Steven Pendleton #51 Posted February 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, chuckwalla said: Great setup of hardware there! Thanks! Fortunately I didn't have to go out of my way to get the Mega-CD. There were no Mega-CD 2s anywhere in Akiba (there were plenty in Super Potato on Wednesday, though), and this was the only Mega-CD in the whole town as well. I don't think I mentioned it before, so this is a great time to mention it: Japanese Mega Drive with the Mega-CD and no Super 32X is probably the tower configuration that looks the best to me, although I generally used to leave the Super 32X on as well for functionality before I got the MegaSD. Now I run it without either the Mega-CD or 32X or use the Mega Sg. #1 MD variant in terms of visual appearance will always be the Wondermega RG-M1, though. This is why I said Mega Drive + Mega-CD is my favourite tower configuration, because I like this one even more. I've never seen one in person but they are super awesome looking with all of the lights and stuff and I really want one! They are extremely expensive, relatively rare, and do not have RGB, though, so I have mixed feelings about actually getting one for its actual performance. I won't hesitate if I do find one in the wild, though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
high voltage #52 Posted February 23, 2020 Game Cube is cute, and.....you get a chair: 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Pendleton #53 Posted February 23, 2020 1 hour ago, high voltage said: Game Cube is cute, and.....you get a chair: I knew the Sega Action Chair existed, but I have never seen this chair before! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Usotsuki #54 Posted February 23, 2020 There seems to have been a "Genesis 1.5" (original design, but it had the later firmware), certainly this is what I remember as the "classic" Genesis. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Usotsuki #55 Posted February 23, 2020 I have a soft-spot for the looks of the ADM-3A terminal, does that count? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4300 #56 Posted February 23, 2020 1st gen genesis and the super famicom are up there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
high voltage #57 Posted February 24, 2020 21 hours ago, Steven Pendleton said: I knew the Sega Action Chair existed, but I have never seen this chair before! Free gift with early orders from way back (UK only?). My original GC was purple, and I received a purple chair, still sealed, but my purple GC got bust. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Pendleton #58 Posted February 25, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 8:45 PM, The Usotsuki said: There seems to have been a "Genesis 1.5" (original design, but it had the later firmware), certainly this is what I remember as the "classic" Genesis. You're talking about the original design but with TMSS, I'm guessing. On 2/23/2020 at 8:46 PM, The Usotsuki said: I have a soft-spot for the looks of the ADM-3A terminal, does that count? Sure, why not? On 2/23/2020 at 10:23 PM, 4300 said: 1st gen genesis and the super famicom are up there SFC/PAL SNES looks like an awesome space shuttle-type thing! Maybe I'm the only one that is reminded of a space shuttle, but space shuttles are awesome, and therefore so is the Japan/PAL design. Too bad in the US we got that weird box thingy with uncomfortably dented controller buttons instead. I've already commented on the MD/Genesis, but I'll say it here again because I can! Original Japanese AV Intelligent Terminal High Grade Multipurpose Use Mega Drive is really great! I still wish the 16-BIT thing wasn't so big, but I can live with it since the system itself is so good that I don't even really care that much now. 22 hours ago, high voltage said: Free gift with early orders from way back (UK only?). My original GC was purple, and I received a purple chair, still sealed, but my purple GC got bust. Keep it sealed and maybe you can sell it for a small fortune in 30 years! Or maybe not, but there is only one way to find out! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Usotsuki #59 Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Steven Pendleton said: You're talking about the original design but with TMSS, I'm guessing. Yeah. I've never seen a Genesis without it, and most of the ones I've seen were the original design (but the two I've owned were both Model 2s). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Pendleton #60 Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, The Usotsuki said: Yeah. I've never seen a Genesis without it, and most of the ones I've seen were the original design (but the two I've owned were both Model 2s). Go check out my post on page 1 near the middle. Now you have! Edited February 25, 2020 by Steven Pendleton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Pendleton #61 Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) I think I forgot something: the Vita TV. The design itself isn't anything special, and it basically looks like a really small modem or router, but its super tiny size makes it the smallest home console that I know of, and it definitely beats the old record holder, the PC Engine, by a whole lot. I figure that means its design is good enough to mention here. If you have never seen one in person, it's really SUPER TINY and that makes it cool enough to mention! Edited February 25, 2020 by Steven Pendleton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zzip #62 Posted February 25, 2020 Gameboy Advance SP Clamshells - I always liked the way these were designed. Looked attractive, easily fit in a pocket. Decent materials, battery lasts forever 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Pendleton #63 Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, zzip said: Gameboy Advance SP Clamshells - I always liked the way these were designed. Looked attractive, easily fit in a pocket. Decent materials, battery lasts forever Those are pretty tasty. I think the Famicom one turns dehydrated urine yellow, though. Just like the Famicom! Yep! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nintendo-Gameboy-SP-Game-Boy-Advance-GBA-Famicom-Limited-Edition-Console-grade-B-/202171970499 The one with the faceplate is cool, though. I left my silver one in the USA, so I picked up a black one a few years ago. I am not sure if the black one ever got released in the USA, but it looks good! Edited February 25, 2020 by Steven Pendleton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dj_convoy #64 Posted February 25, 2020 On 2/21/2020 at 11:15 AM, Magmavision2000 said: If you don't like the SNES design we got, you'd probably hate the original concept designs... The one on the immediate right looks like that weird ViewMaster VCR console. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
