Best Gaming Console Ever
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1Xbox 360
I own both but I prefer my xbox... Hey! Love your console and don't diss the other
The only downfall of the xbox 360 is you have to buy your membership and ps3 doesn't call for that.
This console owns by far. You don't understand how good it is until you get it. Everybody I've asked who has a wii but not an xbox 360 but has played it says wiis better. But wii is boring, its aimed at little kids rather than teens who like to shoot stuff. I have a playstation 3 too. I prefer the xbox pads to the ps3 pads simply because, the triggers are better for shooters.
Overall, wii good for kids, xbox good for teens in need of a great shooter, ps3 average on both... Xbox 360 wins!
Overall, wii good for kids, xbox good for teens in need of a great shooter, ps3 average on both... Xbox 360 wins!
lezakattack
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2PlayStation 3
The best ever. The Internet is free. It has Blue-Ray. Better games. Has not a tray. Looks cooler. Made by Sony. It is the best ever. I can't wait till PS4. Go PS3!
Ok first of all I have an xbox and ps3 and I honstly love them both they seem to be the same thing. And the ps3 engine is quit better then the xbox. PS3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 better than xbox as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, with international markets following shortly thereafter.
Major features of the console include its unified online gaming service, the PlayStation Network, its multimedia capabilities, connectivity with the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita, and its use of the Blu-ray Disc as its primary storage medium.
I know that sony is a good company there itams don't break easily so yeah but microsoft is a good company to. The bad thing about xbox's are you have to buy your membership and ps3 doesn't call for that.
Major features of the console include its unified online gaming service, the PlayStation Network, its multimedia capabilities, connectivity with the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita, and its use of the Blu-ray Disc as its primary storage medium.
I know that sony is a good company there itams don't break easily so yeah but microsoft is a good company to. The bad thing about xbox's are you have to buy your membership and ps3 doesn't call for that.
Yeah go ps3 Uncharted, inFamous, God of war, Resistance, Killzone, etc... Way better then Xbox 360!
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3Nintendo 64
And thus commences the ultimate fanboy war.
I have owned a N64, Dreamcast, PS1, PS2, Xbox360 and have frequently played on the other two leading consoles at friends houses.
The Xbox360 has a special place in my heart, same with the PS2. Both in my opinion, those companies finest hours. I have put hundreds of hours into both and adored both of them. Yes I prefer the 360 over the PS3, and only ever found Wii fun drunk with friends but they are still all great consoles, so before I talk about the N64 know that I hold no affiliation.
I got a N64 right after it was decomissioned by Nintendo and new games stopped being made. And whilst it still used defunct old cartrige systems (and battery saves... ew) along with a controller that at first just seemed plain silly it is almost impossable for anyone, paticularly someone of that generation or earlier to not fall in love with the console.
The libary of games was amazing. I haven't played all of the classics but my paticular favourites were:
> Zelda Majora's Mask (I liked it more than OOT, bite me)
> Super Mario 64 (The game blew me, along with everyone else away)
> Zelda Ocarina of Time (A truly great adventure game)
> Conkers Bad Fur Day (A little gem)
> Banjo Kazooie (Didn't like it as much as Mario 64, still great)
> Goldeneye (4 controllers, one sofa)
I think most of those games are completely unparalleled today not only in terms of raw play time and creativity, but raw fun. It seemed Nintendo and its partners hit that nail on the head.
I hold no biass, the N64 was great.
I have owned a N64, Dreamcast, PS1, PS2, Xbox360 and have frequently played on the other two leading consoles at friends houses.
The Xbox360 has a special place in my heart, same with the PS2. Both in my opinion, those companies finest hours. I have put hundreds of hours into both and adored both of them. Yes I prefer the 360 over the PS3, and only ever found Wii fun drunk with friends but they are still all great consoles, so before I talk about the N64 know that I hold no affiliation.
