The best LE console you can think of

[Gemini-Phoenix]

What is the best LE variation of a common home console you can think of? (Pictures would be appreciated with each nomination)

One of my favourites is this:

http://image4.play-asia.com/350/PA.23795.003.jpg

The GBA SP has so many variations now, and this has got to be one of the best!

[doomedpeasant]

Well i saw this one in the May issue of GI, a gold Baby Phat LE PSP. I can't find a pick online but it in the mag pg. 12.

[pacmanhat]

http://www.sunhangcheong.com.hk/GBASP-classic%20NES.jpg

[The_EniGma]

Kasumi chan xbox

http://www.xbox365.com/gdb/images/EpyFAkZVFlBigSCLCZ/Xbox_News_12_500.jpg

Shame about the 1.0 boards and crappy thompsons (matters if your a modder but who the hell would mod this!)

Crystal xbox is a close runner up


http://www.geeknewz.com/imagedb/albums/userpics/10001/Microsoft-CrystalXbox.jpg

I like the panzer dragoon orta box too

http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/famitsu/games/news/images/26721-1.jpg

(sorry best pic i could find)

Unfortuantly none of these are pretty on the pocket.

[SuperNES]

http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/hsdemonz/XBOX_MountainDewLEXbox/dew_xbox_02.jpg

*drools*

hey, wait, someone modded that! who would violate such a beautiful thing? (eww, that sounded gross :P )

*cries* :(

[fishsandwich]

Silly though it may look, I think the Pokemon Nintendo 64 is pretty dam cool is a so uncool way. I wish I had one of these to go in my "coat of many colors" condo.

http://www.voltage-converter-transformers.com/products/nintendo-64-console.jpg

[Cryomancer]

Does this actually exist? if so, it gets my vote.

http://img75.echo.cx/img75/9163/11133648405933qt.th.png (http://img75.echo.cx/my.php?image=11133648405933qt.png)

[InsaneDavid]

I'd have to say...

http://www.classicplastic.info/HelloKittyDC01.jpg

Hello Kitty Dreamcast (pink variation, there was a blue as well). If there was ever a way to get your significant other (if they're not already) into gaming this would have to be it. Then again if they're into neo-Japanese crap like Hello Kitty then they probably play games as it is. Still cool though.

[petewhitley]

The Astro Boy Game Boy Light:

http://members.tripod.com/faberp/ABGb.gif

[Ed Oscuro]

Actually that Hello Kitty DC *does* look awesome; the logos aren't TOO obstrusive and the semi-transparent purple...not too shabby :D

One of my favorites is the semi-transparent red N64, if it even can be considered an LE.

Another good one - the white Game Gear.

[The_EniGma]

http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/hsdemonz/XBOX_MountainDewLEXbox/dew_xbox_02.jpg

*drools*

hey, wait, someone modded that! who would violate such a beautiful thing? (eww, that sounded gross :P )

*cries* :(

Modding consoles RULES! I have seen some kickass modded crystals around.

Also there was an unoffical hello kitty xbox (still discussing it ill post pics later if i can find the damn things)

[Lone_Monster]

I'd say the white XBox, or the Panzer Dragoon Orta Xbox. I also really like the teal LE Sword of Mana GBA.

[unbroken]

http://portagame.com/images/gba_limited_zelda_closed.jpg

[Damaramu]

I was always a fan of this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/Damaramu/saturnskeleton01.jpg

[Twitami]

The Limited Edition Voodoo PC Xbox...came with a $3500+ pc.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v686/Twitami/voodoopcxbox.jpg


Brian

[SuperNES]

I'd have to say...

http://www.classicplastic.info/HelloKittyDC01.jpg

Hello Kitty Dreamcast (pink variation, there was a blue as well). If there was ever a way to get your significant other (if they're not already) into gaming this would have to be it. Then again if they're into neo-Japanese crap like Hello Kitty then they probably play games as it is. Still cool though.


yeah, that's my second favorite.

