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General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: DreamsDied13101 on January 26, 2016, 03:50:50 pm
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I wanted to start a discussion about game systems that you had wanted but could never get for some reason. This applies mostly to systems from your childhood but maybe it still applies to some.
I had always wanted a PC Engine (TurboGrafx with cd rom peripheral) when I was young. I could never afford $700 for the unit and cd drive so I pined for the system and read up on it. I loved all the Japanese games, cd games sounded amazing, and I swear the box had Saved By the Bell character Zack Morris. Actually that last one is probably reason not to want it.
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As a child... I actually wanted a Sega Genesis. I was a little fuckboy Sega fan, thought the Game Gear was the bees knees. But my parents bought us a Super Nintendo instead. I regret nothing.
As an adult... I've flopped between them as I got them. First was Turbografx. Then it was Virtual Boy. Then it was Jaguar.
Now... maybe the CD attachments for the Turbografx and the Jaguar. I'm not going to go out of my way for either, especially since the titles are so few and so expensive.
I really want to get a Turbo Express or a Nomad though, but I certainly don't care enough to spend good money because they are just handheld consoles.
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As a child... I actually wanted a Sega Genesis. I was a little fuckboy Sega fan, thought the Game Gear was the bees knees. But my parents bought us a Super Nintendo instead. I regret nothing.
As an adult... I've flopped between them as I got them. First was Turbografx. Then it was Virtual Boy. Then it was Jaguar.
Now... maybe the CD attachments for the Turbografx and the Jaguar. I'm not going to go out of my way for either, especially since the titles are so few and so expensive.
I really want to get a Turbo Express or a Nomad though, but I certainly don't care enough to spend good money because they are just handheld consoles.
Totally understand. I only buy sealed or complete/mint items so some consoles are still out of my price range as an adult.
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As a kid I wanted a GameCube pretty badly, my parents shocked us by getting one for Christmas 200. I still think it's the best gift I've ever gotten.
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As a kid? My mind immediately goes to the SNES. It took far too long for us to get one. The problem was, when we did get one, the PlayStation was starting to gain prominence.
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I always wanted the JVC X'EYE when it launched in 1994. Unfortunately, with a price tag right at $500, I was unable to get one. I like the idea of having an all in one system that could play Genesis and SEGA CD games. To this day I still want one, mostly because I still lack a system to play SEGA CD games on (The RETRON 5 took care of the Genesis problem).
When this baby launched, it was cheaper to actually buy a Genesis and the SEGA CD add on than it was to buy the X'EYE ::). Of course the added cost did come with some better features. Most notably was the fact that you could play your games with better video and sound (and of course you only needed one power source).
Now they are cheaper, but still kind of pricey so I STILL havent gotten around to owning an X'EYE :-\
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I think I've owned all the consoles I've wanted at one point or another.
I still kind of want a PSP, never did get one of those. But it's not like a MUST HAVE for me.
And there are console that I no longer have that I'd like to replace. Like my Master System, Saturn, and Commodore 64.
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I remember seeing an advert for Super Mario Sunshine, I was about 7 maybe? It looked so colourful and exciting despite only knowing about Super Mario (& Sonic) through the Game Boy Advance. I went into the other room and asked my Mom if I could get a Nintendo Gamecube, I got the response of "We'll think about it". nothing ever came of that, I just accepted that the answer was no and never made a peep about the Gamecube again.
Similar thing happened with Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire, saw it instore, asked if I could have it, "I'll think about it". Long behold we walked out of the store and my Mom simply forgot and I just accepted that as a no... I was so sweet and innocent at some point, now I'll just chew your head off like a prey mantis.
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I think I always had access to most of them. But I remember, once when I went to a flea market long ago this old guy had a Sega CD. I thought he was trying to pull something on me because I'd never heard of it before. I was like, there's no way Sega put out a console called just "CD", it sounded so dumb. Later on I found out it was true. The novelty of an early CD based system interested me, but I could never find one anywhere, and didn't trust eBay back in the dark ages.
