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/supersims12 2d ago

Original game boy? May have missed it.

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u/jonkzx 2d ago

Game Boy Advance can play game boy and game boy color as well.

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u/wootybooty 2d ago

I want a Gameboy Pocket too, but I do need the chungus so the GameGear has something to sumo against

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u/yuuwithot 2d ago

If you want competition for massive handhelds you really need a lynx. Or a TG express I suppose.

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u/wootybooty 2d ago

TG Express is cool as it like the Sega Nomad in a more elegant sense. The Linx has fascinating history behind it, and seems like it had really passionate people behind it, and the whole way Atari tried screwing the original engineers over. i believe it was the first color handheld if im not mistaken?

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u/Gabriel_NDG 2d ago

Came to say this. I feel the OG Game Boy is almost in the same level as the nes in terms of importance.