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Did you know that the very first video game console which could be connected to a TV set was introduced in 1972? It was called Magnavox Odyssey and featured a variety of simple games such as volleyball, hockey, tennis, and chase. Game consoles promptly gained momentum and became a huge part of the gaming industry. As a result, there are many people out there who can't even imagine their childhood without video games. This Twitter user named Dilan is one of them. Recently, he shared some of his old handheld consoles and realized that people out there probably haven't even seen them before. His post has spiraled into a full thread of gaming consoles from the past that are rarely used these days. From the very first Nintendo Entertainment System, which was released in the 1980s, to the much more modern PlayStation Portable, which entered the industry in 2004, these blasts from the past are rarely remembered. Feeling nostalgic yet? If so, scroll down below for this wonderful trip down video game console memory lane.

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CatChap4 Report

ƒιѕн
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My god, I played pong day and nite on this.

Kath Leen
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yep, that is my first console alright.

Martha Meyer
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm way older and I have no clue what this is.

Rabbit Carrot
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My 6 year old plays Atari. He played ET recently and proclaimed it the worst game ever. Yep, he knows his stuff!

Claire Jones
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dont like I know what it is x

StormsTempest
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You kidding?! I'm in my teens and got one of these from my grandparents as a kid, me and my brother loved it to death- literally. We killed it.

Lianna Valdez
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My first. But I remember my Nintendo better.

Simon Filmer
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those of us that are slightly older remember the earlier version that had 6 switches on the console (pre 2600) Combat, Pong & Asteroids were the best games

Sergio Bicerra Descalzi
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was 8 or 9 I got sick for a week, my parents gave me the Atary and ONE game, Defender. With nothing to do all day, three days later I mastered it. The next day unplugged it, was fed up of the damn game.

Turd_Man59
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friend has an Atari and he’s only 12.

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    TheCanonburyKid Report

    Martz Migraña
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My very first console! Used to play "Rampage" a lot with my brother 😁

    Vanilla Rose
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can still get these some places. I bought one recently

    Bob Belcher
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a lot of retro gaming stores in Houston. In October there's a retro gaming event in Austin (maybe). You can buy anything for Atari, N64 and anything else you can think of.

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    Bacony
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone who knows even a bit about videogames knows what this is.

    Raine Soo
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My niece and nephew had one of these. I didn't. I'm just an old fart.

    GeneralZod
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have mine and use it. Love the original Tetris!!

    Rabbit Carrot
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first console was a second hand ZX Spectrum in about 1987. I still have it.

    Eric Mac Fadden
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd trade mine for a national knock-off (the CCE's Top Game, in Brazil) because it has the Japanese cartridge hole already in the console.

    Bob Belcher
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still got my original from 30 years ago. Thanks grandma!

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    glabrie Report

    Baron Simone Von Bianco
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can understand if some kids of today have no clue regarding the original Gameboy but seriously, the first Nintendo DS came out in 2005 and DSi is from 2008. Who exactly is intended as "kids of today" then ?

    Daria B
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly. Plus, the classic Game Boy is iconic, and I don't think nowadays' kids are completely unfamiliar, at least with the look of it. It even appears in Adventure Time, if I'm not mistaken.

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    Madison Feehan
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's mine! (Bottom right corner)... and I still use it once every year or so (just to prove it is still awesome!)

    Hunter
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ive had a gameboy dsi psp gameboy color i lost every single one

    Cathy Homan
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 15 year old knows what these are. She has played my old ones

    Bacony
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those are: Gameboys, Gameboy Colours, Gameboy Advances, Gameboy Advance SPs, and DSs.

    chrissy goodman
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    3ds and new 3ds havent been forgotten i kno a ton of kids who have them and asked for them they arent that old. the ds is another story

    Rick
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 14 and 13 year old nieces still play on my Gameboys and argue over who gets to play on the colour screen one lol

    Bobthemess
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a psp psv 3ds and a gameboy. I'm 12.

    Tor Rolf Strøm
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice collection! Even bigger than mine. should have had some Segas in here tho!

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    RachaelChannael Report

    Bob Belcher
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I found several of my GB games last week. Not sure if I should throw them away or sell them.

