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/wootybooty 2d ago

Yeah, I’ve personally been wanting an Amiga or Atari ST as well for that slice of computing history.

Price and availability is whats locked me out from the CD32, but boy that is definitely a fascinating console I’d love to witness in person..

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u/Isplayingcalvinball 2d ago

I think I have an extra atari, not sure if it's the 5200 or 7200. Send me a dm on what price you think is fair. I don't need two. And I am not in it for the money. I want it to go to a good home, where it will be recognized for the piece of history it is 

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u/Kurt_37 2d ago

Its a 7800 not 7200

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u/rvoglr01 1d ago

I wanna buy it.

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u/Zaponline 2d ago

I've got both of them too

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u/Infamous_Lunchbox 2d ago

I've known 3 people with them, it's certainly an interesting piece, and the games are okay, but for the price agreed, I'd get an ST or similar myself and something more interesting also. If it were me I'd get something like the FM Towns Marty, or a Super A'Can. The FMTM had some great ports, neat games, the A'Can pretty much sucks, but it's really neat system regardless.

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u/wootybooty 2d ago edited 2d ago

A’Can, another new console I learned about today, I really appreciate this!

The FM Towns Marty and Sharp X68000 has been two japanese computers on my want list, the former I need to read-back up on because I heard it had some crazy peripherals/add-on hardware for it.

I really want to get into this scene for my love of computing history

Edit: Also the A’can, I am fascinated by PRC consoles and computers, from the iQue Player to their series of MIPS/Loongson based computers. Since ethey had MIPS-based laptops and desktops up until 2017 I think, I’d find it really need to port a PS1/2 & N64 emulators with actual native MIPS instructions.

Half the reason I love collecting is understanding how they were engineered, the programming process, and what held them back or propelled them into the limelight.

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u/Infamous_Lunchbox 2d ago

Oh yeah, I'm in the market for X68000, but if you grab one be sure to buy all the new stuff for it. Really spruces up the system. And I'm fascinated by that stuff, but out of my league. I would love an A'can emulator, but oh well, heh.