I got a N64 right after it was decomissioned by Nintendo and new games stopped being made. And whilst it still used defunct old cartrige systems (and battery saves... ew) along with a controller that at first just seemed plain silly it is almost impossable for anyone, paticularly someone of that generation or earlier to not fall in love with the console.
The libary of games was amazing. I haven't played all of the classics but my paticular favourites were:
> Zelda Majora's Mask (I liked it more than OOT, bite me)
> Super Mario 64 (The game blew me, along with everyone else away)
> Zelda Ocarina of Time (A truly great adventure game)
> Conkers Bad Fur Day (A little gem)
> Banjo Kazooie (Didn't like it as much as Mario 64, still great)
> Goldeneye (4 controllers, one sofa)
I think most of those games are completely unparalleled today not only in terms of raw play time and creativity, but raw fun. It seemed Nintendo and its partners hit that nail on the head.
I hold no biass, the N64 was great.
Brings back memories as a kid when I play a N64. So much fun the games are. And all I look for in a game is how fun it is to play not the graphics. So I would have a N64 over a PS3 Xbox 360 and Wii.
I am also so glad I grew up with the N64 because it was the best time for video games.
And some of the best times as a kid happen to me playing a N64.
I could go on all day about how awesome a N64 is but then I will probably be spamming.
007 Goldeneye I would play over Call of Duty anyday. Mario Kart 64 over Gran Turismo 5. Banjo-Kazooie over Halo.
I am going to end there but all the people who like Xbox 360/PS3 better are just kids who don't know what a true video game is.
I am also so glad I grew up with the N64 because it was the best time for video games.
And some of the best times as a kid happen to me playing a N64.
I could go on all day about how awesome a N64 is but then I will probably be spamming.
007 Goldeneye I would play over Call of Duty anyday. Mario Kart 64 over Gran Turismo 5. Banjo-Kazooie over Halo.
I am going to end there but all the people who like Xbox 360/PS3 better are just kids who don't know what a true video game is.
N64, what can I say... My all time favorite console. Lotsa ground breaking stuff there for the time.1st fully 3-D console,4 controller ports,1st analog controller, rumble pack feature, upgradable memory with the expansion pack, the 1st and greatest 3-D platformer ever (Super Mario 64) and a host of FPSs that started it all for console. Sorry guys... Call of Duty and Halo got thier inspiration from the likes of Golden Eye, Perfect Dark and the Turoks. I could rattle off 45-50 great games I own and still play. Don't get me wrong... I love my 360... But I keep on playing that N64. It truly was the golden age of gaming.
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4PlayStation 2
A console that lasts fot this length of time has got to take the crown for now as they are still making games for this thing. Remember when it first came out the leap forward in power. Possibly the first console id deem fit to say it was a games machine possibly some Sega Saturn owners could diagree. I have a ps3 and xbox360 in our front room and both are amazing consoles. It never fails to amaze me how 360 or ps3 owners dis each others consoles. If either didn't exsist then they would have the other and rave on about it as great. I had an Atari 2600 now that was poor £30 for game as well. You can't call ps3 nor 360 both great but ps2 is the greatest for now due to length os service.
The best and most games! This is just a great console, that lasts a loong time!
gibsonrock53
PS3 is great but I'll never get tired of the PS2 because it's brilliant
BigBoss
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5Nintendo Wii
Nintendo DS too! Hey, I don't want to sit on my arse all day shooting people's guts out! Nintendo's pretty much non-violent with the best games out there! GET ACTIVE! GET WII!
Quality of games over quantity of blood/gore.
Quality of games over quantity of blood/gore.
Oreanta
This Consoles has a ton of classics you can find nowhere else, Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3, Super Smash bros. Brawl, Mario Kart wii, donkey kong country returns, New super mario bros wii, No More Heroes 1 and 2, and 2 of the greatest games of all time, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and The Legend of Zelda Skyward sword. It Popularized the motion controls while delivering Classic titles. It may not have the online or graphics of the PS3 or 360, but this Console Provides some of the best games you will ever play and provides ours of fun for both hardcore and casual gamers
The retrocompatibility with every previous nintento console make it just the best one.
thanks to the snes and n64 library included in virtual console.
without this library the older console would win.
