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id say the best built systems are either the psone, genesis 3, or the gba sp, what do you guys think?

You mean as far as breaking down goes?

Originally Posted by punqsux id say the best built systems are either the psone, genesis 3, or the gba sp, what do you guys think?

I think the GBA SP's layout, especially in regards to the shoulder button placement, keeps it from any best design lists. I'd pick the Lynx ahead of it. It's got the ability to flip the controls for lefties. I don't know if it was a really necessary option, but it was pretty innovative. And what about the Dreamcast? It was nice and compact like the Gamecube and it didn't stick any system buttons at the back of the console.

as far as looks and reliability

i never had a prob with the shoulders on an sp, and i beat m&l with it ^^

Well, as far as looks go I will have to say the PS2 - you can't beat the vertical setup.

When it comes to reliability I have no idea.

i dont like ps2, i never had it vertical because i dont want those funny circles on my discs, and the overall design is pretty bulky, not to mention its built like shit...

The toploading nes is a pretty cool system with a nice controller for its time. That thing will also still work long after I'm gone.

Best: TurboDuo looks cool. Can't go wrong with the original woodgrain VCS as always. Vectrex is another contender, very cool. The SP is definitely the best portable.

Worst: Atari Jaguar CD. One word: toilet.

Wow, you chose two of the ugliest systems, imo, punq.

Genesis 2 complete owns 3 ;-).

I like the CDX.

cdx is amazing, i always hated genesis 2 =op

Originally Posted by repetske The toploading nes is a pretty cool system with a nice controller for its time. That thing will also still work long after I'm gone.

Looks cool, but no A/V outputs should take it out of the running!

As far as durability goes, Xbox has no competition. My personal favorite though was the model 2 SNES.

Originally Posted by st0neface As far as durability goes, Xbox has no competition. My personal favorite though was the model 2 SNES.

Surely you've got that backwards. X Box is closing in on Sony for unreliable hardware. Don't know where you've been..

ps2 looks the best out of the next gen consoles. i remember admiring how good the dc looked back then, but ofcourse times have changed now. the gba sp has a good design except for, again, the shoulder buttons. in my opinion though, the n64 had the best console design, and it had a really comfortable controller.

Originally Posted by SolinariDotCom Surely you've got that backwards. X Box is closing in on Sony for unreliable hardware. Don't know where you've been..

If you have the crappy disc drive, then yes, your xbox will suck, but I have the Samsung, and after a rather frustrating incident that involved Ninja Gaiden, I kicked it as hard as I could, and it slammed into my wall. The next day, I turned it back on and nothing was wrong with it. Also someone shot one with a handgun, and it still worked perfectly.

Where, exactly, did they shoot it with a handgun? I could shoot a lot of systems with a hand gun..

http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6084935.html

^that article says the Xbox was disabled.

IMO, the Xbox hasn't been out long enough to win any durability awards.

Xbox looks pretty cool... bit big but cool... What I can't figure out is, ever since I pressed that huge green button on the top it doesn't work anymore? Why?

Anyway, Gamecube is kinda cool, I like how it's small. But I'm sticking with Nintendo... BOX TO THE MAX!