    A.E. Marlowe
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sell. Heck I'd probably buy them depending on what you've got

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    Chris
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad bought me and my brother one for Christmas... Then he got addicted to Tetris and we didn't see it for months.

    Sasha Kuleshov
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude, Nintendo still has TONS of merchandise of the Gameboy XD

    Nate Hull
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those days where you had to lay under a lamp just to enjoy Super Mario Land.

    Rohan Moran
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Before the days of back lights..this extra set up did use to tax your batteries, then you had to explain to your folks why you had to change batteries every few days since you were secretly up all night under the covers playing Pokémon Blue 😅

    Nate Hull
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    GAME BOIIIII! But seriously, any Nintendo fan, young or old, knows this.

    Hans
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many people now have smartwatches with a much greater screen resolution!

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    ModernAmazigh Report

    Daria B
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When the batteries were close to death, the games got rather interesting ♡

    Kath Leen
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my dad gave her this as a gift. my mom got addicted to this one. she burnt a lot of food because of playing while cooking during those days. i remember her getting a hammer and pound it into pieces.

    George-Florin Constantin
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Back in the '90s I couldn't even afford one of these. I wanted one for my birthday in '93 or so and I got a plain calculator (and even that one was a Casio knock-off). S****y childhood in s****y Eastern Europe.

    Rabbit Carrot
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Got on of these off my grandmother. I then found out she’d given my cousins a brand new Sega Mega Drive. My gran wonders why we never wanted to spend time with her. Favouritism sucks.

    Sasha Kuleshov
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are pretty common in México :)

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    lifeofahsan Report

    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grand kids have these sort of games. Addictive

    Kath Leen
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol i love this one...except when the loop got stucked behind the stick

    Chris
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the shape of a mobile phone?! That ain't old!

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    RalliRandy Report

    Jill
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean, "my dead pet."

    Billy The Kid
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My kids had these and while they were at school my missus had to childmind them

    Potato fries
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm actually in my tween years and I have an original one that's not a hand me down.

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    StabStag Report

    Scagsy
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Recently discovered in an archeological site south of Paris

    AndersM
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1970 Intellivision from Mattel. It's cool! Looks like something from the movie War Games. I bet there's a direct line to NORAD if you would like to play tic tac toe with WOPR ;-)

    oddball0626
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, yes Intellivision. My cousin had one of these. I had the Atari 2600. We would bicker as to which was better when we were kids. (Atari was better)

    bryguy
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clearly it's a fax machine

    Bobthemess
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like if this were an open list I could put a ps3 on here and people would be like "dang I'm that old". PEOPLE! UR NOT THAT OLD!!!!

    Virgil Blue
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My friend had this one. The sticks were weird but Beam Rider was awesome.

    spirit wolf
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What on earth is this and what does it do?

    Ben Root
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had tons of Atari stuff & the Fairchild system, but Intellivision was always what I wanted...until I played it at a relative's place and was annoyed as hell by the controller.

    Darrell M
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first gaming experiences were on one of these bad boys- swap out the plastic controller cover to match the game's controls.

    Amy Foley Clark
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have one in the box, found at my mom's house.

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    drippyricardo Report

    Guy MacGregor
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plus, this is technically the first Xbox. (DirectX integration into a gaming console, which is litterally what "Xbox" mean)

    Dave P
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Microsoft actually made the software for Sega, Microsoft then based the XBox software off that work, and even hired a lot of Sega's designers to build the Xbox. Microsoft kept a good relationship with Sega and why many Sega games and sequels became Xbox exclusives. Microsoft still works closely with Sega. The whole Xbox line, including the idea of console online gaming comes from this one console

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    Bob Belcher
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Last game consoles Sega made.

    Dave P
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And Microsoft who made the software for Sega for this, then took what they learned, took away a lot of Sega's design team and created the Xbox as a console, you can see the influence

    Tracey Hyde
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still have mine, some games on that console gotta have, like wacky races, resident evil code Veronica, crazy taxi, my first soul calibur, good times

    Rohan Moran
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was the first machine to have integrated broadband connectivity, in this way it was way ahead of even the PS2 and original XBox...it's too bad they made so many poor choices in development (launch window, game sponsors, lack of 2nd joystick etc) that it got run into the ground...