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thanks to the snes and n64 library included in virtual console.
without this library the older console would win.
6Super Nintendo
Easily the best. Link to the past, mario world, super metroid, mario all stars, super castlevania IV, Donkey Kong Country and the dozens of th greatest RPGs ever. Man this console is legendary.
P. S: How much ignorance is there to have the ps3 and xbox 360 first? I mean they're great but not the best ever. And the PSP at number 9?! The psp is AWFUL. It has no games, sure it's well built but the games is where it matters. And why isn't the NES at least in the top 10. I mean come on. Y you SO IGNORANT INTERNET! Sorry, just needed that to subside...
P. S: How much ignorance is there to have the ps3 and xbox 360 first? I mean they're great but not the best ever. And the PSP at number 9?! The psp is AWFUL. It has no games, sure it's well built but the games is where it matters. And why isn't the NES at least in the top 10. I mean come on. Y you SO IGNORANT INTERNET! Sorry, just needed that to subside...
dudesterravensfan
The NES should be number one considering the impact it had on video games, but I would have to go with the SNES on this one because of the awesome games. I usually judge consoles by the quality of their games. No decent games=no decent console. The games for the SNES where the pinnacles of their franchise when they came out. Zelda, metroid, Castlevania, Megaman, Mario, and many other franchises saved some of their finest games for this console.
The best RPG's ever were released on the SNES. Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, A link to the Past, Earthbound and Super Metroid. Consoles are not about their hardware or their capabilities. What makes a console great is the games. What makes a game great is not the graphics... It's the submersion. The music, the stories, the characters... No console has ever engaged me like the SNES.
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7Xbox
Really fun and original remember getting it when I was younger at christmas and screamed
What why is this so low the xbox is like the most badass game console in the 6th generation I mean xbox live the best online to date but way better than xbo60 not only that but they had halo 1 and 2, a game that every sony or nintendo fanboy that really wanted to see or play this game
really fun games, nice graphics, new consoles just have nicer graphics minus great fun addicting games, xbox 360 has crappy kinect and crappy games, ps3 it's like a ferrari you can use to move around the corner, wii's fun but it has too much specific demographics, young kids, snes pff, genesis would be my number 2, atari 2600 would be my number 3
8GameCube
Certainly the greatest console, withTHE BEST controller. It features many great games: Super Mario Sunshine (Not as bad as everyone says) Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (My favorite RPG EVER better than Symphonia, Pokemon, and even Skyrim) Super Smash Bros. Melee (Best fighting game, makes Mortal Kombat look like a joke) Wind Waker and Twilight Princess (Two of the best adventure games) and Metroid Prime (Its amazing control scheme makes it, please don't kill me, better than call of duty. ) I also have a Wii, (It's not as bad as you think, you just need some good games) and a PS3. Most of my friends have an X-box 360, which I absolutely hats.
I grew up with it and it had some very great games such as Paper Mario 2, Smash Bros. Melee, Kirby Air Ride, Mario Sunshine, Mario Party 4, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle and list goes on.
Best console no argument
Had best games to go with it including Luigi mansion, super Mario bros melee, Mario party 4,5, paper Mario 2, Mario cart double dash, super Mario sunshine, Kirby air ride, super monkey ball, sonic games, and you could keep on going
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Had best games to go with it including Luigi mansion, super Mario bros melee, Mario party 4,5, paper Mario 2, Mario cart double dash, super Mario sunshine, Kirby air ride, super monkey ball, sonic games, and you could keep on going
9Nintendo Entertainment System
WHOLLY CRAP! HOW IS THIS AT LEAST NOT IN THE TOP 5?
Sony consoles only make sports games,
Xboxs are ok, but kinda the asme as sony,
and almost all new games suck!
But the amazing nes kicked every consoles ass back then, and it still kicks ass today.
