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  • It's a 3-way tie I think. Since the Steam Deck can emulate almost anything, that's a winner. But for legacy consoles, the 3DS and PSP have probably eaten up most of my game time. Between those two, the 3DS has a massive catalogue of games unique to its dual-screen touch interface, so...I guess the 3DS?

  • Nintendo DS had the most insanely stacked library, way too many incredible games.

    It's a shame how many of them are unlikely to ever see a rerelease on modern hardware. Or how many of them wouldn't be the same experience even if they tried.

  • PlayStation 2. Some of the best games ever made, full compatibility with its predecessor which itself had an incredible library, AND easily hackable!

    Shame about the controller, though.

    • Easily hackable? Might have to look into that in the future, so long as we aren't talking hardware modifications.

      Edit: looks like something I'd try in the future if I ever end up with a spare PS2 because I don't trust myself not to brick my current PS2 somehow, despite the instructions I found being real easy to follow.

      • I don't think there's much risk of bricking the system, honestly. If you wanted, you could even get a FreeMcBoot card off eBay, and avoid having to do the setup on your own system at all. That's the beauty of the mod - if you know someone who's done it, they can very easily make another modded memory card for you!

  • Nintendo Switch OLED.

    In my opinion it's the perfect console form factor. Portable yet dockable when needed, detachable Joycons that can turn into 2 controllers for multiplayer games and a bright and vibrant OLED screen.

    it's unfortunate that it's severely locked down by Nintendo, held back by its weak processor and Nintendo dropped the ball with Joycon drift.

  • The X-Box 360 takes it for me as an overall winner. It had a great and expansive library of games, and aside the red ring of death (I never got one) it just worked.

    I'd almost put the N64 as a second place contender because it has so many great games, but that controller has never been good. It might be visually iconic but it's so clunky. 3rd part controllers exist now that are more shaped for human hands and I am baffled why Nintendo didn't do that from the start.

  • I grew up with a Wii and an Atari 2600, and my favorite console is, no surprise, probably the 2600. Both because I put wayyy too much time into it, and because it's incredibly neat from a hardware perspective (seriously, that anyone actually managed to make functioning games on it is a miracle).

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