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LordOcidax

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
1,486
the og Wii for sure...i mean look at her just standing there like a boss
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A beauty
 

JustinH

Member
Oct 27, 2017
10,398
Never owned (or actually seen one in person), but I really like the look of Game Boy Micro
A lot of people like them, and I think they look great too, but for me it's just too damn small to actually play.
I've been meaning to get around to getting a "sacrificial faceplate" for mine because I don't want the famicom one getting scratched up or anything, but I never actually use it so what's the point?
 

Yes

Member
Oct 28, 2017
848
I think PS2 is timeless. Like the Darth Vader of game device design. But I like the monolithic Series X also. Never been a fan of round corners.
 

Jencks

Member
Oct 25, 2017
8,451
PS2 Slimline SCPH-9000x and DS Lite easily. Simple, elegant, beautiful designs that iterated on their originals in all the right ways.
 

mreastman

Prophet of Truth
Member
Jan 2, 2018
389
My favorites of all time:

1. DS Lite
2. PSP-2000
3. Xbox One S

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swift-darius

Member
May 10, 2018
943
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so beautiful, it made me finally get a ps4. just couldn't resist it


I also happen to think that (upcoming?) indie-centric portable, the playdate, looks beautiful

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zyvorg

Member
Oct 25, 2017
572
The PSP and Vita, everything else during their era and even now lack their symmetry, minimalism and "luxury" look

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All Sega consoles except the 32x and none of their handhelds.

Mark III, Genesis, Saturn, and Dreamcast are some of the best designs in gaming history. Sega knew what great design was. As an added bonus, the consoles are a dream to fix/mod. Outstanding design through and through.

I'm not understanding any of the Vita/PS2 answers in here.

The Vita's just a gel capsule with buttons on it. It's just...there. Existing. Well, not anymore.

The Switch Lite looks basically the same. Does that make it one of the best console designs?

The PS2 always reminded me of our TV from the 80s with all the weird, dust collecting shelves/ridges on the front. I don't get it.

And if you've ever taken apart or tried to fix any model PS2 or the controllers, you've entered a special circle of hell. Poorly designed interior.
 
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nanskee

Prophet of Truth
Member
Oct 31, 2017
5,071
GameCube, followed by the Nintendo DSi. Also game boy advance

I like Nintendo consoles.

But I also do like psone, PSP, and Xbox series S
If the fake design series s was real 😭

I don't like big consoles!!!
 
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iceblade

Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,217
For me it's hard to decide. It's a tossup between the following:

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I do really wish I'd been paying attention when these had been on sale that Black Friday. It would've been really nice to get one.

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JustinH

Member
Oct 27, 2017
10,398
Man. I never got around to buying a "non-XL" new 3DS, but I still want one because I have those Ambassador "Kanji" and Triforce faceplates.
 

Descapp

Member
Oct 27, 2017
114
I LOVE the Glacier White Vita 2000, beautiful, shame it's so expensive to get a new one

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Deleted member 8784

User requested account closure
Banned
Oct 26, 2017
1,502
I feel like I'm the only person in the world who loved the design of the vanilla Xbox One.
Didn't buy it though. Thanks Kinect.
 

bes.gen

Member
Nov 24, 2017
3,353
I'll go with 360, surprised its not mentioned more.
great timeless design.
(completely ignoring rrod fiasco for sure)
 

Tiber

Member
Nov 1, 2017
1,114
Dunno if it the best looking system or not, but even though I have never bought any special edition console - I would kill for one of these

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Even the DS4 looks fantastic, the coloured logo is a lovely touch
 

Listai

50¢
Member
Oct 27, 2017
5,662
For me it has to be the PS2 with the horizontal stand.

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(it's really difficult to find a decent picture of this actually)
The blue accent of the stand really makes the logo and USB ports pop. It's gorgeous. The design was so ahead of its time - I love how vibrant the PS logo on the disc tray is too.

In second place is the PAL Sega Dreamcast (with the superior blue swirl)
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It is such a sleek and beautifully designed console - I opened mine up to service it and you really get a feeling for just how well engineered it was for the time. It's a graphical powerhouse in such a tiny form factor which even includes the 56k modem.

In third place is my beloved Model 1 Mega Drive and Mega CD combo
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I just love the way this thing looks - the awesome late 80's hi-fi feel of the Mega Drive is complimented perfectly by the chonky boi Mega CD.