Nintendo could have kept this console going and these 8 bit graphics would beat the heck out of the stupid shooters, repetitive zombies, and EXTRA repetitive sports.
(i don't care about hd poop and blu crap. BRING BACK THE GOOD DAYS, AND VOTE FOR THE CONSOLE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD! GO NES! )
Sony consoles only make sports games,
Xboxs are ok, but kinda the asme as sony,
and almost all new games suck!
But the amazing nes kicked every consoles ass back then, and it still kicks ass today.
Nintendo could have kept this console going and these 8 bit graphics would beat the heck out of the stupid shooters, repetitive zombies, and EXTRA repetitive sports.
(i don't care about hd poop and blu crap. BRING BACK THE GOOD DAYS, AND VOTE FOR THE CONSOLE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD! GO NES! )
Damn dude, I thought that this would be number one and its not even in the top Ten. This was the console that saved video games people... Though I do have to say that the NES has the most frustrating and difficult games that I have ever played, and I've played a lot of them. So far I have beaten Contra with the 30 lives cheat and that's it.
This console revitalized the video game industry, introduced some classic game franchises (Super Mario Bros. , The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, exc. ), made a controller that would be the basic design of each controller since and had a strict licensing policy with third-party developers
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10Nintendo DS
The DS could play some of our fave pokemon games! So who wouldn't like it right? And it's portable it has really good graphics and yeah ;) but I still think it doesn't match up with all the other consoles that aren't portable like the PS3, Nintendo 64 or even the XBOX 360 -. - who would think a portable game console would match up with something like that?
this goes first for the clash of the portable game consoles for me ;) :D
this goes first for the clash of the portable game consoles for me ;) :D
The ds is the best. First of all, because it doesn't have a wiimote :/ also, whens the last time you saw a nintendo product give you the red ring of death?
deadgrass27
Here we have snes, nintendo 64 and gameboy in one. And its portable! All that and multi player. I'm sold.
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11PlayStation 1
First of all, I like the N64 more than the PSone. But this isn't a list about favorite consoles, its about the best and most important consoles. The PS1 was singlehandedly responsible for the switch from cartridge-based to disc-based gaming. The Playstation also created, revolutionized, and reimagined many genres and franchises, such as Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, Tomb Raider, Spyro, and Final Fantasy. Most important though, is that the PSone changed the culture of video games. Previously, video games had been a small niche market, where the average customers were kids and a few adolescents in America, Europe, and Japan. The Playstation was sucessful enough and had enough high-quality mature titles that it made videogaming a hobby to people of all ages, nation, and backgrounds.
Salnax
The ps1 has the best library of videogames, you can find arcade videogames as ace combat, metal slug, street fighter, mortal kombar. Also, there are a lot of the best RPG videogames ever.
The ps1 was the big jump in the translaton from cassette to cd. There was other consoles that did the same with CD but they didn have such a success as ps1
The ps1 was the big jump in the translaton from cassette to cd. There was other consoles that did the same with CD but they didn have such a success as ps1
Digimon world three an amazing game buy it and love it.
wizard
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12PSP
it's PORTABLE, it has better graphic then anyother portable devices, it has a wide bigger screen, and of course it has UMD, on a ps3 you can put music videos, games, and music on the ps3, you can prlly pull it out, during class time or in detention, or even at grannys house when there's nothing to do LOL!, the device has also sold over 68 million units as of January 2011, the screen is NOT small like the nintendo ds... it DOESN'T need a touch screen... the graphic looks MORE REAListic (however you spell it), you can play LOTS of the Playstion 2/3 games on this LITTLE device... you can go ANYWHERE with this, it's like an mp3 player a playstation 2, and a picture veiwer all in ONE, ALSO the internet on here is GREAT, sometimes this year, you can WATCH youtube on here, it's prlly going to happen at the end of the year, I personaly think this is better than ANY OTHER DEVICE, juss keep buying ALOT of games, buy a REALLY good memory card, those PSP go's are POINTLESS, they KINDA suck.. there good.. but not better than this Game device ;), TRY to think of a device that has a BIGGER screen than this... yeah NOTHING... PLAYSTATION PORTABLE - 3000, YOU ROCK!