    Kisses4Katie
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was the catalyst to my marriage. Many nights spent playing Soul Caliber with my husband (then brand new boyfriend!)

    Eric Mac Fadden
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Until today I think it's a blender....

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    JacobH209 Report

    Joshua Selbitschka
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got really unlucky. I got one of the few defective ones(screen was internally damaged). Wound up swiping my cousin's whenever she was over until I got a Gameboy Advance.

    Kisses4Katie
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep! This is it. But mine has a tiny Pikachu on the front.

    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The first colour hand held computer. If you still had the original then you wasn't with the times.

    Virgil Blue
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Replaying links awakening on this was fantastic.

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    Jonny_hiphop Report

    mph seti
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But...The Nintendo DS is still being made and supported.

    Joshua Selbitschka
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The original DS is no longer supported in terms of Wifi. Their games can still be played on the 3ds/2ds. But it looks like that is being dropped in favor of the switch. I don't know how long it'll be until 3ds and Wii U online support is dropped but hopefully won't be for awhile.

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    Sasha Kuleshov
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    GameBoy Advance is still being played :/

    Nate Hull
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone loved the Game Boy Advance <3

    Rabbit Carrot
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You’re missing the grandfather of hand helds, the og Gameboy.

    Turd_Man59
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have an original ds, a 2ds and a 3ds

    Kisses4Katie
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son still has the top one. I still have the OG and the Pokemon Yellow Pikachu Exclusive GameBoy Color :)

    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember the DS it came with a pen

    BIG FOOT
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What are these never seen this alien technology before...

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    NyuuVultee Report

    Scagsy
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was waiting for one of these to crop up! Felt like the king of the playground with it

    Nate Hull
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, Sony is a bad videogame maker and-HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ABOUT NINTENDO!

    Rabbit Carrot
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And who could forget the 900 batteries you needed to get it to work!

    Rob Chapman
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had one of those. I also had a Jaguar.

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    cmorrez Report

    Miss Milinky
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aww the Game Gear! Will happily gobble 6 AA batteries in about 4 hours! What a beast.

    Bobthemess
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I... don't think you know what ur talking about. I have all of these.

    Tor Rolf Strøm
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most regular people without an interest in gaming, yes. Gamers knows what these are, come on

    Nate Hull
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Virtual boy, something, the power glove with the NES, and the SNES with another thing.

    Baron Simone Von Bianco
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The second picture is the SEGA Game Gear. Probably the only portable console made by them. "Virtual Boy" was an already discontinued console as it sold very poorly (was discontinued already after 1 year). The Snes features the infamous Satellaview, a very expensive, pretty useless device for the very first paid downloadable content for some Nintendo games.

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    Kisses4Katie
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Man y'all get out of here. This was just part of being 10 years old.

    Eric Mac Fadden
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once I've played a Virtual Boy. It's terrible and red, very red....

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    Allah_Ussop Report

    Lilli Stanard
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i still play on my dad's gamecube

    A Random Panda
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You could play Super Mario Sunshine on that. The game came out in 2002.

    Bobthemess
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    GameCube! I remember that! From an hour ago.

    Bob Belcher
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Got my original 64 too but can't find any of the games.

    Sasha Kuleshov
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually played SM Sunshine on the Gamecube back in 2006 :D

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    Gingerbr3d Report

    Dave P
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First generation Zune had issues, the second and third (like the pic above) were superior to the ipod and the others on the market. Microsofts issue was a glichy and ugly first generation zune, which hurt its reputation, as well as a god awful marketing campaign.

    Thomas
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was looking for a MP3 player when the Zune came out, what turned me off was the plastic feel it had, it just felt very cheap in the hand.

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    Theallknowinsas Report

    ƒιѕн
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fairchild Channel F programmable, mid 70's.

    Rob Chapman
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first system. Had one of these before even getting a 2600.

    Ben Root
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These had the best controllers of all time IMO!

