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What’s Your Oldest System?

when did you get it and why? how often do you use it?

If you don’t own a retro system or console, what is the oldest system you emulate or which system would you like to own in the future?

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For me, my oldest system is an Atari 800xl (i’m counting early home computers). I purchased it on a whim when Netflix’s Bandersnatch interactive movie was briefly popular. I was studying (and still am) computer science and was curious on what you could all do on a home computer from the early 80s. Turns out, quite a lot and I’ve had a lot of fun sifting through the 50+ floppies i have finding everything from home finance software, a plethora home brew games, and even floppy magazines (a bunch of articles on a floppy. not sure the proper name)

when i first got it i was on it more than my modern computer, but after moving it has been gathering some dust in its box. i’m hoping to eventually find a home for it in my home so i can use it more.

a fun thing of note is that it still has the saran wrap on its chrome parts, and it has a Sears Service sticker on the bottom of it when one of the previous owners had it serviced.

saltesc ,

GameBoy Pocket. Screen needs a swap though. Copped some sun and the display has darkened bad.

Durandal ,
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Oldest console probably Atari 2600

Oldest PC Commodore VIC20

Oldest electronic handheld Parker Brothers Merlin

c0smokram3r ,
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NES Power Set! The power pad was loads of fun!

comfyquaker OP ,

didn’t know about the power set. super cool bundle and the box for it is awesome. did it come with the track and field game?

c0smokram3r ,
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Yes! & duck hunt for the zapper!

Metype ,
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Oldest by release is my NES which I got recently as a sort of gift sort of “Well I’m not using it” from a family member.

Oldest in terms of owned by me the longest is my SNES which I got for Christmas when I was about 8-10 along with a CRT, I remember that Christmas quite fondly.

I don’t find myself often going through the effort to play my retro consoles anymore with projects taking up a lot of my time. If I had the time, however, I’d happily use the consoles over emulating, which I do frequently.

cash ,

Sega Mega Drive with the blue reset button. My pops got it for me when I was a kid to distract me. Doesn’t see a lot of use but I’ll never sell it, got the 32X for it as well which is just a regret brick.

Toes ,

I have a computer from the 70s but I can’t find it right now to tell you the model.

But my next oldest is vic-20.

aodhsishaj ,

Pen, paper and dice

deFrisselle ,
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Atari 2600 “Light Sixer” I got off FB Marketplace locally with 30 cartridges

the16bitgamer ,
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Oldest system, by release year its my Hong Kong 6 Switch Atari 2600. Local guy was selling it and it was in immaculate condition. Dust cover on the system, with boxed games.

At the time I was selling games and systems, so I kept the system and 2 games for myself. Don’t use it much since its a 2600, but I have it on my shelf.

Oldest system I own is my GBC, had it since before my youngest sibling was born and I still have it today. Obviously doesn’t get much use since GBA SP, but I still keep it around.

Blackmist ,

Amiga 1200 from the 90s.

Spectrum +3 from the 80s.

Radotin Black and White TV game from the 70s.

Never use them tbh.

Thorry84 ,

A 1984 MSX home computer. It was the first computer I had. My grandfather gave it to me in 1985 when he upgraded to a new model. I didn’t have a lot of software for it, but it had Microsoft Basic built-in. With a lot of books from my grandfather, I learned to not only program in Basic, but Z80 assembler as well. I used that thing so much I wore out the keyboard.

I recently picked up a matching color CRT monitor for it. I never had a color monitor for it and only hooked it up to the family TV infrequently. I saw the color monitor locally for cheap and after doing a lot of repairs and fixing it up it looks awesome. Really cool to see how good of an image my old computer could do. Still love the old black and green monitor though, that’s how I remember it.

Computer is still running and with a big memory expansion I even have DOS 2.0 running on it. Somebody hacked FAT16 into that, so I can theoretically access 4GB of data. On a machine that only has 64kb of ram to start with.

M500 ,

I still have all my old systems even the nes which I first gamed on, technically it’s my parents. But they don’t game at all so it’s really more mine than anyone else’s in the family.

giacomo ,

Dreamcast ATM. lost my SNES to an apt fire.

SquigglyEmpire ,

Sorry to hear that :(

MacedWindow ,
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Ive got a Magnavox Odyssey. Gift from a family member who knew I collected older games. Its a bit older than I can really get into playing but its fun to bring out every now and then.

cfi ,

Oldest functioning system is my NES. Oldest system overall is a Darth Vader Atari 2600 that I really need to repair

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