SmoothCriminal
THis is totally is probably the 3rd best or even second best AT LEAST because guys come on the wii is horrible! And the nintendo 64 for is so OLD and boring. Which no one has. Plus, the Psp is a great handheld with very inexpenzive games in Eb games. Which are still REALLY good. Like Rachet and clank : size matters. Also, PSP includes violent and Non violent gamings. So almost any age can play it. And lets face it, I bought a PSP for only $160, which included a memory stick for 8gb and 2 games!
My bro wanted a wii so bad and when he got it, he hated it for all the glitches and bad quality. SO great job SONY on this console, I truly support your work on this one! Also Sony has great graphics also well mantained on the PSP!
My bro wanted a wii so bad and when he got it, he hated it for all the glitches and bad quality. SO great job SONY on this console, I truly support your work on this one! Also Sony has great graphics also well mantained on the PSP!
psp is just awesome and is the best gadget I ever had. its portable with cool graphics and games like god of war ghost of sparta.
PSP ROCKS...
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PSP ROCKS...
13Sega Dreamcast
ahead of its time, it was the first console to have full internet access, online play and the first and only home console to have a screen in the memeory stick which is also in the controller, truly the masterpiece of videogame home consoles
no other console was as innovative and fun as the dreamcast.
nothing new has happened in the gaming world since the dreamcast, only ideas being copied of of it.
14GameBoy Advance
My fondest memories are of the game boy advance and I spent hours playing this and couldn't put it down when I first got it such a brilliant console.
Vast Catalog spanning all eras & genres - robust & portable - this is my No1! Beauty!
15PC
The only platform for which all games are made for... It ought to be first on this list - seriously!
Best platform for first person shooters without a doubt. It also allows the players to explore or mess with the games with developer consoles that the Xbox, Wii, and Playstation 3 don't have.
DAMN IT! This console is the best ever made because you can do anything you want, and specially you can play all games and the best part of the pc is that when the PS3 or Xbox 360 gets old and new games aren't available for these consoles, PC still got games to be released this is why it is very special.
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16Sega Genesis
Simply the best gaming console ever. Simplicity is the key! Simple controls but great gameplay on lots of games.
I'll never forget (and still play) classics like the Sonic series, Streets of Rage 2 3, Story of Thor, Wonderboy in Monsterworld, Soleil, Landstalker, Comix Zone... And the list goes on and on. Number 1 for sure!
greatest console ever. Introduced Sonic.
17Nintendo 3DS
I have one and its the best thing in the world it should be the the best portable game system in the world but I also think it should be number 1 in the list if you vote you will be a lucky lucky person.
3DS is very cool, to be honest. I have one myself, and I love the great features it has. Like, the being able to surf the internet. Or download like, Netflix for free, and other awesome stuff
I think the 3ds should about fifth place, at least. You just need to expierence sky high resort.
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18Nintendo DSi XL
You can see all your favorite games on a bigger and better screen!
How come this is at no.19. This should at least be in the top ten.
19PlayStation 4
20PlayStation Vita
The vita is the greatest portable gamesystem. Its like a miny ps3 that is hd touchscreen and has 2 joy sticks and really will revolutioniize the game world. The vita is a smash mouth device thatpicks you up and kicks the crap out of you and this makes you want even more of sony's systems
Will rule the portable world!
DUAL TOUCH SCREENS? 3DS doesn't have that.
HD screen with 2, I count 2! JOYSTICKS
Ever played a video game not on your T. V, but on your CONTROLLER?
Who needs crappy 1-person not tree-d, 3DS's anyways, before I forget.
Basicly Game Packs, REAL Wi-Fi, Taskbar like a Iphone or Android.
