Gotta make ROOM... [Archive] - Retrogaming Roundtable

Aswald

09-23-2009, 06:41 PM

In order to make room, you have to get rid of one of your consoles (we'll stick with consoles for now). This assumes you have more than one, which most of us do. This includes all games and accessories.

Which would it be?

I have:

CV
2600
5200
7800
NES
Intellivision.

This is a tough one. An obvious choice would be the 2600, since the 7800 plays most 2600 games. But that's MOST games, not all. Some of the better ones I cannot get running on a 7800.

The CV is obviously going nowhere, and- contrary to what some at Atari Age might think- neither is the 5200 (there's just something about it that captures a good era in gaming). Besides, I've put far too much work into the thing!!

I also like the Intellivision, even though it's been years.

Really, then, it's either the 7800 or the NES. The NES has Elevator Action, Galaga, Gauntlet, and others, but the 7800 has Food Fight, Dig Dug, Joust, Xevious (I prefer the last two to the NES), and such.

So, for me, though it's close, it would be the NES. Although I would consider the 2600, so it's not 100%. Hey- now that I'm posting this, it's a really tough question. So if you can't fully decide, I'm sure in no position to say anything!

vivaeljason

09-23-2009, 06:53 PM

I've got the SNES, N64, Xbox, X360, PS2, and Wii; admittedly not the most vintage collection, but whatever.

For me, this is incredibly easy. Given that I've got the 360 and that it plays original Xbox games, the original Xbox is gone.

mobiusclimber

09-23-2009, 07:08 PM

It doesn't play all Xbox games tho, or even many of the ones most people would want it to play.

I have: NES, Famicom/FDS, Master System, Turbo Grafx, Genesis/32x, CDX, Mega Drive, Mega CD, Amiga CD32, PC Engine CD, SNES, Saturn, PC-FX, N64, Dreamcast, Playstation, PS2, Gamecube, Xbox, Wii, 360... not to mention handhelds.

Out of those, I would get rid of the Xbox & everything with it. I never play it and probably won't ever again after I get around to playing KOTOR. Besides that, the Gamecube could go, but there are a small handful of games I wouldn't want to give up, even tho I don't play them anymore.

vivaeljason

09-23-2009, 07:24 PM

A fair point; even not including the backward compatability issues, I would still get rid of the Xbox; I never play it.

sebastiankirchoff

09-23-2009, 07:41 PM

I have: 2600, Intellivision, Odyssey2, NES, Genesis, SNES, Saturn, Dreamcast, PS1, PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, N64, Xbox, 360, Wii, and some handhelds. I would probably get rid of my Odyssey2, since I never play it and I really wouldn't miss it. The Wii would be next, since the only game I play on it is Brawl, and even that has gotten old.

portnoyd

09-23-2009, 07:57 PM

game.com. Have all games, all but one of the games we have are sealed and I can rebuy most of the collection in under 5 minutes.

That's not really fair though.

Misto

09-23-2009, 08:04 PM

Well let's see, I have: Atari 2600, Odyssey 2, SNES, N64, Jaguar, Gamecube, Dreamcast, Xbox 360, Wii, and assuming we are including home computers, a TI-99/4A, Atari 130xe, and Atari XEGS.

It would have to be either the Odyssey 2 since it's in my closet and I barely play it or the Atari 130xe.

The Atari 130xe has a few buttons that don't quite work, plus the XEGS plays all the same games anyway.

Although the Jaguar, I can't play since I don't have a power supply or controllers.

I still think I'd go with the 130xe though.

Mobius

09-23-2009, 08:17 PM

GameCube... Got a Wii to play all the games, so it's already boxed up, as it is.

But that was too easy, maybe I need to make it harder. Out of my older systems:

NES
SNES
Virtual Boy
N64
Master System
Genesis/CD
Saturn
Dreamcast
Turbo Duo
3DO
Jaguar/CD
Neo-Geo CDZ
Amiga CD32

I think I would drop the CDZ. It would be the Jag CD, but I think I want to keep it to try out some homebrew one of these days. The CDZ was underwhelming, and I'd rather have an MVS, anyway. :)

Ro-J

09-23-2009, 08:46 PM

Out of a 2600, NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Master System, Genesis, PS1 and PS2.....I'd get rid of the PS1 first. Ever since getting the PS2 I've never turned it on. After that, the N64.

NoahsMyBro

09-23-2009, 10:32 PM

Let's see, I've got:
* Atari Video Pinball
* VCS
* 5200
* 7800
* Jaguar, Jag-CD
* Intellivision
* Vectrex
* Colecovision
* Odyssey2
* Channel F
* NES
* SNES
* N64
* Gamecube
* PS1
* PS2
* XBox
* Many dinky dedicated TV-plug-ins

(Not including computers or handhelds here)

I don't know that the Channel F works, never tried hooking it up, and I do know that my O2 requires repair before it's usable. I don't know that it's fair to include them in the question as junking them or the plug-in games would be way too easy a choice.