I eventually did get one, and it was the platform that got me back into old games. Pretty much the reason why I am here right now. That, and the Saturn are two systems I had to wait the longest to finally get my hands on. I know it sounds spoiled, but basically any game system I wanted growing up, my parents would get it for us come Xmas, and sometimes just randomly. Like with the Dreamcast. I remember telling my dad about it and how awesome it was compared to anything else out, he took me directly to the store and got one. Same thing with the PS2 during the whole launch shortage scare.
I just didn't really know about any of the obscure and super expensive consoles. I didn't even know the Saturn existed until they were clearing them out.
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I was a pretty lucky kid and usually able to get most of the systems. SEGA, Nintendo, and Sony consoles I pretty much always had. However, add ons and some "also-ran" consoles come to mind. The big one was the Neo Geo. I'd always read about it and see pictures but know it was way too expensive. The Jaguar and 3DO were also things I wanted for a short time, but that desire never lasted long. I did always want a 32X and SEGA CD. However, my parents wisely never spent the money on these. Not that they are bad. But I wouldn't want to be paying new retail prices.
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Neo Geo AES. My brother and I first read about the system in a GamePro when I was 11 yrs old and we would always dream about being able to play the arcade games at home. While many years have passed not too long ago I bought a 2 Slot MVS "Big Red" for my collection, but I would still love an AES as well.
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Neo Geo AES. My brother and I first read about the system in a GamePro when I was 11 yrs old and we would always dream about being able to play the arcade games at home. While many years have passed not too long ago I bought a 2 Slot MVS "Big Red" for my collection, but I would still love an AES as well.
Not to rub salt in your wounds, but when I first started buying retro consoles I picked up a complete AES for $150 (box, manuals, etc...), and complete Sega Master System (box, manuals, etc...) for $30.
Those were the good old days. I sure wish I would have bought all the other systems I wanted. Video games were so cheap 20 years ago. EBay changed that.
On a side note - these consoles must cost a million dollars to ship because these boxes are huge. The AES edges out the SMS box by a little bit. I love how these early systems took up so much shelf space.
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As a kid our family had the Atari 2600, original NES, and original Game Boy.
The Game Boy I was especially proud of because I bought it from a kid at school using money I'd earned doing chores for my Grandmother.
My Uncle had the latest stuff (SNES, Playstation). He'd give me his old Game Pro magazines when he was done with them and man did I pine for a few systems...
Atari Jaguar
Atari Lynx
Game Gear
Sega Genesis
SNES
Turbo Express
Fortunately we had a PC that could play Doom. Then later Duke Nukem 3D, Unreal Tournament, etc. So I was able to live with being out of the console loop for a while.
It was only about 10 years ago I was given an SNES and started getting the games I'd always wanted. 2 years ago my wife reclaimed the Sega Genesis from her childhood and massive catalog of games. :) and just last year I closed out my Game Gear wishlist.
Now I just need a Turbo Express and Atari Lynx.
I'm kinda over my Jaguar fascination phase.
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I always wanted the JVC X'EYE when it launched in 1994. Unfortunately, with a price tag right at $500, I was unable to get one. I like the idea of having an all in one system that could play Genesis and SEGA CD games. To this day I still want one, mostly because I still lack a system to play SEGA CD games on (The RETRON 5 took care of the Genesis problem).
When this baby launched, it was cheaper to actually buy a Genesis and the SEGA CD add on than it was to buy the X'EYE ::). Of course the added cost did come with some better features. Most notably was the fact that you could play your games with better video and sound (and of course you only needed one power source).
Now they are cheaper, but still kind of pricey so I STILL havent gotten around to owning an X'EYE :-\
Ugh, yeah, the JVC X'EYE and the CDX, I'd love to find one of those, but of course, I have consoles that function the same.
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For the most part, I eventually got what I wanted as a kid. I used to play SNES & Genesis as a kid at my daycare, and I wanted both of them so bad. However, it took many years before I eventually got my SNES. In the meantime, my dad, for some reason I still don't understand as he was never someone who played games in my lifetime, owned an Intellivision that he kept in a closet I had no idea about. Knowing I wanted an SNES, he gave me the Intellivison along with a few games he had, and he got me a bunch more as he would go to the flea market weekly (also, maybe you are seeing where I got my collector instincts from). I actually really liked that despite it being the 90s, I spent my younger years playing a 70s/80s system, writing high scores in the manual.
