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I'd have to go with the wood grain Atari 2600, I'm a sucker for 70's designed electronics.
Something about the Power Macintosh 6100, and the chin that does it for me. Plus the name, POWER Macintosh does it for me.
Also that prowler on the screen. I wonder if they had some sort of deal with Chrysler.
(I'm sad no one uses faux-marble anymore.)
Might be biased, but the Commodore 64 is just iconic and good looking (what is not to love about a breadbox?)
the atari 2600 looks like it could take you back to the future with enough jigawatts
One more vote with OP. That Atari is a nice looking machine.
I've got to go with the 2600 as well. Mostly because of the wood grain!
The Atari XL seriea computers cut a nice space between retro and futuristic.
They're much sleeker looking than their 400/800 predecessors, as well as the Apple II and the breadbin VIC 20/64/C16. Only the 64C and Plus/4 really look similarly minaturized and not-in-need-of-a-big-wristrest-for-comfortable-typing.
The use of metal and smoked plastic trim gives it a premium appearance. The 1200XL even hides the cartridge slot on the side to avoid anyone nistaking it for a mere console..
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.
I had this one many moons ago. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Telstar_Arcade#/media/File:Coleco-Telstar-Arcade-Pongside-L.jpg
Wood grain, triangular, and it had a gun.
I’m a fan of the Dreamcast and GameCube. Or the PS2 mini. I appreciate that early y2k aesthetic.
Oh and the Master System 1 was pretty cool with its 80s cyberpunk shape.
Although the wood-grain Atari 2600 was also my first thought upon reading the title, I think the Wii's minimal footprint is impressive considering that—in the case of the original model—it's also a GameCube.
In contrast to the Wii's 2006 release, the Wii Mini is arguably not yet 'retro' with its 2012 release, but definitely looks a lot sleeker, albeit not worth the loss of GameCube functionality for its minimal size savings.
Compared to both, the Wii U is super bulky, and lacks much use beyond improved emulation capabilities now that nearly all of its exclusives have been re-released for the Switch.
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.
About the A1200, I think there's a niche for Raspberry Pi cases that look like vintage computers. Imagine having a case that looks like an A1200, another one that looks like a Falcon, the Sony HitBit, ...
Funny thing about the PS2 Fat design: it's an Atari design. It was a project for the Falcon 040 that was never released.
The Atari Portfolio (the one John Connors uses in Terminator 2) or the ST Book.
PS2 slim deserves a mention, I feel.
PS2 slim is now retro
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It's now older than the NES was when it was brought back on the Wii via Virtual Console.
Stop it she already turned to dust!
