I'd have to go with the wood grain Atari 2600, I'm a sucker for 70's designed electronics.
the atari 2600 looks like it could take you back to the future with enough jigawatts
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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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NGL, that fine-wood version of the Atari looked so slick. Too bad I only got the cheap plastic one.
Does anyone here know the thought behind the wooden front trim fascia look?
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It just looks so sleek. For me, it was the future of gaming.
I would choose the Super Famicom. It just looks so sleek. I don't know why they changed it with the SNES, it looks ugly.
Hol'up.
Atari's only had 4, not 6, switches on them?
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.
There were several models including an all-black one that ditched the woodgrain.
Yeah, I should have specified I was just talking about the switches!
I was never a big fan of the "Vader" style 2600, but it seems a lot of people like the aesthetic. I was always partial to the six switch look, I just wish they would have made a Sears Video Arcade sixer with the Atari branding! I like the silver by the switches better than the black on the official ones.