So eliminating them, I'd have to decide on either the N64 or the PS1. I almost never play either, and can presumably play most or all of my PS1 games on the PS2. Of course I'd need to keep my PS1 for Vib Ribbon, so the N64 is hittin' the bricks.

EDIT: WOW - completely forgot about Sega-land!
Add to the list:
* Sega Master System
* Sega Genesis
* Sega Saturn
* Sega Dreamcast

& also forgot:
* NEC Turbo Grafx 16

Hmm, still doesn't change my answer.

sonictrend

09-23-2009, 11:07 PM

Ok. As with the trend I've got

Nintendo
Famicom / FDS
NES
S-NES
N64 (x2 1 green 1 first gen rgb)
GC w/ GBA drive
GBC (Hot Pink)
GBA (1st gen w/ afterburner mod)
DS
DS Lite

Sega
Genesis
Genesis 2
Sega CD
Saturn (x2 one's region modded)
Dreamcast (x3 one's busted)
Game Gear

Sony
PS
PS2 (x2 one's modded)
PS3
PSP (x2 one for the wife )

Other
Xbox
Xbox 360 (elite)

3DO

TG-16 (region moded)
TG-16 CD (non modded)

And the obvious choice should I ever have to give one up, would be the 3DO, it ranks a "meh" on my excitement scale.

todesengel

09-23-2009, 11:37 PM

Nintendo
AV Famicom
SNES
N64 (Grape)

Sega
Master System
Genesis (Model 2)
Sega CD (Model 2)
32X
Mega Drive (JP Model 1)
JVC X'Eye
Saturn (JP Grey)
Dreamcast

Sony
PS1
PS2 (Slim)
PS3 (60gb)

Atari
2600 (4 switch)
Jaguar

Microsoft
X Box

NEC
Turbo-Grafx 16

I think I'd have to let go of the 2600, I like it but it honestly never gets played and just kinda sits in the corner of my room.

Rickstilwell1

09-24-2009, 12:30 AM

Ah I am doing the opposite. I'm getting rid of games for the consoles rather than the consoles themselves. When it comes to my collecting habits, I treasure systems over piles of bad games. I see it only worth it to keep the good to mediocre games each system has to offer.

If a game is just downright bad, it will only sit on your shelf while you never play it.

123►Genei-Jin

09-24-2009, 12:43 AM

I currently have:

NES
Sharp Twin Famicom
Sega Master System
Genesis (model 1)
JVC X'eye
NEC Super GraFX
SNES
Saturn (Japanese White model)
Dreamcast (japanese launch model)
PS2 Slim (white)
PS3 (60GB model)
X360
I also have a consolized MVS MV-1C.

Out of those I don't mind getting rid of the NES cause I have way more Famicom games and don't really care about RPGs so japanese text is not an issue.
I could get rid of the Genesis if needed also since I have the X'eye.
Even though I have a 60GB PS3, I mainly play fighting games and backwards compatibility reportedly adds lag due to software upscaling, so I can't get rid of my PS2., Besides that my PS2 is region modded and I have too many japanese titles that wont play on my PS3.

If I had to get rid of any of those systems plus all games and accessories that will probably be the Master System, even though I love this system I don't really play it anymore.
Dreamcast would be 2nd, cause most of the games I like have better versions on newer systems or sequels I play more than the originals (3rd strike on PS2, Virtua Fighter 4 EVO and VF5, etc...)
Getting rid of the Super GraFX doesn't sound too bad considering there's only a handful of exclusive games for it, but I don't have a regular PC Engine/Turbo GraFX so I play all my Hu-Cards on it.

EDIT: simply added another paragraph to be more on topic.

mobiusclimber

09-24-2009, 01:28 AM

todesengel

09-24-2009, 01:42 AM

Thanks for clarifying mobiusclimber, fixed my post to reflect the topic better.

Ed Oscuro

09-24-2009, 03:28 AM

I love these "case my house" threads.

Ehh...I'd probably gain the most space from dropping my PC or X68000 systems. The games are huge, and many are heavier than the average PC game with a tiny manual. On top of that, I could get rid of some rather obscure support equipment that's needed to just get it running on a TV, get rid of the MT-32 synths, and so on. On the PC side, well, there's oodles of stuff to drop there, even though I've gotten rid of a PC monitor recently. Come to think of it, I have at least three Macintosh monitors (including one all-in-one system) taking up space, too. Lots of worthless stuff!

