bah Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 1980- 2600 1998- N64 2004- got those out to play with my son. started collecting games for them..... 2005 to now Genesis, Nes, 7800, Vectrex, 5200, PS2, SNES, Colecovision, O2, Dreamcast, Saturn, G Cube, Itellivision, Wii, PS original, 3DO, X Box, Master system, TG16, Astrocade, XBox 360, and more in that rough order. 1995 to now : one very patient, tolerant wife and 5 more kids to help me play all that crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) After VCS I got a XE and 7800, soon after I got a second hand Colecovision/Adam setup for like 50 bucks. Then came a Amiga 500 and a NES. NES wasn't played much, games were expensive, and I had the pleasure of 16 bit gaming with the Amiga. NES games looked very dated when compared to Amiga gaming. Soon after a Genesis joined the collection, then PC. Edited February 10, 2015 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micheloni2600 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 N64 (2000) > Ps1 (2003) > Gameboy (2004) Gone > Xbox (2007) Gone > Gamecube (2010) Gone > Atari 2600 (Woodgrain (2011), Vader (2014), Jr (2013)) > Nes (2014) Kind of Started backwards, but only being 17 it's understandable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulon Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Your vision is our vision.... I wanted to bring the arcade home, so the ColecoVision was the next step in that direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulon Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 My first console that was actually mine was my 2600. Then I started collecting for other systems too. I think the order of consoles I got goes like this: Atari 2600 Sega Genesis NES SNES Intellivision Atari 400 (Later traded for an Atari 7800) Atari 7800 ColecoVision Sega Dreamcast Sega Master System Atari 5200 Magnavox Odyessy 2 Panasonic 3DO Sega Saturn and most recently, my Atari 1040STfm. That's a pretty cool sequence to collect machines in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeltree Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 ATARI 2600 NES SEGA GENESIS NINTENDO GAMECUBE ATARI FLASHBACK 1 ATARI FLASHBACK 2 ATARI FLASHBACK 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 N64 (2000) > Ps1 (2003) > Gameboy (2004) Gone > Xbox (2007) Gone > Gamecube (2010) Gone > Atari 2600 (Woodgrain (2011), Vader (2014), Jr (2013)) > Nes (2014) Kind of Started backwards, but only being 17 it's understandable. No prob. As a child of the 80s, I started with the system all my friends grew up with (NES) and worked my way up. Then I made a quantum leap backwards to Atari! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micheloni2600 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Im glad I got into Atari its great at this moment Im actually trying to fiddle with the color and tint and whatnot on my 87 zenith tv anyone have anysuggestions as to get the color perfect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbeliever Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Current list: 3DS to Xbox 360 Still have my Atari 2600 readily available for plays, but the 360 has become my console of choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Im glad I got into Atari its great at this moment Im actually trying to fiddle with the color and tint and whatnot on my 87 zenith tv anyone have anysuggestions as to get the color perfect? There should be a trim pot for color adjustment somewhere inside the console. I've never messed with mine though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micheloni2600 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 This I know of but Im not messing with that lol I got it pretty clpse to where it needs to be anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Problem is if you mess with the tint controls on your TV, all of your other game consoles (and TV) will look off. My mom's bedroom CRT TV I adjusted a bit to get that arcade look and feel to it with ghost trails and all. Sharpness and contrast to the max, color (saturation), tint, and black level neutral. Previously, the black level was too high and the black pixels appeared dark dark grey. I find most retro game consoles already have strong color saturation so dialing it up beyond default will only hurt whatever subtleties exist in the image. Then my mom complained that her TV set was too bright for nighttime viewing, so I bumped the contrast back to 3/4. It killed the trails effect a little. Since then I've nudged the contrast back up to max and she hasn't noticed. My Best AV 7800 looks amazing on it, like I'm staring at an old school arcade monitor. Edited February 13, 2015 by stardust4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumerNivek Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Went from Coleco Gemini (I am counting this as my 2600!) to a NES. Just the natural progression. From there, got every Nintendo console after the NES as well as every Sega console...though I got the Master System years later. Have all the XBoxes and every Playstation except for PS4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingyi Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) ~1977 - 2600 (Sears Video Arcade) ~1981 - 2600 ~1985 - NES ~1986 - Master System ~1986- 7800, 2600 ~1986 - PC games (primarly Infocom) ~1989 - GameBoy ~1991 - Super NES ~1994 - DOOM!~2002 - Half Life (Day of Defeat) ~2010 - WII ~2014 - XBOX 360 - MAME - PS2 - PSP (with 2600 Emulator!) - 2600 (Junior >4 Switch > S-Video Mod 6 Switch) What a long strange trip it's been. 37 years and I'm back to where I started! All the old consoles (pre-2000, except for the original 2600 which was returned to Sears) were passed on to relatives and the only real reason I keep the WII is because it's great for emulating NES and Super NES games. What's funny is that the 2600 keeps coming back. Guess our first love is always the greatest! Edited February 13, 2015 by lingyi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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