Classic Video Game systems that you own

[Deleted]

I just got an original Game Boy yesterday from my neighbor. Works great, and I like it (even came with some third-party tools like a magnifier for the screen and even had the original box).

Does anyone else have some old video game systems that they plan on keeping for nostaliga or anything else?

[forgottensinpwf]

Nes
SNES
Genesis
Game Boy
Game Gear
N64

All i own, and i intend on keeping them all

[bob]

SNES, NES, N64, Game Boy, Game Cube, Atari

[shiranui]

I have an NES, SNES, N64, Mega Drive/Genesis and a Dreamcast. I bought most of these in the last couple of years, except the N64 which I've had since it was released.

I also own a PS2 and an original Xbox, but I don't quite count them as classic systems yet.

[MAGGLE]

So what is considered old? I am not even 20 years old and I still think that N64, Xbox and Playstation should not be considered old. Everything from 95 down is old for me.

So the oldest thing I own is a Super Nintendo which I got for Christmas in 93

[ani]

NES
SNES
N64
Genesis
Playstation
Game.com

[domrep]

Atari Jaguar.

[Full of IT.]

I was horrible at taking care of my things when I was younger. That, or I'd end up selling them. So sadly, the oldest thing I own is a PS2. Thank god my gf kept her NES... this thread just inspired me to break it out tonight and give Mario a go.

[texaswhopper]

I do own a Sega Master System.

[Deleted]

Genesis-I keep around because there are lots of five-star games and unlike the SNES, it doesn't cost an arm and a leg for said five-star games. The Wii VC supports it well, but there's still alot missing.

N64-The VC has been horrible on putting N64 games up, just horrible. There are some five-star games that there really is no reason for not being there.

Dreamcast-Not working, but lots of awesome games. I plan on replacing it someday unless the rumor of Dreamcast games on PSN is true and they put some games I actually own/want on there.

If ya wanna count an FC Twin (plays NES and SNES games) I got one of those too.

[Free Hat]

I still think we're a few years away from referring to the PS1 or N64 as "classic," let alone the Dreamcast. I mean come on, Dreamcast was only last gen.

As far as real classic systems go, I have an Atari 2600, NES, SNES, Genesis and a recently acquired Colecovision. I also plan on getting a Master System and a TurboGrafx-16 eventually.

[theryno665]

Aside from my PS2, I have a Dreamcast, N64 and Genesis boxed up in my closet. All are playable except for the Genesis, only because I can't find the power cord for it. I have an NES and an original Game Boy back at my parents house, mostly for my nephew to play. Unfortunately, the Game Boy's contrast is so off that you can hardly see the screen even when it's at its highest. Finally, I have an Atari 2600 that still works but my sister decided to keep that for herself, despite the fact that she hardly plays video games.

[Johawn]

My girlfriend has a Megadrive (or a Genesis for most of you guys, I guess). She mostly has it because she refuses to switch to playing 3D games that aren't Tomb Raider. Still a helluva lot of fun. We have a game of Toejam and Earl from time to time (I haven't finished it in the 20 years on and off I've had it) and Tale Spin.

And last year my mam dug out a box of our old stuff from the attic and found about fifty Game Gear games. So, not wanting to be like Rudolph and not able to join in any GameGear games (best pun I have ever made), I bought one off eBay for about £20 and became a happy man. Did anyone else EVER buy a Game Gear? I was the only guy I knew who had one. Even had the TV adapter for it, which I used to watch Eastenders on the way to the Millenium Dome back in the day ;D

[Dr. Mantis Toboggan]

I have NES,SNES,N64,Genesis/Mega Drive.Bought them all refurbished recently.

I was just saying to my brother how it's funny that I think the best gaming purchase I've made in 5 years was getting an NES.I just got a copy of SMB 3 in the mail today and remember all over again why I love it so much.

[Alucard]

NES
Genesis
Game Gear
PSone
N64
Dreamcast
NeoGeo Pocket Color (and I love it)
GBA
PS2?

[Jay Peas 42]

All Nintendo Systems save the Virtual Boy. Okay, so I just have a GBA SP, but really, do you need anything else? I also have a 2600 in the basement, but I haven't tried to work it in about 20 years, so I don't think it works.

[Bo Rida]

NES, Atari 2600, gameboy and PS1.

As for your gameboy I recently started playing Donkey Kong 94 for the first time and it's a great game.

[Malcolm]

The only classic system I own is a Sega Genesis(unless you count the Sega Saturn and PSOne as old and the FC Twin on a technicality that it plays old games).

My brother recently sold MY Game Gear to his girlfriends brother and took a whole chunk of the money because he handed it to them. Asshole.

[domrep]

OK...PS 1 and PS 2 do not count as classic video game systems. They just don't. The PS 1 came out what...12 years ago? That's a classic? Really?

[Soultastic]

Nov 30, 2009 19:28:32 GMT -5 domrep said:

OK...PS 1 and PS 2 do not count as classic video game systems. They just don't. The PS 1 came out what...12 years ago? That's a classic? Really?

"Classic" and "old" are not really the same thing. The PS1 was the first successful CD-based videogame console and the PS2 is the best-selling console to date. I think that counts for something.