Don't forget it's a MP3 PLAYER, LIKE HOW CAN YOU BEAT THAT?
DUAL TOUCH SCREENS? 3DS doesn't have that.
HD screen with 2, I count 2! JOYSTICKS
Ever played a video game not on your T. V, but on your CONTROLLER?
Who needs crappy 1-person not tree-d, 3DS's anyways, before I forget.
Basicly Game Packs, REAL Wi-Fi, Taskbar like a Iphone or Android.
Don't forget it's a MP3 PLAYER, LIKE HOW CAN YOU BEAT THAT?
Vita is amazing! I got one december 2012 and I have been playing it constantly ever since(thanks to fifa aha) it has mad graphics and even though only having like 10 games most are amazing I've got fifa 13 most wanted uncharted and call of duty 3 which I hardly play because I got it bought by someone who thought I liked action uncharteds grphics are so good I would spend about 10 whole monutes staring at them. It also has internet, music, pictures, video and lots more. Vote for vita(y):D
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21Atari 2600
If it wasn't for Atari we wouldn't be where we are today
3ds over atari? You've GOT to be kidding me. 3ds is a cheap ds with a 3d gimmick. Atari single-handhedly made the video game industry what it is today
I still play my Atari 2600 now and I've had it since 1982 I think it was. Maybe slightly later by a year :D
Sinclair ZX Spectrum and Commodore C64 are also 2 I still have and they both work. Atari's are the best by far in my honest opinion
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Sinclair ZX Spectrum and Commodore C64 are also 2 I still have and they both work. Atari's are the best by far in my honest opinion
22iPhone
Great phone with great games! 1
I got one and its great you can download all games and enjoy, and its portable!
23Wii U
It's should be number 3
24Game Boy
25GameBoy Color
Home to the pokemon series. Pokemon Gold/Crystal... Need I say more?
POKEMON for the win!
26PSP go
Best console, is more expensive than ps3, you can buy some av cable and you have ps3
27Gameboy SP
My very first console. It was the smallest and lightest one I ever had.
With Pokemon Sapphire and a bunch of other games, it was epic!
28Neo Geo
29Mac
People will say that Macs aren't good for gaming, but they are. Steam is on the Mac and the App Store has a great selection of games to play. Not only is it a good gaming Machine, it is a good creative tool and it has a wonderful user experience!
30Home Pong
31Amiga CD32
32Turbo Duo
333DO
The early age of 3D gaming where imagination still ruled game design (Killing Time anyone? ) and anything was possible. Modern games can be so boring...
34TurboGrafx 16
35Magnavox Odyssey
Not terribly fun, but it should at least be recognized for what it is: the speak that started the fire we now know as home video games.
It actually isn't really that good anymore and it only has about 12 games, but it was the first home console, so it deserves a spot on this list!
36Bally Astrocade
37Colecovision
38Atari XEGS
39Sega Master System
40Neo Geo Pocket
41Xbox 720
42Mattel Intellivision
Not as good as the 2600, but it did have better graphics and better sports games!
43Vectrex
44Sega Game Gear
45Sinclair Spectrum
46Odyssey2
47Game Boy Micro
48Sega 32X
49Ouya
It's the next big thing, its a console the size of a rubix cube and has good performance for its size, the ouya is going to be a console ran by android and is the perfect tool for those who just want to mess around with the tech inside, for its made to be opened and modified
50Atari Jaguar
This is the first 64 bit system and was great and deserves to be high in this list!
51Sega Saturn
52Nintendo DSi
a very fun hand held system!
I know its a from of ds but I just felt it should have its own category
browney115
53Commodore 64
I loved there games when I was a kid, and you know what? I still play with it. I know how people always say old classics suck, but this one is a totally differnet story
Games came first and homework second. Lords of midnight best game ever
54Sega CD
55Virtual Boy
Good, but not enough games!
56Atari Lynx
One that has been forgotten. Still go back to play sometimes. First true color backlit handheld.
57MSX
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