@ enigma: yes modding consoles does rule, i've done a few myself, but that was a LE! i can't imagine taking apart a limited edition console! (that's the collector inside me crying out ;) )

[InsaneDavid]

@ enigma: yes modding consoles does rule, i've done a few myself, but that was a LE! i can't imagine taking apart a limited edition console! (that's the collector inside me crying out ;) )

I actually modded a kiosk Dreamcast (which has beefy metal heatsinks installed, a metal radiator around the fan, etc.) but it was just a exterior paint mod - flat black. However the shell that I painted was from another Dreamcast and I kept the kisok shell, have it put away. I'm hoping eventually the friend I modded the kiosk DC for will eventually not want it or I'll be able to trade for it (he really doesn't care that it's a kiosk model - we were both at Target when I managed to smuggle it out.. ahh, the perks of running the electronics department in a store full of idiots) then I'll swap the internals into its original shell. Not an LE but again one of those consoles that people cringe over when they hear that I modded it - until I explain.

Oh, and just for reference, here's what I was talking about concerning some of the internal differences...

http://www.classicplastic.info/kioskDCinternals.jpg

[s1lence]

http://www.sunhangcheong.com.hk/GBASP-classic%20NES.jpg


Agreed, because thats the only one I have.

[Nez]

Even thoug I dont play my Xbox, I really want the Orta Xbox. Its just kick ass.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

I like the Panzer Dragoon Xbox, but there aren't very many pictures around of it... Only 666 of those made I believe???


The best mod I have ever seen has to be that Xbox Millennium Falcon which was on eBay a few months back.

The worst has to be that ghastly Mountain Dew / Hulk one though. Yuk.

The Kasumi Chan one is nice. I am thankful to have one of the blue Canadian ones on it's way, which looks almost identical! Will look nice next to my green and crystal ones!


As for the zelda SP - The Competition one (Made with real gold) is the nicer one - Only 7 in existence I believe...

[Dangerboy]

The midnight blue PSX system. Le sigh.

[Satac]

http://image4.play-asia.com/350/PA.04598.006.jpg

The Famicom SP is so cool :)

[GaijinPunch]

The Hello Kitty isn't really an LE. Thousands of them out there. I'm a bit partial to the Biohazard STARS DC b/c I own one, even though I'm not much of a fan of the series...

[InsaneDavid]

The Hello Kitty isn't really an LE. Thousands of them out there.

True I do come across the Hello Kitty console / controller from time to time but I haven't seen the whole smash (in person that is) very often. If that's the case the NES GBA and the Famicom GBA don't count as LE's either since they were common stock. I consider a system an LE if it has a limited run (ie Limited Edition :roll:) not JUST the promo items such as the Mountain Dew XBox.

The colored PS2's, special make GBA's, bundle systems (even the Sega Sports DC), etc. that have revisions to the physical console appearance are all limited run releases and there by are LE's. Yes, some are rarer than others and some are more in demand as others, but they are still LE releases.

[WanganRunner]

I'm a fan of the Diver's 2000 Dreamcast, personally.

http://assembler.roarvgm.com/Divers_2000_Dreamcast/tvlangka19.jpg

Images courtesy of ASSEMblergames. I won't leave the link up for long.

[fishsandwich]

I like the Panzer Dragoon Xbox, but there aren't very many pictures around of it... Only 666 of those made I believe???

Weren't there 1000 of these made instead of 666?

Someone tell us!

:D

[§ Gideon §]

I second the Triforce SP. It's the best that I know of.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

I like the Panzer Dragoon Xbox, but there aren't very many pictures around of it... Only 666 of those made I believe???

Weren't there 1000 of these made instead of 666?

Someone tell us!

:D

Yeah, sorry. I was getting confused with the European Automobile Colour PS2's. D'oh.