Icarus Moonsight

09-24-2009, 04:36 AM

I still need to add systems, but if it were a do or die deal, then N64 or Xbox for me.

vivaeljason

09-24-2009, 06:49 AM

A lot of you guys seem to be missing the original point of the topic. It isn't GET RID OF A SYSTEM and that's it. It's GET RID OF A SYSTEM AND ALL THE GAMES AND EVERYTHING FOR IT. So no you wouldn't be able to get rid of a Gamecube and still play the games for it, regardless of them being playable on the Wii.

I think that makes the topic a lot harder for most of us.

Whoops. That's my fault. :(

Alright...going back...if I had to choose to get rid of the system AND all the games for it, I'd probably still get rid of the Xbox. I hardly play any of the games I have for it, and it's really just collecting dust underneath my TV.

aclbandit

09-24-2009, 08:26 AM

I'd get rid of the TI-99, since i don't have any games for it yet (only boring accounting software), and I have four TI-99s -- losing one wouldn't be a big thing.

chrisbid

09-24-2009, 08:52 AM

in what way do you not have room? is it your console stack? is it the games? the nice thing about many of these consoles is that you can stack them on top of one another while they are not in use. the colecovision and intellivision are nice and flat and are perfect candidates for bases for other classic consoles.

if you need to make room for the number of games, thats an easy task, get rid of the collection filler. you can have a really great intellivision collection with less than 25 carts, same for colecovision and every other system on your list other than the 2600 and the NES.

if space is still tight, i would ditch the 7800 and/or the 5200 and replace it with a slim atari 8-bit computer (think XEGS for its small size). the games are virtually the same as the 5200, and you get the benefit of using a 2600 CX40 joystick. plus the carts are very small and a decent collection can fit in a shoebox

chrisbid

09-24-2009, 08:54 AM

i guess i misread the question

i dont plan on getting rid of anything, though if display space becomes an issue, ill yank my commodore cd32, cdi, and 3do off the console stack first and put them in a closet

Lerxstnj

09-24-2009, 10:04 AM

My rule: Never get rid of anything that works or doesn't have a working backup.

Breetai

09-24-2009, 10:28 AM

My consoles are in my sig.

I'd probably get rid of my MSX, because I have no games for it anyway. :D

garagesaleking!!

09-24-2009, 10:35 AM

i could let go of the odyssey 2, it just has no real meaning to me beyond what it is.

aaron7

09-24-2009, 11:21 AM

I've got:

Like... 10 2600's
Few 5200's
Some 7800's
NES toploader
PS3

What would go? All the Atari stuff. I'll keep the games (for now) but I can't remember the last time I had the urge to try and hook one up...

Natty Bumppo

09-24-2009, 11:51 AM

I have the following:

PS1
PS1 (Japanese)
Laseractive (with all four game pacs)
Gamecube (with gameboy player)
PC-FX
SNES
Sega genesis/cd (with master system adaptor)
Dreamcast
Saturn
Jaguar

These are all hooked up (I also have a Magnavox Odyssey in the garage I picked up cheap at a yard sale). Of the stuff that is hooked up I would jettison the Jaguar.

Breetai

09-24-2009, 01:55 PM

Aswald

09-24-2009, 02:30 PM

Well, I myself haven't any plans to actually get rid of any system, but this thread was meant to be the opposite of the usual "what's your most valued system" topics. What I've done is to either sell (rarely) or trade off game cartridges from all the systems that I don't really like or have several of.

Last Saturday near where I live (relatively speaking) there was an electronics recycling drive. It started at 8:00 A.M.; I arrived no later than 9:30 A.M., with a pile of junk- and man oh man, even around here, you wouldn't believe how MUCH STUFF THERE WAS!!! It was somehow unsettling, especially when you consider how only a small percentage of a sparcely-populated area would even show up.

Some of what I could see right off were consoles and the like. This is where I got the idea for this post; that, and what I see at the local pawn shops.

(It also helped inspire another post that did not go well in another site. Probably should have been more clear about this).

Upon further thought, I'd almost surely let go of the NES. With 7800 homebrewing on the rise, it'll probably get more really excellent games, like Space Duel. The kind of games I like.

Game Freak

09-24-2009, 03:10 PM

I already have more systems than my power outlet's currently allow (plugging 14+ electronics into two power outlets, youch) The two connectable systems I have are a TRS-80 Color Computer 2 and an Atari 2600. I would love to get my 2600 hooked up again, but that means unplugging something and I unfortunately still need to work on that...because i wouldn't dare unplug my NES, SNES, or Genesis, and there are no other phat plugs from other consoles.

EDIT - On second thought, I would most likely set aside my Genesis. From my library of games, it's not exactly the best, and I already have the Sonic Mega Collection on PS2.