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Video game hardware to make you feel young again
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items The gaming industry forges ahead year after year, but let's not forget where we were only a couple decades ago. The trip to Toys “R” Us or Circuit City, running to press your face into the glass, seeing the new Nintendo handheld – that was bliss. And...
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Handhelds
Consoles
Handhelds
All those long car rides and late nights.
We're talking about the first model ever. From '89! I got one secondhand from a family member and vividly remember playing Tetris on it.
Game Boy
Color was an unbelievably big deal. The way the cartridge felt. The sound when you powered it on. Talk about memories made in plastic.
Game Boy Color
I had the white model and adored it. It was a birthday present and I never went anywhere without it. Don't ask my parents how much they spent on AA batteries.
Game Boy Advance
The odd GBC and GBA hybrid that didn't catch on quite as much but was still a wonder to behold. Kids who showed up to school with the SP were beyond cool.
Game Boy Advance SP
The DS was game-changing, no pun intended. The novelty of the stylus was enough to keep me “playing” PictoChat for untold hours before even loading a game.
Nintendo DS
I remember walking into class one day and finding out Nintendo wasn't the only show in town. Sony's PSP wasn't as successful, but finding out it could play TV shows had me transfixed.
PSP
Consoles
For when you needed an excuse to sit 3 feet from the TV screen.
Remember when these would be in every McDonald's? Yeah, those were the days.
Nintendo 64
I was exhilarated after buying one of these on eBay with my own money. Took every dollar I had, and then every waking minute I had. Those tiny discs are funny to me now.
GameCube
We all mocked the the name until we tried it. No one had anything smart to say once they realized the Wii exceeded everyone's expectations. The utter joy in creating your very first Mii can't be overlooked.
Wii
Nothing sexy, the PS1 proved to be a contender as it captivated players and ate into the console market. Remember where it all began.
PlayStation
Close your eyes with me and remember the sound this thing made when you turned it on. Nothing will ever come so close to what the universe sounds like.
PlayStation 2
I was a late convert to the PS3, but it dug its hooks deep in my once I fired up my console for the first time. Seems like only yesterday.
Playstation 3
We thought Microsoft had made a mistake. It was so ugly. It was so loud. It had a clunky name. And then we played Halo. Legendary machine.
Xbox
Perhaps the most bittersweet console in my memory. Xbox Live and LAN parties, but that red ring of death made my heart stop a few times.
Xbox 360