What is the best looking retro console or PC?

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• stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I’ve got to go with the 2600 as well. Mostly because of the wood grain!

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Best ever is the pic OP posted along with the game!

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• Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Although the wood-grain Atari 2600 was also my first thought upon reading the title, I think the Wii’s minimal footprint is impressive considering that—in the case of the original model—it’s also a GameCube.

  Wii Mini, Wii, and Wii U

  In contrast to the Wii’s 2006 release, the Wii Mini is arguably not yet ‘retro’ with its 2012 release, but definitely looks a lot sleeker, albeit not worth the loss of GameCube functionality for its minimal size savings.

  Compared to both, the Wii U is super bulky, and lacks much use beyond improved emulation capabilities now that nearly all of its exclusives have been re-released for the Switch.

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  • f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Even before the Wii Mini, “regular” Wiis were being made without all the GameCube ports and functionality… then the Wii Mini cut costs even further and did not even have Wi-Fi!

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• AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If we’re talking strictly design, my personal favorite is a generic fat PS2, probably tied with my model 1(?) Sega Genesis (none of the things like 32x or CD, which I desperately want to get some day).

  If we’re talking like PC with OS, the 90s Amiga lineup because I think the Amiga Workbench 3 line and the icons they used look absolutely beautiful. Definitely would love to get my hands on a 1200, but they’re expensive. So no getting into that hobby for me just yet.

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  • bufalo1973@lemm.ee ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    About the A1200, I think there’s a niche for Raspberry Pi cases that look like vintage computers. Imagine having a case that looks like an A1200, another one that looks like a Falcon, the Sony HitBit, …

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  • bufalo1973@lemm.ee ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Funny thing about the PS2 Fat design: it’s an Atari design. It was a project for the Falcon 040 that was never released.

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• Opisek@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Damn, wood. Or wood-looking material at least.

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• HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The Atari XL seriea computers cut a nice space between retro and futuristic.

  They’re much sleeker looking than their 400/800 predecessors, as well as the Apple II and the breadbin VIC 20/64/C16. Only the 64C and Plus/4 really look similarly minaturized and not-in-need-of-a-big-wristrest-for-comfortable-typing.

  The use of metal and smoked plastic trim gives it a premium appearance. The 1200XL even hides the cartridge slot on the side to avoid anyone nistaking it for a mere console…

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• Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I’m a fan of the Dreamcast and GameCube. Or the PS2 mini. I appreciate that early y2k aesthetic.

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  • Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Happy cake day!

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• Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  PS2 slim deserves a mention, I feel.

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  • queermunist@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    PS2 slim is now retro

    👵 ➡ 💀

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    • can@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It’s now older than the NES was when it was brought back on the Wii via Virtual Console.

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• Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I had this one many moons ago. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Telstar_Arcade#/me…

  Wood grain, triangular, and it had a gun.

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• Thcdenton@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Original sony playstation. I don’t know why, i just love it

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• yuki2501@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  NGL, that fine-wood version of the Atari looked so slick. Too bad I only got the cheap plastic one.

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• redbrick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Does anyone here know the thought behind the wooden front trim fascia look?

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  • Zombiepirate@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I think they were trying to make it look like the stereo equipment of the day.

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    • folkrav@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Faux-wood was just everywhere at the time indeed. It was a mix of the materials getting affordable and a certain commodification of the hippie aesthetic.

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• Slyke@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Hol’up.

  Atari’s only had 4, not 6, switches on them?

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  • stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Nope, there were two different versions! The 6 switch is the original. (And in my opinion the better looking one!) The 4 switch came later, and still has 6 switches, they just moved the difficulty switches to the back. I believe it saved them some money and made production a little easier because everything was on one circuit board with that setup.

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    • f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      There were several models including an all-black one that ditched the woodgrain.

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• BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Mega Drive 1 and 2, they both looked awesome

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  • vividspecter@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The headphone port on the Model 1 was so ahead of its time. Although I was stuck without an extension chord for my Koss Porta Pros (so couldn’t actually use it), it was my first taste of relatively high quality sound.

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• CosmicCleric@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Dreamcast and the first Playstation.

  For pure old school retro it would be the old Compaq suitcase-sized laptop PCs.

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• MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  PlayStation is one of my favourites but it also comes down to that shade of grey being my absolute favourite shade of grey. And the OG pre-dualshock/analog potentially being my favourite shape of controller too. I have a modded Bluetooth one but sadly there’s not too many modern games (outside of fighters) that don’t need both the dpad and analog.

  I also love the Gameboy color’s shape. As an adult it’s great for one handed gaming for rpgs.

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