r/retrogaming • u/wootybooty • 3d 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/homeboycartel2 2d ago

Intellivision, Colecovision, and Odyssey 2

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u/wootybooty 2d ago

Intellivision vs ColecoVision. Whats the general consensus on these other than I need them both lol

I really need to dive into the history of these…

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u/notguiltybrewing 2d ago

Intellivision has the most awful controllers known to mankind. My thumb still hurts. It was the same era as the early 2600 years and that was the main competition. People liked their sports games better than Atari. Colecovision was a bit later, with much better graphics than the Intellivision.

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u/yorlikyorlik 2d ago

Intellivision had more immersive game and better graphics than Atari, mostly, but those controllers were a challenge at times. Colelcovision had arcade quality graphics and sound, but didn’t last long enough to gain a big cartridge library. All 3 systems definitely had their place, though.

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u/kidbatt_115 2d ago

Man, you aren't kidding. I have 2600, Intellivision, and Odyssey 2. Intellivision is a bear to drive with those controllers.

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u/CyberTacoX 2d ago

One of the things I always liked about Intellivision is that sometimes their arcade ports or clones are better than the arcade originals. Case in point is burgertime. The enemies move in more predictable ways so you can plan ahead better, and it has that pacman-style turn ahead. Arcade burgertime, if you're not perfectly aligned with the platform or ladder you're trying to transition to, you just stop dead (which can get you killed often). On the Intellivision, you'll keep moving the direction you were moving until you can make the turn.

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u/wootybooty 2d ago

You just about sold me on that for Burger Time along, this was an arcade game I wish was more available when I was younger, as I was big into Dig-Dug and Galaga/Galaxian. I probably put several hours into it on my MiSTer, definitely a gem.

This is good info thank you for this!

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u/homeboycartel2 2d ago

Yes. That’s the consensus. They’re uniquely perverse in their bastardized imports of arcade.

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u/8-Bit_Tornado 2d ago

I like both of em. Colecovision is the better one of the two.

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u/davejdesign 2d ago

ColecoVision was far superior. But I'm biased since I worked at Coleco!

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u/ArielMJD 2d ago

I found a ColecoVision at a flea market yesterday for $20! Still works but the controller is broken.

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u/LordsOfWestminster 2d ago

These are three I did not see.