Intro
This is every console we ever owned in my house. I spent countless hours on just about all these consoles. My overall favorite is the PS2 due to its extensive library.
The pictures are from random sources online, but the actual console colors and model match exactly to what I remember.
The “top games” for each system are what I spent the most time playing. Some games were more enjoyable than others.
Nowadays I usually play PC games, emulation, and my Steam Deck. So I don't really use any of these consoles anymore.
Consoles
Top games: Spyro series, Twisted Metal 4, THPS 2, Tomb Raider 2.
Current Status: In closet, unsure if it works.
Current Status: gone/trashed
Top games: Sly Cooper 1-3, Simpson's Hit and Run, Ratchet & Clank 1-2, MGS3, Tony Hawk's 4/Underground / American Wasteland, Spider-Man 1+2, Ultimate Spider-Man, Prince of Persia: SoT, Burnout Revenge, 007 Nightfire, Timesplitters 2, Downhill Domination, I-Ninja, GTA 3/VC/SA, Shadow of the Colossus, War of the Monsters, Destroy all Humans, MC3 Dub edition Remix, Mercenaries, Sonic Heroes, Battlefront 2, NFL Street 1+2, NBA Street v3, and too many more.
Current Status: In closet, works.
I credit LittleBigPlanet 2 to where I wrote my first programs. I made a circuit board that spun a wheel by pressing circle, but if you triple tapped circle within a timeout it would instead spin the other way. Programming!
Top Games: Uncharted 2+3, LittleBigPlanet 2, FIFA 12, COD 4 + MW2, GTA 4+5, Batman Arkham Asylum, Assassin's Creed 2, Portal 2, Skate 3, MGS4.
Current Status: In closet, works, and I hacked it.
My GCN had this now-rare melee skin. Notably, it features Wario and Diddy Kong, who are not in the actual game. I got the skin for $10 at a gamestop while I was also picking up a used copy of Luigi's Mansion.
Top Games: Super Smash Bros. Melee, LoZ Wind Waker, Mario Strikers, Kirby's Air Ride, MVP Baseball '05.
Current Status: Gave it to my friend, still works.
Top Games: SSB Brawl, MK Wii, LoZ Twilight Princess, Mario Galaxy, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Sports, emulated games via Homebrew Channel
Current Status: The original is gone, but I have other wiis.
Handhelds
Top games: Mario Land 2, Pokemon Blue, Wario Land 2, “Defender / Joust”.
Current Status: Lost?
Current Status: ?
Top games: Wario Land 4, Pokemon Silver, Blender Bros, Metroid Fusion/Zero Mission, M&L Superstar Saga, Kirby NiDL/AM, Super Mario World, Link's Awakening DX.
Current Status: Working, somehow
Top Games: Pokemon Platinum + my Action Replay, Mario 64 DS, Tetris DS, Mario Kart DS, Kirby Canvas Curse, Nintendogs.
Current Status: Broken hinge and flaky R button, but works otherwise.
Current Status: ?
Not pictured
- NES (we had one but it was gone by the time I could remember anything)
- Xbox 360 I was given one in like 2020, but never got any use out of it.
- Golden PSP-1000 (ended up with it in like 2014, Never used it because it was kind of busted).
- I built my first gaming PC summer 2012
- I got a steam deck in 2022
- My neighbors had a bunch of other consoles that expanded what games I had access to. (SNES, N64, Xbox, 3DS, Switch)