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    FAmpharos Report

    Lianna Valdez
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My teacher in high school had so many Marlboro miles there point system. She won the train trip there ultimate promotion prize. But all Marlboro did was keep extending the date of the trip. Due to health concerns of the workers it got canceled. But she got such cool stuff even a kayak and a lot more.

    GeneralZod
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    About 4 lifetimes ago you could get Marlboro branded merchandise by saving the tops of cigarette boxes. The more you saved the better the prize. My parents had tons of the water jugs. Can't imagine how many packs you'd have to smoke to get one of these

    Rabbit Carrot
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Think this is the only one I have never played. Or heard of!

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    srhyln Report

    MD Martinez
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still have my Super Nintendo

    Tor Rolf Strøm
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    honorable mention to the gamecube? its not even that old! and it ROCKS

    Nate Hull
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gamecube, SNES, would you like to give a tip?

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    C0MF0RTTCR0WDD Report

    Tor Rolf Strøm
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, good thing here are a million ways you can play donkey kong, then! might I suggest a classic mini console?

    A Random Panda
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, the original, where you had Mario jump over barrels. They have a throwback level where you have to jump over spiky balls to win on new super Mario bros 2.

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    DickOnLimousine Report

    Nate Hull
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When Nintendo wants to grow the game boy family when it's already too big.

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    teastainedtears Report

    Obet Akris
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not a gamecube. From the controller i know, that's N64

    Joshua Selbitschka
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup! Some Mcdonalds did have Gamecubes though. I remember getting my first taste of Spyro: A Hero's Tail on one.

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    Nate Hull
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not a gamecube, it's an N64.

    Tor Rolf Strøm
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    McDonalds actually had N64 controller skins on the Gamecube controllers. So ahead of their time!

    Bacony
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "kids nowadays don't know" *calls an N64 a Gamecube, even when Mario 64 is literally on the screen*

    Max L.
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that would just be the most innovative game of its era.

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    MitchTwitrKD Report

    Mark
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good condition ones worth a few £s

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    Spesh_OG Report

    Baron Simone Von Bianco
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's so old that was only discontinued in 2019.

    Joshua Selbitschka
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True. However games stopped being made for it earlier than that. And it dropped from the public eye extremely quickly. Most kids today don't even know it existed, the marketing was that bad.

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    ƒιѕн
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ummm... this only came out like 8 years ago

    Rabbit Carrot
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The vita is great to collect for as games for it haven’t sky rocketed yet.

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    SaintArtii Report

    Obet Akris
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Struggle of battery and no backlight

    Marek Yanchurak
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I installed an aftermarket backlight into my 1st gen GBA. That was quite the operation. Worked great though!

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    pimpnamed_Danny Report

    Nate Hull
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    2 OF THOSE ARE LITERALLY NINTENDO SWITCHES!

    Batwench
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    Premium
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it shows their collection over the years.

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    A Random Panda
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm surprised there's no game and watch.

    Sergio Bicerra Descalzi
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too. I had Manhole, a brown one, but the odd thing is that in school (say 1985 when dad bought it) we called it Gamewatch, not Game & Watch. Even today I was thinking "Where's the Gamewatch?"

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    Moriarty2
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What the fudge is that? It's adorable!

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    EDM_Yuki94 Report

    Gladys Schols-Valke
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know the 3 in 3DS was because it was in 3D right? And then the 2DS came out because you could play the 3DS games but only in 2D...

    Someone
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have the DS, 2DS, and 3DS which all still work

    Someone
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    4 years ago

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    A Random Panda
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    5 years ago

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    Izuna Kazuki
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It has been 9 year since i bought DS and its casing is start yellowing, yet it still work perfectly

    Nate Hull
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact: The 3DS came out before the 2DS! (Nintendo knows how to count, right?)

    Little Wonder
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact! The 2 and the 3 refer to the display style, not the order of release so yes they can count.

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    les
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    did they steal it from hmv? i remember getting kicked out for standing playing them for too long in there

    Scagsy
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All I got from my dentist was a malpractice suit but that's for another thread lol

    Nate Hull
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It gets real: at my dentist they use an SNES

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    rossivonschroed Report

    Obet Akris
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah! Honestly i want 2 of these. PUBG sux