It sounds dumb but my pick would be the SNES. There’s just something about 16 bit games I love.

The SNES has so many good games, like sf2. The first party games and some good arcade ports.

It also has a lot of good RPGs, like chrono trigger

The controller is really cute

Tho, the PSP is a close second. Tekken dr running at 3x resolution looks beautiful

Yes I’m a sucker for dpad centric devices. Yes i love emulation.

16 bit stuff looks amazing

  • t3rmit3@beehaw.org
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    2 months ago

    PSP, followed by Gameboy Color, followed by Advance SP.

    I recently got a Retroid4, and took an amazing trip down memory lane with Mana Khemia, MG:AC!D, FF Tactics Advanced/A2, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, and a bunch of pkmn ROM hacks. All of them easily held up today.

    Unless SteamDeck counts, in which case it wins hands-down.

  • GrindingGears@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Sega Master System. A kid never forgets his first video game system, and nothing has quite scratched that itch ever since.

  • Gamma@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    If I had to pick all time? 3DS! It has sooo many games with supporting the DS and 3DS library, DSiWare, and of course homebrew.

    If I’m picking my current favorite I’ve got to go with the Playdate. It’s portable and has a lot of fun small-scale games.

    (yes I like handholds why do you ask)

  • Telorand@reddthat.com
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    2 months ago

    GameCube. Lots of fun with that console, and Skies of Arcadia Legends is a highlight.

    Close second would be N64. The games were really unique, partly because designers had to work with limited hardware and a really bizarre controller. Mischief Makers is my all-time favorite for that one.

  • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    If this is some kind of question like “you can only play this in your lifetime” I’d pick up a DSi XL or closely a 3DS, I enjoy the DS library more, so it would be a downgrade doing it there, unless things have changed since the last time I checked.

    The reasons are simple, it has tons of great titles and many of them have a high replayability value.

  • AVincentInSpace@pawb.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Nintendo 3DS. Extremely hackable, not too shabby selection of games, and… I swear I must be the only person on Earth who likes the 3D feature, but I love the 3D feature

  • m-p{3}@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    N64 for me, I’ll always remember my first all-nighter playing Super Mario 64 on Christmas.

  • darkphotonstudio@beehaw.org
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    2 months ago

    While I really like the Genesis/Megadrive, and PS1, I have to say the SNES is an almost perfect console. It had everything that made the NES great, but with beautiful 16 bit graphics.