What second generation console do you like the most? (Atari 2600, Intellivision, Colecovision, etc.)

Slappula , 6 hours ago

I loved the 2600 because that was all we could afford when I was a kid. I liked the ColecoVision and Intellivision graphics better though. Luckily, some of my friends had both.

DrSleepless , 5 hours ago

I had a 2600 but was always jealous of my friend’s intellivision the baseball game looked better and played better.

_NetNomad , 4 hours ago

definitely torn between the ColecoVision and 2600. i love all of the CV's arcade conversions but i also love the 2600's paddle games dearly. if only more CV games used the spinner!

Durandal , 4 hours ago

Atari 2600 because it’s the one I got to play the most and having video games outside of the arcade was mind blowing.

I never had a Vetrex but I would see them and always wanted one. Still do lol.

Not a “console” per se… but in that time frame… Commodore vic 20 or 64 would probably have been my most played games.

Prewash_Required , 4 hours ago

I like ColecoVision best, but it had an unfair advantage, coming out a full 5 years after the 2600 and 3 years after the Inty. It’s really generation 2.5, competing with the 5200. But man, those arcade ports were so impressive, and the expansion module to play 2600 games made it the best of both worlds.

Rhynoplaz , 4 hours ago

I had an intellivision that my dad bought used off a coworker. My first console, I’ve got a soft spot for that one.

jordanlund , 3 hours ago

Colecovision was the bomb. Couldn’t afford it, but it was great!

Anticorp , 3 hours ago

I only ever had an Atari, so I’ll go with that.

jaybone , 3 hours ago

If those are 2nd gen, what was first gen?

PCurd , 2 hours ago

Magnavox Odyssey, Atari Home Pong, Coleco Telstar - that sort of thing. Mostly with built in games.

satanmat , 2 hours ago

I don’t even remember ever seeing a colecovision

I had a 2600; my best friend had an intellivision.