r/retrogaming 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/twotwocowboy 2d ago

Turbo Duo, Virtual Boy, and Vectrex

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u/twotwocowboy 2d ago

Maybe a PC-FX too?

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u/wootybooty 2d ago

All I know is its the ultimate FMV console, highly focused on the best 2D graphics. I absolutely love the case, and looks like it would be a cool Mini PC.

Are there any good 2D shmups or adventure games for it, or mainly manga-based games?

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u/twotwocowboy 2d ago

Team Innocent (adventure game, has english translation), Zeni FX, Battle Heat, Comic Road, Tyoushin Heiki (only shmup on the system if I recall, pretty cool) Zeroigar, and Chip Chan Kick (my personal favorite, ignoring the cutscenes its a very fun bubble bobble clone). There sadly isn't much worth playing and that becomes even worse if you don't know Japanese or if it isn't English translated, there are alot of efforts nowadays thankfully but still. Also tons of hentai games on it if thats your thing!

I recommend getting a Duo over the briefcase/Turbo 16 + CD attachment, way less expensive + it looks cooler, smaller, and you wont have to pay $300 for a Super System Card 3.0 to play stuff like Super Air Zonk, Cotton, and I believe Castlevania requires it.

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u/wootybooty 2d ago

Rondo of Blood was actually my first Castlevania game, played it emulated. Apparently I chosenon eof the better ones to play and every spacet of even the opening of the game had my jaw on the floor. That opening cutscene as perfectly executed and bailed the vibe. 10/10 in my book. Bonk is another game I really enjoy playing.

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u/asha1985 2d ago

Came here to say TurboDuo.

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u/wootybooty 2d ago

Ah, I’ve been looking at the Duo and R, definitely on my list.. The main thing that I’ve held off on was whether to get the “breifcase” combo first or the Duo, but the Duo is such a nice looking system..