Your favorite console design?
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It's a nationalist conspiracy. The Japanese have been world leaders in electronics and video games. They also believe that white people (I'm classing them as whit for the purposes of this post) are superior, just like their games. That's why they love white consoles!!!
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in no particular order:
N64
Neo Geo Home
GBA Micro
PSP Go
Dreamcast
NES Dog Bone/Famicom AV
Neo Geo CD
psone with LCD
Xbox 360 S
N64
Neo Geo Home
GBA Micro
PSP Go
Dreamcast
NES Dog Bone/Famicom AV
Neo Geo CD
psone with LCD
Xbox 360 S
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The Neo Geo AES and the SNES (the euro version). The US version of the SNES didn't look as good as the Japanese/European version. I think the reason for the different design was that they wanted it to look like an entertainment device (like a VCR or something), not like a videogame console (just like they did with the original NES).Purely from a standpoint of aesthetic appeal, and not necessarily ergonomics, reliability or any other considerations.
What would you consider to be the best looking consoles?
My favorites:
Original Famicom and Super Famicom/European SNES.
Some people prefer the AV Famicom for it's universal design and detachable controllers, but the original Famicom is a work of art. The US design of the Super Nintendo should have never been released.
PC Engine IFU-30 "briefcase"
The unholy marriage of the world's smallest game console to the world's first CD-based game system, was achieved through an overly-complicated briefcase that just screams 80's technology.
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Original PS2
I have always loved the simple "black box" design of the original PS2. In it's proper horizontal orientation, of course.
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I've always wondered why. Do there home theater systems and tv's come in white also? I've always preferred black since it matches with every thing else.
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Jeneki
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It's unfortunate that I went into this topic after looking through the Robocop topic. Cannot unsee ....
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like duh!
I agree with kidpanda on the Blade Runner console.
That's my fave Nintendo handheld design ever - the parking block, axe head, cheese wedge.
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It's a nationalist conspiracy. The Japanese have been world leaders in electronics and video games. They also believe that white people (I'm classing them as whit for the purposes of this post) are superior, just like their games. That's why they love white consoles!!!
Guess who's not funny! That's right, it's you!
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Probably my hands down favorite looking console.
Runners up include...
Sega Saturn (Black Oval Button)
Sega Dreamcast (Black Sports sans the logo)
Nintendo GameCube (Black)
Neo Geo Pocket Color (Anthracite)
Classic NES GBA SP
Sony PS3 Slim (the first redesign, not that hideous beast currently on the market)
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A console design back from the future.
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Can't believe no one mentioned the Jaguar. Not the best system but I always liked its design.