Eventually I got a Gameboy for Christmas, and later an SNES (I had to choose between it and some games, or the newly released N64 wit no games due to price). From that point on I eventually sold all my SNES games (because I thought the system was broken, it was actually just the cord, though selling those games is a big life regret) to buy an N64, I also managed to save money to buy a used Genesis at Gamestop because it was really cheap. My brother saved for a PS1. Later in middle school my brother was bribed with a Gamecube for going to a week of Jesus camp, and my dad bought a PS2 because of it's DVD capabilities. From that point on I was grown enough to earn money for what I wanted.
However, the one system that alluded my grasp when I was young and always wanted was an NES. The system always intrigued me so much. My REALLY early daycare, like kindergarten, had an NES. However, back then no on knew how to take care of the thing so it rarely ever worked. Then, when I was like maybe 10, a neighbor of mine had a garage sale and was selling his NES. I was so excited because I could afford it, but once I got it home my ignorance of cleaning it and games again lead them to not work. Bummed out, he gave me my money back. It took me until high school when it was way past it's time, and I had to buy it with my own money before I owned it. Now it's the main system of my collection because of how fascinated I was by it and how it alluded me all those years.
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A friend of mine growing up had a Sega Saturn and I envied him so much even though I had a N64 during that time. I think the console was like $400 or something back then so there was no way I could afford it or my parents would buy it. I did't end up getting one until abut 2004 when I purchased one from a used game store for about $30.
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I always wanted the JVC X'EYE when it launched in 1994. Unfortunately, with a price tag right at $500, I was unable to get one. I like the idea of having an all in one system that could play Genesis and SEGA CD games. To this day I still want one, mostly because I still lack a system to play SEGA CD games on (The RETRON 5 took care of the Genesis problem).
When this baby launched, it was cheaper to actually buy a Genesis and the SEGA CD add on than it was to buy the X'EYE ::). Of course the added cost did come with some better features. Most notably was the fact that you could play your games with better video and sound (and of course you only needed one power source).
Now they are cheaper, but still kind of pricey so I STILL havent gotten around to owning an X'EYE :-\
When I was a teenager, I actually was doing the "rent to own" thing at Rent-A-Center on a JVC X'EYE system. It was super sweet. It had everything built-in and looks pretty slick. I remember it coming with an FMV Sega boxing game. It was black & white and grainy as hell, but we all had rose-colored glasses on back them and were just amazed at actually video footage running in a game. The first game I bought for it was Mortal Kombat. My friend Ralph and I geeked the F out when we found the hidden Mortal Kombat song from the movie.
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A friend of mine growing up had a Sega Saturn and I envied him so much even though I had a N64 during that time. I think the console was like $400 or something back then so there was no way I could afford it or my parents would buy it. I did't end up getting one until abut 2004 when I purchased one from a used game store for about $30.
Back around late '96, I had a good friend who was a die-hard Sega fanboy since the Genesis. He bought every add-on they made. He had gotten a bit hard up for money and kept trying to get me to buy his Saturn. I finally caved and gave him $250 for it. It had the box, the paperwork, an extra controller, the 3-pack of Daytona USA, Virtual Fighter 2 and Virtua Cop. He also gave me Duke Nukem, Clockwork Knight, Nights into Dreams with the controller, Fighting Vipers and a few other games that escape memory right now. It was pretty cool, but didn't compare to my PlayStation. I kept it around for several years. After it sat dormant for a couple more years, I traded it in at a game store.
I do remember that that stinking battery died and every time I turned the system on, I had to re-enter the time & date. >:(
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I do remember that that stinking battery died and every time I turned the system on, I had to re-enter the time & date. >:(
Quick easy cheap fix though.
A buddy of mine, who is a member of this site, but I've never seen him on the forum, has been looking for the Pioneer LaserActive with the PAC modules for a long time. That's like his dream goal. He already has a minty CIB JVC X'Eye.
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As a kid, was my own NES. My grandparents had one, and any time we went over we played it. Sure, we had atari 2600 and SNES, but who doesn't love duck hunt and bowling?
