Name a system you have no desire to play again

[treismac]

for me its the N64....

everything looks blurrier than it did back in the day along with bad early 3D polygons. I don't think I will be sad if i never get to play it again. Basically, I could live without the N64 Zelda's as hard at that might be for some people.

The PSone is a close second except I still enjoy games like SOTN or other 2d games with no 3D at all.

I'm with you on both of these. The only game I give a damn about on the N64 is Mario 64. The rest looks like crap. Can't say I care to hook my PS 1 up again anytime soon either. Also, I always disliked the Genesis controller, so I can't see me hooking this one up anytime in the next five years. My Atari Jaguar mysteriously disappeared from my parents' house and I could care less. That was such an expensive piece of crap.

[Blitzwing256]

dreamcast, I still don't understand how people love this piece of shit, aside from pso (which was done better on other platforms later) its library is a pile of awfull shovelware, there is no game that makes me want to hook it up again (other than pso which again was done better elsewhere)

runner up would be saturn, other than a great port of sotn guardian heroes and dragon force, this system can die in a fire.

[theclaw]

PS1. Few games I'd want don't run well enough on PS2 to get by.

JVC X'eye. Bulkier, arguably less reliable, and has lower compatibility than its distant cousin CDX. (power base converter won't fit X'eye, plus Everdrive's SMS rom loading is effectively broken on it)

Super Famicom. US models are so easy to mod for JPN games I have little interest in the system unit itself now.

Neo Geo AES. Much of the library is expensive. Once I can find somebody to consolize my MVS board that'll lower its appeal further yet.

[Edmond Dantes]

For me its the Atari 2600. I just can't stand games that simplistic anymore.

I won't say I have no desire to play the N64, but there aren't really any games on it I find compelling.

[theclaw]

Thing about SFC is it does look better stock. But widening the slot to fit US games is an ugly job, defeating the reason I'd want to use one.

I'm a little divided on Wonderswan or NGPC. Curious machines I can't help not finding novelty value in. If only they were easier to find accessories for. No/bad lighting is a killer for me. (part of why I hesitate to dive back into GG despite a massive and cheap game selection I'd like)

[Ryudo]

Nothing. I only collect what I love so I play them all and love them all. Honestly. I even love my finicky 32X and original Game boy that broke couple years ago.

I don't get owning something if you don't like it.

[Stringfellow]

PS1. Few games I'd want don't run well enough on PS2 to get by.

JVC X'eye. Bulkier, arguably less reliable, and has lower compatibility than its distant cousin CDX. (power base converter won't fit X'eye, plus Everdrive's SMS rom loading is effectively broken on it)

Super Famicom. US models are so easy to mod for JPN games I have little interest in the system unit itself now.

Neo Geo AES. Much of the library is expensive. Once I can find somebody to consolize my MVS board that'll lower its appeal further yet.

I had more problems getting games to work on the cdx than I had have ever had on the x'eye. Terminator cd and Jurassic Park CD for example freeze on the cdx. Reliability I cannot say which is better.

[Sunnyvale]

... Reliability I cannot say which is better.

If reliaility is an issue, the 360 takes the cake for junk. Besides the L4D series, mine sits except to test games to sell. I should just get em on the PC...

[Lerxstnj]

Atari 5200.
The controllers never worked right and no exclusive games.

[Stringfellow]

Atari 5200.
The controllers never worked right and no exclusive games.

I love my 5200. I had one new back when I was a kid and one of the controllers worked for several years and the other crapped out in less than a year. About a year ago I got one of best electronics 5200 controllers and it works as it should.

[fergojisan]

Atari 5200.
The controllers never worked right and no exclusive games.

I'm with you on the controllers, I even hated the Wico sticks. I didn't want to pay for a Masterplay Interface either. But wasn't Space Dungeon an exclusive?

[SonicBoom]

Atari 5200.
The controllers never worked right and no exclusive games.

I Have to agree with you on that. I Still can't believe people were saying "Dreamcast, N64 And PS1"
I Love all of those systems!

[wingzrow]

has lower compatibility than its distant cousin CDX.

What games doesn't it play?

[Shulamana]

Game Gear. I think I got mine in 1995 with 5 or 6 games, the only ones I remember are Shinobi, X-Men, and Riddick Bowe Boxing. It is the only gaming item I do not regret selling or giving away. I still have my copy of X-Men only because I couldn't find it when I sold the GG and found it at the bottom of a box in the garage a few months ago.

I would probably buy one if I found it in the wild for $10 or less, but I'm pretty sure I would never actively search for one.

[DigitalSpace]

I'm also going with the Atari 5200... even the best games are ruined by the awful controllers.

[kedawa]

At least you can use a different controller.
There's no cure for the mind-blowingly awful design decisions of the Ngage.
I owned the QD for a few years, and although it's sufficiently powerful and has some great games, the awful sideways screen and lazy button layout was just not suited to the system's library. If it had gotten some vertical shooters and had proper buttons, I could look past any other flaws, I suppose.
I can't imagine how bad the original design would have been.

[SonicBoom]

Something I have not seen mentioned upon scanning this forum is the Mattel Hyperscan. A Crappy console made in 2007 In which had 5 games (Most being crappy fighters) and you need the cards to play the games as well. Got it for Christmas and I Hated it.

[Nebagram]

Which consoles would I happily never play again? There aren't many. Hell, even my 3DO has games that warrant a repeat playthrough. Probably the only one I'd happily see the back of is the game.com. Never really had anything going for it.

[Kevincal]

would not care if i never played again

cdi
tg16
segacd
gamegear
gameboy
lynx
gamecube
xbox
3do
saturn
neo geo
nuon
dreamcast
32x
any system older than NES...

lol my fav systems are nes genesis snes jaguar ps1 ps2 n64 and i dont even hardly play these anymore... too busy buying and selling ugh

[Dr. BaconStein]

I'm going to get a lot of hate for this, but I don't really want to go back to my old SNES and Genesis after discovering the wonderful world of clone consoles. A part of it is due to accessibility; now that I have an FC-16 Go and a GenMobile I can play at anytime, anywhere, it makes me less eager to want to go back to the original hardware, but a part of it is also the novelty and efficiency of it.

I like playing on shiny new hardware (especially when it has a modern look and feel to it) like my Retro Duo and clones are a nice way for me to experience the feeling of getting a new console without all the added expense and hassle of finding new games for it. It's something I obviously can't get from playing the on the same systems I've had since I was a child, and while it seems minor, it usually seems well worth it.

The awful three-pronged controller and bulky, heavy unit turns me away from the N64, but I do have a desire to go back to some of the games themselves. I haven't played any of my consoles in a good while since lately most of my playtime's been between the three handhelds (FC-16, GenMobile, and DS Phat). Kind of makes me wish there were portable clones of each system.