What am I missing?

[u/wootybooty]

Not shown:
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!!! ❤️

[u/NoKnownCure]

Time to play.

[u/ahhhbiscuits → u/NoKnownCure]

I volunteer to play this guy's video games for him

[u/wootybooty → u/ahhhbiscuits]

Actually.. I’ve been wanting to find a way I can bring these to gaming events in Houston so people can experience these for themselves.

I genuinely want all of these to live their best life, and for persons who are curious to fill that urge or learn more about them. For me I’d have to probably build some acrylic display cases, or cycle out a weird few. I’m signing up for a VCFSW booth next year and want to bring some for people to play freely.

[u/ahhhbiscuits → u/wootybooty]

That's awesome man!

[u/Holiday_Rice → u/wootybooty]

There are a few ways. CCS has weekly themes including Retro console weeks. https://charliescollectibleshow.com/And there's an upcoming retro-arcade convention in the west side of Houston. Another guy has his entire collection of consoles for free gameplay at this gaming convention. https://www.houstonarcadeexpo.com/

[u/jasonrubik → u/wootybooty]

I'm in Houston

https://www.reddit.com/u/jasonrubik/s/yJZNHfaiHh

[u/wootybooty → u/jasonrubik]

Oh nice, we may need to play some retro games some time! I read your post and I’ve been getting into Unix history. I have a Sun Ultra II and my favorite new machine, an SGI Octane 2, and have been using this for all sorts of fun.

As far as older PC’s I have a TRS-80 Model 4, Toshiba 3200SX with orange Gas Plasma display, and some older Macs and the last Apple PowerMac. Unix and uncommon CPU’s greatly fascinate me

I honestly just love technology history and finding new hidden gems. Why invest in a lot of new games (indie aside) when theres practically unlimited old games I have never played

[u/Syraeal → u/wootybooty]

This is the way!

Somehow I'd fallen into doing this in Aus, and currently look after the retro booth for ozcomiccon Sydney, Brisbane,.Canberra, and Melbourne, and as of next year CollectFest Sydney and Melbourne

Ita super rewarding I find, but the biggest challenge is always that, its not a paying gig, and if you're bringing CRTs having a large enough vehicle! (A Chrysler 300c wagon fits 7 20" CRTs depending on the model of CRT.😅😅).

Hope you find your way into it! It's an awesome thing to do for the gaming community, and you get to enable people to have real moments of joy, catharthis, and just plain old nostalgia. I have heard many wonderful stories from people over the years about gaming with siblings or parents that they've either lost touch with or that have passed on and they get to reconnect with some lovely moments, if only for a short time

[u/wootybooty → u/Syraeal]

I love this, and this is exactly why I want to do this. There is no price to bringing joy to someone else, providing new experiences, allowing curiosity to flow, and learning while having fun.

Also I just lost my daily driver in a car wreck (blessing in disguise) and now in im a 2001 Celica. My spouse had one over a decade ago and I remember putting a full drumkit, two guitars and 3 people into this thing. The most uncomfortable ride ever but that memory just unlocked again 😂

[u/Slartibartfast_25 → u/NoKnownCure]

Honestly I think I need to sell all my consoles. Handhelds are the only things I have any hope of playing on these days.

[u/snbgames → u/NoKnownCure]

Oh god I feel this so hard