derFunkenstein #65 Posted February 26, 2020 The Super Famicom and European SNES are as beautiful as the North American SNES is ugly. I never understood what Nintendo was thinking when they redesigned the Famicom and Super Famicom for the NA market. They're hideous. I love shrunken systems. The slim PS1, slim PS2, Atari 2600 Jr., Genesis 3, and SNES Jr. are all pretty awesome looking in my eyes, but it's too bad that almost all of those systems are compromised in some fashion. Sega did it right with the original Mega Drive / Genesis. The model 1 is bar none the most beautiful system out there. I love everything about it. The model 2 (which I had as a high school student) was boring by comparison. Still is. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Pendleton #66 Posted February 26, 2020 3 hours ago, dj_convoy said: The one on the immediate right looks like that weird ViewMaster VCR console. Reminds me of the SuperGrafx. 53 minutes ago, derFunkenstein said: The Super Famicom and European SNES are as beautiful as the North American SNES is ugly. I never understood what Nintendo was thinking when they redesigned the Famicom and Super Famicom for the NA market. They're hideous. I love shrunken systems. The slim PS1, slim PS2, Atari 2600 Jr., Genesis 3, and SNES Jr. are all pretty awesome looking in my eyes, but it's too bad that almost all of those systems are compromised in some fashion. Sega did it right with the original Mega Drive / Genesis. The model 1 is bar none the most beautiful system out there. I love everything about it. The model 2 (which I had as a high school student) was boring by comparison. Still is. I think PSone is the only one of those that's actually an upgrade (more reliable, smaller, can use the PSone screen), while the rest of them are definitely downgrades. Slim PS2 has problems running some games and apparently the 2600 Jr. does as well, Genesis 3 is composite only and can't do Virtua Racing, CD, Master System, or 32X stuff at all (it's apparently really good if you triple bypass it. There are mods to get the 32X running. Not sure about the rest), and SNES Jr. has no RGB. I always liked the design of the Genesis 3 and also the Neptune, but it's really too bad the Genesis 3 is technically crap without mods. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+doctorclu #67 Posted February 28, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 7:35 AM, Steven Pendleton said: Yeah, the 5200 is awesome! Too bad the controller isn't very attractive. Also too bad everything these days looks like a damn VCR except the Switch. I think the Playstation 4 was fairly stylized. Speaking of which, I think the Nuon 501 was the coolest looking DVD player/game system design. (Of course the Toshiba 2300 turned out be the most reliable Nuon model of all.) On 2/18/2020 at 6:59 PM, Flojomojo said: All in one Macs were cute once. Hopelessly beige today, but times change. Wow, 1999 calling, Macs haven't been beige for quite some time. Speaking of beige, I will always have a soft spot for the Performa 550/575. 68030/68040 Mac that brought me into the age of color on the Macs while I was in college. Upgradable to a PowerPC (Performa 5200) though not as good in my opinion at that point. Aside from Mac II and the beige towers, all the rest of the Macs are a thing of beauty. On 2/21/2020 at 3:35 PM, adamchevy said: I really enjoy the look of the Astrocade. The woodgrain versions look like the 70s and the white ones are just beautiful! I love that look with the woodgrain. Recently been a fan of the Arcadia 2001 with the Intellivision looking controllers and the Atari 2600 looking cartridges. Also with some woodgrain! Speaking of woodgrain, most elegant looking game system goes to the woodgrain, brown, and gold... ... Intellivision! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Cobra Kai #68 Posted February 28, 2020 I'm gonna have to be the first to give a shout out to the Jaguar on this topic. Ultimately, the packaging and design of the Jag ended up being among the best aspects of the system. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+wongojack #69 Posted February 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, Kobra Kai said: I'm gonna have to be the first to give a shout out to the Jaguar on this topic. Ultimately, the packaging and design of the Jag ended up being among the best aspects of the system. Let me offer a different view: Nothing against Doom of course, but with a cart the thing has a hole, lid, and rim. Just like a toilet. With the CD add-on, some think it looks even worse: 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Cobra Kai #70 Posted February 28, 2020 I wish my toilet was as sexy as the Jaguar. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tanooki #71 Posted February 29, 2020 6 hours ago, Kobra Kai said: I wish my toilet was as sexy as the Jaguar. Problem is, if you were filling your toilet like the Jaguar filled its, you'd need to seek medical attention immediately. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Pendleton #72 Posted February 29, 2020 The Jaguar looks really cool without the CD thing or a cart, almost like something you'd see in Star Trek. Unfortunately, if you add a cart or the CD thing... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magmavision2000 #73 Posted February 29, 2020 I can only think of dentists when I see the Jaguar. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Pendleton #74 Posted February 29, 2020 18 minutes ago, Magmavision2000 said: I can only think of dentists when I see the Jaguar. I forgot this thing existed. The Game Boy has a medical attachment for it that I also just remembered. The PediSedate. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+doctorclu #75 Posted February 29, 2020 29 minutes ago, Magmavision2000 said: I can only think of dentists when I see the Jaguar. That was such a cool second life for the Jaguar shell. I have one of those and have one of my Jags in a white shell. Looks slick. I love the Jaguar design, which quite a few have said has a resemblance to a horseshoe crab. I think the design was fairly well thought out. The indent on the top tells me they had in mind for expansions to happen later down the road though certainly they didn't think a CD add on would be only an inch or so thick? I actually have no problem with the Jaguar and a cartridge as about every other console had a cartridge sticking out of the top. Hard not to like that. The CD unit, after seeing the towers of add-ons for the Sega again I don't find that as ridiculous either. At least the Jaguar had an outline for the CD or expansions from day one. But the biggest problem was the CD add on was so thick. Been a lot of thoughts over the years of how to mesh the profile of the CD add on with the profile of the Jaguar. I've thought of reducing the size of the CD add on, but what if the Jaguar itself was made thicker? Apparently someone else also had a similar idea. But I think at the end of the day I dream of making this Jaguar and CD combo... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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