In my case, the OG Xbox. The first console I got, so definitely nostalgia tinted feeling. Fable, Dead or Alive and Star Wars Jedi Outcast are probably my most played games on that platform.
My PS3 since not all games got a remaster and not all of them run well on emulators.
My N64 to remind myself how amazing Golden Eye, Perfect Dark, Mario Kart and Army Men: Sarges Heroes are, especially for when they were released. I also have a modded XBox which has 20+ games on it and some older films on it. Playing modded Halo is always a grand ol’ time and Fuzion Frenzy is a stroll down memory lane for me.
My old N64 i got as a kid is still kickin and i play it from time to time as well. Even have it plugged into an old 19" CRT TV for maximum nostalgia (i tried plugging it into a modern flat screen some years ago and it did NOT look right).
My poor N64 has been sitting in a plastic box for like 10 years. Everytime I feel the itch to use it, I fire up an emulator instead. I’ve thought about getting a CRT TV specifically for party games, but I don’t really have the space.
Oh my. You gave me a huge flashback by mentioning Fuzion Frenzy. Just wanted to say thank you!
My Wii U. I have many unplayed games for it and also use it from time to time to measure my weight with :)
My PS Vita. Launch edition with AT&T 3G (that I never used), and have it jailbroken. 11 years old and still goin strong. It pays to take care of what you own!
My Jasper Xbox 360. Loud as hell, but never RROD’d. So many great AAA titles, personal favorites are definitely Halo 3 and 4, GTA 4, Far Cry 3. So many other good ones too but those come to mind immediately. I’ve recommended the 360 to many friends looking for a cheap way to spend time. Games are cheap, consoles are cheap, etc.
That would be my PSP. Mainly for emulation purpose; it’s still a very capable device on that front, and way more comfortable than the Vita, in my opinion (I prefer the bulk and big, mushy buttons of the PSP).
More recently, I’ve got my hands on a 2DS XL, and I think it will be competing with the PSP as my bedtime console. Those big screens are so pleasant for my old weary eyes, and just fiddling with emulators and other homebrews is a source of entertainment in itself for me
i still have the ds lite in the same case as my switch with chrono trigger, phantom hourglass, pokémon black/white, etc. im amazed how long that thing keeps its battery!!
Not super old, but my homebrew 3DS gets a ton of usage. A while back I installed every ROM I could want onto an SD card, which has brought years of entertainment.
It’s been 11 years since released, a whole 4 years more than from the original DS to 3DS releases. I’d call that old haha.
It’s been that long already?! I guess my age is showing, cause to me “old” is anything pre PS1
My play preference generally goes: PSP or PS Vita > Switch Lite or Switch > Steam Deck > Gaming PC.
Sega Saturn. I have a fenrir ODE and with that i’ve been able to play the games I had when I was younger and the ones that cost more than I am willing to pay. Fantastic console.
“From time to time” would be my N64, as in it is probably the console that I play the least but still have hooked up. I let a coworker borrow a few games in 2018 and it was only until I was leaving that job in mid 2022 that they realized they still had them… which I had forgotten because I probably hadn’t tried paying them in that entire 4 years.
But playing through Mario 64 or running through a few levels of Star Wars : Shadows of the Empire is a good kick of nostalgia for me.
I love firing up a run of Starfox 64 from time to time. The bite size replayability makes it perfect.
I have 2 completely modded OG Xbox and 360 for when I want to play any game on those consoles. It’s been nice to go back an play games like FF13 and its sequals
I have a Wii (hacked, old enough model to have GC ports) that I keep out.
I picked it up used and cheap with a sack of assorted accessories like 5 years ago because fussing with controllers in Dolphin was kind of a pain, and I had a lot of GC and Wii games I was interested in.
A Wii with Homebrew channel and loaders, with a USB drive full of disc images hanging out the back is very pick-up-and-play for GameCube and Wii.
I’m using it less lately because I’ve played through many of the things I was eager to try (and I’ve been too busy), but it’s still a nice object.
I do have a modded OG Xbox (also bought used but closer to its time of relevance) that spent it’s early life in my possession being an XBMC media player for the household more than being used for games, and a wide array of even older computers (Amigas, 68k and PPC Macs, older PCs, some workstations that aren’t so relevant to gaming, etc.) stored away, but usually do that sort of thing under emulation rather than hauling the machines out unless I have a specific reason.
Lately it’s mostly been 16-bit era and GBA games on an Anbernic RG351p that I can truly pick up and put down instantly, anywhere. Waiting rooms? Compiles? Sitting through some event a niece or nephew is in? Perfect idle.