[doubledownon11]

Silly though it may look, I think the Pokemon Nintendo 64 is pretty dam cool is a so uncool way. I wish I had one of these to go in my "coat of many colors" condo.

http://www.voltage-converter-transformers.com/products/nintendo-64-console.jpg

Definately my favorite, I just wish I had the orange one that was released in Japan only.

http://img40.echo.cx/img40/1011/pikachun641qt.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[LeGIt]

-Removed

[GaijinPunch]

I consider a system an LE if it has a limited run

I assume everything is a limited edition then. Each run of hardware has a model number, yeah? Limited Edition usually means "limited to exactly the amount we think we can sell at a high price", which basically means not limited at all. :(



I like the Panzer Dragoon Xbox, but there aren't very many pictures around of it... Only 666 of those made I believe???

Weren't there 1000 of these made instead of 666?
:D

There was actually more.... I think there was a defect or something on some of them, or some weird story. I didn't follow it, but there some weird recollection of it in my head.

[Slate]

The Limited Edition Voodoo PC Xbox...came with a $3500+ pc.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v686/Twitami/voodoopcxbox.jpg


Brian

VERY Cool.

[Nomeaz1]

There were 1,049 Limited Edition White Panzer Dragoon sets made. At first Sega said they were only going to release 999. After the 999 pre-orders sold out in a matter of hours, Sega announced that they would be releasing another 50. I am not sure what the reasoning behind the extra 50 was. I remember hearing a rumor that they were for employees, but that could be totally wrong for all I know. Anyway, the final number was 1,049. Never took any pictures of mine as I have never opened it :embarrassed:.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

Any modern nominations? As ghastly as it looks, I would nominate the Yellow "Simpsons Movie" Xbox 360 as falling into this category, plus it'll be sought after in years to come as it is extremely limited

[CosmicMonkey]

CX-1 Divers 2000 Dreamcast FTW!

http://www.playright.dk/screens/dreamcastdivers2000cx1_dc_03.jpg

Every other Ltd Ed console is really just a color or artwork variation of the standard casing (other than the Pikachu N64). The Divers blows this away, and is surely one of the finest examples of console design ever.

I am quite partial to pink consoles though. Don't know why, but I think they look cool even though I'd never have one. Pink PStwo, PSP, DS, Dreamcasts and even pink iPods look cool.

[Hwj_Chim]

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q197/hwj_chim/saturnskeleton01.jpg
the Skeleton Saturn

[mailman187666]

http://portagame.com/images/gba_limited_zelda_closed.jpg

I saw this at Nintendo World in NY, signed by the designer. There aint much of those available. I wish I could have one though.

[Mad Gear]

My personnal faves by console are:-

Saturn - Derby Stallion Smokey
DC - Divers
Xbox - Orta
Cube - Pearl White (Crystal Chronicles) & Gundam Red
Gameboy - Light gold/silver
SP - Famicom
Micro - Famicom

Misc
Wondermega XC1
Panny Q
PC Engine LT

[RCM]

The Hi-Navi Saturn is pretty sweet. Same goes with the Panzer Dragoon ORta Xbox, I only heard 999. Love to see a source for the extra 50.

A month or two ago I came across some sweet crystal encrusted DS Lites at Nintendo World. I'll post the pics and video this weekend.

[Hawksmoor]

I can't find a pic of it anywhere, but many years ago some big name jeweler in England that made a diamond-encrusted Game Gear. I'm not sure if it was officially endorsed by Sega, but I thought it was cool nonetheless. The Magic Knight Rayearth and Coca-Cola LE Game Gears are pretty nifty too.

[mr.soul]

Didn't anybody mention the green Donkey Kong N64?

http://tech.1000s.gr/catalog/images/nintendo%2064%20green.jpg

[raregamergirl]

The white game gear bundle is pretty spiffy (part of what makes that one so cool, though, is that its a full bundle all in a nice white finish).

The skeleton saturn is one of the cooler looking LE consoles. Of course the HI-Navi as well.

BUT the winner, in my mind, is the PDS Orta XBOX :)

[ProgrammingAce]

I'm rather fond of these two:

http://www.gamerhistory.com/images/Launch360/200705171304_031.jpg

http://www.gamerhistory.com/images/LaunchXbox/Jewel.jpg

[kaedesdisciple]

As far as the Gameboy, I love the classic take on it. NES SP for the unit itself and the JPN Famicom Micro for the boss packaging.