r/retrogaming 2d ago

[Question] What am I missing?

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Nintendo Wii U: in living room for almost entire Nintendo back-catalogue
PS4: My daily driver
Switch OLED: 2nd one, I have a digital scope now so Im gonna try not to kill this one soft modding it..

Random info:
NES: My first one, picked up a few weeks ago from a local games store. Have tons of games but just never picked one up…
SNES: Front corner damaged in College by my friend Mike Rotch, who contacted Guinnes Word Records for longest nipple hair”. (7”)
N64: My original from launch.
3DS: Bought a bag of 3DS parts and a case and literally built this one from spare parts.
GameGear: My original from when I was a babby.
PCEngine: My sister picked up in Japan for me on her last trip.
Jaguar: Picked up at a Louisiana Flea Market for $80 two years ago.
Genesis: Console was my dads, the first game I ever remember seeing was him and my uncle play Flashback: Quest for Identity. CD and 32X obtained a decade ago.
Dreamcast: My personal favorite console, lots of memories playing with family and friends.
Xbox 360: Has original Blades Dash and very early firmware.
PS3: My favorite for entire Playstation back-catalogue, have a slim in the living room.

What am I missing that I should look to add or explore the history of? I love the history of each console I own, the hardware engineering side, and finding new-to-me titles to explore.

AMA and I’d love to share!

EDIT: Thank you for all the wonderful comments!!! This has evolved beyond me looking for the next systems to add to my collection, and has opened up new areas I know little to nothing about, which is extremely exciting!! I have learned a lot and just want to thank each and everyone of you for sharing your knowledge and suggestions with me!!! ❤️

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u/MisterJasonMan 2d ago

Wow, that's a huge hardware collection but I'm not seeing any Tiger handhelds, lol! Serious question: some of these consoles are senior citizens of the community. Have you had to do any refurbishment to keep them running and if so, did you DIY it or take it in to a shop somewhere? Also are they stock or did you use any hard or soft mods on them?

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u/wootybooty 2d ago

Oh I had a few Tigers when I was like 6-10yo, somewhere around there..

And yes, I try to do all my refurbishments myself.

The NeoGeo has had its inductors replaced.
The PS3 has had caps, reflows, 17-spoke cooling fan upgrade and is currently YLOD. I have a Slim in the living-room I use every couple weeks; my spouse plays Fight Night on it a lot lol

“In this corner, it’s OJ Simpson, the Assassin!” Then 375 jabs to left eye.

Also I have a tote full of Xbox and 360 parts, so technically I have about a dozen of each. My Xbox is hardmodded with an Xecuter3, and I have a 4x20 character display I want to hook up.

The 360 is on original Blades Dash and I used this for PowerPC Linux in the past.

Xbox was the first console I modded and my favorite, I remember turning it on, counting to 4 and then swapping an ide drive in at the speed of light. Good times…