people had this system. I think the TG16 is a great and underrated system, but I wouldn't say that "not many" people had it. Wikipedia claims that there were 2.5 million units sold in the USA. While that isn't a blockbuster, it compares favorably to the Coleco at 2 million and the Intellivision at 3 million - and I consider those to be reasonably popular systems. How many systems does a console have to sell before we consider it popular..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ripdubski Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I think the TG16 is a great and underrated system, but I wouldn't say that "not many" people had it. Wikipedia claims that there were 2.5 million units sold in the USA. While that isn't a blockbuster, it compares favorably to the Coleco at 2 million and the Intellivision at 3 million - and I consider those to be reasonably popular systems. How many systems does a console have to sell before we consider it popular..? I based that on personal observation. Most everyone I knew had NES or Super NES systems. But if you want to throw down numbers... Wiki states there were 34 million NES sold in US, and 23 million SNES. so was TG16 (2.5 million) less popular? Looks like it, at 13.6 to 1 (NES) and 9.2 to 1 (SNES). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I was very loyal to the Sega CD, when so many folks were put off by FMV games. I liked the CDX portable system. And for its time, the Vectrex was pretty impressive! B&W vector games, but smooth gameplay and came with its own tv! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovethevectrex Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 For me it would have to be the vectrex. One of my favorite systems, and while it does get a ton of attention and is on high demand, the amount of people who actually own one is quite low, compared to most other systems anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I would have to say the Lynx as #1, there are a lot of quality games for the system and the graphics for the time were unmatched in a portable. Vectrex would be #2, a system that really just came out at the wrong time. Minestorm alone is worth buying the system. After that, probably the 5200. Great games, excellent graphics for the time...it's just that @#$ controller! Even when it works well, it's still a less than ideal controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeM_Intellivision Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Intellivision #1:-); Microvision handheld, Vectrex, and Atari Lynx handheld. So many to choose from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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