Best video game system?

This isn't a debate over a console's power, games, or anything other than how it looks. Which console do you think looks the best, is the most well designed, the best ergonomically, etc?

For me, it's the PS One. What a beautiful little piece of hardware this is. The size, the shape, the color, everything about it is just perfect imo. A close second would be the Dreamcast for the exact same reasons, it was just designed really well, it looked wonderful. Finally, the Gamecube rounds out my list, all of the other consoles are far behind these three as far as looks imo.

Personally, I'm pretty partial to the old PC Engine/CD ROM combo that came in it's own carrying case with the snap on lid/handle.

After that it's the original Japanese Super Famicom.

My love for the Dreamcast is clouded by my love for all of it, I cannot think in terms of pure aesthetics with it. My heart will not allow.

To that, I oh so love the GC's design despite how much sexier it would be if it had curves that would test my brakes. The Genesis 3 was another cute wonder, all tiny and black and just waiting for something to be pressed deep inside.

¬ Here are a list of my favourite console designs from best to worst:

• Dreamcast
• PC Engine
• Saturn (White)
• Master System I
• SuperGrafx
• Gamecube
• WonderMega / X'eye
• PC-FX
• Mega Drive / Genesis I
• Mark III
• Master System II
• Saturn (Black)
• Mega Drive / Genesis II
• Turbo Duo
• TurboGrafx-16
• Playstation 2
• Jaguar
• Neo*Geo
• PSOne
• Super Famicom
• Super Nintendo
• Famicom
• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Playstation
• Nintendo 64
• Xbox

¬ And here is a list of my favourite portable designs:

• New Neo*Geo Pocket Color
• Neo*Geo Pocket Color
• Neo*Geo Pocket
• WonderSwan Crystal
• WonderSwan
• Gameboy Advance
• Nomad
• Lynx II
• GP32
• Game Gear
• TurboExpress
• Lynx I
• Gameboy Pocket / Color
• Gameboy

I've done this before. :p


ps. I know I left a few out... Genesis 3, 3D0, etc... I'll add them later...

The Wonderswan Crystal is also pretty appealing, I forgot about that one...

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I'll have to add the NGPC as my portable of choice as well, that thing was, and still is so much more well designed than any Gameboy :)

Saturn: It's very official looking.
Master System: Nothing else looks like it.
Playstation: very close to #1 but it resembles other kinds of equipement and less official looking than the Saturn.
Dreamcast: Wins in the quirky vote.
Turbo Graphix 16: Perhaps the closest thing to the original Master System, but no where near as cool. Besides I hate orange like it was an afront to me personally.
Gamecube: In the way one might like a Mac, the Gamecube is nice to look at - but the Qube is much nicer.

-not quite there systems-
PS2: would have been #1 or #2 were it not for its ridiculously inadequate width.
Xbox: I like it for the most part, but the Green jewel design kills a lot of the would be Officiallity of it. Simply put - the thing looks like it can do what it does and it looks solid and (yes) official. Except the green dot, which blights everything good I saif about it.
Genesis: I like it and I don't. It's got a few of the charms the Master System had, but it was far from shapely. IMO, the Master System looks more like you would imagine the Genesis looking (judgeing by the games).
NES: It's a box! Nothing to hate or love.

-the bad-
Super Nintendo: Awful. I hate the look of it.
N64: Again, the things are repugnant looking.
Jaguar: Worse than the two mentioned above.
3DO: Ok.. not as bad as the other 3 but definiyly not good looking. I don't mind some aspects of it but all and all... it was too much bulk not enough sculpting. The Saturn actually resembles thiss somewhat but done right.
Master System II: bs design. The Genesis inherited many of it's features.

overall -- I like the NAOMI GD best :) The thing is swank looking and it's cool because it's a Naomi.

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Originally posted by MechDeus
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I like to make lists. :p

I like the Coregrafx (the 1st model). It's perfectly designed, compact, and a nice gray colour. Too bad they didn't release a gray version of the CD-Rom2 unit, or else that combo would have been perfect.

The Gamecube is cool, too. So small and cute! Next to the PS2 and Xbox, it looks like it's from another planet.

Least favourite console design would be a tie between the Supergrafx (Jetsons on crack) and the Xbox (why the ugly green spot?). They're both great systems, as long as nobody has to look at them.

- Matt

I have always liked the look of the SuperGrafx, although the PC Engine Shuttle is also pretty cool.