Different colo(u)r consoles

[GameMasterGuy]

No, not special edition ones, just standard edition multicolored ones. What's your opinion on them? I feel that they make your console feel unique, even if it's mass produced and only aesthetically different. The GC did this especially well, and making matching GBA colors was genius.

[Flake]

I like it, especially when the colors are more diverse than just white or black. It's something we won't see much of anymore, I fear. The platform holders are too worried about making sure we do not mistake their toys for...well, toys.

[AznKhmerBoi]

So when did this all start? Gameboy color? or N64 controllers/console?

[GSZX1337]

There were multiple colors of the original Game Boy as well.

[BurningDoom]

There were multiple colors of the original Game Boy as well.

I remember that. I remember the rumors swirling in gaming magazines about a Color Game Boy. As a kid I hated the pea-soup green colors the original Game Boy gave us, and the Game Gear only had a handful of great titles in comparison. But imagine Nintendo handheld games, in full-color. Man was I hyped. And then the official announcement happened, and it was just the original Game Boy with new coats of colored paint. Biggest gaming let-down, ever.

[Flake]

But the Play it Loud campaign was great!

[RyaNtheSlayA]

I used to dislike them, mainly due to the fact they tend to be bright coloured. I love neutral/cool coloured ones though. Stuff like the glacier GBA and graphite GBASP.

[pakopako]

Meh. I just really liked the see-thru one. If I wanted a custom console, I'd ask for an image rather than a static color.

(Nintendo Power ran a contest where players could design their own GB. Of the three winners, one included handle-grips which presumably had to be made. The 3 runner ups got some pretty nifty pre-made custom ones too.)

[EveningEmma]

I love different coloured consoles, it gives me a reason to buy more Game Boys.

Collect ALL the colours!

[GameMasterGuy]

I had a translucent purple GBC, then during generation six I had matching platinum GBA and GC.