ATM, I was a 3ds xl and a 2600, sure, i have a 7800, but kinda miss having a classic woody.
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As a kid, was my own NES. My grandparents had one, and any time we went over we played it. Sure, we had atari 2600 and SNES, but who doesn't love duck hunt and bowling?
ATM, I was a 3ds xl and a 2600, sure, i have a 7800, but kinda miss having a classic woody.
They make a little blue pill for that. ;)
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There's many systems on my most wanted list that allude me because of ether price or rarity.
But I've gotten other rare consoles so I'm crossing my fingers one day they will be mine. ;)
I'm sure most of these you guys have never heard of. lol
But my top 5 are...
5. Select-A-Game Machine
Probably the easiest to find on this list, I see one appear on Ebay about once a month, but they can be over priced or missing the battery covers. I can see me getting this system in the next year.
4. Zemmix
A Koren game console that is basically a consoled MSX, in the last five years I've only seen two pop on Ebay in the last five years.
3. Supervision 8000
An extremely rare Japanese system that is similar to the Intellivision, I've seen this system once on Ebay in the last five years.
2. Adventurevision
This is one rare tabletop arcade I would love to get, biggest issue is maybe two appear on Ebay a year and most are priced $1000-$2000 on top of that this console has issues and several don't work.
1. RDI Halcyon
Probably the rarest console of all time. I've only seen one appear on ebay that had it's controller and all its parts and it sold for close to $10,000. :o I've seen a few that was console only sell for far less and if I can at least get that I would be satisfied. Some collector's don't count this system as a retailed console because it's unknown if it truly was sold to the public. Many ended up in Dragon's Lair or Space Ace arcade cabinets and this is why that most that appear are console only. I've seen the games appear all the time on Ebay (all 2 of them) but rarely the system.
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I always wished I had a Neo-Geo back then. But the price point at the time made it difficult, growing up in a middleclass family and all.
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There's many systems on my most wanted list that allude me because of ether price or rarity.
But I've gotten other rare consoles so I'm crossing my fingers one day they will be mine. ;)
I'm sure most of these you guys have never heard of. lol
But my top 5 are...
5. Select-A-Game Machine
Probably the easiest to find on this list, I see one appear on Ebay about once a month, but they can be over priced or missing the battery covers. I can see me getting this system in the next year.
4. Zemmix
A Koren game console that is basically a consoled MSX, in the last five years I've only seen two pop on Ebay in the last five years.
3. Supervision 8000
An extremely rare Japanese system that is similar to the Intellivision, I've seen this system once on Ebay in the last five years.
2. Adventurevision
This is one rare tabletop arcade I would love to get, biggest issue is maybe two appear on Ebay a year and most are priced $1000-$2000 on top of that this console has issues and several don't work.
1. RDI Halcyon
Probably the rarest console of all time. I've only seen one appear on ebay that had it's controller and all its parts and it sold for close to $10,000. :o I've seen a few that was console only sell for far less and if I can at least get that I would be satisfied. Some collector's don't count this system as a retailed console because it's unknown if it truly was sold to the public. Many ended up in Dragon's Lair or Space Ace arcade cabinets and this is why that most that appear are console only. I've seen the games appear all the time on Ebay (all 2 of them) but rarely the system.
Count me as one that has never heard of most of these. I have heard of the Adventurevision, but I've never actually seen one.
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I always wanted the JVC X'EYE when it launched in 1994. Unfortunately, with a price tag right at $500, I was unable to get one. I like the idea of having an all in one system that could play Genesis and SEGA CD games. To this day I still want one, mostly because I still lack a system to play SEGA CD games on (The RETRON 5 took care of the Genesis problem).
When this baby launched, it was cheaper to actually buy a Genesis and the SEGA CD add on than it was to buy the X'EYE ::). Of course the added cost did come with some better features. Most notably was the fact that you could play your games with better video and sound (and of course you only needed one power source).
Now they are cheaper, but still kind of pricey so I STILL havent gotten around to owning an X'EYE :-\
Ugh, yeah, the JVC X'EYE and the CDX, I'd love to find one of those, but of course, I have consoles that function the same.
