best/worst (looking) retro console and cartridge....

[vash23n]

Worst looking: any Atari 2600 that is not wood grain. That system NEEDS woodgrain!

I have a 2600 Darth Vader Model and I think it is beautiful! At least on par with the woodgrain 2600. Almost like the woodgrain's evil brother that hides in the background, catering only to those gamers who embrace the dark side of the force.

I feel like it, as well as the Model 1 Genesis and all of Nintendo's consoles are the best looking consoles in my collection. Nintendo has always made consoles that are simplistic and sleek. I also like how they are one of the only companies whose consoles keep getting smaller, which is good because I keep having to add them into my collection and space is limited. They look great together, especially stacking the SNES on top of the NES - like my childhood packaged into some wonderful bundle of awesomeness.

I love the Atari Jaguar, well come of the games, but I agree that it is awful looking. It looks and feels cheap and extremely breakable. It's rare that an add on makes a system look better, only the Model 1 Genesis and CD Drive and the Jaguar and CD Drive accomplish this, but it is not enough to save the Jaguar. I like how you can plug the CD Drive in and still have access to the cartridge although the entire system is so cheap you are unlikely to find a complete working unit. The exposed cartridge slot is another annoying feature. I have to keep a cartridge in all the time to prevent dust from building up.

Best looking controllers are the NES and SNES original pads. They look and feel great. Worst is the Atari Jaguar. Aside for my hatred for 3 button controllers (I grew ip Nintendo) it is so freaking huge and heavy. The phone style buttons are a good idea for quick weapon switching at first, but I usually end up forgetting what weapon is on what button and have to press just as many buttons trying to find the one I want. Plus those little inserts (though neat) are easily broken or lost. I think I only have 1 or 2 of them left actually...

Best looking cartridge goes to the 2600, Genesis, and SNES. Small, but sturdy and easily stackable or displayable. Worst goes to the Jaguar. The little handle on the top and the curve is weird looking and horrible for stacking, displaying.

[Hobie-wan]

Best looking cartridge goes to the 2600, Genesis, and SNES. Small, but sturdy and easily stackable or displayable.

If you notice, Activision 2600 carts have little ridges on them so you can stack and they don't slide off and fall down just because you looked at them. That's the only example I can think of where someone was really paying attention when designing the carts. Now if only the screws weren't under the label so they could be maintained properly, but I understand that was done to prevent tampering.

[vash23n]

Best looking cartridge goes to the 2600, Genesis, and SNES. Small, but sturdy and easily stackable or displayable.

If you notice, Activision 2600 carts have little ridges on them so you can stack and they don't slide off and fall down just because you looked at them. That's the only example I can think of where someone was really paying attention when designing the carts. Now if only the screws weren't under the label so they could be maintained properly, but I understand that was done to prevent tampering.

That is a good point about those ridges! And were those the carts with the little part that stuck out of the top so that they could be pulled out of the console easier? Jaguar should have taken notes.

[Flodder450]

For the best looking console (<PS2) i would say,the American SNES,the Megadrive model 1,or the N64

for PS2>,the PS2 FAT,

For best looking cartridge,purely efficenty-wise,i would go with Megadrive cartridges,the best looking carts are the N64 because the N64 carts really feel like you got something!

the worst looking console <PS2,is the PS1,it was just,oddly shaped in my opinion,the worst carts are PAL SNES carts,but only because they dont have any end-labels on them

worst shaped console PS2>,has to be the original XBOX,that thing is hideuos

[o.pwuaioc]

Best looking retro console: PS2 slim or maybe Dreamcast
Best looking retro controller: Black dual shock PS2 controller
Best looking retro cartridge: Japanese Mega Drive carts
Best looking retro handheld: GBA SP

Worst looking retro console: Intellivision (all those 80s consoles look really ugly to me)
Worst looking retro controller: Atari Jaguar controllers
Worst looking retro cartridge: Neo Geo AES carts
Worst looking retro handheld: Atari Lynx

[vlame]

UGLIEST...CONSOLE...EVER... (No Simpsons reference intended) The Super A Can

never even heard of it lol.

[o.pwuaioc]

^ don't think it's that bad looking, especially when compared to the beasts of the 80s, Intellivision, 5200, Colecovision...

[Ziggy]

What is that, some sort of knock off SNES or SFC console?

And I agree, it really don't look that bad at all.

[Hatta]

It looks like the inbred offspring of an SFC and N64.

[Balasubbie]

Have I mentioned that the Famicom carts/boxes are the most beautiful thing to happen to creation?