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Most aesthetically appealing console of all time?
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MisterGrey3000
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Vertical Wii with that lit up blue disc tray strip, especially the black version. So sexy.
I like the white Wii (It's very iPod like), but the black Wii was a pretty stylish looking machine.
The PS4 and DSi also look really sleek and sexy.
Xbudz
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Nothing compares to the WonderMega. It's a Genesis/Sega CD console, and the cartridges go into that horizontal line on the left of the console.
That's interesting, but I much prefer the Sega CDX.
It might have some kitsch appeal but I wouldn't exactly call it pretty. It looks like a VCR. Which I guess makes sense with Nintendo of America's strategy of differentiating themselves from being a video game console at the time, since the industry crash left a bad taste in people's mouths.
When it's on the floor like that it looks like a robot vacuum cleaner.That's interesting, but I much prefer the Sega CDX.
neoism
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That is just disturbing!
Anyhow:
The SEGA Master System. Not the 2 but the 1
. That was one sexy piece of plastic .Sparrowhawk
Member
It's spherical!
MisterGrey3000
Member
^^^^
I wonder if 6th gen Nintendo fans were hoping that Drake and Josh would save the NGC.
lol
I guess they didn't want people to get confused.
The DSi was pretty sweet lookin' if you ask me; hopefully their 9th gen brother portable will get a revision (or day 1 design) that's as nice as the DSi.
I wonder if 6th gen Nintendo fans were hoping that Drake and Josh would save the NGC.
lol
I guess they didn't want people to get confused.
The DSi was pretty sweet lookin' if you ask me; hopefully their 9th gen brother portable will get a revision (or day 1 design) that's as nice as the DSi.
wilder.Boy
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Those colors... it's flawless.
Wood Table .....
Love the wood panel.
Oh the time when ships were wood and men were iron.
I miss my Tarmin
GamerMax73
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Not sure on the final order, but one of these...
Sparrowhawk
Member
1. Back to basic, All Hail Game Boy.
2. PS2 Slim Silver
3. Game Boy Advance SP
4. Nintendo 3DS
5. Dreamcast
aygomyownroad
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Beautiful
Image failed to load. Was the Sega multimega.
On phone
fvng
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Agreed
Oh and I always hated the lunchbox design of the original GC design, Panasonic GameCube and Wii were way nicer looking
Stairouais
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Still my favorite to this day.
also
ElectricKaibutsu
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Yeah, it doesn't much more slick looking than that.Vertical Wii with that lit up blue disc tray strip, especially the black version. So sexy.
Handy Fake
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Anyone remember this madness..?
SatelliteOfLove
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The "less is more" fan within me is nodding in agreement.
SerTapTap
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This is a tough one. I absolutely love a lot of retro console but holy crap I despise the 80s/90s "grey plastic with ridges" design. I am sorry PSX, SNES, N64, PS2, I do not love you for your looks. The original Xbox was the peak of the "incredibly boxy box with unnecessary curves and ridges" and I'm glad we haven't seen such design since.
I think I'll go with the PS4, though the black Wii does cut a nice figure (I of course have a hideous white one). Though I must say the blue LED slot looks better in screenshots than in your home. Also Dreamcast gets a shout out to being the least ugly major console before gen 7, as does the Vita for being by far the most premium looking handheld...OG only of course..
By no twist of fate would I ever expect my first and only Xbox product to be a Japanese limited edition Halo console, which I ironically use exclusively to play Japanese shmups. Or my first limited edition console to be purchased years after it went out of stock. But here we are, got a good deal and some games off of ebay. Love the look of it, not a fan of the sounds (I assume these are LE sounds not stock?), controllers look great, though I wish they had the more recent analog stick and transforming d pad designs.
I think I'll go with the PS4, though the black Wii does cut a nice figure (I of course have a hideous white one). Though I must say the blue LED slot looks better in screenshots than in your home. Also Dreamcast gets a shout out to being the least ugly major console before gen 7, as does the Vita for being by far the most premium looking handheld...OG only of course..
I really like the way the Xbox 360 S looks.
The Halo Reach version is particular is gorgeous.
By no twist of fate would I ever expect my first and only Xbox product to be a Japanese limited edition Halo console, which I ironically use exclusively to play Japanese shmups. Or my first limited edition console to be purchased years after it went out of stock. But here we are, got a good deal and some games off of ebay. Love the look of it, not a fan of the sounds (I assume these are LE sounds not stock?), controllers look great, though I wish they had the more recent analog stick and transforming d pad designs.
IAmRandom31
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Then throw in the 32X ontop of the Genesis man and you had a mountain of pure awesome.
I remember turning on my Sega Genesis and cranking up the headphone volume even without headphones just to give the effect of kicking up the power on my jet fighter or something.
White PS4. I will be trading in my current PS4 for one sometime this year. Maybe for a Christmas gift to myself.
MisterGrey3000
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Wow, the Neo Geo has a very appealing look; too bad about all those ugly blunders that were made with it though.
Caayn
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Nintendo thread? Jup, nintendo thread. The GameCube, the black Wii, the Nintendo DSi, the GameBoy micro, the 3DS(LL). All perfection. Even Paris Hilton agrees
EEwwwhhhm, it looks brownish in that picture. Reach edition is my favorite Xbox 360, but not that brown one.I really like the way the Xbox 360 S looks.
The Halo Reach version is particular is gorgeous.
Ape Gone Insane
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As a minimalist, I'd say either the Black Wii or this beauty:
Some minimalist you are.
Pankratous
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White PS4 -> Black Superslim PS3 -> Black Slim PS2 -> Black Wii
My top 4.
My top 4.
Darkstorne
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I was 13 when this console was released. Already a huge fan of PlayStation after the PS1, this was the first time I owned a console from day 1 of release. The blue logo, the blue power light, heck, even the DVDs were blue! It just looked like the future. I can look at that console today and the nostalgia hit is so damn powerful I still think this console looks like the future. So, obviously I'm in the minority here (maybe even alone), but that's why this console's form resonates so much with me. Pure nostalgia, and some of the best games I've ever played.
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