I always forget about the CDX ... but yeah that's another one I would like to have!
I always wanted the JVC X'EYE when it launched in 1994. Unfortunately, with a price tag right at $500, I was unable to get one. I like the idea of having an all in one system that could play Genesis and SEGA CD games. To this day I still want one, mostly because I still lack a system to play SEGA CD games on (The RETRON 5 took care of the Genesis problem).
When this baby launched, it was cheaper to actually buy a Genesis and the SEGA CD add on than it was to buy the X'EYE ::). Of course the added cost did come with some better features. Most notably was the fact that you could play your games with better video and sound (and of course you only needed one power source).
Now they are cheaper, but still kind of pricey so I STILL havent gotten around to owning an X'EYE :-\
When I was a teenager, I actually was doing the "rent to own" thing at Rent-A-Center on a JVC X'EYE system. It was super sweet. It had everything built-in and looks pretty slick. I remember it coming with an FMV Sega boxing game. It was black & white and grainy as hell, but we all had rose-colored glasses on back them and were just amazed at actually video footage running in a game. The first game I bought for it was Mortal Kombat. My friend Ralph and I geeked the F out when we found the hidden Mortal Kombat song from the movie.
That's cool as hell man. If I had a X'EYE today I would still be geeking the F out over it ;D
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I wanted an N64 when I had a PlayStation. I was a big wrestling fan and at the time it had the best wrestling games by far. Also I'd been a SNES kid previous to moving to PS, and many of my favorite games had new installments on N64 such as Super Mario Kart. However I had a PlayStation and a GameBoy Color already; and my siblings weren't really into games so its understandable my parents wouldn't get me one.
The following generation; I wanted an Xbox for a spell; I really loved Halo and Fable having played them at a friend's. I got together the money to buy a second console (I already had a PS2 of course) but having considered everything I opted for a GameCube so as to rekindle my relationship with Nintendo; a decision I didn't regret.
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Mother 3 Gameboy Micro back when it was like $100-$200 for CIB. Now, its like $600. I didnt have a job back then and was in school.
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A Panasonic Q w/ region mod. Getting one of those now complete with everything+GB player is easily 600-700+; its one of those items thats really expensive and it doesn't help that it can easily get damaged in shipping due to all of the parts inside.
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I always wanted a Neo-Geo, but we all know how expensive it was. :-\
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Like the davifus and maximo, I also wish I bought a Panasonic Q and the Mother 3 Deluxe Box GB Micro, but I had no job or money for either at the time they were reasonably priced. Now I have a job and money, but not enough for the unreasonable prices they go for now.
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I still want an atari 2600 :(
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I really wanted a Colecovision when I was 14 around 1983 but after spending so much on the Atari 2600 and games for a few years prior, my father wasn't going to spend the money on another console. I was so bummed because I spent a week at a lodge on vacation that summer and they had a CV in the main lodge with Donkey Kong, Cosmic Avenger, Mr. Do, Lady Bug and Zaxxon and loved all of them. So impressed with the arcade like graphics.
Glad I have one now :D
If we're talking about now, the one console I've always kinda wanted but never got my hands on was the Vectrex.
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I always wanted a PC growing up because of all the awesome PC games released during the 90s that many of my friends loved and would talk about all the time. I finally did end up getting on in 99, but for the time it was pretty underpowered and would barely run any game released around the time I got it. I remember trying to play Everquest and my PC was just not having it.
It wouldn't be until about a year ago I finally got the PC of my dreams which can easily run any modern game at top settings. Built it myself too :)
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When I was younger I always wanted a Sega Saturn or a NEO GEO AES. I use to play the crap out of NEO GEO Machine in our local arcade. Thought it be cool to play those games at home.
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The Nintendo Wii at launch. That thing was hard to get for months... maybe even a full year or so. I was young and my mom said she would get it for me but never did because it was never in stock anywhere, so I just had a copy of Twilight Princess for Wii just sitting on my shelf with no Wii. I'll never forget it. Having a game for a console you don't own? That kind of stuff can ruin a kid.
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I still want an atari 2600 :(
What's stopping you? It one of the cheapest retro systems to get a hold of.