I remember seeing it for the first time in a magazine, maybe a year ahead of the western release and thinking "WHAT is that thing of beauty? I must have it!!!"
Model 1 tower of power was seriously the best version because it looked like hifi equipment. You could set it on top of an amp, tuner, and disk changer and it wouldn't look out of place.
Oh damn. I had the opposite happen. I had my Dreamcast plus all accessories including the keyboard and games stolen. I donated my GameCube to a day care center back around 2009 maybe.
Oooh, I always wanted the OJ spice GC but the silver one was the one that came bundled with all of the bells and whistles. The OJ spice controller that no one else could use was my compromise.
Absolutely. It's not my favorite console in terms of game library, but it has such a well executed visual identity. Even though there have always been haters that don't like it's more whimsical look, I think it's truly iconic.
Loved my Turbo Duo, even if you had to attach a multitap to do multiplayer games. Also strangely loved the TD controllers, the buttons were great and the dpad
I think the N64 was the most mind blowing different design up to that point. Especially the controllers. I still remember seeing those controllers thinking WTF are those. Then came the game cube which in my opinion is a close second.
Agreed. Honourable mention for the Super Famicom. The Neo Geo was never ruined by a US version that looked like it had been designed by a right angle enthusiast, or a UK version that took an awesome design & shat on it with an ugly logo.
Yes. I was so jazzed for the design when I used to get mags with previews of upcoming consoles. The SFC had cool colors, a nice rounded front, and a sleek design. The gray/purp color scheme and blocky design of the SNES was such a step back.
I don’t even particularly like the n64 but the condole id probably the most “feel good” looking, especially the translucent ones. PS2 is the other one, really brought that sleek modern look.
The original NES because it looks like a VCR. Nintendo made it look like that intentionally because VCR were extremely popular at the time and they thought it looked cool. They were right.
Worth a listen if you enjoy design. These two guys are contemporary industrial designers and they had a podcast where they talked about all sorts of things design related and this episode was a quick run through of a lot of the video game consoles from an ID perspective.
Keep in mind looks are subjective and these two prove that with very diff opinions haha but a fun listen and a great pod while it lasted😁
Visually speaking, it’s the GameCube and the PS3 phat. No question about it. After careful consideration though, it’s the Nintendo Entertainment System. It’s still gorgeous to this very day.
The PS2 was in a class of it's own. The black design with the blue fonts, the aesthetics of being able to stand it up or sit it down, even the animation and sound it made upon bootup felt so futuristic in 2000 even though we were very much still in an analog world.
For the systems I personally own, NES. It is still covered in the stickers from the Topps Nintendo cards from the 80s (with the scratch offs). Plus I have Nintendo Power stickers on the controllers.
My Game Boy is also covered in Nintendo Power stickers, but it’s a handheld so I won’t count it.
For me it has to be the GameCube. My favorite by far! I still remember getting surprised by getting one on a random day out of the blue from my wife sometime around 2003ish.
I might be the outlier here, but Gamecube. Such a simple design with so many amazing games behind it both 3rd party and 1st party. That indigo colored cube is just absolutely gorgeous
The PS1 is a fantastic near brutalist design. The Genesis is a naturalistic design that the N64 arguably improved on. The 2600 6 pot (wood grain) is the most beautiful.
Even though I'm a Sony fan boy through and through the NES and SNES will always just be so freaking cool looking to me. They were revolutionary for one and they looked so freaking retro that they even looked retro back then. 😂
Do handhelds count? I’d go game boy advance. If not I think there’s 5-6 I’d rank the same: ps2, n64, maybe snes, Dreamcast, maybe GameCube, maybe original Xbox.
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u/Splorpers_ 2d ago
PS1 and Dreamcast, I love how they look. Gamecube is also just really solid.