Old Consoles

[YIGAhim]

Some of us have/had previous gen consoles, whether it be the Wii (I'm still kinda counting the Wii U as a current Gen Console), or the DS, or the N64, or even the NES.

After they become outdated/obsolete, what do you do with them? Do you keep them somewhere, to take out from time to time? Do you sell them? What do you do with old consoles?

 

[Spirit]

I still have all of my home Nintendo and handheld consoles and still play on them quite often. Especially my Gamecube i wouldnt dare get rid of any.

I actually have 3 Gamecubes because people kept giving me them

 

[mαrkαsscoρ]

i continue playing them as there's still plenty of games on each of them that i haven't played that i still would like to, each is still plugged in
the only console that i've basically been neglecting for a while is the gamecube,but that's mainly b/c of my wii
though none of them i plan on parting w/ anytime soon

 

[MW7]

I have a working NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii, Wii U, Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, and original 3ds. I play the N64 all the time. I play through Goldeneye, Ocarina of Time (MM is broken so I bought it for the 3ds), Banjo Kazooie, Super Mario 64, Donkey Kong 64, Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon, Mario Party 2, and Pokemon Stadiums 1 and 2. I pull out the SNES to play Donkey Kong Country 2 often or TMNT Turtles in Time if I have a friend over. The rest are mainly just for Zelda games except for Professor Layton on the 3ds.

I basically just go on an endless loop playing the same games over and over...

 

[A Link In Time]

I keep all my old game consoles - N64, GBC, GBA, Gamecube, DS, PSP, Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 - but admittedly rarely use them. That's why I'm in a frenzy to complete any Wii U and 3DS games I have left so I can fully focus on the Switch from 2018 onwards as far as Nintendo goes.

 

[Fraxinus]

I still have all of my old consoles. They hold too much sentimental value for me to just get rid of them. That being said, I have no idea where my GBA went, so my DS Lite has become my designated system to play the few GBA games I keep handy. Never did the Wii system transfer to my Wii U so I still occasionally play my Wii. NES is no longer set up since I got an HDTV in late 2013.

 

[Ninja]

After they become outdated/obsolete, what do you do with them? Do you keep them somewhere, to take out from time to time? Do you sell them?

I'll go against the grain here. Unfortunately I do not have any of my older consoles or games. What I did when I upgraded, was send them all to Vietnam for my relatives that couldn't afford them.

No regrets, I'm glad that we could give them away to those less fortunate. I still have ways to play my favorite classics like Roma via Emulators on my PC and I can purchase them via virtual console.

I sold my old PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 on Craigslist so I could buy some games for my Wii U and PS4 though. These things while they can be sentimental, are just things that I could easily purchase or experience again.

 

[Jimmu]

I love my old games and don't wanna let them go - it is great to be able to pick up my childhood classics at any time and give them a go. When it comes to non-current consoles I still have my NES, SNES, N64, GCN, Wii, Wii U, PS2, GameBoy, GBA, DS, DS lite, DSi, 3DS, 3DSXL. I still have quite a backlog though that I really need to do something about, hopefully this summer they will all get some good use!

 

[Mellow Ezlo]

I only still have a Gamecube, a Wii (actually we have 3 or 4 of them back home), and a GameBoy Advance SP, though the sound no longer works. I also have a Playstation 2 and Playstation 3 that I rarely play.

Unfortunately, an evil stepmother I once had sold our N64 and all the games, so I don't have that anymore.

 

[Jamie]

I love my old games and don't wanna let them go - it is great to be able to pick up my childhood classics at any time and give them a go. When it comes to non-current consoles I still have my NES, SNES, N64, GCN, Wii, Wii U, PS2, GameBoy, GBA, DS, DS lite, DSi, 3DS, 3DSXL. I still have quite a backlog though that I really need to do something about, hopefully this summer they will all get some good use!

**** you Jimmu I want those

 

[CynicalSquid]

I have a N64, a Gamecube, and a PS2. I wish I had a NES and SNES.

 

[the8thark]

I have a N64, a Gamecube, and a PS2. I wish I had a NES and SNES.

You can hack the MiniNES and MiniSNES to put way more games on them.

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Also I usually sell my old consoles. I've only kept the GC/Wii games because of dolphin. Also I've kept the WiiU discs because one day I might play them again.

 

[Dio]

I sell them. Can't stand clutter.

 

[Kylo Ken]

The premise here is that we even stop playing them, amirite? Seriously though, I'd usually keep them on display or clean them and package them up in a box.