• I Cast Fist
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      82 months ago

      To me, that’ll be the Amiga 500 computer then. I don’t think it ever existed in Brazilian soil, but damn, talk about the best consumer hardware you could get in the mid-late 80s. Like many good things, (mis)management fucked it up. Ars Technica has a series of articles that explain its history very well

      • @[email protected]
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        42 months ago

        Atari and Amiga were sooooo good at the time. It’s a shame Microsoft and Apple won in the end. These machines were so much better technologically, power, and usability wise.

        I plaid lots of LucasArts adventures on these

  • @[email protected]
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    82 months ago

    It was not my first (this would have been the Atari 2600), but the console that still has a very special place in my heart is the Atari Jaguar

  • @[email protected]
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    22 months ago

    I was obsessed with the N64 when I was a kid, but I never owned one. Honorable mention to the GBC, but I did get one shortly after the GBA came out.

  • OhStopYellingAtMe
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    122 months ago

    My first console was an Atari 2600. Well that was my family’s first.

    My own fist was the original NES. Saved up my paper route money to buy it.

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      322 months ago

      Genesis owner in the 90s here. Yes. My dad did not know video games. I said I like Mario. I wanted to play RPGs and Super Mario.

      My dad went to the store, asked what I assume is some 19 year old Sega fanboy which console was the best, and got told to buy the Genesis.

      On a positive note, the Genesis Sonic games were pretty cool, and so was Jurassic Park. So, it’s not like Genesis sucked. It’s just…MARIO!!! I WANT MARIO!!!

      Eventually I got an SNES, but by then it was 1996. I immediately got Mario Paint, Super Mario Allstars + Super Mario World (in one cart), Legend Of Zelda Link to the Past, and Mario Kart.

      Eventually I’d get Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario RPG, Batman Forever, and some Star Wars game.

      Flea markets in the 90s were the best.

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      52 months ago

      Growing up I had a Genesis because I wanted to play Sonic 2. I remember 3 of my friends also having a Genesis, only 1 that I remember had a SNES and he was also one of the 3 with a Genesis. There were 2 that I remember stuck with NES, 1 played on his family’s PC (ooh fancy), and 1 I don’t think had any video game systems. The first real Nintendo fanboy I met was my college roommate, but that wasn’t until the mid-00’s.

      SNES probably was better, but I had more exposure to the Genesis so that’s what I wanted.

    • @[email protected]
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      12 months ago

      I had SNES and pretty much all of the best games, but my friend had Sega Channel and I COVETED IT.

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      32 months ago

      The revolution will be televised!

      I still play towerfall, and occasionally the amazing frog?

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        122 months ago

        Yeah if you never got the red ring of death it was the best console.

        Its DRM was more flexible than we have ever or will ever see on a console again.

        • The licensing worked similar to xbox one but you could transfer all licenses at once instead of just when you downloaded a game.
        • You could install any disc or digital game to internal or external drives and could transfer it between any pc/console. The discs then functioned as physical licenses to play disc-based games.

        The avatar system was the gaming metaverse we all wanted and it got abandoned before it could reach its full potential.

        • Avatar awards as skins you could show off in multiple games!? Amazing.
        • indie devs could take advantage of the avatar system to enhance their games

        The library was the peak that xbox ever had to offer. Uniqueness and passion still showed through in AAA games of this era, and 360 had the majority of quality AAA games. PS3 still managed, but nostalgia for the 360 days is what is still keeping the xbox brand alive today.

        The online multiplayer in games of this era still celebrated and enabled community/random encounters with voice chat. This doesnt happen in modern games, nobody is in the game chat anymore. I am not a fan of paid multiplayer so i dont pay anymore, but back in the day, it was worth it for the shenanigans and connections we made.

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          32 months ago

          Didn’t know they were that versatile. I never had one but I’m into retro gaming so I’ve played a little, but I tend to put more time into nes or snes to try to relive my childhood haha

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            32 months ago

            At this point nearly any device with a screen can emulate SNES games and the consoles that came before it. I have a cheap Chinese retro game handheld from Ali Express and it’s honestly so refreshing to play games that aren’t begging me to spend extra money.

            Also, playing fan translations of games that weren’t released in the west like mother 3 and dragon quest monsters is so cool. 10 year old me would be so jealous.

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      32 months ago

      Right there with ya, except I gave away all my consoles. Original 2600, 5200, Intellivision, NES, SNES, Game gear… on up through my two 360s. There were since esoteric ones in there, and some real stinkers: CD-i, 3DO leap to mind.

  • Brave Little Hitachi Wand
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    122 months ago

    Honestly got to hand it to my PS4. I’ve had it since the early days of dating my wife, and she gifted it to me when I was a broke uni student. It’s still serving Armored Core VI, indie games, and movie nights to this day. I’ve pulled it open several times over the years to dust it out and it’s got an external fan add-on to help with cooling. I won’t know what to do with myself when it gives out someday.

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      62 months ago

      Base PS4 or Pro? If the former, a Pro could be a pretty good upgrade. Also not super expensive compared to the base model.

      A PS5 is, of course, also nice if your budget allows it. Been happy with mine since its release. Feels like a real step-up compared to the entire PS4 line, even if you’re only interested in PS4 games.

      Also, check the firmware of your PS4 in case you haven’t updated it recently. You could potentially jailbreak it and unlock heaps more potential. Emulation and stuff, for example.

      • Brave Little Hitachi Wand
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        72 months ago

        It’s a base model. I’m going to keep using it as long as I can as-is, I don’t really have the spare mental bandwidth to tinker (nor the budget to rectify any mistakes), but it’s cool that they can be jailbroken.

        Whenever I’m finally done with it, it’ll probably be time for a Steam Deck (probably some time after the release of the SD2, knowing me).

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          I hear you. Took me some time get it working myself, but there’s also a plug-and-play solution as well. Got it for like 20€ off AliExpress for convenience’s sake, so I don’t have to connect a PC to run the jailbreak every time.

          Ooh, cool! I see the appeal, but apart from my teen years, I haven’t been much of a PC gamer. Or rather I never bought any games on Steam which I could run on a SD. You probably have a big enough library? And will you be getting the dock too?

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            22 months ago

            I don’t know if mine counts as a big library, I’m fairly patient and choosy with my games but it’s ended up being a couple dozen over the years. I prefer to appreciate games as art but I also do it to bond with my kid. Trying to get him more into emulators and retro stuff.

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      52 months ago

      I had an 800. Had the cassette tape media drive and some game for it, but could never get it working.

      Also had that awful ET game.

      I recall writing a screensaver in basic and letting it run overnight.

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        The 800 was the better machine but god damn the 400 is so sexy 🥵

        The idea of writing anything on its awful membrane keyboard is inconceivable though 😅

      • @[email protected]
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        12 months ago

        Hey, do you want like 400,000 more copies of E.T? They’re just sitting there. In some landfill.